Rohit Chopra is named senior advisor to the Democratic Attorneys General Association's working group on consumer protection and affordability; Flagstar Bank adds additional wealth-planning capabilities to its private banking division; Chime promotes three members of its executive leadership team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

With the Federal Reserve decision largely factored in, Jerome Powell's comments on future outlook is more likely to influence the housing market.

Charlie Scharf has a mostly optimistic take on Wells' consumer banking prospects entering 2026. But he's more downbeat about the company's once-dominant residential mortgage business.

The company's latest funding announcement caps off a year of tailwinds that propelled growth for home equity investment platforms and related lending products.

New rules means sellers and servicers will need to have plans demonstrating proper oversight of their artificial intelligence and machine learning practices.

The provider of actuarial-related services is bringing a company that provides mortgage servicing rights analytics and risk management into the fold.

Hildene, which partners with Crosscountry Mortgage for non-QM securitizations, is doing this deal as part of its buy of an annuity provider, SILAC.

The all-stock acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp in Knoxville marks the Arkansas-based company's first M&A foray since 2022.

In the New Jersey case, MV Realty and its principals agreed to pay $28 million in fines and restitution for these "Homeowner Benefit Agreements."

Absolute will add Fidelity Digital Mortgage's 55 producing loan officers to its team of roughly 190.

Fortress has been one of the most active home equity investment firms in November, investing $1 billion in Cornerstone.

Saul Van Beurden, Wells Fargo's consumer banking CEO and former head of technology, will lead the way on harnessing artificial intelligence.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Fulton Financial said Monday it will pay $243 million in stock for Blue Foundry Bancorp, which has lost more than $20 million since converting to a public company in 2021.

Luxury home prices rose 5.5% year over year in October to a median $1.28 million, far outgaining the 1.8% increase of nonluxury homes.

Renters can now enroll in CreditClimb through Zillow to have their on-time rent payments reported to the three major credit bureaus.

A combination of factors, including the rise of retail investing and sound assets, propelled ETF formation, with at least four issuances over the past year.

The average loss from the two categories is almost seven times higher than the mean amount for all other types, according to research from ALTA and Milliman.

An activist investor is seeking more information on how, and when, the largest bank deal of 2025 came together.

AIME's CEO takes an additional AI leadership role, ALTA elects new president and Revolution, Tidalwave, Visio welcome chief operating officers.

The acquisition agreement is the latest example of merger activity this year focused on the recapture potential held within servicing pipelines.