- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
Dr. Cole Barfield has served as Chief Medical Officer of on-demand virtual care provider First Stop Health since 2024. As a board-certified Internal medicine physician, Dr. Barfield spent the first ten years of his career treating patients in inpatient, outpatient, and virtual primary care settings before co-founding and serving as CMO of Wellview Health, which later merged with SentryHealth before being acquired by First Stop Health in late 2023.
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Fannie Mae economists toned down their housing and economic outlook in August, predicting fewer home sales and less mortgage origination volume versus July.
August 19
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Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned that focusing too much on technology risks could make banks lose relevance with customers.
August 19
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., asked crypto firms to keep spending in elections, and said that they "literally" put Bernie Moreno, Sherrod Brown's successor in Ohio, in the Senate.
August 19
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Nonbank lenders saw production income surge, returning to the black for the first time in three quarters, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
August 19
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Borrowers affected by the blazes are also reeling from homeowners insurance woes, contractor shortages and inflation making rebuilding difficult.
August 19
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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In a letter to federal leaders, the Community Home Lenders of America expressed views about a possible GSE merger and the need for "critical" mortgage products.
August 22
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Lagging tech adoption, issues with credit, and originators' rush to close refinances earlier this year contributed to deterioration, a study found.
August 21
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Trump has yet to decide when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will return to the market in an IPO that regulator Bill Pulte says could top $1 trillion.
August 21
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Two Harbors' agreement with Pine River resolves a case over wrongful termination that the REIT was already found liable for by a federal court.
August 21
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The 30-year fixed rate mortgage ended the week unchanged as the 10-year Treasury ended Wednesday about 5 basis points higher than seven days before.
August 21
