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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 lender announced a partnership with Framework Ventures that aims to provide $500 million in credit through an integration into the Sky stablecoin ecosystem. View the full article
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Total consumer debt in the United States hit $18.2 trillion by the end of last year, with $12.8 trillion attributed to first mortgages, according to Equifax. View the full article
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The merger adds strengths of Direct Mortgage's conventional and government segments to the Lendermac platform, supporting the latter's growth ambitions. View the full article
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For five of the six private mortgage insurers, the surge of originations during the fourth quarter led to more new business versus the prior three months. View the full article
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Aulene Wessel also previously worked in the fintech sector, and will be heading up accounting in her new post at the nonbank mortgage lender and servicer. View the full article
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Even after a servicing write-down, the GAAP net income of $164.4 million during the fourth quarter substantially topped comparative periods at UWM Holdings. View the full article
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The bank announced Tuesday its Blueprint for Housing Opportunity plan, a five-year commitment dedicated to increasing the supply of housing. View the full article
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Competitive credit could offer nine-figure cost benefits, according to a study VantageScore cited. Meanwhile, FICO added a tool to help borrowers qualify. View the full article
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The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 8 basis points to 6.09% in the week ended Feb. 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. View the full article
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it is reviewing more than 9,000 pages of records tied to fraud tips submitted through a hotline launched last April. View the full article
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The agreement between servicing technology platform Vertyx and Great Lakes Credit Union arrives as the mortgage industry sets its focus on borrower retention. View the full article
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Nearly 14% of homes that went under contract last month were cancelled, up from 13.1% last year and the highest January share in records, according to Redfin. View the full article
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Gatti will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on structuring and executing asset-backed securities deals and other structured finance transactions. View the full article
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a public appearance in Dallas Friday that the administration will seek alternative means of enacting the White House's tariff agenda after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs as outside the bounds of the law. View the full article
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Research from Andrew Davidson claims a significant number of mortgage borrowers would have a wide variance in credit score if less than three pulls are used. View the full article
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The Ohio Supreme Court nixed a consumer's attempt to secure relief for over 1,000 borrowers, regarding fines the lender owed them over late paperwork. View the full article
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In a letter to regulators, the consortium of organizations recommended regulatory changes affecting a range of rules from risk weights to warehouse financing. View the full article
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A highly esteemed bank policy researcher and author, Petrou was an influential voice in Washington and sharp critic of the Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest rate policy after the 2008 financial crisis. View the full article
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said during an appearance Monday his decision on whether or not to support a cut to short-term interest rates depends on labor market indicators. View the full article
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The CFPB is in an existential legal brawl against it's own acting director, Russell Vought, and President Donald The President, whose confirmed goal is to kill the agency. View the full article
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Home prices edged up nationwide, but gains were modest and uneven. Major indexes agree on direction, differ on size, as 2025 posted weak growth. View the full article
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said the central bank should focus on getting inflation to its 2% target before making any additional cuts to short-term interest rates. View the full article
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