Deed theft remains a growing threat for seniors, Black homeowners

Municipal bonds were little changed on Tuesday, as U.S. Treasuries richened slightly and equities ended mixed. Processing Content Muni yields richened or cheapened by up to one basis point, depending on the scale. UST yields were up to one basis point firmer. Munis are in a holding pattern ahead of the consumer price index report,…

Brazil is preparing to strengthen safeguards against cryptocurrency-related fraud through a new regulatory measure that introduces a mandatory waiting period for certain outbound transfers. The Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) published Resolution BCB No. 584/2026 on August 7, 2026, amending earlier fraud-prevention rules to specifically cover virtual asset service providers. The changes…

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her role as CEO of Applications at OpenAI and transitioning to being a part-time adviser due to a chronic medical condition. Simo said in a Thursday (July 9) post on X that she had been on medical leave for three months, that she learned that her road to recovery…

Dudley Building Society has announced a series of rate cuts across its residential, buy-to-let, holiday let and expat mortgage ranges, with reductions of up to 100 basis points (bps). Available for both purchase and remortgage cases, the refreshed range includes reductions across selected two-year and five-year fixed rate products, as well as discounted products. Highlights…

The reason pump prices have not fallen as sharply as global crude would suggest, Fan explained, is structural. “There’s more that goes into pump prices than just global oil: refinery margins, retailer margins, seasonality, and exchange rates. We’re seeing a wider than usual gap between refined products and crude oil, but later this year we…