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Treasuries have returned 1.7% this month through Aug. 28, on pace for a fourth straight monthly gain, according to the Bloomberg US Treasury Total Return Index.

The bureau claimed Newday USA deceived homeowners by failing to disclose the costs associated with a cash-out refinance when compared alongside their existing mortgages.

A gauge of pending U.S. sales of existing homes sunk in July to the lowest level on record, as high prices and borrowing costs continue to scare buyers away.

Adam Schrom is director of product management at Bloomberg Tax & Accounting.

A Congressional Budget Office study looks under the hood at homeowners insurance and considers strategies like expanding the federal coverage beyond floods.

The average payment fell to $2,140 from $2,167 in June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Robert Sheen is the founder and CEO of Trusaic.

Karen Buck is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of EagleBank. Her most recent roles include executive vice president — director of operations/contact center at Flagstar Bank in Michigan and executive vice president — commercial, retail/payment operations at TD Bank. Ms. Buck earned a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in finance and Spanish from La Salle University in Philadelphia. She has been recognized by South Jersey Biz Magazine as one of the 25 Women to Watch, NJBIZ Journal as one of the Best 50 Women in Business, the American Banker Most Powerful Women Team Award and Crain's Detroit 100 Most Influential Women.

Recent rate movements have failed to result in significant purchase growth, but refinances are providing lenders some lift.

Atty Bruggemann, Esq. is a partner at Dimopoulos Bruggemann P.C., a matrimonial and family law firm based in Westchester County, New York that specializes in high-net-worth divorces.