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Supreme Court skeptical of CFPB funding challenge -
Stopgap budget pact averts shutdown but lifts mortgage rates -
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Report: SF Fed mulled removing SVB's Becker from board before failure -
Menendez scandal may stymie flood insurance, other Senate Banking business
- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
Alex Walters is an intern at The Bond Buyer via the Dow Jones News Fund. He is a rising senior at Michigan State University, where he writes for the student newspaper, The State News. Last summer, he interned at The Chronicle of Higher Education. His work has appeared in outlets including the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Michigan.
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The director, confirmed less than a month ago, has issued 12 orders via the social media platform that reverse Biden-era initiatives.
April 7
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If mortgage rates drop into the low 6% range, there will be a retention opportunity on 5.4 million loans that have interest rates starting at 6.5%.
April 7
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has chosen to prosecute only a handful of cases as the Trump administration drops other investigations, claiming enforcement is not mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
April 7
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 2,200 on Friday, the second day of a sell-off due to tariffs, but that could be good for mortgage rates.
April 4
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The Department of Justice said in a court filing Friday that a February stop-work order from acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought did not entail stopping statutorily mandated work by the bureau, defying earlier testimony.
April 4
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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Small-business owners will be given the option to tap into anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000 in financing.
April 24
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Whether current conditions favor buyers or sellers is up for debate, as economic uncertainty begins to influence consumer behavior, The Real Brokerage said.
April 24
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Two industry organizations are giving Congress and FHFA reasons to make Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's pricing more advantageous rather than less attractive.
April 24
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Mortgage delinquency rates improved during the month, but the share of borrowers late 90 days or more grew as FHA credit quality deteriorated.
April 24
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Homebuilding industry CEOs said tariff impacts would likely be felt in the back half of the year, but affordability concerns are applying pressure now.
April 23
