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Bob Kerr, EA, is principal of Kerr Consulting LLC, where he consults with individual firms on tax administration issues. He started his career by spending a dozen years at IRS, mostly in compliance research, and then provided IRS oversight as professional staff on the Senate Finance Committee and served in senior roles, including as chief advocate and IRS/policy spokesman, at the National Association of Enrolled Agents. Follow him on X at @BSG_BobKerr.

Many other organizations have turned to sales of this asset class in order to enhance cash flow or liquidity.

Top banking regulators reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering the Community Reinvestment Act despite a court challenge, emphasizing their personal dedication to seeing the rule implemented.

Non-mortgage interest payments climbed to an annual rate of $573.4 billion in January. That's the highest on record even after adjusting for inflation — and within a hair's breadth of the $578.3 billion in annual mortgage interest that households were shelling out as of the last quarter of 2023.

Eric Spacek has more than 15 years of insurance risk control experience and joined Church Mutual in January 2020 as Risk Control program manager. He was promoted to his current role in January 2022.

Spacek earned a bachelor's degree in English from Eastern University in St. David's, Pennsylvania, and his juris doctor degree from American University in Washington, D.C.

Spacek earned the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation. He has also received the Cambridge Certificate in Risk Management for Churches and Schools.

Spacek serves on the board of directors of the Iowa Prayer Breakfast Committee and on the board of directors for the Friends of Youth Justice Initiative in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Continued failure to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship will lead to see-saw mortgage policy every time the White House changes hands, which is against the intent of the GSE statutes that indicate a desire for stable secondary markets, writes the Principal at public affairs firm TVDC.

In conjunction with the announcement, Rithm also commenced a cash-tender offer to purchase up to $275 million worth of notes coming due in 2025.

Market participants have been so focused on determining when and how much the Federal Reserve will slow its balance-sheet unwind that they haven't even started to consider another wrinkle: the composition of the U.S. central bank's assets.

With 99 or fewer employees, these home finance companies are celebrated for supporting staff through solid communication and opportunities for personal development.

Through wellness dollars provided by their insurance partners, companies have been able to add onsite gyms and introduce raffles and challenges aimed at improving staff fitness.