Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shifts and lender impact

Traci Parks has been a copy editor at American Banker since 2023. She's worked at Scholastic National Partnerships and many fashion magazines, including V Magazine where she was also a contributing writer. As a playwright, her work has been produced in New York, Seattle and Los Angeles.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Managing Associate Joshua Bonney

Joshua Bonney is a senior associate in Orrick's Washington, D.C., office.

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