Category: Industry
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mPower: Addressing Workplace Disruptors
For the first time at a NAWRB Conference, mPower (Mortgage Banker’s Association Promoting Opportunities for Women to Extend their Reach) presented a panel, kicking off our Year of Women with style and substance. NAWRB President and CEO, Desirée Patno introduced MBA COO and Founder of mPower Marcia Davies noting “This is the first time we…
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sheCENTER(FOLD) Edie Fraser
Chairman and Founder, STEMconnector®/Million Women Mentors® (MWM) Edie Fraser Edie Fraser has spent her life in the service of equality with a passionate vision for a better tomorrow. Having led national poverty programs and worked to advance women’s gender equality for decades, she has a precise understanding of women’s progress. Discussing her life, Fraser alternates seamlessly between…
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FIVE MINUTES WITH
GET TO KNOW INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES BEYOND THE BOARDROOM Desirée Patno FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN REO BROKERAGES If the election showed the country nothing else, it showed that women, as a collective, have an undeniable voice in issues that matter. However, in the vastness that is American politics, one key issue…
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SENATOR GILLIBRAND & NWBC CHAIR CARLA HARRIS’ REMARKS ON WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY
Women’s Equality Day celebrates the anniversary of the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote in the United States. In honor of the day, Senator Gillibrand and National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Chair Carla Harris released their remarks on the subject of women equality. The remarks, released in a press release, sent an…
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ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE NAWRB FINANCIAL FITNESS ROAD SHOW?
NAWRB partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Santa Ana District Office to present the Women in Housing Financial Fitness Road Show in July at the Lutron Experience Center in Irvine, CA. NAWRB’s Inaugural Women in Housing Financial Fitness Road Show is a first-of-its-kind, breakthrough program for women in all industries within the housing…
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NATIONAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) has announced Teresa Nelson and Marsha Bailey as new additions to the Council. Both women bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the advisory council. The NWBC advocates for women entrepreneurs nationwide and is comprised of members from women’s business organizations, experienced and successful women business owners and…
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2012 Outlook
How brokerages can diversify and prosper in the new year For the typical REO brokerage, 2011 saw an increase in requirements and overhead but not necessarily inventory. Major changes occurred in the regulatory, legislative, and overall business climate but little of that translated into increased REO volume for brokerages. The industry will close the year…