MortgagesAverage long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.42% this week, ET RealEstateMarch 24, 202343The average long-term U.S. mortgage fell for the second straight week which, combined with moderating home prices, could give house...
FundsUK Regulator Targets Client Money Protections in Priorities for Payments FirmsMarch 17, 202361On March 16, 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a letter1 to the CEOs of UK electronic money...
MortgagesAverage long-term US mortgage rate hits three-month high, Real Estate News, ET RealEstateMarch 3, 202334The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate hit a three-month high this week, reflecting higher Treasury yields and expectations that the...
MoneyFinCEN Issues ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Order Against Crypto Asset Exchange Linked to Illicit Russian ActivityFebruary 1, 202347On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato), a crypto asset...
CurrenciesUK joins international push to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine invasionJanuary 20, 202356The government said in a statement it had been invited by Ukraine to join the group and encouraged other G7...
FundsIncreased Scrutiny in the U.S. and the UK on the Financial Activity of Russian OligarchsJanuary 19, 202357As the war in Ukraine rages on, recent advisories from financial crime agencies in the United States and the United...
CurrenciesGermany calls for special tribunal against Russia over Ukraine warJanuary 16, 202392What is needed is "a tribunal that can investigate the Russian leadership and put them on trial", said Baerbock in...
MortgagesLibya says boat with 700 Europe-bound migrants interceptedDecember 31, 202258CAIRO (AP) — A vessel carrying at least 700 migrants was intercepted off the eastern coast of Libya, the coast...
MoneyCristiano Ronaldo makes big-money move to Saudi Arabian clubDecember 31, 202258LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo completed a lucrative move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Friday in a deal...
FinanceDutch Court Holds Former Director Personally Liable for EU Cartel FineDecember 19, 202277On December 12, 2022, the Dutch Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal (the court) confirmed that a former director of Heiploeg, a...