• NYC launches new unit to combat deed theft ,HousingWire Automation

    NYC launches new unit to combat deed theft 

    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, a new unit housed in the Department of Finance to coordinate citywide efforts to combat fraudulent property transfers, according to an announcement on Friday. “The theft of a home is the theft of a family’s future,”

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  • SoFi rolls out end-to-end digital HELOC experience, advisory council,Sarah Wolak

    SoFi rolls out end-to-end digital HELOC experience, advisory council

    SoFi Technologies this week unveiled a new fully digital home equity line of credit (HELOC) experience, expanding its push into mortgages as more homeowners choose to tap equity rather than move. The company said the new HELOC offering will allow members to access home equity through an end-to-end d

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  • Powell is done. Will Warsh help with mortgage rates?,Logan Mohtashami

    Powell is done. Will Warsh help with mortgage rates?

    Jerome Powell’s tenure as Federal Reserve chair is coming to an end as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation of alleged cost overruns on the Fed headquarters’ renovations. This paves the way for Kevin Warsh to head the Fed — maybe as soon as May. The timing couldn’t be more per

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