North Carolina-based First Citizens BancShares completes its acquisition of 138 branches across 11 states; City National Bank appoints Chad Lloyd senior vice president and head of RBC U.S. Mortgage; London-based payments processor Checkout.com launches its U.S. subsidiary in Georgia; and more in this week’s banking news roundup.
News Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 11:29 [IST] RBI MPC Meeting: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, announced the RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Wednesday, August 5. The status quo move came after the completion of a three-day policy meeting which started earlier this week….
It’s not always obvious when a housing market has tipped toward buyers, but a new report from Realtor.com® suggests that it’s the most buyer-friendly market that it’s been since at least 2018. Across the country, 70% of markets favor buyers or are trending in that direction, according to the latest Market Clock Report—up sharply from…
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Former reality star Yolanda Hadid has quietly removed her iconic Pennsylvania farmhouse from the market once again—just three months after the sprawling property was relisted for $10.88 million, having “fallen out of escrow.” Hadid, 62, first brought the sprawling 30-acre sanctuary to the market in September 2025, explaining at the time that she was ready…
Potential first-time buyers unaware of the mortgage options available to them and believing they cannot get onto the housing ladder is an issue, it was said during a discussion. During Aldermore’s Mortgage Market Insight, in collaboration with Mortgage Solutions, David Hollingworth, associate director of communications at L&C Mortgages, said there had been a lot…
By Brian Platt, Josh Wingrove and Nojoud Al Mallees (Bloomberg) — A year ago, after a meeting with Canada’s provincial leaders, Prime Minister Mark Carney made a pledge that he has since repeated many times. “Canada will not accept a bad deal,” he said about trade negotiations with President Donald Trump’s administration. That promise is…