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The 30-year average declined for the fifth consecutive week, as purchase demand picking up at the same time, according to Freddie Mac.

In November's roundup of top banking news: Citigroup approaches newest wave of job cuts and managerial shifts, Truist Financial nearly doubles most-senior executive leadership team, JPMorgan Chase faces regulatory inquiries and more.

Brandon Milhorn, former top staffer to FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill, has been named president and CEO of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, effective Monday.

Texas-based RBFCU, the tenth largest credit union in the nation, promoted Mark Sekula from CFO to CEO, replacing Christopher O'Connor, who will retire in March.

The banking industry needs to seriously grapple with the potential — for good and for ill — that generative AI presents for its future.

How the next generation of payments technology is being developed in fields such as public transit, sports and long-haul trucking.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has large stakes for bankers who get into hot water with their regulators. Conservative justices asked tough questions of a Biden administration lawyer who defended agencies' reliance on administrative law judges.

The Berkshire Hathaway legacy of Warren Buffett's longtime business partner includes large checks written to national banks as well as curt remarks about the industry's shortcomings. Munger died on Tuesday, a few weeks before of his 100th birthday.

Net income at banks fell 4.6% year over year in the third quarter, though it remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Quarterly Banking Profile. FDIC Chairman Gruenberg cautioned about deteriorating commercial real estate loans and unrealized losses on securities in a high interest rate enviroment.

While House Republicans and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra normally clash, Republicans offered unusual praise for Chopra's efforts around data privacy for consumers.