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Five Minutes With: SunTrust’s Ken Meyer

Ken Meyer, SVP and Consumer CTO for SunTrust Bank, discusses the company’s merger with BB&T and how technology is changing the industry. Editor’s note: this piece originally appeared in the May issue of DS News.

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Freddie Mac Encourages Homebuyers to Utilize Housing Counselors

Counseling may reduce the risk of a first-time homebuyer becoming seriously delinquent by an average of 29 percent on affordable mortgages that required pre-purchase housing counseling, according to research from Freddie Mac. The study also found that one-on-one counseling, classroom counseling, and home study via the Internet, which are the three most common types of housing counseling, are equally effective.

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