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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Quarterly Banking Profile for Q1 showed that banks' net income margins got a boost, but FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg said concerns around inflation, interest rate volatility and geopolitical uncertainty could mean tougher quarters ahead.

The mortgage veteran will oversee all operational aspects at Kind, a post published by the multichannel lender said.

Beth Hammack, who stepped down as the bank's co-head of global finance earlier this year, will take the helm as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland later this summer following the retirement of longtime President Loretta Mester.

Jess Vento is senior director of accounting at LeaseCrunch, lease accounting software to help transition, account for and maintain leases in compliance with lease accounting standards ASC 842, GASB 87, GASB 96 and
IFRS 16.

An uptick in interest rates kept borrowers on the sidelines, as both purchases and refinances dropped, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mike DeKock is founder and CEO of MJD Advisors, a compliance company fighting the mindset that compliance is complicated by offering simple, exciting and straightforward solutions to complex challenges.

Over 54% of borrowers with a mortgage say they only got one mortgage offer, a LendingTree survey said.

If approved by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the program will not lead to large amounts of home equity being extracted, nor is it mission creep, wrote Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George.

Unusual spikes in property taxes and insurance in many areas are causing servicing concerns that mortgage companies may not be used to managing.

Kristin Smith is the CEO of Blockchain Association.