RFA Financial posts record $1.8B in off-balance sheet originations

The European Union is advancing a formal review of its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with particular attention directed toward rules governing stablecoins issued outside the bloc. Officials view the exercise as necessary to close gaps that have become more visible since the framework entered full application and amid international developments in digital assets. MiCA…

According to a new Zillow report, homebuilding entered the year on a down note. Completions for detached, single-family homes fell for the third straight year in 2025, and permitting trends show the slowdown of recent years has carried into 2026, Zillow said. Over the 12 months through May 2026, there were about 1.42 million residential…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images The Treasury Department on Friday moved to sanction the United Arab Emirates branch of an Egyptian bank over its financial ties to Iran….

Can chip stocks resume their growth trend? With memory stocks among the biggest losers in last week’s pullback, Learmonth acknowledges that the memory manufacturing industry’s historical cyclicality may be in the minds of some investors. However, he argues that the long-term supply and demand imbalances for memory are so extreme, that memory manufacturers may have…

Coastal lifestyle and regional growth have become an increasingly powerful combination for property investors, with Hervey Bay’s shoreline continuing to outperform according to SPI’s FAST 50 report. Point Vernon has become one of the Fraser Coast’s strongest-performing coastal suburbs, where limited waterfront supply, rising buyer demand, and a growing lifestyle market have continued supporting impressive…