Gender identity discrimination, fee transparency, and prompt communications were topics for recent discussion and change. Private lendersā unique position within the larger finance industry has allowed for greater nimbleness, flexibility, and a crucial level of self-agency in operations and strategy. To maintain that advantageousābut not assuredādifferentiation among borrowers, investors, and industry partners, private lenders must [...]
Understanding these best practices will help you address an employee's mental health issues, especially within the stressful lending services industry. Forward from Jeff Spiegel, first chair of AAPLās Ethics Committee and principal of Spiegel Accountancy Corp.: AAPL, as the oldest and largest trade association safeguarding the private lending profession, has a storied history of firstsāone [...]
Private lenders can be more vulnerable to unintentional redlining than other financial institutions. In light of current events in our country, it is important to address redlining. Although against the law, redlining happens due to inherent biases by lenders and the commonalities that most borrowers in primarily minority neighborhoods share. What Is Redlining? According to [...]
The Quiet Battle over Obama-Era Regulations If you think you missed some knock down, drag out battle over the nationās Fair Housing and Fair Lending protections over the last year, you would be wrong. There certainly has been some knocking down of regulations since last summer, but, in contrast to the splashy headlines around the [...]
Human Resources professionals are asked to put together training on a variety of topics that can range from legal issues such as harassment in the workplace, managing requests for FMLA time off, and what constitutes overtime-eligible pay, to the more everyday sort of issues such as dealing with difficult people, communications skills and how to [...]
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