Key insight: The Supreme Court’s Monday decision to end removal protections for independent agencies is expected to make bank regulation more political and less stable, according to several banking and legal scholars. Expert quote: “If I were a bank today I would be very worried about the staying power of any regulatory policy not specifically…
Plus, new partners at Weaver and Gross Mendelson; a host of scholarships in Illinois; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
Greek real estate has been gaining more attention from wealthy Americans, with recent data reflecting this trend. According to eKathimerini, a daily newspaper in Greece, investments by US nationals in property through the Golden Visa program rose by 30% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2025. This points to a broader shift: US…
That reading aligns with independent institutional data. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. projects the economy to grow just 0.7% in 2026, one of the weakest years in recent decades outside a recession. The agency attributes softening prices to a large resale inventory, persistent affordability challenges and weak sales, and warns that a mild recession cannot…
The furor over Sony’s decision to stop producing physical PlayStation discs starting in 2028 is not letting up. The gaming giant said earlier this month that it would cease making discs for new games on its consoles due to consumer preferences shifting toward digital releases. A post from Sony last week announcing the news on…
Key insight: Currency security is banking’s oldest technology problem, and today’s $100 bill still carries features that descend from the anti-counterfeiting Benjamin Franklin engineered into colonial notes by hand. Supporting data: By the end of the Civil War, nearly one-third of all U.S. currency in circulation was counterfeit, the Secret Service estimates. Forward look: Because…
National Friendly has today (6 July) partnered with PRIMIS Mortgage Network, providing advisers with access to its suite of protection products. Advisers will now have access to the mutual’s income protection (IP), accident only income protection (AOIP) and Friendly Shield offerings – designed to provide flexible, affordable plans for customers who may not qualify for…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Kathleen M. Hutchinson as Director of the agency’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). OIA advises the Commission on international policy matters, coordinates with foreign authorities across the globe to facilitate cross-border enforcement and supervisory cooperation and provides technical assistance. Ms. Hutchinson has served as OIA’s Acting Director since…
Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Lisbon, 2 July 2026 In my speech today, I will talk about two factors that have recently contributed to inflation volatility and economic…
by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 10:34:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Housing Starts Decreased to 1.246 million Annual Rate in October A brief excerpt: Note: The Census Bureau is still catching up. They released Start data for September and October today, but we are still missing November data.…The third graph shows…