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Xactus hires Mike Brown to oversee product strategy and market innovation

Mortgage verification services firm Xactus announced this week that it appointed Mike Brown, its former chief integration officer, as its new chief product officer. This hiring underscores the company’s commitment to technology and product innovation. Brown will oversee Xactus’ product life cycle from ideation and development to launch and implementation. His hiring follows another key…

The Midwest housing market revival, charted

For decades, cities in the Midwest have declined due to an exodus of manufacturing jobs that changed the region’s nickname from the “Steel Belt” to the “Rust Belt.” While elected leaders from Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders have proposed tariffs on industries whose jobs once sustained the region, the Midwest is rebounding all by itself….