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Contracts, Invoices & Legal
The operational infrastructure of a freelance business — and the area most freelancers neglect until a client dispute makes it expensive. This sub-forum covers freelance contract templates, scope creep clauses, kill fees, late payment terms, invoice structures, payment platform comparisons, and the legal protections that separate professional freelancers from hobbyists. Downloadable templates live here alongside member experiences with difficult client situations and the contract language that resolved them.
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Approximately 9% of current homeowners experience a labor market event that results in a negative credit shock, limiting access to their equity, Point said. View the full article
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Bill Pulte, making the announcement as chairman of Fannie Mae, did not provide additional details following earlier rumors of larger layoffs. View the full article
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The highly volatile interest rate environment will actually result in higher refinance mortgage volume than previous forecast for 2025 and 2026. View the full article
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The top five lenders had an average of 30,887 loans guaranteed in 2024. View the full article
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Fairway promotes top producer to national leadership role, NMB adds industry veteran to head sales and operations and Finance of America grows C-suite. View the full article
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Banks scored well in the tax bill out of Ways and Means this week, with wins on S Corps and rural lending, but have so far lost out on credit union taxes and additional burdens on payments competitors. View the full article
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DeLory joined Equity Prime Mortgage from Carrington and helped to transition the Atlanta-based mortgage lender into a wholesale-only originator. View the full article
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Freddie Mac reported a 2 basis point drop in mortgage rates, but other timelier measurements had the 30-year fixed close to or above the 7% mark. View the full article
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Purchases of new single-family homes increased 7.4% in March to an annualized rate of 724,000, mostly driven by a surge in the South, according to government data released Wednesday. View the full article
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The jobs report and FOMC meeting caused some movement but rates ended up where they started; but any unexpected news could result in swift changes either way. View the full article
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Bostic now sees price growth returning to the Fed's 2% goal at some point in early 2027. View the full article
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The Long Island-based regional bank's net loss narrowed from the first quarter of 2024, while CEO Joseph Otting said the company continues to make progress in its turnaround journey. View the full article
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Small business owners will be given the option to tap into anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000 in financing. View the full article
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Mortgage servicing rights owners making their plans for 2025 are dealing with additional stress beyond the normal opaque nature of the business, SitusAMC said. View the full article
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Loan providers saw more frequent use of verification tools as well as shortened turnaround times from preapproval to application submission, Lenderlogix said. View the full article
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The regulator argues the company is attempting to thwart a pending enforcement action involving an alleged discriminatory appraisal in 2021. View the full article
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The International Monetary Fund lowered its economic growth projections for 2025, citing policy uncertainty. It also urged central banks to stand ready to use macroprudential tools to facilitate lending in a potential recession. View the full article
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Servicing profit offset origination losses for some companies, but more than 40% of companies were unprofitable, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. View the full article
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The The President administration's appointees have been quick to roll back misguided Biden-era initiatives, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors. View the full article
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Close to 300 former employees could be eligible for the settlement once it is officially approved later this year. View the full article
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Completed foreclosure sales reach their highest level since the second quarter of 2023, with a 20% quarter-to-quarter increase, Auction.com said. View the full article
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Senators want to investigate the rapid changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's boards of directors, and seek more clarity about reported layoffs. View the full article
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The Federal Reserve chair said there is 'room for improvement' in how the central bank conveys economic uncertainties to markets and the broader public. View the full article
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Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said in a speech in Dublin that trade barriers could soon affect prices and slow down growth while increasing uncertainty in 2025. View the full article
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