These 10 Black Bankers Are Reshaping Wall Street

Bloomberg/Crain’s New York Business, March 16, 2021We’ve identified 10 Black bankers, endorsed by their peers for being leaders who stand out in an industry that’s working to transform itself from …

Opening Up the Door for Women in Mortgage

MReport, March 17, 2021–David WhartonTo celebrate Women’s History Month, a panel of female employees from three different departments at Planet Home Lending joined MReport to discuss how they have found …

Freddie Mac Appoints Mark Crier as Interim CEO

National Mortgage News, Mar. 16, 2021–Brad Finkelstein (subscription)The company is still searching for someone to fill the roll on a full time basis, but the $600,000 annual salary cap may …

More Than 10,000 Broker Shops Agree To UWM’s Addendum

National Mortgage Professional, Mar. 16, 2021–Navi PersaudUnited Wholesale Mortgage reported that more than 10,000 broker shops in America have agreed to the recently announced addendum, barring them from working with …

Retail Sales, Manufacturing Slip Ahead of Expected Spring Rebound

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 16, 2021–Amara Omeokwe (subscription)U.S. retailers and manufacturers slumped in February due to winter storms and supply-chain disruptions, but a broader economic rebound appears poised to accelerate …

Sherrod Brown Quickly Shifts Banking Panel’s Course

American Banker, Mar. 15, 2021–Neil Haggerty (subscription)With a steady stream of Senate hearings held on the racial wealth gap and inequities in the financial system, the new chairman has set …

Redlined, Now Flooding

Bloomberg, Mar. 15, 2021–Kriston Capps, Christopher CannonMaps of historic housing discrimination show how neighborhoods that suffered redlining in the 1930s face a far higher risk of flooding today.https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-flood-risk-redlining/?srnd=premium