The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is pursuing the Biden administration’s campaign against so-called junk fees by publishing an edition of Supervisory Highlights featuring what the agency described as its actions “to combat junk fees charged by mortgage...
The Bay State might be turning into the Bye-Bye State, as new research from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business found annual net outmigration from Massachusetts soared by 1,100% to 39,000 people since 2013 – and it could reach 96,000 by 2030. The study...
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced it has invested $19.2 million through Boston Financial to build 85 new affordable housing units in Arvada, Colorado. The investment was made in collaboration with Family Tree and BlueLine Development. The development, known as Marshall...
Habitat for Humanity Canada announced the appointment of Pedro Barata as president and CEO effective June 24. Barata is currently executive director of the Future Skills Centre, where he led the launch of more than 200 innovation pilots in every region and sector in...
Mortgage application activity was down last week, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week...
Total commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending during 2023 was estimated to have totaled $429 billion, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Last year’s total was down 47% from the $816 billion in 2022 and down 52% from the record...