Dyck-O'Neal of Arlington, Texas, a national debt collection agency, has been slapped with a cease and desist order by regulators in Georgia for engaging in loan brokering/lending activities without a license or obtaining the proper exemption. At press time the company had not returned a telephone call about the matter. Among its many services, Dyck-O'Neal purchases and serves as a collection agent on first and second mortgage liens.
Mortgage fintechs are attracting investor attention and dollars with agentic AI processes in new origination-focused platforms and assistants.
The portfolio for sale contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reperforming loans that the government-sponsored enterprise co-marketed with Citigroup.
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.
While the nationwide purchase average declined nearly 3% in 2025, these costs rose in 23 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a study from LodeStar said.
Priority Financial Network CEO Marc Shenkman allegedly told a former employee to "keep his resume out there" because he planned to get Lendwise shut down.
Lisa Cook can keep her seat on the Federal Reserve Board thanks to the Supreme Court's procedural concerns. Deeper questions about the central bank might not come for years — if at all.
