McLEAN, Va. - (01/13/06) Mortgage rates were virtuallyunchanged this week as the markets waited for several importanteconomic indicators, according to Freddie Mac. The average for thebenchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped a single basis pointto 6.21% this week; while the average for the 15-year, fixed-rateloan was unchanged at 5.76%. ARM rates also held steady, as theone-year ARM average was 5.15% this week, down slightly form 5.16%last week; and the five-year ARM average came in at 5.78%, comparedto 5.79% last week.
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The combination of two Pacific Northwest banks was supposed to create a regional powerhouse, but rising deposit costs have stung. CEO Clint Stein says he's "laser-focused" on making Columbia a top performer again.
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A set of panels discussing minority depository institutions and digitization found that cost is a significant challenge to minority depository institutions, especially in the core processing space.
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The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a 30-page guidebook on managing affiliate risks. The report builds on formal guidance issued last year.
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The efforts, which respond to President Biden's October executive order on AI, aim to improve synthetic content detection and improve the trustworthiness of AI models.
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Tighter merchant connections between Square and Cash App helped Block produce stronger-than-expected results during the first quarter, while Jack Dorsey said the firm will launch its first remittance product later this year leveraging decentralized finance.
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In talks with OCC officials, "it became obvious that we would not gain near-term approval given their recent experience with multifamily and CRE positions," FirstSun CEO Neal Arnold says. The companies announced other revisions to their deal, too.
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