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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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The challenger bank exceeded analysts' expectations in income, revenue and earnings per share. View the full article
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From changing the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to nixing DEI programs, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Pulte era has been busy. View the full article
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Whether in fake ads or misleading documents, anywhere fraud might be happening on Google, banks have a new way to quickly shut it down. View the full article
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A recent deal involving a troubled Texas bank shows that even the most lopsided depository can find an exit. View the full article
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The advocacy executive said there was a lot of misinformation regarding Rocket Pro and that the "rumors versus reality is very different." View the full article
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A bill being introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., would compel the Federal Home Loan Bank system to contribute 30%, or a minimum of $200 million, of each bank's net earnings into affordable housing or other community development programs. View the full article
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency ended comments on expanded suspended counterparties list criteria in December and has done nothing with it since. 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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The "Sell America" trade that gripped markets this month has left a potentially lasting dent in investors' willingness to hold the US government's longest-maturity debt, a mainstay of its deficit-financing toolkit. View the full article
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Housing starts increased in April as a pickup in multifamily home construction more than offset a decline in single-family dwellings caused by elevated inventory. View the full article
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While the 30-year rate landed near its level of a week ago, it ended up there only after political developments led to up-and-down swings in Treasurys. View the full article
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Monetary policy is on track to loosen later rather than sooner. Housing finance firms may look more to home equity until or unless a change revives activity. View the full article
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Their worries center on fears the new duties could impact their personal finances, according to a new survey from home-equity investment platform Point. View the full article
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Regulators say the Mississippi-based depository satisfied the terms of the $5 million settlement it reached with Biden administration officials in 2021. View the full article
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The Wisconsin class action would retroactively award relief to some former homeowners and comes two years after a Supreme Court ruling in a similar case. View the full article
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The move was necessary for Dark Matter in order for it to align the size of its workforce with current mortgage market realities, CEO Sean Dugan said. View the full article
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The way mortgage firms address distressed military borrowers will become less regimented as the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program gets phased out. View the full article
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The move comes as the House of Representatives passed a successor bill this week to support distressed homeowners served by the Department of Veterans Affairs. View the full article
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The builder reported increased revenue from a year ago, with profits near par, as it sets to absorb new acquisitions across different lines of business. View the full article
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The run-up in prices since the pandemic, and mortgage rates hovering near 7%, have squeezed affordability for house hunters, pushing many to the sidelines. View the full article
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An index of applications for home purchases jumped 11.1%, the most since January, while a gauge of refinancing increased at a similar rate, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. View the full article
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A federal housing official pledged to take near-term action on credit score costs as two legislators have urged him not to allow fewer credit reports. View the full article
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The company, which already offers services in 41 states, through the Summit Mortgage Training buy gets a foothold in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. View the full article
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