Key insight: Republicans highlighted the Federal Home Loan Banks’ role as a reliable liquidity backstop for member institutions. What’s at stake: Discussion drafts considered at a House Financial Services Committee hearing would ease capital rules for the banks and designate FHLB advances as “core” deposits. Forward look: The discussion drafts set the stage for potential […]

Most mortgage lenders rate artificial intelligence implementation as one of their top priorities for the rest of the year, yet are still moving slowly. Processing Content More than 80% of lenders are evaluating AI tools across their businesses, but just 17% have deployed the technology in live production workflows, according to The Mortgage Collaborative’s June

After inching downward late last year, senior home equity reversed course and hit a new record high in early 2026, according to the newest report from Riskspan and the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.  Processing Content The amount of wealth held by homeowners age 62 and older increased by approximately 2% to a record of