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Contract closings decreased 0.9% from the prior month to an annualized 5.8 million, according to data out Tuesday from the National Association of Realtors.

Sirmara Campbell is Chief Human Resources Officer at LaSalle Network, a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm.

With the Biden administration signaling that it will prioritize enforcement of federal rules around discriminatory lending, many mortgage firms don't have internal measures in place to ensure compliance of them, writes the internal audit manager of Mortgage Quality Management and Research.

Scott Weintraub serves as Internal Audit Manager for Mortgage Quality Management and Research with nearly 20 years of experience in the mortgage origination and servicing industries, focusing on legal & regulatory compliance, Internal Audit management and organizational risk management.

The company plans on trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLND

The scheme's victims included an elderly woman and a local title agency that lost $230,000 in the fraudulent property transfer.

The high court sent the case back to the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit whether the dispute can continue as a class action lawsuit.

While usage of this process in mortgage closings picked up steam last year, only 34 states have permanent laws in place and two do not permit it at all.

Laura LaTourette, CFP (she, her, hers), is a Registered Principal for LPL Financial. Laura runs the Family Wealth Management Group, an independent practice in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Roger Hewins is the president and founder of Team Hewins, an independent fee-only advisory firm focused on serving family wealth clients, with locations in California and Florida.