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Congress Fits Trigger Lead Ban Into The 2025 Budget

Senate Amendment 2358, banning 'abusive' trigger leads, was added to the Senate's Fiscal Year 2025 NDAA

Regulation and Compliance
Banks' Mortgage Lending Portfolios Laced With Climate Risk

New First Street Foundation analysis finds 57 banks with a total of $627 billion in real estate loans exposed to “material financial risk” from climate impacts.

Analysis and Data
Regulation and Compliance
Student Loan Debt Delaying, But Not Preventing, Homeownership Demand

Higher education increases Millennials' earnings and buying power, but student loans may delay homeownership.

Analysis and Data
Sep 23, 2024
Master The Markets
NEXA's Drawn-Out Legal Battle With Smart Mortgage Centers Gets Dismissed

Lawsuit over alleged "stolen" client information gets dismissed due to a lack of evidence

Courts
Regulation and Compliance
Mortgage Payments See Highest Decline Since May 2020

Impact of Fed rate cut on mortgage rates not yet tangible

Analysis and Data
loanDepot Appoints Its First National Director Of Military Growth And Strategy

Bryan Bergjans, a U.S. Navy Veteran, takes on the role

People On The Move
Sep 20, 2024
Breathing New Life
Bank Mergers Face Additional Scrutiny By FDIC

FDIC considers small businesses and residential loan originations when evaluating a merger’s competitive effects.

Regulation and Compliance
NAR Reports August Sales Slump, Aligning With Broader Industry Data

August sales dip, but analysts eye year-end comeback with lower rates and rising supply

Analysis and Data