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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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Fifth Third announced it plans to buy the Dallas bank in a $10.9 billion transaction. View the full article
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The Cincinnati, Ohio-based bank delivered third quarter earnings that mostly met expectations, even as it took a $200 million blow to credit. View the full article
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After the end of the draw periods that range from two to five years, the amortization begins, during which borrowers have a repayment period ranging from three to 25 years. View the full article
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FIGRE 2026-HF3 will repay noteholders on a pro rata basis but is subject to a provision that requires the deal to repay noteholders sequentially after a credit event. View the full article
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The blockchain-backed loan marketplace said it sees interest for purchase mortgages coming from existing partners after it reported a profitable start to 2026. View the full article
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Equities move through a stack of intermediaries, from custodians and clearing firms to brokers. Figure's blockchain structure aims to cut out third parties. View the full article
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A joint venture with Sixth Street will give Figure more liquidity to scale Figure Connect, a blockchain-based private capital marketplace. View the full article
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Bed Bath & Beyond purchased Tokens.com, a blockchain platform utilizing services from Figure, tZERO and ShyftLabs. View the full article
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Credibly will bring its SMB loans and revenue-based financing products to Figure's Democratized Prime platform, Figure said in a press release. View the full article
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The fintech had over $2 billion in home equity line of credit volume in the third quarter and reported growing production in its crypto and non-QM offerings. View the full article
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The company also revealed more about the impacts of its data breach, and said it doesn't consider the development likely to materially affect its results. View the full article
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The new platform already counts two lenders as embedded partners, with the rollout coming as mortgage leaders see rising demand coming for DSCR loans. View the full article
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Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald The President's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application. View the full article
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Finance of America has not disclosed any incident, but a consumer filed an immediate lawsuit over a lone report of a ransomware gang's recent hack. View the full article
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The company is a leading player in the primary and secondary markets for government-backed reverse mortgages and also has been developing proprietary products. View the full article
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Home price modeling changes hurt FOA's third-quarter interim results but it was in the black between January and September on a continuing operations basis. View the full article
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Finance of America's earnings per share came out to $1.10, double that of the first quarter of 2025 and well above the a S&P Capital IQ Pro consensus estimate of $0.84. View the full article
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The partnership also includes a $50 million equity investment in Finance of America, securing long-term alignment between the companies. View the full article
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Much of the increase came from the wholesale channel, where margins were thinner, leaving them flat on for the origination unit on a sequential quarter basis. View the full article
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Plaid said LendScore should be viewed as complementary to FICO and other traditional players in the space, but there could be room for disruption in the future. View the full article
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A just-released McKinsey report predicts strong growth for market data providers, but analysts note that big tech companies are encroaching. View the full article
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The co-author of the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and progressive congressional trailblazer Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has died. View the full article
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New research found limitations in current appraisal tools and methods contributing to inconsistencies that may result in incorrect property valuations. View the full article
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Fidelity National Financial, with support from the American Land Title Association, is suing to halt enforcement of the anti-money laundering regulation. View the full article
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Dozens of plaintiffs say they still haven't received a full explanation over the mass termination announced last April by FHFA Director Bill Pulte. View the full article
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