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Chasse Rehwinkel served as Illinois director of banking from 2019-2023 and is currently president of Devon Bank.

Guaranteed Rate Affinity, joint venture between Guaranteed Rate and Anywhere Integrated Services, announced its national builder divisional manager.

The wholesale lender says it agreed to a $660,000 deal last summer for employees seeking overtime pay, an agreement the plaintiffs say never existed.

Steve Markle is chief operating officer of Itemize, where he leads the go-to-market units, encompassing product, sales and marketing. With a distinguished career spanning more than 25 years in B2B technology, Markle brings deep expertise and leadership to Itemize. Markle was previously the president and CEO of BirchStreet, an e-procurement and accounts payable platform for the hospitality industry, and vice president of solutions management at SAP Ariba.

A first look at the capital plan suggests it moves the real estate finance industry closer to changes it lobbied for, but the devil may be in the details.

Housing economists at ICE Experience 2026 predict mortgage growth but also say the home finance industry has yet to fully adapt to the disruption of this decade.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed but both firms are nationwide mortgage originators, with CrossCountry claiming it is the top retail lender.

Matt Hasan is an AI strategy advisor with four decades of experience in financial services, including leadership roles at Deloitte, IBM Global Business Services and Capgemini. He writes on the economic and governance implications of AI integration across underwriting, pricing and risk management. He holds a doctorate in economics.

Emily Stabile is a partner at Phillips & Cohen.

Ryan Byrd is an account executive on the personal lines team at B. F. Saul Insurance with over 10 years of experience, both on the carrier and agency side. He specializes in high-net-worth insurance, builder's risk, liability, and cyber coverage.