A top Federal Housing Administration staffer, Meg Burns, is leaving the agency and joining Potomac Partners, a Washington consulting firm, in February.Ms. Burns is the director of the FHA's single-family program development office, and she has worked on developing legislation to revitalize the FHA mortgage insurance program. She is best known for managing the FHA's reverse mortgage program, according to Brian Chappelle, a founding partner of the mortgage banking consulting firm. "Having Meg join Potomac Partners further strengthens one of our core competencies -- government lending -- and further expands our services into the rapidly growing field of reverse mortgages," Mr. Chappelle said.
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About two-thirds of respondents to a NewDay survey said their education about the benefit was lacking either during their time in the service or afterwards.
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Banks are pushing back on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's draft of a five-year strategic plan, which includes a notable pullback from supervising nonbanks.
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Over half of all second-home inventory in the U.S. is concentrated in just eight states, with Florida leading the pack, according to analysis by NAHB.
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Certain affiliates of Blue Owl will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the healthcare-focused real estate investment trust for $30.38 per share.
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A new EquityProtect scorecard finds 16 states have no deed fraud laws, leaving homeowners vulnerable as real estate fraud losses topped $275 million in 2025, with seniors bearing the heaviest financial burden.
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Some litigants are "knuckleheads" but others are real threats, and well-pleaded cases can easily cost companies millions of dollars, TCPA attorney Eric Troutman said.
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