Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Optimal Blue, lenders contest software price fixing claims

Optimal Blue and dozens of lenders are poking holes in an antitrust case from borrowers, suggesting a core flaw in their claims in that the vendor doesn’t operate a pricing algorithm.  Processing Content Defendants including 26 of the industry’s most prominent originators hinted at their arguments Monday in their first formal response to the lawsuit […]

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Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

A wave of recent proposals from think tanks across the ideological spectrum argue that the ultimate solution for keeping Social Security viable lies in fundamentally changing how the program works. According to federal actuaries, Social Security’s trust funds are projected to be depleted by 2032. If Congress takes no action, benefits would be cut across

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Lennar sells majority stake in multifamily business, signaling strategic shift

Lennar announced on Tuesday that TPG Real Estate has acquired a majority stake in Quarterra, Lennar’s multifamily vertical. Lennar will maintain a minority interest, but the deal signals a strategic recalibration as the builder’s multifamily business struggled with a sizeable net loss last year. In fiscal 2025, Lennar’s multifamily business experienced an operating loss of

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