Home equity borrowings amounted to $431.3 billion last year, a 35% increase year-on-year and a record high, said SMR Research Corp., a New Jersey market research firm, The Wall Street Journal reported. Most of the growth was in adjustable-rate lines of credit that give the right to borrow up to a certain amount, it said.
After French authorities stopped a bomb plot against a Bank of America office in Paris, security experts warned banks to step up their preparations for terror attacks.
The largest crypto theft of 2026 hit Drift Protocol after attackers exploited a small security council, putting a spotlight on DeFi vulnerabilities.
The cryptocurrency exchange is the latest digital asset firm to receive a trust bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Visa has deployed advanced artificial intelligence to help solve payment disputes and expedite corporate bill pay; while Mastercard adds Hong Kong to its global agentic commerce network.
Which parties are responsible for the surge persisted as a source of debate as community lenders released updated survey data reflecting their average expense.
The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.
