Mortgage applications fall 0.4% as rates see little change

Gina Stephens, director of mortgage brokering conduct at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) in Toronto, joins those sessions alongside practising lawyers and senior compliance officers. The summit’s technology programming is equally substantive. Dalia Barsoum, co-founder and chief executive of Wisely AI Technologies and founder of Streetwise Mortgages — which has funded more…

12:01 AM, 7th August 2026, 1 day ago 3 Landlords prepared to renovate difficult properties could find lucrative buy to let opportunities among 1.5 million UK homes that many mainstream lenders will not lend on. Research from specialist lender Together estimates that about 6% of Britain’s 28 million residential properties would be rejected by numerous…

BBVA’s position as best FX bank in Spain reflects the strength of a franchise that combines deep local expertise with the capabilities of a global FX platform. At the heart of BBVA’s proposition is its ability to connect clients to global FX markets through a broad product and currency offering, supported by 24/7 pricing and…

OnePay said Friday that it has expanded its support for Apple Pay, extending the payment option to more of its cardholders across its US card range. The consumer fintech revealed that customers can now add their OnePay CashRewards Card to Apple Wallet and use Apple Pay wherever it is accepted, including at select Walmart US…

Helping the people side of AI adoption  A dedicated AI enablement team and roles have their value not in technology terms, but for the workforce, according to Diana Bartolic, Head of HR at CCL. “There’s a lot of transformation and change happening in workplaces now, probably more so than we’ve ever seen before,” says Bartolic. “I think less about job loss…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the reburial ceremony for Colonel Yevhen Konovalets on August 18, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Diego Fedele | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged airlines to avoid Russian airspace as Kyiv expands its drone operations. “We want to warn every airline that uses Russian…