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Key insight: Working with Swift’s new blockchain gives Citi a way to extend its tokenized deposits to other banks. Expert quote: “We envisage a future where more and more banks are able to use the ledger, that then enables velocity of movement of settlements of payments at a much higher scale.” —Debopama Sen, global head…

Nearly 1 in 5 (19%) U.S. homeowners says they either don’t have or aren’t sure they have a clear title and recorded deed to their home, according to a new survey. Most homeowners may have little reason to think about those documents until they need them. But a title and deed are the legal records…

AGNC Investment (AGNC +3.79%) had a rough third quarter. Interest rates surged, causing fixed-income investors to turn very bearish. As a result, the mortgage REIT posted a negative 12.7% economic return during the period, while its spread income declined for the third straight quarter. However, it wasn’t all bad news. The company did capitalize on…

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The daughter of a deceased New Jersey homeowner learned something was wrong with her father’s house when the township tax office contacted her about a fraudulent deed filing. But by then, the Gloucester County residence had been conveyed for $1 using a false quitclaim deed and fake notarization, according to a new investigation by the…

“By contrast, the breakdown of USMCA would be accompanied by 214,000 and 102,000 fewer jobs, respectively, in the US and Canada.”  The report models three outcomes following the July 1, 2026, deadline to renew USMCA, which passed without a formal agreement: a Status Quo scenario, a Successful Renegotiation, and a full USMCA Breakdown.  “Many of…