• Americans back Social Security, but one-third fear it won’t last,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Americans back Social Security, but one-third fear it won’t last

    Most Americans hold a favorable view of Social Security, but about one-third are skeptical the program will still exist when they retire, according to new survey data released by the Cato Institute and YouGov. The survey also found that Americans are broadly misinformed about how Social Security wor

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  • Weekly housing demand reaches multiyear high,Logan Mohtashami

    Weekly housing demand reaches multiyear high

    As mortgage rates stay near 6%, our weekly housing demand data lines have improved so much that we are at multiyear highs in total pending sales and purchase application data combined. This shouldn’t be a shock for our readers because whenever mortgage rates break below 6.64% and head down toward 6%

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  • CFPB’s ECOA proposal raises alarms over women’s ability to get a mortgage,Sarah Wolak

    CFPB’s ECOA proposal raises alarms over women’s ability to get a mortgage

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing changes to rules under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to clarify lenders’ responsibilities on issues including disparate impact, discouragement of applicants and special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) that industry leaders say co

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