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Federal Reserve officials broadly agreed last month they should start reducing emergency pandemic support for the economy, minutes of the Sept. 21-22 Federal Open Market Committee meeting released Wednesday said.

The increase stops just short of restoring what was effectively a cut to the annual limit for 2021 under the Trump administration.

The San Francisco bank reported a 26% increase in its third-quarter earnings, thanks to robust single-family, multifamily and commercial real estate loan activity in New York, Boston and its home city.

Increased purchase activity countered a slowdown in refinance applications, which were impacted by rising rates.

Teresa Carroll is the vice president of PEO (Professional Employer Organization) at Paychex and the president of Oasis, by Paychex HR.

Matt Harmon has served as the senior vice president of claims for The MEMIC Group since 2015. In this role, he is responsible for all claim-related activities for MEMIC across 40+ jurisdictions. Matt brings more than 25 years of workers’ compensation claims experience to his position. Matt began his insurance career in 1994 after graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in Business Administration. Active in his community, Matt currently serves on the board of directors for the American Red Cross of Southern Maine and Boots2Roots. He is a 2019 graduate of Maine Development Foundation’s Leadership Maine program, and is a current MBA candidate at the University of Maine.

StoicLane, Oaktree Capital Management, MFA Financial, family offices and individual strategic investors participated in the funding round.

Joel Schwartz is founder and co-CEO of DoubleCheck Solutions.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles will be removed from his role as the main watchdog of Wall Street lenders after his title officially expires this week.

Home buyers on the coasts paid the highest amount in fees, led by D.C. residents.