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CFPB Requests Comments on Agency Information Collection Activities
February 1, 2026 / Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) requests the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) extension of an information collection titled “Consumer Response Intake Form. The CFPB published a 60-day Federal Register notice on November 28, 2025 (90 FR 54643) under Docket Number: CFPB-2025-0042….
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Officials for Violent Repression and Corruption
February 1, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
January 30, 2026 First Designation of IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchange WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional action against Iranian officials responsible for the regime’s brutal crackdown on its own people. Among the officials sanctioned today is Eskandar Momeni Kalagari —Iran’s Minister of the Interior—who oversees the murderous Law…
Mortgage Rates Remain Lower and Steady
February 1, 2026 / Source: Freddie Mac
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.10%. “Mortgage rates remain near their lowest levels in three years, which is encouraging for potential homebuyers who have waited to enter the market for some time,” said Sam…