Mortgage Assistance Center Corp., Dallas, has hired Dennis D. Downey as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was the founder and chairman of Downey Capital Corp., where he handled the marketing, structuring and closing of commercial real estate financing transactions using a broad range of funding programs. In the late 1980s into the early 1990s, Mr. Downey was the southwest regional director of servicing and real estate owned activities for Freddie Mac. Mr. Downey also currently serves on the board of Lanier Capital REIT Inc.
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AI is leaving its marks in a wave of recent pro se litigation with fabricated citations and debunked arguments found throughout lawsuits, attorneys say.
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Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
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Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
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Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
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