TAMPA, Fla. – Suncoast Schools FCU, the state’s biggest credit union, launched a new program to help local teachers and school employees buy their own homes. The credit union’s Home Solution will provide up to 100% mortgage financing; a reduced rate (by 0.25%) for automatic payment; discounted closing costs and ease of qualifying for educators and support staff in the surrounding Hillsborough County School District. School employees can choose from a variety of mortgages, including a 30-year, fixed-rate loan or the credit union’s discounted ARM HLPR loan for first time homebuyers. The $5 billion credit union is committing $100 million in loans to the Home Solution program.
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The central bank extended the deadline for comments on Regulation O by one month, to Nov. 4.
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The Brazil-based digital bank, which recently launched a U.S. business, submitted an SEC filing to stop the spread of misinformation.
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The bank-owned payments company has been developing an interoperable payments network that will allow banks to clear and settle tokenized deposit transactions. It's targeting an early 2027 launch for the network, and is working toward an atomic future thanks to bank demand.
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More states are providing funding to community development financial institutions, which are contending with hostility from the Trump administration and challenges from high interest rates.
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Chicago-based Northern Trust has started its search for a new CFO as David Fox plans to retire in March; the American Fintech Council has been appointed as an observer on the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' newly formed nonbank industry advisory; Wells Fargo has hired JPMorganChase investment banker David Harkin to advise on technology deals, and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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A proposal is meant to ensure advisors can trade client assets on a discretionary basis without triggering onerous custody requirements, while also giving them a self-custody option for crypto.
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