Michael Commaroto, who oversees the mortgage group at Deutsche Bank (including its whole-loan trading desk), is leaving the firm effective Jan. 1, according to industry sources.At deadline time, Mr. Commaroto, who is listed in Securities and Exchange Commission documents as president of Deutsche Mortgage Securities, had not returned a telephone message. A spokeswoman for DB also could not be reached. One source, requesting that his name not be used, said significant changes are coming to Deutsche Bank's mortgage trading operation. Last year, DB bought MortgageIT, a fast-growing mortgage banking firm that funded nonprime and prime loans through different production channels. Deutsche Bank can be found online at http://www.deutsche-bank.com.
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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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