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Deadly flash flooding in Texas serves as a reminder of the tactics scammers and fraudsters use against both victims and charitable onlookers.

Following deadly flash floods in Texas, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allowed national banks to close branches for safety.

Both government-sponsored enterprises also are tightening rules around condo and co-op loans in buildings that have been involved in insolvency proceedings.

Treasury yields rose Monday led by long-maturity tenors as investors preoccupied with the potential fallout of US tariffs looked ahead to auctions later this week.

As the housing market cools, a rise in delinquency rates and underwater mortgages could be a foreboding sign for the future.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a three-week extension to negotiate.

Fresh US jobs figures took pressure off the Federal Reserve to consider an interest-rate cut later this month, likely leaving the central bank on hold at least until the fall.

New technologies are helping carriers identify how vulnerable properties are to a wide variety of risks ranging from wildfires to wind, flooding and more.

Arthur Azizov is the founder and investor in B2 Ventures.

Tabitha Edgens is the co-head of regulatory affairs at the Bank Policy Institute.

Alexander Fulmer is an assistant professor of marketing at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration within Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business. Fulmer grew up in Manhattan, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell's Hotel School. He completed a post baccalaureate psychology program at Columbia University and graduated from Yale University with a Ph.D. in marketing.

Allen Adamson, co-founder and managing partner at Metaforce, is a branding expert. Former chairman at Landor Associates, he held leadership roles at Unilever, Ogilvy and DMB&B guiding many global brands. He's an adjunct & brand expert-in-residence at the NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship.

House Republicans overcame internal divisions to narrowly pass President Trump's tax and spending package Thursday afternoon. The measure would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding level, among other provisions.

A labor shortage is costing the market tens of thousands of new homes per year, and tariff uncertainty is adding thousands of dollars in expenses per unit.

The pace of revenue growth slowed toward the end of 2024, with the trend continuing into the first three months of this year, NAHB reported.

Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.

The 10 basis point decline in the 30-year fixed mortgage was the most since March and the first time rates are below 6.7% since April, Freddie Mac said.

The firm, now going by Fairway Home Mortgage, said the change is a representation of plans to create a "connected ecosystem."

The state forecasts eroding coastlines will endanger $18 billion of existing homes and commercial buildings in the coming decades.