Marcia Fudge appeared Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as a Biden-Harris administration nominee to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 68-year-old faced a few challenging questions from Republicans, but ultimately ...
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Read More »Honoring Excellence Among Mortgage Legal Professionals
From attorneys to other legal professionals working within the lender and servicer community, DS News is honored to present the first installment of our annual Top 25 Women of Law list.
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