The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released an update on its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—reporting the index is 3.5 percent below last year, and is now at its lowest reading since January 2015. According to the report, activity declined annually both nationally and in ...
Read More »RBS Faces 10 Years Without Profits
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $35 million to settle a residential mortgage-backed securities fraud claim and is ready to “build a simpler, stronger bank.”
Read More »Treasury Reports Regulation Improvements
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its third report on the evaluation of the Administration's Core Principles for financial regulation in an effort to establish recommendations for improvements with the current regulatory framework.
Read More »Senators Unveil Task Force to Combat Zombie Properties
Home values on properties drop significantly when surrounded by abandoned and undesirable properties. Learn what a few senators are doing to combat this problem.
Read More »Existing Home Sales: Owners Aren’t Budging
Recently released data reports that existing home sales have dropped this month. What’s the cause? Read on to discover what industry experts have to say.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Facing Challenges in Financial Services
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the October issue of DS News, out now. Kerry Franich is a certified specialist in appellate law who works in Severson & Werson’s Orange County office where he prosecutes and defends State and ...
Read More »As individuals make their way through the industry and companies merge, follow all the important highlights in this weeks update.
Read More »Montgomery Testifies: “Public Service Is An Honor”
Thursday morning, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs stated the next steps regarding the confirmation of Brian Montgomery to lead the Federal Housing Administration.
Read More »Montgomery the Right Choice For FHA
By Ed Delgado, President & CEO, Five Star Institute Today, the eyes of the industry will be on Capitol Hill as Brian D. Montgomery fields questions from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pertaining to his nomination ...
Read More »Montgomery the Right Choice For FHA
By Ed Delgado, President & CEO, Five Star Institute Today, the eyes of the industry will be on Capitol Hill as Brian D. Montgomery fields questions from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pertaining to his nomination ...
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