Housing sales and construction remained robust in most of the Federal Reserve Bank districts at the end of February, according to the Fed's Beige Book.The Fed's periodic survey of economic conditions found that home sales remained strong across most of the nation. "Home construction has been particularly brisk in the San Francisco and Atlanta districts, whereas Minneapolis, Kansas City and Dallas indicated some pullback," the survey found. Meanwhile, commercial real estate markets were mixed, but there was rising demand for CRE loans in New York; Cleveland; Richmond, Va.; and Kansas City, Mo. "Dallas, however, noted an increase in commercial property foreclosures," the Beige Book says.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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