Industry Briefs Sept. 28, 2020

Real estate entrepreneurs Brown Harris Stevens, New York, launched a customized, personalized and hyperlocal digital advertising strategy with Adwerx.

Chris Joles: Collaboration in Risk

Today’s financial services risk managers face two recurring issues. First, our work makes some people feel defensive; and second, we have to analyze complex business lines and correctly identify the right issues to focus upon.

MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Christa Thomas

(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)

MBA Advocacy Spurs Crackdown on Deceptive VA Loan Marketing

The settlements signal a remarkable effort by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to hold lenders accountable for their dealings with the nation’s veterans—and the culmination of advocacy by the Mortgage Bankers Association to protect earned benefits for servicemembers, veterans and surviving spouses.

Industry Briefs Sept. 25, 2020

Real estate entrepreneurs Brown Harris Stevens, New York, launched a customized, personalized and hyperlocal digital advertising strategy with Adwerx.

Chris Joles: Collaboration in Risk

Today’s financial services risk managers face two recurring issues. First, our work makes some people feel defensive; and second, we have to analyze complex business lines and correctly identify the right issues to focus upon.

Homeownership Less Affordable for Average Workers Across U.S.

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its third-quarter U.S. Home Affordability Report, showing median home prices of single-family homes and condos in the third quarter are less affordable than historical averages in 63 percent of counties with enough data to analyze, up from 54 percent a year ago.

Initial Claims Persist at Disconcerting Rate

Initial claims for unemployment insurance ticked back up last week, the Labor Department reported yesterday—another indicator of just how persistent economic conditions have been since the coronavirus hit this past winter and spring.