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Brian Honea's writing and editing career spans nearly two decades across many forms of media. He served as sports editor for two suburban newspaper chains in the DFW area and has freelanced for such publications as the Yahoo! Contributor Network, Dallas Home Improvement magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. He has written four non-fiction sports books, the latest of which, The Life of Coach Chuck Curtis, was published by the TCU Press in December 2014. A lifelong Texan, Brian received his master's degree from Amberton University in Garland.

Stewart Information Services To Exit Delinquent Loan Servicing Operations

Stewart Information Services Corporation's net income nearly tripled year-over-year in the second quarter up to $17.1 million and $0.72 per diluted share (from $6.3 million and $0.27 per diluted share, but rapidly declining volume in the default space has prompted the Houston, Texas-based real estate services provider to exit delinquent loan servicing operations, according to an announcement from Stewart.

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Existing Home Sales Expected to Continue Acceleration

"May and June existing home sales have both been very encouraging for anyone looking for proof that the housing market is in recovery, and our July Nowcast indicates that this positive momentum will continue into July," Auction.com EVP Rick Sharga said.

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Fannie Mae Upwardly Revises Economic Growth Estimate for Q2

In the July Economic Outlook, Fannie Mae expects the economy to pick up to an annualized rate of 2.8 percent in Q2, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the June estimate. Despite volatile economic conditions overseas that could pose headwinds to the U.S. economy, the ESR Group's estimate for full-year economic growth in July is an annualized rate of 2.1 percent, up from June's forecast of 1.9 percent, according to Fannie Mae.

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OCC Comments on Progress of Hardest Hit Fund Initiative

In an article for the newsletter titled "Hardest Hit Fund Provides Locally Tailored Solutions for Struggling Homeowners," U.S. Department of Treasury Director of the Hardest Hit Fund Program Erin Quinn said that as of March 2015, almost 230,000 homeowners had received a combined $4.7 billion worth of assistance from the HHF Program.

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