Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon, pictured in 2023.Bloomberg News Processing Content Key insight: A $68 million-dollar settlement was heavily criticized because it failed to provide any restitution for thousands of victimized borrowers. What’s at stake: A federal judge questioned why $20 million of the settlement was earmarked to […]
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Key takeaway: Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said tariffs and the Iran war are short-term pressures on rural communities, while artificial intelligence will have longer-term, mixed effects. Expert quote: ‘Given rapidly changing circumstances, it is too early to know the path for prices as events in the Middle East unfold.” — Federal Reserve Gov. Michael
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Quarter-to-quarter mortgage production at both JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo fell by about 2.5 times more than what the Mortgage Bankers Association is predicting for the industry, a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods flash note commented. Processing Content The MBA’s March forecast called for $1.46 trillion in volume for the first quarter, with just a $21
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