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With $258 million coming from the Homeowner Assistance Fund, the state introduces its plan as federal restrictions prohibiting foreclosures come to an end.

The new leader, who officially joined the government mortgage-bond insurer on Jan. 3, is the first Senate-confirmed holder of the post in close to five years.

The Secured Overnight Financing Rate has benefited — amid the phaseout of Libor — from positive comments by regulators. Is a multirate environment, which some banks would prefer, still possible?

Santiago Landazuri is an employee benefits consultant and assistant VP at USI Insurance Services.

Mortgage performance in November was improving, coming close to crossing a key threshold for pandemic-era recovery, but Omicron raises questions about whether that trend will continue.

Even among the non-QM loans in the reference pool, pegged to the SOFR, most of their characteristics fall in line with what is considered prime.

Ramsey is the COO of Zendrive, a San Francisco-based mobility risk intelligence company on a mission to make roads safer and auto insurance fairer. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Ramsey previously served as Board Advisor at the Constellation Network, Arkose Labs, and RTI Cable.

Federico Baradello is founder and CEO of Finalis.

The Trump-appointed head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Jelena McWilliams, said she plans to leave the agency in early February. The announcement comes weeks after Democratic appointees making up a majority of the board had threatened her leadership by acting on policy related to bank mergers without her consent.

Branches across the country have closed temporarily, or switched to drive-thru service, as infections and quarantine rules have forced many bank workers to stay home.