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Bill aims to construct homes with proceeds from future GSE release

U.S. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) have introduced the Housing for US Act — a bipartisan proposal aimed at easing the national housing shortage by investing federal funds into the construction of millions of new homes for middle-class Americans. The bill, which is currently awaiting committee review, calls for up to $250 […]

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Mortgage Rates Mostly Sideways After Dodging Mid-Day Drama

This morning brought another inflation report. Given the negative reaction to yesterday’s inflation data, there was some cause for concern. Thankfully, today’s data was more unequivocally acceptable for the bond market and–thus–interest rates. Bonds improved fairly well into the late AM hours, but then, the drama! Actually, there wasn’t much drama for mortgage rates, but

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M&T Bank

M&T tops estimates, eyes mergers for Northeast expansion

UPDATE: This story now includes quotes from M&T’s chief financial officer and commentary from an analyst who covers the bank. M&T Bank outperformed second-quarter expectations, driven by a spike in noninterest income. Noninterest income at the Buffalo, New York-based company rose by 17% in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago.

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