Fairway’s Steve Jacobson is ’focused on speed’ as he builds company culture by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez speaks with Steve Jacobson, CEO of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. The pair explore best practices for building a company culture surrounded by humility and loyalty, growth strategies, community engagement and more. The duo also discusses Fairway’s…

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Businesses may recover millions in insurance coverage from old policies for “long tail” environmental claims by NH Business Review for Viggo C. Fish

A careful search for insurance coverage should be at or near the top of the checklist of any business that receives a claim brought by a state or federal governmental entity, or private party, relating to environmental contamination. While often overlooked, old insurance policies may provide coverage for environmental liability…

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Flagstar Bank lays off 700, with 1,200 more to depart after asset sale to Mr. Cooper by Flávia Furlan Nunes for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) this week announced that it rebranded to Flagstar Bank, laid off 700 employees and anticipated the transition of another 1,200 to Mr. Cooper Group as part of the sale of its third-party origination (TPO) business and mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). The changes come after…

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