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The first year of Otting's tenure as the New York lender's CEO brought substantial change, but the job isn't done. His goal: to build a powerhouse, profitable regional bank.

Steel, aluminum, and automobiles already subject to Trump's duties will not face reciprocal tariffs. Lumber products expected to soon be hit with a tariff investigation will also be exempt.

Gordon Gray is the executive director of the Pinpoint Policy Institute. Prior to launching Pinpoint, Gordon served as the vice president for economic policy at the American Action Forum, where his portfolio included the federal budget, taxes, the macroeconomic outlook and general economic policy matters.

Some members of the Senate, where the GOP majority is thinner, also are asking the Federal Housing Finance Agency to reveal more about planned mortgage reforms.

The housing regulator has been mum on details about its reshuffling, but Secretary Scott Turner has emphasized mission-critical functions would persist.

Regulators should approve the deal because post-merger, the servicing market remains fragmented and the mortgage origination business is even more dispersed.

Publicly traded lenders, including UWM, Rocket Mortgage and Guild Mortgage, saw personnel expenses increase significantly throughout last year.

A three-judge panel will hear an appeal by the Trump administration of a preliminary injunction that has blocked the government from dissolving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Karen Madry is the president and CEO of Afena Federal Credit Union.

The measure applies to mortgages closed in the months prior to the Southern California wildfires, which are now experiencing early-stage distress.