FICO and VantageScore release competing analyses following Fannie and Freddie data drop

Summary Date of meeting: 4 June 2026 Item 1: Welcome, introductions and context The Chair introduced the first RTGS CHAPS Industry Forum. This group will meet regularly to provide industry input on a range of strategic issues relating to both the live operation and change roadmap for the RTGS and CHAPS services operated by the…

The workshop panel — titled “AI, In Practice: Real Mortgage Workflows, Honest Results” — is designed to cut through the noise surrounding artificial intelligence and deliver practical, field-tested guidance to mortgage brokers and lending professionals across Canada. No vendor pitches, no theoretical frameworks: just documented workflows from practitioners actively managing files today. At the…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s former top mortgage insurance official is heading back to a familiar setting after leaving the Trump administration.  Courtesy of Walker & Dunlop Frank Cassidy Just over a month after stepping down from his roles as assistant secretary for housing at HUD and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration,…

Investment trusts are often a sound investment but picking one that stands out from the crowd can really boost your returns. So if you’re trying to decide where to invest for the second half of the year it could pay to see which trusts and sectors have outperformed the rest over the last six months….

Islamic finance across the Middle East and Africa is entering a new phase of maturity, as sukuk markets diversify beyond sovereign issuance, banks compete to serve a generation of digitally native clients, and providers look to Shariah-compliant structures to bridge Africa’s SME funding gap. Read on to discover how local currency issuance is reshaping GCC…

Edelman Financial Engines is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss its lawsuit against Mariner Wealth Advisors, intending to bring the case to the federal appeals court. Edelman Financial Engines’ attorneys on Thursday filed that they intended to appeal the case to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the judgment by Kansas Federal Court…