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Debra Chew will lead the FHFA's Office of Equal Opportunity and Fairness, created in an effort "to elevate the importance of Equal Employment Opportunity, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and anti-harassment functions within FHFA."

During the first day of the Five Star Virtual Conference, a industry veteran was recognized for a distinguished career and broad impact on colleagues, employees, and friends. Click through to see who this year’s award goes to.

On Monday, the Conference's subject-matter experts explored everything from industry response to disasters to homeownership trends and emerging markets.

This award honors industry leaders who have successfully fostered forward-thinking company cultures and workplaces through corporate strategies and initiatives that have led to tangible, positive outcomes for colleagues companywide and beyond.

In addition to a full lineup of educational programming, the FSVC will also include a ceremony honoring the military and the Fifth Annual Dakota Asset Services Networking Summit.

Throughout the week, we will be rolling out profiles on the women who were recognized as finalists in each of the five Keystone categories. Today, we start with the Rising Business Leader Award.

Freddie Mac this week released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.86%, the lowest rate in its survey’s history, ...

With many businesses hitting pause in wake of COVID-19, the purchase of homes among iBuyers dropped off 88% year over year in the second quarter, according to Redfin.com.   Research ...

In a year defined by the unexpected, next week’s Five Star Virtual Conference will bring together industry representatives for two days of discussion and education on best practices and lessons learned. There’s still time to register here.

This story originally appeared in the September edition of MReport, out now. “I am woman hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore!” – Helen Reddy, Singer and Activist  I remember loudly singing this 1970s ...