Minority investors in the NBA‘s Phoenix Suns have filed a lawsuit against the team and its majority owner, Mat Ishbia. They allege being denied access to internal records, including those tied to the funding of a practice facility. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 21 in the Delaware Court of Chancery, comes from Kisco WC Sports […]
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed suit against President Trump in a federal court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. The lawsuit follows Trump’s announcement on Monday that he was attempting to fire Cook over allegations she committed occupancy fraud by designating two different properties as her primary residence in 2021. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and
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Top-producing real estate agent Mary Bee has affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty’s office in Burlingame, Calif., the company announced. She was previously affiliated with RE/MAX Capital in San Mateo. In 2024, Bee closed 27 transactions totaling more than $74.2 million in sales volume — and has surpassed $1 billion over her 40-year career. Mary Bee
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Homebuyers remained hesitant in July, despite the slight decrease in mortgage rates and uptick in inventory, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index released Thursday. Nationwide, the index fell to a value of 71.7, down 0.4% from June. On an annual basis, however, pending home sales were up 0.7%. An
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William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Finance Agency, led by Bill Pulte, took an unusual step by reducing the number of Federal Home Loan Bank board director seats at most of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, with the steepest reductions at institutions located in heavily-Democratic
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There is no singular, official primary source for mortgage rate levels. The going rate is whatever can be locked/closed at any given lender. As such, we rely on surveys and data aggregations in order to routinely monitor the probable going rate. The longest-standing weekly survey from Freddie Mac was updated today and, while it showed
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. National Mortgage News will be celebrating a decade of DigMo, with the 10th annual Digital Mortgage Conference set for Sept. 16 through 17. The conference returns to San Diego, but for the first time it will be held at the Loews Coronado
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome Powell’s apparent pivot, widely seen as telegraphing a short-term rate cut in September, helped drive mortgage rates. However, the decline on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage was a mere 2 basis points, to 6.56% as of Aug.
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TransUnion publicly disclosed on Thursday that a cyber incident last month impacted more than 4.4 million people in the U.S. The breach, discovered on July 30, stemmed from unauthorized access to a third-party application that occurred on July 28, TransUnion said in a filing with the Maine attorney general. The company said the unauthorized access
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The softening housing market is starting to show up in slightly smaller mortgage payments. Home buyers paid up to $45 less on mortgage applications in July compared to June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. While some home loans are still more expensive than the same time last year, the trade group said buying power
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