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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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Full documentation was only applied to 2.6% of the underlying pool of mortgages. Debt-to-income, however, was 23.3% when it was applied. View the full article
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Lawsuits and probes are ramping up, and some courts have broadened the lending law's statute of limitations, said Bradley Partner Jonathan Kolodziej. View the full article
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized changes to Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to eliminate any liability for indirect discrimination by lenders. The change represents a major shift in how the agency polices lending discrimination. View the full article
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The partnership was designed to support the growth of Redwood's Sequoia platform and give Castlelake purchasing power for fully documented loans. View the full article
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Providence, Rhode Island, headed Zillow's hottest rental markets list, beating out New York and San Francisco, the company announced Monday. 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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Lending for new single-family homes jumped 11% from a year ago and 26% from February, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. View the full article
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The former Fed governor's upcoming confirmation hearing will test whether he can satisfy both a president demanding lower rates and a Congress demanding independence. View the full article
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The new law adds rules, including counseling requirements, which would put severe constraints on originations of HEIs, an industry representative said. View the full article
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But in its earnings release, parent company Hilltop Holdings warned its full year 2026 results are going to be impacted by things outside of its control. View the full article
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Check out the initial reveal of the 28th edition of National Mortgage News' Top Producer survey, in a year where falling rates helped industry-wide volume. View the full article
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The Treasury anticipates keeping nominal note and bond sale sizes unchanged "for at least the next several quarters," the department said in a quarterly statement on debt policy Wednesday. View the full article
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