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Patty Starr is president and CEO of Health Action Council and is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the organization--build stronger, healthier communities where business can thrive. Since joining the Health Action Council staff in 2013, she has transformed the organization yielding broad national expansion and seven consecutive years of growth. 

Patty is a member of the Advisory Board at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Board of Directors for Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO). She has also served on the Board of Directors for the Better Health Partnership, Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Health Action Council before becoming executive director in 2013.  In 2022, she was named a Woman of Influence by Cleveland Business Journal, and in 2018, she was named among Notable Women in Healthcare by Crain's Cleveland Business. 

Prior to Health Action Council, she was the senior director of health insurance and benefits at the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) and president and founder of The Ark Individual Insurance Brokerage.

Title premiums written slipped 44% on a year-over-year basis, as mortgage origination volume was down by more than half, the American Land Title Association reported.

Over one-third of the struggling borrowers who received recast loan terms in the first quarter cut their monthly obligation by 20% or more.

After holding at its last meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee may decide to raise rates again in July.

Jennett Douglas is a senior client services manager for Felix. In her work, she utilizes a wealth of knowledge and experience in project management, research-based practices, human development and learning, and coaching.

Millions of would-be borrowers are reportedly "doubling up" by sharing homes with nonrelatives, Zillow found.

Nicole Halverson serves as Carpe Data's first VP of People and Culture. Throughout her time at Carpe Data, Nicole has built a people-focused team driving talent acquisition, people and organizational development, employee relations, employee engagement, and DEIB. Nicole has helped triple Carpe Data's employee base in the US and Portugal, and has helped coach employees towards high performance and innovation while committing to the Company's core values: act like an owner, lead with empathy, and be bold and creative. Before Carpe Data, Nicole spent eight years in operations and people management in private education.

We have the tools to address our housing challenges through a mix of regulatory reforms, policy changes, incentives and investment. What's needed is the will and leadership to put those tools to work.

Realtor, mortgage banking, depository, securities, community lending, building, insurer, credit union and fair housing groups foresee operational complexities.

An Urban Institute and Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco paper suggests creating a pilot program in which some down payment funds are set aside in case the borrower runs into problems.