Author name: Ricky Vasquez

FTC awards refunds to Home Matters USA mortgage scam victims

Victims of a pandemic-era fraud operation will finally see some of their money returned two years after regulators penalized the perpetrators of a mortgage relief scam.  Processing Content In the joint lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, judges issued a decision that led to a […]

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Inflation fears push some economists to expect rate hike

Most of the economists participating in Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators panel expect the Federal Open Market Committee to eventually resume an easing of short-term rates. Processing Content However, the share in its June survey expecting the next FOMC move to be an increase grew by 15 percentage points versus the prior two months.

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HUD seeks data on robotics-built homes, automated permitting

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opened two funding opportunities worth a combined $13 million aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Processing Content The larger funding opportunity, worth $10 million, focuses on tests that leverage advanced robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate the manufacturing of factory-built housing and offsite components. The second

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