Author name: Ricky Vasquez

President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mortgages addresses several concerns raised by banks and nonbanks, which have largely welcomed it as a road map for regulatory change. But it’s also receiving pushback from consumer advocates. Friday’s order on “promoting access to mortgage credit” aims to boost lending by community banks (with less than $30 billion […]

In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%, the same level it set in January. “Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has been little

Compass International Holdings (CIH), the parent company of Compass, @properties, Christie’s International Real Estate and the six Anywhere Real Estate brands, has promoted Sue Yannaccone to chief operations officer, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Yannaccone’s promotion comes a little over two months after Compass closed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Anywhere. Yannaccone most recently