sheCENTER(FOLD): Interview with Sheri Orlowitz

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With over two decades of experience in developing, acquiring and divesting a myriad of companies, Sheri L. Orlowitz has proven to be a powerhouse women entrepreneur in male-dominated fields. She reveals to NAWRB her entrepreneurial experience abroad as a delegate for the State Department, strategies for women entrepreneurs to expand globally, and the story of her newest exciting venture, Artemis Holdings Group, dedicated to helping domestic and international businesses acquire, expand, finance, or successfully sell their businesses.

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Housing Affordability Hindering Fiscal Growth

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High-productivity markets are not the key to increasing economic growth due to the lack of housing affordability. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that high-profile locations such as San Francisco, New York and San Jose are not generating the GDP growth that they should be.

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Quicken Loans Suing the DOJ and HUD

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Quicken Loans—the largest Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage lender in the U.S.—sued the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday. Quicken Loans claims this was its only choice  after  the DOJ told the company it must publicly admit to information  that was false, as well as pay a large sum of money, or it would have to face legal action.

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Deadline Approaches for CFPB Director’s Response to TRID Delay Request

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The deadline for CFPB Director Richard Cordray to respond to a letter proposing a delay in the implementation of the new TILA-RESPA rule is rapidly approaching. The deadline—Friday, April 17—will be closely followed by the mortgage industry in particular.

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