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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.

Mortgage Returns, Make-a-Wish Foundation Form Alliance

Mortgage Returns, a database management system and provider of automated marketing solutions for the mortgage industry based in St. Louis, Missouri, has announced a partnership with the Missouri chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation heading into the holiday season.

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Potestivo Employs New IT Director

Michigan-based real estate finance and credit law firm Potestivo and Associates announced recently that Eric L. Miller has been hired as the firm's director of information technology.

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Carrington Plans Expansion Into Central Indiana, Creating 360 Jobs

Santa Ana, California-based Carrington Mortgage Services announced earlier this week its intention to expand into the Central Indiana city of Westfield. The expansion will create up to 360 high-wage jobs by 2019, the company announced. Carrington plans to invest $3.17 million to renovate a 77,000-square foot facility in Westfield and have it operational by the end of the year.

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CBO: Eliminating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Would Save Billions

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate on Friday for S. 1217, a senate bill proposed June 2013 by Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) that would eliminate GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and replace them with a private insurance company system with a government backstop. According to the newly-released estimate, removing the two GSEs would save the government billions of dollars in the next 10 years.

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Federal Agencies Approve New Liquidity Coverage Rule for Large Banks

Three federal agencies – the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule with regards to the "liquidity coverage ratio" (LCR) of large financial institutions, the Federal Reserve announced on September 3.

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HomeStar Taps Hozie as Both CFO, COO

HomeStar Companies, a provider of comprehensive real estate services and solutions with offices in Dallas, Texas, and the Twin Cities in Minnesota, has announced the appointment of Steve Hozie as both chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

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