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Karen Buck is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of EagleBank. Her most recent roles include executive vice president — director of operations/contact center at Flagstar Bank in Michigan and executive vice president — commercial, retail/payment operations at TD Bank. Ms. Buck earned a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in finance and Spanish from La Salle University in Philadelphia. She has been recognized by South Jersey Biz Magazine as one of the 25 Women to Watch, NJBIZ Journal as one of the Best 50 Women in Business, the American Banker Most Powerful Women Team Award and Crain's Detroit 100 Most Influential Women.

Recent rate movements have failed to result in significant purchase growth, but refinances are providing lenders some lift.

Atty Bruggemann, Esq. is a partner at Dimopoulos Bruggemann P.C., a matrimonial and family law firm based in Westchester County, New York that specializes in high-net-worth divorces.

Brian O'Connell is an analyst at insuranceQuotes.com, which publishes in-depth studies, data and analysis related to auto, home, health, life and business insurance. In his role as analyst, Brian studies the insurance industry in order to provide trusted tips, advice and insights. A former Wall Street trader, he is the author of the books "CNBC's Creating Wealth" and "The Career Survival Guide." His commentary appears regularly on major media platforms like Fox Business, U.S. News, The Motley Fool, TheStreet.com and many others. 

Nonbank mortgage users signing up for the new CFPB registry will be able to leverage the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System but new guidance lays out some of the limits to the efficiencies.

The Federal Reserve finalized its capital requirements for large banks Wednesday based on June's stress test outcomes.

Brandi Hodor is a senior analytic advisor with Merative. She brings over two and a half decades of healthcare strategic planning and a demonstrated history of leveraging a consultative approach to identify solutions and devise highly customized strategies to transform the healthcare industry. She is an industry expert in integrating psychographic segmentation and socio-demographic data. She oversees a cross-functional team that can deliver analytics with a commitment to innovative solutions in traditional and value-based care arrangements.

Charles N. Cranmer, a former investment manager, writes the Substack, The Open Society and Its Banks.

Justin Cooper leads Orrick's Finance Sector and is a member of the firm's Board. He also serves as co-leader of Orrick's Public Finance department and chair of the firm's nationally prominent housing finance group.

While lower rates have piqued borrower interest, most are waiting for some key events to pass before buying or refinancing, originators said.