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August

9
2023
Trends

Mortgage demand drops again after FHA loan interest rate hits 21-year high

Mortgage interest rates soared across the board last week, with the rate on the government’s low down payment option increasing to the highest level in 21 years. That hit mortgage demand hard, with total application volume dropping 3.1% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.

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August

9
2023
Industry News

US Consumer Credit Rises, Driven by Surge in Non-Revolving Debt

Total credit rose $17.8 billion on the heels of the smallest monthly increase since 2020 in the prior period, Federal Reserve data showed Monday.

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August

9
2023
Industry News

KeyPoint Credit Union Wins Dora Maxwell Award

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyPoint Credit Union has been named the winner of the Dora Maxwell Award for Social Responsibility at the state level (for CA-based credit unions at least $1 billion in assets).

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August

9
2023
Industry News

5th Circuit blocks new rules aiming to expand student debt relief for defrauded borrowers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Monday blocked new rules implemented by the Department of Education that aimed to make it easier for defrauded borrowers to get access to student debt relief.

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August

8
2023
Industry News

SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

Washington D.C., Aug. 8, 2023 —

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 10 firms in their capacity as broker-dealers and one dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The firms admitted the facts set forth in their respective SEC orders.

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