Recent homebuyers fear one setback could derail mortgage payments

Google is moving its “AI responsibility” unit out of Google DeepMind and into Google’s global affairs organization, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Aug. 26), citing an internal email. The AI responsibility unit includes 90 people and has teams focused on the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks of Google’s AI models; the ways people interact with AI; and the…

The study, based on responses from 14,118 customers surveyed between May 2025 and May 2026, recorded an overall industry average of 607, an 11-point gain from 2025 and the strongest year-over-year improvement in recent memory. Satisfaction up, financial health down The rebound in satisfaction scores does not tell the full story of where borrowers stand. Just…

Nationwide has lowered fixed mortgage rates by as much as 0.19% and selected tracker deals by up to 0.12%. Reductions to fixed rate deals apply to its two-, three-, five- and 10-year deals. This includes a two-year fixed remortgage with a £999 fee, which has been lowered from 5.14% to 4.99%.  At 60% LTV,…

Crypto.com said Thursday that it has secured a strategic $400 million investment from Citadel Securities, valuing the company at $20 billion in what is the first institutional funding round in its decade-long history. The investment comes as the crypto industry undergoes rapid institutionalisation, with digital assets increasingly serving as fundamental infrastructure for capital markets.  The…

ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC (AAC-USA), a global clearing broker and subsidiary of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. (AACB), has announced that its clients can now access Bruce Markets, the operator of the overnight US equities trading venue Bruce ATS. The move comes as more of the trading industry shifts toward markets that operate 24…

For Jonathan Stein, the best is yet to come.  Stein, 43, joined the real estate game in 2015 after spending time in the private equity space and then going on the road with his best friend’s rock band, Phantogram, as the tour manager. Now, he runs the Jonathan Stein Team at Douglas Elliman.  SEE ALSO:…