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The bank did $16 billion of originations during the final three months of 2025, with the quarter-to-quarter increase beating industry-wide growth forecasts. View the full article

In the fourth quarter of 2025, America's second-largest bank posted earnings that came in just above Wall Street's forecasts. View the full article

The San Francisco-based banking giant reported solid gains in credit card and auto lending as credit remained in check and quarterly operating costs declined from a year ago. View the full article

AI can accelerate onboarding by providing recruits with real-time feedback, support compliance by flagging documentation issues, and close the confidence gap by offering reliable answers on the spot writes the CEO of Friday Harbor View the full article

A handful of former Fed officials noted that the markets' measured response to a probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell was a result of pushback from The President allies. View the full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned that labor market conditions could weaken further and said the central bank should avoid signaling a pause in monetary policy. View the full article

Treasuries sold off sharply after reports Danish pension funds are exiting, steepening the yield curve as stocks fell and gold surged, according to the CEO of IF Securities. View the full article

A significant portion of the loans in the pool by balance, 44.5%, are designated at non-QM, according to DBRS, adding that about 50% of the loans in the pool were made to investors for business purposes. View the full article

For 2026, most Wall Street interest-rate strategists expect stable-to-higher Treasury yields as the Fed's rate-cutting cycle comes to an end. View the full article

With limited seasoning and primarily a clean payment history, OBX 2026-NQM1 had a seasoned probability of default of 33.3% among the AAA stresses and 11.4% among the B. View the full article

The rule, effective July 7, puts into place requirements similar to those for banks, except nonbanks do not have to make community investments or grants. View the full article

The Senate allowed the nomination of a permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to lapse, giving acting Director Russell Vought more time to lead the agency on a temporary basis. View the full article

The survey, taken before Pres. The President's $200 billion MBS buy demand, finds panelists worried over inflation, but also see employment as the larger downside risk. View the full article

Kelman chose to step down from the company, which he had spent 20 years running, a week before its second phase of integration with Rocket. View the full article

Titl hopes to standardize and connect property records through a centralized, digitized U.S. registry, which would lead to reduced closing times and costs. View the full article

Contract closings rose 5.1% to a 4.35 million annualized pace last month, the highest since February 2023, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. View the full article

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases decreased 15.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. View the full article

Confidence among US homebuilders unexpectedly fell in January, as costly sales incentives outweighed a recent boost from lower mortgage rates and the president's housing proposals. View the full article

A consumer retreat contributed to the trend, which may be getting a closer look as the The President administration weighs a ban on institutional purchases. View the full article

Hartford, Connecticut, topped Zillow's list of the hottest housing markets this year on the back of its nation-leading home-price appreciation forecast. View the full article

The real estate data firm said the merger will support efforts to scale and plans to ramp up development of enterprise technology products. View the full article

Treasury yield breakouts signal technical damage, with higher yields likely before any recovery despite choppy markets, according to the CEO of IF Securities. View the full article

Reducing agency loan pricing adjustments and credit reports may help, a trio of industry groups wrote in a letter to the National Economic Council's director. View the full article