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Dan Wertman is the co-founder and CEO of Noetica, a platform used by U.S. law firms to benchmark risk in corporate credit and M&A deals. Previously, Wertman worked at BlackRock and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Karen Servidea, JD, is a senior legal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, U.S. She tracks, analyzes and writes about tax law developments for the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, Exempt Organizations Reporter, and Tax Essentials. She previously practiced in civil tax litigation.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell 2 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, but other sources like Zillow and Lender Price reported larger drops.

The incident appears connected to recent social engineering campaigns, including attacks tied to Salesforce.

The median monthly home loan payment fell $45 in July from June, although some of those payments are more expensive compared to the same time last year.

An index of contract signings slipped 0.4% last month to 71.7, around where it's lingered for much of the year, according to National Association of Realtors data released Thursday.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday morning seeking an injunction against President Trump's "illegal attempt" to remove her from the Fed board. The suit claims Trump has not demonstrated "cause" for her removal under the Fed statute.

The U.S. Mortgage Insurers put out a blog promising its members would be ready to accept submissions for coverage which were scored using VantageScore.

A directive from the Federal Housing Finance Agency would cut the number of board seats for Federal Home Loan Banks, especially in dark blue areas of the electoral map.

While borrowers took advantage of rate dips to refinance, purchases declined year over year, showing obstacles still standing in the way of a market turnaround.