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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.
March 19
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The Oklahoma community bank partnered with two digital asset companies to create a cross-border form of tokenized U.S. dollar deposits.
March 19
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Grand Rapids-based Independent Bank Corp. has agreed to buy HCB Bancorp for $70.2 million — the buyer's first deal since 2017.
March 19
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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.
March 19
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Participate, a loan participation network, has agreed to use tokenized dollars issued by Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank.
March 19
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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.
March 19
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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.
March 19
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The Ohio-based lender is accusing Atlantic Coast Mortgage of stealing customers, while a Chicago bank is accusing Lower of raiding a Maryland branch.
March 19
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For the second week in a row, the 30-year fixed increased by 11 basis points, Freddie Mac found, a result of reaction to oil price hikes from the Iran conflict.
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