Please don’t touch my pizza! In a decision that has left countless fans disappointed,, including many in the mortgage ranks, Costco has decided to remove the $1.25 fries option from the food court menu entirely. The decision comes at a time when the retailer identified certain items as being “loss leaders,” which include the $5 rotisserie chicken, the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo (which we hope never goes anywhere) and now, the fries. On top of that, Costco workers have voted to strike, and they’re serious. At the other end of the economic spectrum, the Trumps have launched their own cryptocurrencies… I’ve lost track of the billions added to their net worth. (Freddie and Fannie accept virtual currencies under certain circumstances.) On the regulatory front, attorney Brian Levy seems to have rethought his criticism of DOGE’s lack of seriousness. After a barrage of CFPB action in the presumed final days of Rohit Chopra’s tenure, Levy muses on the prospects for reform under new CFPB leadership in his latest Mortgage Musings. (Sign up here for a free subscription.) (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s is sponsored by Lender Toolkit’s new Prism. Experience a quantum leap in accuracy and efficiency as you streamline workflows, reduce errors, and close loans faster. Prism’s advanced OCR boasts 99 percent accuracy across 1,450+ document types. Effortlessly index, analyze, and underwrite crucial data with their intelligent system. Today’s has an interview with EquityProtect’s Jon Dovidio on industry solutions to deed theft and title fraud.)