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Opportunities and Challenges in Distressed Residential Finance

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The residential finance industry faces substantial headwinds in the current economic environment. After a record-breaking performance in 2021, the industry is now keenly focused on reduced volumes and compressed margins, decreased inventory and rising interest rates. Volatile markets may be stressful, but they also present opportunities for growth and development. Mayer Brown has an interdisciplinary team of lawyers from our restructuring, financial services, M&A and finance practices ready to tackle the challenges and opportunities that may arise in the coming months. Krista Cooley, Eric Edwardson, Chris Pochon, Lauren Pryor, Susannah Schmid and Sean Scott discuss this timely topic.

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