Julian Hebron

MBA Secondary 2025 LIVE BLOG – State of Mortgage Markets, Rates, Regs, Lenders from top banks, lenders, regulators.

Mortgage Regulation Outlook 2025 – LIVE BLOG from MBA Policy Conference

Here are the top takeaways from 2025 MBA Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Conference

Content creators face existential threat as AI bypasses traditional websites

Which debt risk is bigger: retail cards with 33% rates or regular credit cards?

Are America's 129.9 million outstanding retail credit cards with rates of 33% a ticking time bomb? Or is it business as usual?

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Trump Executive Power Playbook vs. Previous Presidents

If 1 Chart Revealed Warren Buffett’s 6-Decade Secret Sauce, This Is It

Goldman Sachs bond leader says inflation bigger threat than recession for now

Today’s softer than expected CPI feels backward looking. Going forward the Fed is likely to face a difficult trade-off as tariff-driven price increases start to feed through to the inflation data. We expect the Fed’s initial reaction to be cautious.

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Why Crisis-Tested Fed Official Neel Kashkari Doesn’t See Imminent Rate Cuts

Tariffs pose both inflation and recession risks, complicating Fed cut (dovish) or hike (hawkisk) decisions. Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari skews on side of hawkish pause.

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How Canadian lumber tariff exemptions help U.S. homebuilders and homebuyer affordability

Tariffs increase builder costs by $9200 per home. At today's newly-built home price of $414,500 with 5% down, a household must make $119k/yr to qualify.