Green Brick seizes a margin edge as a land and product outlier

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Industry Watch: Union Home Mortgage, NEXA, New Silver and others make moves in July

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Union Home Mortgage (UHM) has acquired the origination assets of AmeriTrust Mortgage Corp. UHM, which ranked No. 14 in Scotsman Guide’s 2026 Top Mortgage Lender Rankings, assumes control of AmeriTrust’s retail branches, wholesale broker relationships and corresponding sales channels, expanding both its wholesale and non-qualified mortgage reaches. NEXA Lending announced that Mike Kortas has assumed […]

More than 1.5 million UK homes deemed ‘unmortgageable’, Together finds – Mortgage Strategy

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More than 1.5 million homes across the UK could be declined for a standard mortgage by high street lenders because they fall outside traditional lending criteria, according to research from Together. The study estimates that around 6% of the UK’s 28 million residential properties would struggle to secure mainstream mortgage finance due to factors such […]

The Inventor of Tidy Cats Lightweight Cat Litter Explains Why Heavier Isn’t Always Better

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Purina’s senior product development expert and cat litter scientist, Nathan Huck, on what the 50% weight reduction really means for multi-cat households ST. LOUIS, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For decades, a heavy jug of cat litter was simply the price of responsible pet ownership. Nathan Huck, inventor of Tidy Cats Lightweight Cat Litter and […]

Fixed-rate mortgage prices rise this week, with more to come: Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

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The average new fixed-rate mortgage price rose to 5.59% this week, according to the latest Moneyfacts rate watch. Moneyfacts said this was a rise of 4bps from 5.55% at the same time last week. The average new five-year fixed mortgage rate at 95% LTV has now climbed to 6.07%, up from 5.61% last week. The […]

FIFA has scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, New York Post reports

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FIFA has scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, New York Post reports

NY Sues Kalshi for running an ‘illegal gambling’ operation

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New York sued Kalshi Inc.’s trading subsidiary for allegedly running an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation in the state, marking another legal hurdle for an industry that has won support from the Trump administration.  Processing Content The suit, filed Friday in state court in Manhattan, alleges that Kalshi’s prediction market exposes state residents – including those […]

Munis weaken slightly ahead of big redemption week

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Munis were slightly weaker on Friday, as U.S. Treasuries cheapened and equities ended higher. Processing Content Muni yields cheapened by up to two basis points. USTs cheapened by three to five basis points outside of the one-year mark. Monday will bring the second-highest semi-monthly reinvestment of the year, but the week could still be a […]

Brokers and Exchanges Chase New Clients. Each Company Is Betting on a Different Product to Get Them

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The latest disclosures from brokers, exchanges and retail trading apps show firms experimenting with simpler or more topical products, while keeping their economics tied to the trading lines they already know how to monetise. That creates a split between acquisition and monetisation. Shares, event contracts and tokenised stocks can bring users into a platform before […]

Financial Nihilism: Why Gen Z Is Gambling Instead of Saving

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The stock market is near record highs. Unemployment is low. So why does it feel like young people have never been more pessimistic about money? Beth Kobliner has been writing about personal finance for over 30 years, and she says today’s 20- and 30-somethings have it harder than any generation she’s covered. She has the […]