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Smart Rate Mortgage is no longer licensed as a residential mortgage company and Michael Strauss now has an inactive MLO license.

Michael Strauss and his company, Smart Rate Mortgage, have appealed a decision from an Illinois regulator to suspend their operating licenses.

A regulator in Illinois has suspended the licenses for industry veteran Michael Strauss and his mortgage company, Smart Rate Mortgage.

After abruptly shutting down Sprout Mortgage and being accused of fraud, Strauss and his wife are linked to a new mortgage entity, Smart Rate Mortgage, LLC.

From “The Rehearsal” to the Miami Boys Choir, here were the biggest Jewish cultural footprints of the year.

'It's been really meaningful to be able to tell a story that we hope is relatable to everybody, that we hope ultimately is about everyone's common humanity and common experience'

From the Mourner's Kaddish to kosher observance creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, both Jewish, give a nuanced portrayal of Judaism, reflecting their own deep-rooted identities

(JTA) — Episode three of “The Patient,” the well-received psychological thriller series on Hulu about a serial killer who kidnaps his therapist, involves a flashback to an Orthodox wedding.

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The show's creators worked with the production design and set decorating team to ensure that all the details were right, and true to Orthodox and Reform Jewish-American life.