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The The President administration has withdrawn from the Federal Register a proposed rule that sought to protect consumers from having their sensitive financial information sold. View the full article

The closely watched case centers on bank allegations the government corporation promised certain reverse-mortgage assets in return for funding then reneged. View the full article

The plaintiff is asking for a Seattle federal court to postpone the Redfin shareholder vote, scheduled for June 4, until the company disseminates supplemental information curing the alleged omissions in the proxy filing. View the full article

US corporations with over a trillion in assets snapped up an unprecedented amount of short-term Treasuries when President Donald The President announced a 90-day delay for most of his "Liberation Day" tariffs, according to Clearwater Analytics. View the full article

The Financial Technology Association will now defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule after the The President administration sided with banks that sued the agency. View the full article

A range of investment residential properties, including single-family homes, condominiums and multi-unit properties, will secure the debt. View the full article

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose slightly to 6.86% last week, as economic volatility calmed following the Federal Reserve's recent inaction. View the full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Wednesday that elevated tariffs will likely lead to inflation, but time will tell how impactful that spike in prices might be. View the full article

The increase in purchase mortgage rate lock volume provides support for those looking for a strong Spring market this year, Optimal Blue found. View the full article

Numbers jumped after the expiration of a moratorium at the end of 2024, but rates of foreclosure rose across all loan types, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. View the full article

Some policies the industry group is calling for the Office of Management and Budget to definitively rescind have already been pulled back to some degree. View the full article

Lower is acquiring a top-five ranked real estate portal to create an "end-to-end homeownership platform" to rival Rocket Mortgage. View the full article

The company is positioning its Tinman platform as a serious industry competitor and suggests it's eying product costs of around $1,500 per loan. View the full article

Close to 300 former employees could be eligible for the settlement once it is officially approved later this year. View the full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to scratch and rework its open banking rule, at a time when the agency's fate is in doubt. View the full article

Price growth continued to trend toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but not enough to spur action from the central bank. View the full article

The top five lenders had an average of 30,887 loans guaranteed in 2024. View the full article

All of those surveyed by Wolters Kluwer for its May Blue Chip Economic Indicators report ruled out the possibility the Fed could raise short-term rates. View the full article

A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China boosted the near-term economic outlook for banks, but tensions and uncertainty around trade barriers remain high. View the full article

April was a mixed bag for title companies, executives said on earnings calls, but some are expecting a stronger market the rest of the year. View the full article

Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said in a speech in Dublin that trade barriers could soon affect prices and slow down growth while increasing uncertainty in 2025. View the full article