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On the Level: Kip Byrne, president of the Charlotte Regional Mortgage Lenders Association (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 15,2011

Kip Byrne’s disgust with college put her on a career path that led from working at the bottom of the banking world to becoming a leader in Charlotte’s mortgage lending industry. Live in: Charlotte Age: 49 Family: husband, Britt; sons, Seamus, 15, Aidan, 12 Education: attended University of Virginia but did not graduate After dropping [...]


HARP plan not music to industry’s ears (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 12,2011

The Obama administration rolled out revisions to a program last month designed to prevent some homeowners from going into foreclosure. But many question the Home Affordable Refinance Program’s effectiveness and say that it’s too narrow and limited to make an impact on the housing market. Others go so far as to say it could do [...]