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Regulation and Compliance

Industry Watch: CCM, Pennymac, Checkr and others make key moves in August

Luke Baynes

Mortgage M&A activity continued its summer hot streak

Regulation & Compliance

Industry Watch: CCM, Pennymac, Checkr and others make key moves in August

Luke Baynes

Mortgage M&A activity continued its summer hot streak

Latest Updates

Trump defends AI data centers as the ‘Golden Goose’

Top metros for new construction hold ground despite sector headwinds

First American downplays foreclosure risks as home prices soften

Wall Street’s home vacancy rate is more than double Main Street’s

EPA’s proposed Clean Air Act changes may impact public scrutiny of data centers

Consumer sentiment ends August well below year-ago levels

Job growth in 2025 downgraded in annual BLS revision

Warsh signals Fed may take action as inflation progress stalls

Warsh signals Fed may need further action as inflation progress stalls

Warsh signals Fed may take action as inflation progress stalls

In his Jackson Hole debut as central bank chair, Kevin Warsh said Wall Street should not be looking to the Fed for its next trade

MBA's Bob Broeksmit pushes back on The Wall Street Journal's FHA distress narrative.

MBA’s Broeksmit pushes back on WSJ’s FHA distress narrative

The Mortgage Bankers Association chief defended the health of FHA programs, which the Journal’s editorial board had linked to a recent UWM hedging loss

Investor pitches new IPO plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Investor pitches new IPO plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Jon Oksenholt believes the GSEs can be worth $1 trillion without exiting conservatorship

Foreclosure activity continues steady climb in July

Foreclosure activity continues steady climb in July

Homebuyers are sitting out the market as pending sales hit six-month low

‘Godfather’ of RTL securitizations breaks down Velocity’s $63M Toorak deal

Mortgage affordability eases for second straight month in July

New mortgage payments ease for second straight month

Fed’s Lisa Cook slams mortgage fraud allegations in letter to Trump administration.

Fed’s Lisa Cook slams ‘unfounded and untrue’ mortgage fraud claims in letter to Trump admin

DOJ, FBI cripple hacker network used to breach the Fed, critical infrastructure.

DOJ, FBI thwart hacker network used to breach the Fed, critical infrastructure

Federal judge blocks HUD plan to end funding for fair housing groups

Data centers are a CRE cash cow. Midterm politics may change the investment calculus.

PCE inflation comes in hotter than forecast in July 2026.

PCE inflation comes in hotter than forecast in July

Mortgage demand stays under pressure with rates near 6.8%

Mortgage demand stays under pressure with rates near 6.8%

Federal agencies withdraw Biden-era guidance backing SPCPs.

Federal agencies withdraw Biden-era guidance backing SPCPs

Stanley Druckenmiller blasts Treasury’s expanded bond buybacks.

Fed chair in dicey spot as his mentor wades into the Treasury buyback debate

New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up

New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up

Consumer confidence falls as six-month outlook weakens

Home prices flat in June, extending cooling trend

U.S. home prices flat in June, extending cooling trend

Bond market volatility provides chaotic backdrop for Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech

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