Foreclosure filings in the United States surpassed 200,000 this year, representing an increase of over 20 percent.
Foreclosure filings across the United States continue to rise, signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels, as Americans face increased financial strain and hurdles to home ownership . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to ATTOM, a real estate data company, foreclosure filings in the United States reached 228,000 in the first half of the year. This constitutes a 21 percent increase compared to the same period last year. This also marks a 28 percent increase from two years ago. Foreclosures typically occur when homeowners fall behind on mortgage payments. The stats with the largest increases in foreclosure filings were Idaho (59 percent), Colorado (57 percent), and Georgia (52 percent). Florida had the highest overall…Open
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Data: U.S. Census Bureau ; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting longer. Yet their willingness to spend has not yet cracked. Why it matters: Economists feared that the Middle East-driven jump in gasoline prices would dent consumer spending. Instead, a still-stable labor market and rising household wealth appear to have given consumers enough cushion to keep spending. - For Federal Reserve officials, resilient consumer demand is both encouraging and challenging : It keeps the economy growing while making it harder to judge how quickly inflation can ease. What's new: Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, the fifth straight monthly increase, after May was revised up to a robust 1%. - That…
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not vote to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the permanent role until Blanche meets with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. Why it matters: Even a single Republican "no" vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee would prevent Blanche's nomination from advancing to a confirmation vote before the full Senate. What they're saying: "I have not made a final decision, but Mr. Blanche said very quickly yesterday that he would meet with the Epstein victims today if it could be arranged," Tillis said during Thursday's committee hearing. - "[I]t seemed to me that Mr. Blanche was willing to say that he would meet with them — and counsel — I understand the restriction that…
Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the prediction market Kalshi, according to two sources familiar with the matter. - The speeches the person allegedly traded on included the State of the Union in February. Why it matters: The rise of prediction markets has raised concerns about insider trading , which Kalshi and federal regulators say they're well positioned to combat. Driving the news: Gabriel Perez, the teleprompter operator, is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the allegations that he bet on Kalshi "mention markets" using information on Trump's planned remarks,"…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he'd leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the "anti-Israel party," though he signaled he had no plans to imminently depart the caucus. Why it matters: Republicans currently hold a narrow Senate majority, but with midterm elections looming, Fetterman's comments could be a blow to Democrats should they flip four seats in November and regain control. - Fetterman acknowledged the Democrats' difficult Senate math when speaking Wednesday at The Hill Nation Summit: "And if we flip those four seats, then I would be 51, and ... watch what I do." - He continued, "I'm the guy that would be there that 51 as the committed Democrat." Driving the news: Democrats have grown more disillusioned and angry toward…
