4.3 Million Homeowners Saved from Foreclosure Since Conservatorship

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s first quarter 2019 Foreclosure Prevention Report states that the Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 38, 968 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter of 2019. This brings the total number of foreclosure prevention actions since conservatorship in 2008 to 4,322, 804.

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U.S. Women More Likely to Have Multiple Jobs

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Even though a majority of American workers are single jobholders, more workers are steadily holding more than one job in order to have another source of income,  gain more experience and explore multiple interests. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Multiple Jobholders in the United States: 2013 report, which looks at characteristics of workers by sex, industry, occupation and work schedule, about 13 million workers have two or more jobs.

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Happy Father’s Day 2019

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NAWRB wishes you and your family a wonderful Father’s Day this Sunday, June 16th, 2019. The holiday was established in 1966 with President Lyndon Johnson’s proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. The idea was influenced by a woman named Sonora Dodd in 1909, who wanted to honor her father, a widowed Civil War veteran. In honor of this special day, the U.S. Census Bureau has released interesting facts to create a snapshot of fatherhood in America.

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Announcing the 2019 NAWRB Leadership Award Winners! Join us Aug. 5th in Pasadena

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Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) is proud to announce our winners of the NAWRB 2019 Leadership Awards! After weeks of reviewing incredible candidates, we narrowed it down to these exceptional women leaders who are utilizing their expertise, passion and drive to redefine leadership and facilitate additional growth in their industry and local communities.

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DOL Announces $1.5 Million Fund for Women’s Apprenticeships & Job Opportunities

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to help recruit, mentor and retain women in apprenticeship programs and help women pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health care and other industries. The grant will be administered by the Department’s Women’s Bureau and the Employment and Training Administration.

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WHER 2019 Excerpt: Women’s Representation in Global Wealth

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Women’s financial empowerment has been bolstered by access to education, increasing participating in the labor force and a growing number seeking entrepreneurship as a means of wealth building. According to the Winning Women: Key Insights for Wealth Firms Targeting Today’s Dynamic Female Clients by Clearview Family Wealth, WealthBriefing, Wealthmonitor and Boston Multi Family Office, surveying 35 wealth-holders, business owners, family office professionals and advisors, women control an estimated third of the world’s private wealth. In the United States alone, women are the primary earners in 40 percent of households.

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WHER 2019 Excerpt: Alzheimer’s & Dementia Trends Among the Older Population

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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is projected to increase to 14 million by 2050. Of this number, 13.8 million will be people age 65 and older, making it difficult for medical breakthroughs to slow or cure the disease for existing conditions.

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WHER 2019 Excerpt: Next Generation to Control Family Offices in 10 to 15 Years

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The increased necessity of intergenerational wealth transfer services as Baby Boomers retire is one of the key opportunities for family offices. Seventy percent of family offices in the aforementioned report predict that the next generation will take control in the next 10 to 15 years, according to the UBS/Campden Wealth Global Family Office Report 2018. This is the time for family offices to assess what the next generation needs and establish programs that will help the next generation with future financial planning, as well as estate and tax planning solutions.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2019

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, dedicated to the celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In 1978, the first 10 days of May were selected to honor Asian/Pacific American history; in 1992, Congress expanded the observance to the entire month of May.

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