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The number of mortgage loans originated fell by 50% between 2021 and 2025, with refinancings down by almost 80%, as interest rates spiked off the record lows of the pandemic era. Processing Content But making up the gap was gains in home equity/second mortgage lending, which in 2025 now represented an “unprecedented” 17.5% share of…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.33% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down by -0.33%.  E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.31%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are down -0.39%. Stock indices are mixed today, with the Nasdaq 100 falling…

Makkar was first registered as a submortgage broker in October 2013. In October 2021, she renewed her registration under Centum Mortgage Solution (1183335 B.C. Ltd.) in British Columbia. On or about January 23, 2023, Centum Mortgage Solutions shut down operations and terminated its brokerage licence. Two days later, BCFSA notified Makkar by email that she…

New York State awarded $1 billion in housing bonds and subsidies in the latest push from Gov. Kathy Hochul as part of her broader $25 billion five-year housing plan.  The funds were awarded by New York State Homes and Community Renewal to 12 housing development projects that aim to create or preserve 2,754 apartments across…

Separately, the RBI announced that it will conduct a two-day VRRR auction on Tuesday. The auction will have a notified amount of ₹1.75 trillion | Image: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 24 2026 | 9:02 PM IST The Reserve Bank of India conducted two variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions on…