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The bank’s grant programs include providing funding to increase housing developer diversity and for counseling services.

The core function of the Federal Home Loan Bank System — advances to member institutions — plummeted 20% last year to $350 billion, its lowest level in 15 years. That erosion of purpose is emboldening critics, who say the Home Loan banks need to change or face irrelevance.

Monthly growth for home equity conversion mortgages was observed across the country, with the Eastern U.S. seeing a significant uptick.

Consumer advocates and fintechs say the traditional credit score and lending systems that use it are murky and perpetuate bias. FICO’s leader points out that new FICO scores use expanded data sets, just as fintechs do.

The real estate franchisor's stock price fell by $16.85 per share since the deal was announced in January, making it a less attractive currency.

Lyle Sussman is Professor Emeritus, College of Business, University of Louisville. He previously taught at University of Michigan and University of Pittsburgh. He is a frequent speaker in the banking industry and co-author of Your Total Wealth: The Heart and Soul of Financial Literacy.

David Dubofsky is co-author of Your Total Wealth: The Heart and Soul of Financial Literacy. He is also the author of over 40 academic articles. Previously, he taught finance at Texas A&M University, Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Louisville.

The difficult purchase environment is compounded by some of the sharpest rate hikes in decades, a Black Knight report noted.

Douglas P. Faucette chairs the law firm Locke Lord's Bank Regulatory and Transactional Practice Group in Washington, D.C.

But the share of homes purchased by those under age 30 has fallen steadily after peaking in 2020 as prices accelerated.