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Lena is a startup veteran with demonstrated expertise in propelling business growth for growth-stage fintech companies. In her role as Chief Revenue Officer at leading life insurance technology company Bestow, Lena Chukhno oversees B2B partnership growth for advisor, embedded and enterprise partners. Companies of every size — from startups to public companies — leverage Bestow's software to launch and sell digital life insurance and improve efficiency and profitability by managing the business online.

Prior to joining Bestow, Lena had a combined role as the General Manager of Student Loan Refinancing and Head of Strategy at Earnest, a mission-driven fintech in San Francisco. Under her leadership, Earnest grew to become the market leader in the education financing space.

Previously, she led business development and growth strategy for the Multi-Asset Solutions division at JPMorgan and spent time at McKinsey & Company in management consulting.

A native of Ukraine, Lena earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from Kyiv National Economic University, and an MBA from INSEAD.

The Ohio-based bank concentrated most of its lending branches in majority-white neighborhoods and did nothing to compensate for its lack of physical presence, the DOJ claims.

The business is heavily reliant on mortgage originations and some participants are turning to other sources of income to bolster results.

Amana Lilley, CPA, SHRM-CP, PHR, is a consultant at Rosenberg Associates. She began her career in public accounting working in both audit and tax. She spent over five years working with a variety of clients ranging from real estate partnerships to ultra-high net-worth individuals. In 2019, she pivoted her career to assist the profession as a human resource professional focusing on a wide range of areas including talent management, learning and development and general compliance. Today she works with progressive CPA firm leaders and teams on projects such as partner compensation, partner agreements, workshops, strategic retreat facilitation and HR consulting. She is a graduate of Portland State University.

The price tag for the Colorado-based lender was a "low seven-figure number," its CEO said.

CEO Mat Ishbia touted his firm's competitive pricing strategy as the reason why the company has remained stable against major setbacks and losses at competitors like Wells Fargo and Rocket Mortgage.

Currently, 43 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing and recognizing RONs, but California has voiced strong opposition to any national legislation

A week after it dropped to a 28-year low, purchase activity decreased again by over 5%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The filing is the most recent accusation of discrimination in the field, an issue that has drawn attention from the White House last year.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra says the bureau is continuing with its enforcement agenda and that financial firms face risks from the Supreme Court case.