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A first look at the capital plan suggests it moves the real estate finance industry closer to changes it lobbied for, but the devil may be in the details.

Housing economists at ICE Experience 2026 predict mortgage growth but also say the home finance industry has yet to fully adapt to the disruption of this decade.

The Oklahoma community bank partnered with two digital asset companies to create a cross-border form of tokenized U.S. dollar deposits.

Grand Rapids-based Independent Bank Corp. has agreed to buy HCB Bancorp for $70.2 million — the buyer's first deal since 2017.

Matt Hasan is an AI strategy advisor with four decades of experience in financial services, including leadership roles at Deloitte, IBM Global Business Services and Capgemini. He writes on the economic and governance implications of AI integration across underwriting, pricing and risk management. He holds a doctorate in economics.

Participate, a loan participation network, has agreed to use tokenized dollars issued by Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank.

Royal Bank of Canada is rolling out AI across its businesses in an effort to become more efficient and generate more revenues. The Toronto-based bank recently created an internal AI accelerator that directly reports to CEO Dave McKay.

Emily Stabile is a partner at Phillips & Cohen.

Ryan Byrd is an account executive on the personal lines team at B. F. Saul Insurance with over 10 years of experience, both on the carrier and agency side. He specializes in high-net-worth insurance, builder's risk, liability, and cyber coverage.

The Ohio-based lender is accusing Atlantic Coast Mortgage of stealing customers, while a Chicago bank is accusing Lower of raiding a Maryland branch.