Consumer sentiment index records another sub-50 score in September

James Briffitt, Nationwide’s current head of intermediary sales and new build, is set to retire after 20 years at Nationwide. Nationwide has announced Richard Walker as the latest appointment to its mortgage intermediaries leadership team. As head of intermediary sales, Walker will lead sales teams across Nationwide, working closely with brokers. Driving new-build sales…

MasterCard and Visa cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Fintech company Ant International announced Thursday it has signed on Visa and Mastercard to collaborate on a new standard for payments made via AI agents, in a bet that they will…

In This Article As if homeowner’s insurance weren’t expensive enough, a new federal rule has quietly moved the responsibility to pay for roof damage claims off the insurers’ shoulders and onto property owners. This means that after storm damage, investors must foot the cost for damage to their roofs—if they opt to pay less for…

Acadia Realty Trust is doubling down on its series of retail acquisitions in Soho. The firm paid $60 million for two adjacent mixed-use properties at 69 and 71-73 Greene Street, according to property records. The seller was JSRE Acquisitions.  The properties stand five stories tall and each measure about 16,500 square feet. The buildings are…

Soldiers from the US Army in a simulated village during the Combined Resolve “Greywolves” exercise at the US military Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space…