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Matt Battersby is VP and Chief Behavioral Scientist at Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA). Based in RGA’s London (U.K.) office, he is responsible for the effective development and deployment of behavioral science-informed models to RGA and to its clients for use in underwriting, claims, risk management and customer engagement.

Daniel Schmid is vice president of sales for the Western U.S. with Trustmark Voluntary Benefits. He has more than 35 years of sales experience in the insurance industry.

A national policy leader with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Keita M. Franklin is the Chief Clinical Officer at Loyal Source Government Services– the nation’s leading healthcare solutions provider – and has consulted with many entities on issues related to workplace wellness. Prior to joining the Loyal Source team, Dr. Franklin was a senior executive at both the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), frequently representing the DoD and the VA during testimony in front of both chambers of Congress and advising the Office of the President, the Domestic Policy Council, and the National Security Council. During her tenure, Dr. Franklin led enterprise-wide programming for Veterans, military service members and their families.

Serving Loyal Source since inception, Brian Moore is a recognized creative solutions and results-oriented leader. Overseeing operations, and all Loyal Source Government Services business development efforts, Moore is responsible for the company’s strategic marketing and outreach programs, expertly designed to infiltrate and develop new government service venture opportunities for the business worldwide. Managing the company’s largest national and international client agency accounts, Moore’s decade of commercial and government business acumen has been integral to the development of the Loyal Source name, today known worldwide for developing innovative and market-variable human capital solutions on a global scale.

Five transactions in the past week provided cash infusions for tech companies that are developing products for real estate finance.

The heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury are urging passage of legislation that would replace Libor with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate in certain contracts. That would spare banks litigation over trillions of dollars of contracts when Libor expires in 2023.

The proceeds are expected to be reinvested into agency mortgage-backed securities, which already make up 93% of Annaly's portfolio.

Linda Killinger was vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and a partner in an international accounting firm.

Kerry Killinger served as chairman, president and CEO of Washington Mutual Bank.

By applying what has been learned in the past year, mortgage providers can ensure they will be better positioned to take on more loans and grow their business, EarnUp CEO and co-founder Nadim Homsany writes