Q2 data points to banks gaining mortgage share

For brokers who haven’t made that shift, the exposure is real. CMP’s 2025 Brokers on Lenders report found that technology satisfaction among brokers increased by 10% in 2025, with lenders that offered faster portals and cleaner workflows winning more volume, but the lenders earning the deepest broker trust were those where “technology mattered, but only when…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans on Tuesday to impose what she described as the nation’s first statewide moratorium on new “hyperscale” AI data centers. “Massive data centers are being built across our state and our country,” Hochul said in a video posted to X. “The scale and speed of this development has put…

24 June 2026 Biennial report assesses progress towards euro adoption in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden Countries under review show economic resilience to external shocks but still face obstacles on road to euro adoption Mixed inflation trends, with fiscal situation deteriorating in most countries Legislation in all five countries not fully compatible with…

Dave:Mortgage rates just climbed back over 6.7%. And while we’re all used to a lot of volatility in the mortgage market these days, here’s the part that should get your attention. It happened on the same day we got an inflation report that looked, at least on the surface, like good news. And that disconnect…

Government of Alberta data cited by Lurie shows a modest net provincial population increase of roughly 5,000 people between October and January, a marked deceleration from earlier boom-era growth, with international migration contracting. Statistics Canada’s Q4 2025 demographic estimates corroborate the trend, placing Alberta’s net interprovincial gain at 3,684 people in that quarter, down from 4,993…

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