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Jeff Flory, CMB, AMP, of Baker Tilly: CFPB Increases Scrutiny of Mortgage Servicers as Pandemic Emergency Eases
It is not surprising that the CFPB has increased its scrutiny of mortgage servicers, particularly as the industry moves from a COVID-19 pandemic-induced emergency state to a more normalized servicing environment.

MBA Premier Member Profile: Salesforce
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Jeff Coles of Berkadia on Single-Family Rental/Built-for-Rent Markets
Jeff Coles is Vice President of Institutional Client Services with Berkadia, Washington, D.C. He leads Berkadia’s Single-Family Rental & Built-for-Rent specialty.

Christine Chandler Named CRE Woman of Influence
Christine Chandler, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer with M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, was named a 2022 Woman of Influence by GlobeSt.com.

‘Murky’ Office Sector Outlook
CommercialEdge, Santa Barbara, Calif., called the office sector’s future “murky,” even now, well over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Dealmaker: Eastern Union Secures $38M Multifamily Refinancing
Eastern Union, New York, arranged $38.3 million to refinance Roseberry Apartments, a 285-unit multifamily property in Columbia, S.C.

People in the News July 14, 2022: Akerman Adds Nailah Tatum as Partner in Tallahassee
Akerman LLP announced expansion of its Real Estate Practice Group with partner Nailah Tatum in Tallahassee, Fla.

Soaring Gas, Food Prices Drive June Consumer Price Index to 40-Year High
Broad-based increases in major price categories, particularly gas and food, drove the U.S. Consumer Price Index up by 1.3 percent in June month over month and by 9.1 percent year over year—the largest annual increase since 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity Jumps 219% in 1st Half of Year
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said foreclosure starts jumped by 219 percent in the first six months of 2022, close to pre-COVID levels.