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Annual inflation drops to 2.4% in January

U.S. inflation eased more than expected in January, offering tentative relief to consumers and policymakers navigating a still-uncertain economic landscape, new Consumer Price Index data shows. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that consumer prices rose 2.4% from a year earlier — down from December’s year-over-year figure of 2.7%. The report, delayed two…

AI hype vs. signal: What Super Bowl LX ads mean for homebuilders

For us, the Super Bowl LX sideshow wasn’t the score or the halftime spectacle. It was 63 commercial messages, over 51 minutes of programming, at $8–$10 million per 30-second unit, quietly setting the stage for a master class in how capital behaves when technology narratives outrun operational reality. That tension — hype versus signal —…

Altisource names Rick Seehausen president of Lenders One

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., a provider of real estate and mortgage solutions, has appointed Rick Seehausen as president of its Lenders One Cooperative. Founded in 2000, Lenders One is a national alliance of independent mortgage banks, banks and credit unions. Its members collectively originated about $350 billion in mortgages in 2024, ranking it among the…

Longbridge, Mutual of Omaha to settle reverse mortgage advertising lawsuit

Two leading reverse mortgage lenders have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging improper advertising practices, according to a court docket reviewed by HousingWire’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). The dispute between Longbridge Financial and Mutual of Omaha Mortgage was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in late 2024. Longbridge…