American Fintech Council Asks Oregon To Reconsider Proposed Rules For Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Providers

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The American Fintech Council (AFC) has sent a comment letter to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Division of Financial Regulation, asking for a “more tailored” regulatory treatment of buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers. Currently, Oregon intends to treat these platforms like payday lending services. Oregon’s approach also highlights the challenges for […]

Redfin adds weather data to every home listing

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Redfin has partnered with The Weather Company to display local weather data on every for-sale home listing across the Redfin iOS and Android apps.  Processing Content Homebuyers now have zip-code level metrics on average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, humidity and UV index directly on listing pages in an effort to help shoppers understand what it’s like […]

Andy Burnham becomes prime minister – what could be announced?

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2026-07-20T14:16:44.581Z Should Burnham ditch the triple lock? One major challenge Burnham faces is the soaring cost of funding the state pension through the triple lock. Keir Starmer vowed to not touch the mechanism, which sees the state pension increase every April by either the rate of inflation, average earnings growth or 2.5% – whichever is […]

FOA CEO on HECM demand, second liens and Onity deal

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Germany’s 2026 Pension Reform Push — A Blueprint for the U.S.?

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Germany’s statutory pension insurance is essentially its version of Social Security, designed to protect German citizens in old age and provide disability and survivors’ benefits. As in the U.S., Germany’s retirement system is under heavy long-term financial pressure and grappling with how to reform it. That’s why the country’s pensions commission recently presented recommendations for […]

Selby estate agency transfers to employee ownership

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Jigsaw, a family-run estate and letting agency based in Selby, has transferred ownership of the business to its employees through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), a structure that allows staff to acquire a stake in the company while maintaining its independence. The transition follows more than two decades of operation since Sandra Widdrington established Jigsaw […]

Brookfield, CPP Taking LXP Industrial Private in $5.2B Deal

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Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to take LXP Industrial Trust private in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion, including net debt and preferred equity. West Palm Beach-based LXP owns one of the largest portfolios of warehouse and logistics facilities in the U.S., comprising approximately 53 million square […]

Landlord gross yields strengthen during Q2: Paragon – Mortgage Strategy

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Overall gross rental yields strengthened to 7.02% by the end of June, compared to 6.96% at the end of Q1, Paragon’s data reveals. The lender’s Q2 buy-to-let (BTL) yields report found yields have been on an upward trajectory since the end of the Covid lockdowns, rising form 5.84% in 2021. Regionally, Scotland has experienced the […]

Is an opportunity to buy chip stocks nearing? These two big Wall Street banks are divided.

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JPMorgan says a summer buying opportunity is coming for chip stocks, but Morgan Stanley says the sector is in for a hard remainder of 2026.

UK auction volumes rise 35% as landlords offload stock

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The number of properties offered at auction across the UK increased by 35.3% in June compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Essential Information Group (EIG). A total of 4,008 lots were offered during the month, with sales rising 31.3% and total funds raised climbing 33.5% to £519.7 million. The […]