Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Regulators in Washington state have fined West Capital Lending Inc. (WCL) $75,000 after alleging the mortgage lender committed multiple violations of the state’s Consumer Loan Act, including allowing unlicensed individuals to conduct mortgage-related activities and failing to meet certain disclosure and reporting requirements. Per Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) records, the Washington State Department of […]

LPT Aperture Holdings, parent company of LPT Realty and Aperture Global Real Estate, acquired Speculo, an AI-powered database engagement and intent-detection platform built for real estate professionals, the company announced. Speculo, founded in 2024 by Riley VanderKaay and Bobby Moats, will keep its own brand and remain brokerage agnostic while expanding its reach across the

The Senate confirmed U.S. District Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), formally ending Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s brief stint as acting intelligence chief. The 51-47 vote along party lines makes Clayton the director of national intelligence in President Donald Trump’s second