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Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Brown & Brown plans to expand its lender-placed business by combining operations run by two former rivals with healthy respect for each other.

While clients are uneasy about the spread of coronavirus, Kelly King touted the added volume his company has seen from lower rates.

Anthony Licavoli, CPA, is a senior manager at Top 100 Firm Rehmann. He supervises tax engagements for clients in a multitude of industries. He is a member of the firm’s international and income tax accounting (ASC 740) groups. He also sits on the firm’s tax reform subcommittee, helping to develop content and tools to assist advisors and educate clients on the technical aspects of new tax legislation.

Mortgage credit availability dropped slightly in February, making three consecutive months of tightening, but that streak will likely end with falling interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Dr. Kim Waters has a B.S. in nutrition and fitness and a Ph.D. in health promotion. She is part of the content team for Wellbeats, a content and software-as-a-service company that delivers on-demand, virtual fitness programming for corporate wellness programs.

Nearly all the main components of home sale statistics on Hawaii island and Kauai rose last month, according to a report released last week.

Michelle Tran is founder at NYC Fintech Women.

Mortgage companies that borrow heavily to keep their operations running may face financial pressure from coronavirus-related market volatility as it affects the valuations of collateral securing their financing.

Consumer sentiment for home buying stayed near its record high behind low mortgage rates and a strong job market, though the declining stock markets and COVID-19 concerns may change that soon, according to Fannie Mae.

The $400 million Toorak Mortgage Trust 2020-1 is the largest securitization to date for Toorak, which provides short-term institutional capital for individual and corporate real estate developers.