Mary Salinas Durón has been appointed executive vice president of Community Reinvestment Act and community development lending at Countrywide Bank FSB, Thousand Oaks, Calif.Ms. Durón joined Countrywide in 1998 and served most recently as executive vice president of the National Multicultural Sales Division of Countrywide Home Loans Inc., the company said. She also directed Countrywide's HouseAmerica initiatives, which include affordable housing and community partnership programs. Before joining Countrywide, Ms. Durón was senior vice president and manager of the Community Development Department at Sumitomo Bank of California. Countrywide can be found online at http://www.countrywide.com.
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The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.
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Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
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