Freddie Mac has appointed Joan E. Donoghue to be senior vice president and general counsel after working at the GSE for four years."Joan has been a tremendous asset to Freddie Mac during a period of extraordinary change," Freddie chairman and chief executive Richard Syron said in reference to the accounting scandal that was uncovered in 2003 and the ongoing restatement of the company's financial statements. Ms. Donoghue joined Freddie in 2001 after working as deputy general counsel in the Treasury Department (1999-2000). She served as Freddie's interim general counsel after general counsel Maud Mater stepped down in late 2003 She remained as deputy general counsel when Ralph Boyd Jr. was appointed general counsel in April 2004. Freddie announced on Feb. 7 that Mr. Boyd was elected chairman of the Freddie Mac Foundation. The new general counsel is a graduate of University of California (Berkley) law school and she began her career as an associate attorney at Covington & Burling.
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A federal judge in Texas dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's medical debt rule and prohibited states from passing their own laws prohibiting medical debt on credit reports.
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Dr. Mark Calabria takes on the additional role of chief statistician of the United States; retired Ally Bank executive Diane Morais has joined First Citizens Bancshares' board of directors; MainStreet Bank has promoted Alex Vari to chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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While refinances are behind the latest increases, the pace of purchase activity may be a stronger indicator of where the housing market sits.
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The share of economists expecting a September rate reduction grew in the July Wolters Kluwer survey, but the October or later percentage also increased.
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Rising home prices and softening sales offer a mixed view of a market that some say is shifting to favor buyers.
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The notes are backed by home improvement installment loans originated by approved dealers in Foundation Finance Company's network.
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