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Brian Parker is SVP, National HR Consulting and Workforce Solutions Leader at Alera Group. He leads the Alera Group division responsible for helping clients create strategies to attract and retain talent and transform the way they serve employees. His guidance empowers organizations to better engage their people and find the right technology and services to carry out their mission.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the consumer price index rose to 0.3% in June to an annualized rate of 2.7%, making the case to cut interest rates more difficult for the Federal Reserve to justify at its next meeting later this month.
July 15 -
Strong fee income growth and solid credit quality helped offset weak demand for credit as the San Francisco-based bank reported a 20% boost to earnings per share from a year ago.
July 15 -
Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said in a Tuesday statement that "the U.S. economy remained resilient" during the second quarter, adding that the recent tax cuts and potential deregulation are "positive for the economic outlook."
July 15 -
States have passed new laws and hired ex-bureau staff, but some suggest the shift is more evolutionary than revolutionary.
July 15 -
The Office of the Comptroller of Currency said it will no longer include examinations for disparate impact liability but will still perform fair lending risk assessments on a regular basis.
July 14
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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Mortgage professionals are more often subject to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and aren't likely to be impacted by the new Sunshine State law.
July 14 -
New limits for forward commitments add to indications the secondary mortgage market is watching builder partnerships with home lenders closely.
July 14 -
Calls for applications for a bank-specific program within the Community Development Financial Institution Fund have been delayed, raising the possibility that those funds are unspent before the appropriated money expires.
July 14 -
A federal judge in Texas dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's medical debt rule and prohibited states from passing their own laws prohibiting medical debt on credit reports.
July 11 -
Dr. Mark Calabria takes on the additional role of chief statistician of the United States; retired Ally Bank executive Diane Morais has joined First Citizens Bancshares' board of directors; MainStreet Bank has promoted Alex Vari to chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
July 11