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  • June 24, 2026

    'Hard-Money' Lenders Guilty Of Stealing Upfront Fees

    A Manhattan federal jury convicted two Florida men of using their "hard-money" commercial real estate finance company to steal $18 million in upfront fees, after prosecutors said they defrauded developers to whom they never intended to extend loans.

  • June 23, 2026

    Landmark Housing Bill Heads To Trump After House Vote

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed an amended version of landmark housing legislation focused on expanding housing supply and lowering housing costs with a 358-32 vote, putting it on the track to President Donald Trump's desk.

  • June 23, 2026

    Feds' Capital Revamp Has A Dodd-Frank Problem, Critics Say

    Big banks are broadly pleased with a draft capital-rule overhaul that federal regulators project would deliver the biggest capital relief in a generation, but critics say it rests on shaky legal ground that the banking agencies have "astoundingly" ignored.

  • June 23, 2026

    Truist Division Sued Over Citizenship-Based Loan Denial

    A recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hit Truist Financial Corp. division Sheffield Financial and an Oklahoma motorcycle dealership with a proposed class action alleging he was wrongfully denied credit based on his immigration status despite having an above-average credit score.

  • June 23, 2026

    FDIC Is Sole Owner Of SVB's $73M Fraud Coverage Claim

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse in 2023, is the sole owner of the bank's claim for coverage of a $73 million fraudulent scheme and is entitled to recover proceeds for losses the bank suffered, a North Carolina federal court ruled.

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