Month: December 2016
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Call for Women Leaders in the Housing Ecosystem!
As NAWRB’s advocacy propels us and the women’s movement forward, we need additional women speakers leveraging NAWRB’s national platform with their business. Be part of the national movement for women’s homeownership and investment, utilization of women-owned businesses and the increase of women in all management positions.
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Women Are Better than Men at Paying their Mortgages
It’s true, women are better at paying their mortgages, despite imbalances ranging from the 26 percent gender wage gap to a lack of women in boardrooms and C-suites across America.
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Maxine Waters Selected Again to Lead House Financial Services Committee
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has once again been selected alongside Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to lead the House Financial Services Committee. Waters, who was unanimously reelected for the position by the Democratic Caucus, will be entering her third term as Ranking Member.
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Women Entrepreneurs: Alternative Business Credit Using Homeownership
It’s undeniable that women entrepreneurs hold tremendous potential for success and the American economy. Entrepreneurial women are starting over 1,100 businesses a day and women-owned businesses have increased 27.5 percent from just 2007 to 2012, currently numbering at 10 million, according to the Census Bureau.
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Trump Selects Ben Carson to Lead Housing and Urban Development
Donald Trump has officially chosen retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Carson’s appointment to lead the revitalization of American cities has been viewed by many as another case of the president-elect’s unconventional approach.
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Sharon Asar, Deputy Ombudsman, CFPB Ombudsman’s Office
Discover resources offered by the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office for women-owned and small businesses from Sharon Asar, Deputy Ombudsman, CFPB Ombudsman’s Office! Dial in: 949-209-6642 | RSVP to info@www.nawrb.com fifth annual report | webpage | blog The annual report includes: o The first two sections, which include newly designed materials to inform our stakeholders about…
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Top California Banks’ Minority and Women Contracting
A new report from the Greenlining Institute, Supplier Diversity Report: Banks Still Struggle to Contract with Diverse Businesses, finds that eight of the largest California banks by deposit market share continue doing minimal contracting with women and minorities. The eight studied banks were Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Union Bank, US Bank,…
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Maximize Mortgage Applications with Women Clients
Home prices are the highest they’ve been since July 2006, appreciating 5.5 percent annually in September, according to the recently released S&P Case-Shiller index. Sellers are enjoying ideal conditions: rising prices, limited home inventory and low mortgage rates combining to create healthy competition for available properties. Buyers rarely secure their preferred home, and sellers have…