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A crackdown is coming at a particularly awkward time for the financial industry: bankers are pressing government authorities to approve mergers and acquisitions at one of the fastest clips since the 2008 financial crisis and to get their paydays linked to those deals, more executives may feel pressure to resolve government claims.

The Indiana company told investors that it’s ready to complete its combination with First Midwest Bancorp but that it’s unclear whether a recently filed mortgage discrimination lawsuit will get in the way of Fed approval.

The transaction fills in gaps in each company's capabilities for serving their customers, monetizing data for SimpleNexus, and mobile capabilities for LBA Ware.

Also, Guaranteed Rate launches lending outreach to Spanish speakers, AmTrust Title creates head of technology role and UMortgage brings on a training specialist.

But overall improvement in September employment numbers are likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to begin tapering their asset purchases.

Industry professionals share their experiences of racism and sexism on the job and offer the best ways to help eliminate it.

The organizations have created the Racial Equity Accelerator for Homeownership, a two-year incubator for the development of innovations to address racial inequality in wealth and housing.

Minorities are expected to drive future homeownership growth, but the corporate suites have yet to catch up with demographics

Despite BLM, #MeToo and other movements for equality and justice, employers don't understand enough about the impact of neglecting DEI on company health.

Also, Candor Technology names past Fannie Mae exec chief strategy officer, former Impac chief of staff joins The Money Source and Plaza Home Mortgage finds a CIO