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Mike Hicks is chief marketing officer at Beezy.

Better for mortgage businesses to take on the purchase market “storm” than batten down the hatches in port, writes LodeStar Software Solutions CEO Jim Paolino.

While government protections currently shield most borrowers and delay process timelines, a growing backlog is likely to hit some areas of the country worse than others.

Thanks to a series of government measures, the pandemic did not cause the massive wave of distressed debt flooding the market that many expected, but certain property types remain vulnerable.

Three months into President Biden’s term, the White House has yet to select a nominee to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or pick an acting chief. That inaction will make it more difficult for Democrats to unwind Trump-era policies, critics say.

Heath Shackleford is the founder of Good.Must.Grow. a socially responsible marketing consultancy and Certified B Corp. He is a two-decade veteran of the wellness industry and a social entrepreneur who has led national research on conscious consumerism and purpose-driven behaviors. Over the course of his career, he has worked with leaders in healthcare, nonprofits and socially conscious businesses to innovate for a better world. He is also a frequent contributor to Fast Company and active with a variety of charitable causes, ranging from addiction to homelessness to social justice.

Sara Martin is CEO of WELCOA. Her purpose is helping people fulfill their highest potential in work and life through corporate health promotion. She has launched award winning wellness programs, created new wellness products, and engineered work environments to create cultures of health across multiple industries. She has been a session and keynote speaker at a variety of community and national events including National Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Conference, the Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, and the National WELCOA Training Summit. She sits on the Johns Hopkins Mental Health in the Workplace Advisory Council and the CDC Workplace Health Resource Center Steering Committee.