SmartFi targets forward loan officers to grow reverse mortgages

Legal spending was once a simple professional-services line item for CFOs. Now it’s an operating problem. Compliance rules, cybersecurity duties, artificial intelligence (AI) governance and a growing patchwork of state enforcement actions are pushing mid-market finance chiefs to rethink how legal work enters the company, how outside counsel gets managed and how risk gets measured….

by Calculated Risk on 1/08/2026 08:30:00 AM The DOL reported: In the week ending January 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 199,000 to 200,000. The 4-week moving average was 211,750,…

A Florida county that has spent decades making national headlines as the site of some of the country’s most heinous and violent crimes is going through a surprising resurgence among homebuyers seeking an affordable beach retreat on the Gulf Coast. Escambia County—which encompasses Pensacola—has quietly become one of the best-value beach markets in the Sunshine…

More than eight months have passed since the 8th Pay Commission was constituted, leaving it with less than 10 months of its 18-month timeline to examine pay, allowances, pensions and other service-related issues before submitting its recommendations. The Commission recently held stakeholder consultations in Bhubaneswar on July 6-7, followed by Kolkata on July 9-10, 2026,…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Kidd, the chief operating officer at Chipotle, based in Newport Beach, California. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I’m the COO at Chipotle — and this is my dream job. I love the ability to influence and interact with so many people. I spent…