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PennyMac Debuts Non-QM Product Suite

PennyMac Financial Services Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) has launched a suite of non-qualified mortgage (Non-QM) products in its third party origination (TPO) division. According to the Westlake Village, California-based company, the new products are designed to “help TPO...

PennyMac Debuts Non-QM Product Suite

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026

The new products are designed to “help TPO partners solve complex borrower scenarios, expand their addressable market, and close more loans.” Continue Reading PennyMac Debuts Non-QM Product Suite

SBA Issues Guidance to Speed Rebuilding in LA Communities Destroyed by Wildfires

by Phil Hall | Jan 30, 2026

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has published a regulatory guidance titled “Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters” that will enable allow builders to self-certify compliance with substantive state and local...

Saks Off 5th to Close Most of its Stores

by Phil Hall | Jan 30, 2026

Saks Global, the parent company of the Saks Fifth Avenue department store chain, it is closing 62 of its 70 Saks Off 5th discount outlets as part of its bankruptcy protection restructuring. The Wall Street Journal reports the stores targeted for closing will begin...

Hanover Bancorp Names New Chief Commercial Real Estate Lending Officer

by Phil Hall | Jan 30, 2026

Hanover Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HNVR), the Mineola, New York-based bank holding company for Hanover Community Bank, has hired William J. Newham III as executive vice president and chief commercial real estate lending officer. Prior to joining Hanover Bank, Newham was...

News & Current Events

Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh to Become Next Federal Reserve Chairman

by Phil Hall | Jan 30, 2026

Warsh previously served as a governor on the Fed’s Board of Governors from 2006 through 2011. Continue Reading Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh to Become Next Federal Reserve Chairman

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: When Political ‘Protesters’ Damage Commercial Property

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026

While the Constitution guarantees the right to peaceably assemble, it does not guarantee the right to physically or economically destroy someone else’s business. Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: When Political ‘Protesters’ Damage Commercial Property

Georgia GOP Lawmakers Propose Ending Homestead Property Taxes by 2032

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026

The proposal encourages local governments and schools to consider other options to compensate for the decrease in property tax revenue. Continue Reading Georgia GOP Lawmakers Propose Ending Homestead Property Taxes by 2032

Exclusive News

New Fund Offers Grants to Commercial Developers Along Atlanta’s Beltline Corridor

Sep 26, 2025

Developers interested in the program can apply online, and applications are being accepted through Oct. 24. Continue Reading New Fund Offers Grants to Commercial Developers Along Atlanta’s Beltline Corridor

Florida Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Commissioners Over Property Taxes

Sep 26, 2025

A Florida resident is free on bail after being arrested for threatening to shoot city officials if they increased property taxes. Continue Reading Florida Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Commissioners Over Property Taxes

Southern Nevada Real Estate Brokerages Announce Merger

Sep 26, 2025

The combined company will operate under the Signature name after Oct. 8. Continue Reading Southern Nevada Real Estate Brokerages Announce Merger

Flyhomes to Close Real Estate Brokerage, Focus on Wholesale Lending

Sep 26, 2025

The company announced it will transition its real estate agents to another brokerage platform. Continue Reading Flyhomes to Close Real Estate Brokerage, Focus on Wholesale Lending

Former Fed and Treasury Leaders File Amicus Brief Backing Lisa Cook

Sep 26, 2025

A bipartisan collection of former Federal Reserve chairpersons, Treasury Secretaries and White House economists have filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court asking that Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor while she fights the White House's effort to...