Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shifts and lender impact
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Financial markets took a tumble Monday morning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that he was the subject of a Justice Department inquiry concerning the central bank's headquarters renovation. Lawmakers and former Fed officials decried the move as political intimidation.

Jeff Corbin is a Principal in Staffbase's Strategic Communications Practice Group.  For the better part of his 25+ year career, he was CEO of KCSA Strategic Communications, a New York City based consulting firm.  He is better known for being one of the U.S. pioneers in the use of mobile technology for internal communications - he was the founder and CEO of APPrise Mobile and theEMPLOYEEapp which was sold to a private equity firm.  

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Maintenance of key mortgage tools requires a nuanced strategy as the full cost will stretch across the tech stack, but inaction could be worse, experts say.
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Depositories, credit unions and nonbank lenders have different needs from their loan origination software, and smaller lenders are more agile customers.