Offices, apartment buildings and retail locations in Los Angeles face a tangle of difficulties as the smoke clears from January's wildfires. High on the list is inadequate insurance, a common problem in California.
But the 30-year fixed remained in a tight range as investors digest mixed economic signals, including on inflation.
When new lending volumes start to recede, even with the FOMC’s actions, the shoals of credit and operational risk lurking just beneath the surface will emerge, columnist and analyst Chris Whalen says.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office last week criticizing a probe into the bureau's funding request for 2025, insisting that acting CFPB Director Russell Vought has "sole discretion'' to determine funding and staffing levels.
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Price growth continued to trend toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but not enough to spur action from the central bank.
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The top five lenders had an average of 30,887 loans guaranteed in 2024.
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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.
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The allegations against New York's attorney general involve transactions that occurred over decades, but James called the charges political retaliation.
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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.
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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.
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The prevalence of short sales is likely the most significant factor impacting foreclosure rate improvements and the housing recovery.
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An oversimplified but generally useful way of understanding what is included in the 3% cap, is that it is the same as the old definition of finance charge, with a few important additions.
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For the most part, qualified mortgage/Ability-to-Repay guidelines should provide a level of compliance certainty. But are they still too severe?
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMonetary policy remains the key to the markets. The Federal Open Market Committee predicts one rate cut in 2026, but the panel will get a lot of data before
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOWith the government reopened and data flowing, the FOMC may cut rates again in Dec. Steve Skancke, Chief Economic Advisor at Keel Point, will break down the mee
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOWill the Federal Reserve cut rates in October? BNP Paribas Chief U.S. Economist James Egelhof discusses the meeting and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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