The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their new residential construction statistics for February 2022, which found that privately‐owned housing starts in February [...]

Joint actions were taken today by the OCC and FinCEN against USAA, citing violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and failure to establish an effective Anti Money Laundering program. The [...]

A special Executive Session of the Senate Banking Committee voted on advancing Sandra Thompson as Director of the FHFA, among other key nominations. The post Senate Banking Committee Approves Nomination [...]

At the beginning of 2020, the markets were trucking along just fine until we learned of a new novel virus that would go on to change nearly every facet of [...]

Targeting unfair discrimination in consumer finance, the CFPB vows to take action against financial institutions that engage in discriminatory conduct. The post CFPB Takes Aim at Anti-Discrimination Practices appeared first [...]

According to a new report from Redfin, some 60% of homes that went under contract during the four-week period ending March 6 found a buyer within two weeks—an all-time high—which [...]

The Federal Reserve raised the nominal interest rate on Wednesday, for the first time since 2018, citing factors such as surging inflation and the growing military conflict in Ukraine. The [...]

CoreLogic released its latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across major metropolitan areas. Single-family rent prices experienced extensive growth during 2021, increasing an [...]

According to a new report from Redfin, demand for vacation homes fell drastically in February, with mortgage-rate locks for second homes reaching their lowest level since May 2020. Demand was [...]