Commercial banking

Americans now hold $34.5T in home equity, fueling a surge in home equity loans as lenders race to capitalize on rising property values.

President Trump in an interview Tuesday morning railed against big banks for allegedly discriminating against conservatives, a notable shift in tone that puts more responsibility for the debanking debacle on banks rather than regulators.

GSE loans acquired in the period have higher loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios and lower credit scores, which Milliman said boosted serious default risk.

Late-payment rates among U.S. borrowers rose again in the second quarter, according to a report from the New York Fed. The trend reflects a sharp increase in student loan delinquencies, which have been climbing as pandemic-era policies have expired.

The real estate investment trust this spring purchased $147 million of loans including HELOCs, completed two securitizations and closed a senior note offering.

A Texas federal court ruled that borrowers suing Mr. Cooper over its data breach in 2023 had "sufficiently alleged injury," thus refusing to dismiss parts of the case.

The fintech firm announced it has taken the first formal step in going public via the filing of a draft registration statement on S-1 with the SEC.

The forward-flow agreement with the lending fintech comes as home renovation spending surged during the first half of this decade.

Volatility hiked MSR hedging costs and hurt origination margins. But net income to common shareholders almost matched that seen during the previous quarter.

The president said he would soon announce a replacement for departing Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler, adding that it's a "possibility" that his selection for that seat on the Federal Reserve Board will be tapped as the next Fed Chair.

David DeLeon is the North America fraud and financial crime lead in Accenture's finance risk compliance practice.

President Donald Trump accused two of the nations' largest banks of rejecting his business, following a report his administration was preparing an executive order threatening financial institutions who refused to do business on ideological grounds.

Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing said it "unfortunately" ok'd the transaction when an individual posed as a homeowner using state and federal identifications.

Lenders and servicers must determine how quickly to act as some legislators look to enable the move a key regulator has ordered while others urge deliberation.

The removal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to change government data practices in the near term, experts say, but the perception of interference will have a big effect on the credibility of government economic metrics going forward.

Dominick Marchetti and Sean DeJulia, former Loandepot executives who helped develop the company's mello platform, are returning as chief digital officer and chief innovation officer, respectively.

Dan Savickas is vice president of policy and government affairs at Taxpayers Protection Alliance.

Joe Carufe is a CAS evangelist and co-founder of Good Measure, a fast-growing cloud bookkeeping firm known for its people-first culture and operational rigor. With over a decade scaling CAS practices and onboarding 500+ firms at Karbon, he helps accounting leaders design modern, flexible firms that attract top talent and deliver high-impact client outcomes.

President Trump and his administration have begun to scrap new mortgage lending guidelines that made it easier for home buyers and sellers to dispute property appraisals, finding that homes owned by racial minorities are routinely valued lower than comparable homes with white owners. But despite the promised regulatory relief, many mortgage lenders say the regulatory changes will not impact their lending practices.

Aleisha Donald is a partner consultant at Xero.