Hedging, VantageScore 4.0, AI Accounting, Non-QM, Reverse Products; Higher Oil, Higher Rates There are only twelve (12) legislative days left until the November election, and today on The Big Picture attorney Mitch Kider and I will discuss what that means for lenders as well as other regulatory topics. Rates aren’t doing much. Deals […]
It was revealed on Thursday that the European Union has hit Google with a €890 million ($1 billion) fine, marking the first time the tech giant has been penalized under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The decision highlights Europe’s determination to curb the influence of Big Tech, even as US President Donald Trump has […]
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A collection of crypto and finance companies have launched a bitcoin-focused security initiative. The Bitcoin Security Consortium, announced in a news release Thursday (July 22), is backed by $15 million in pledges for its members, and is designed to promote the long-term security and survival of the bitcoin network. The group’s founding members include Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital […]
ATTOM honored among the products and services making the greatest impact across property data and analytics IRVINE, Calif. – July 23, 2026 – ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that ATTOM Intelligence has been named a 2026 CODiE Award Winner in the Industry […]
A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced on Thursday would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to order top artificial intelligence firms to shut down or slow AI models that the government deems too dangerous, according to legislative text viewed first by POLITICO. The proposal, dubbed the “AI Kill Switch Act” and […]
Echelon Wealth Partners, now Ventum Financial, settled gatekeeping and supervision findings for a $500,000 fine and $1.7m in disgorgement, while Virtu Canada agreed to a $1.1m fine and $405,789 in disgorgement over order-exposure breaches under the Universal Market Integrity Rules. Individual cases spanned discretionary trading and large-scale misappropriation. The report details a permanent bar and a $1,509,879 […]
Much has been said about the non-bank high-frequency trading (HFT) firms that supposedly lurk on the anonymous spot foreign exchange primary venues of EBS Market and Matching, waiting to pick off the unsuspecting banks managing client risk. Some studies argue these firms can pull liquidity or widen spreads sharply in a crisis, a concern the […]
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ real estate company sold one of its towers. The 313,417-square-foot office tower at 17 Cowboys Way was purchased by Hobbs Brook Real Estate, the real estate investment arm of FM Investment. The Dallas Business Journal reports the 11-story building, owned by Blue Star, is currently 98% leased to a diverse […]
More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average.