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FTC warns of alarming surge in scams that target seniors

The Federal Trade Commission recently highlighted the dramatic surge in scams targeting older adults that has increased pressure on U.S. banks and credit unions to enhance their fraud prevention measures. The FTC said a growing wave of scams has taken aim at retirees’ life savings, with fraudsters often impersonating trusted government agencies and businesses to […]

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Title insurers see margins rise, sales still weak

The disappointing spring home purchase season influenced the second quarter results of the publicly traded title insurance underwriters. Certain metrics were strong, with pretax title margins at three of the companies’ showing significant gains versus the second quarter. Stewart was up 630 basis points, First American reported a 530 basis point rise and Fidelity National

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President Trump envisions November launch for mortgage IPO

The oversight agency for two government-sponsored enterprises sent out an image from President Trump over the weekend depicting a public offering for some of their shares near term but experts question the timing. The illustration from President Trump’s Truth Social post, like some others he’s posted around his policy initiatives, is designed to depict an

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