The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C.Al Drago/Bloomberg Processing Content Key insight: Annual enforcement actions by the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have fallen steadily dating back to the Obama administration. Expert quote: “What has happened within the banking industry to […]
In an aerial view, a residential neighborhood is seen on June 4, 2026 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates have been hovering in a tight range for more than a month, and that range is on the relatively high side. As a result, mortgage demand isn’t moving much either. Total […]
For the mortgage market, that latest oil price surge could be significant because it risks putting upward pressure on inflation – raising the prospect of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates to keep price growth under control. Mortgage rates on the up – are further spikes ahead? Last week, the 30-year fixed rate moved slightly […]
by Calculated Risk on 1/06/2026 08:04:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. This will be two weeks of data. • At 8:15 AM, The ADP Employment Report for […]
by Calculated Risk on 1/07/2026 07:00:00 AM From the MBA: MMortgage Applications Decreased Over a Two-Week Period in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 9.7 percent from two weeks earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 2, 2026. The results include an […]
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Monument Legal partner Christopher J. Mutimer will represent Air Force Major Jason P. Watson, the active-duty officer arrested on the Capitol steps after publicly calling for the impeachment of the President and Vice President. Mutimer specializes in complex, high-stakes criminal defense in DC, and has represented numerous members of the […]
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A recent working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that the surge in illegal immigration under former President Joe Biden contributed to higher home prices and rents across U.S. cities. The 65-page draft paper, written by economists Daniel J. Wilson and Xiaoqing Zhou, maintains that between 2021 and 2024, an “unprecedented boom […]
Luxury U.S. home prices are up 4.7% year over year, compared to a 1.5% increase in non luxury prices, as homebuying demand from affluent people continues to outpace demand from average Americans. High-end buyers are more active partly because they’re less sensitive to high mortgage rates and today’s economic uncertainty. Luxury prices are rising fastest […]