Home Depot Inc. is offering cautious preliminary guidance for next year, a sign that the home-improvement retailer doesn’t anticipate the housing market to rebound in the short term. The company expects comparable sales growth to be in a range of flat to up 2% for the year — below the average of estimates compiled by […]
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Key insight: Banks may now execute crypto transactions on behalf of counterparties in the same manner as they execute trades through a securities brokerage. Supporting data: Interpretive Letter 1188 affirms that market risk is minimized through near-instant offsetting trades, leaving banks with only limited credit exposure. Forward look: Comptroller Gould has been highlighting the value
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Freddie Mac is updating its guidelines to include explicit language requiring mortgage companies to establish a clear artificial intelligence framework governing the technology’s internal use. The new rules become effective on March 3, 2026 and mandates compliance with the policy for businesses using AI and machine-learning tools in connection with loans sold to or serviced
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