Figure expands blockchain lending marketplace with Kiavi acquisition

Skipton Building Society will consider homemovers for its Delayed Start mortgage, which allows borrowers to defer payments for the first three months. The mortgage was launched last year for first-time buyers and has since attracted £419m in applications. It allows borrowers to delay their first mortgage payment three months after moving into their new…

Iran, Oman Near Agreement on Strait of Hormuz, But Oil Shipping Still Stalled Developments in the Strait of Hormuz Negotiations Current Situation and Recent Attacks CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free…

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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back in a court filing on President Donald Trump’s renewed effort to fire her from the central bank. Lawyer Abbe Lowell told the White House in a five-page letter that allegations of mortgage fraud against her “remain unfounded and untrue.” CNBC said that Lowell’s defense of Cook…

First National Financial reported lower mortgage volumes and earnings in the second quarter as slower housing activity and increased competition weighed on new originations. Total mortgage originations and renewals reached $12.2 billion, down 12% from $13.8 billion in the same quarter last year. Single-family residential volume declined 11% to $7.7 billion, while multi-unit residential and…