First American Real Estate Solutions, Anaheim, Calif., has announced the successful implementation of a high-speed, secured direct connection to Freddie Mac's valuation platform, including Home Value Explorer and Home Value Calibrator.FirstAm RES's technology offers a single point of access to its products and Freddie Mac's. The company's line of information solutions includes its automated valuation model (ValuePoint 4), property reports, document images, flood data maps, legal and vesting reports, parcel maps, foreclosure information, demographics, crime and school statistics, and lien release information. The company made its announcement at Thomson's 6th Annual Mortgage Technology Conference in Miami. FirstAm RES can be found online at http://www.firstamres.com.
- AB - Policy & Regulation
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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The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
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At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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