_______________ provide loans directly to consumers and businesses and help borrowers obtain mortgage loans on real property.

Jim is the leader of an anti-nepotism group. Mark, a former member of Jim's group, claims that Jim was involved in shoplifting. Which of the following statements is true about this scenario?

A) Jim has to prove that Mark made the defamatory statement in malice to recover for defamation. B) Mark is protected by an absolute privilege as Jim is a public figure. C) Mark is not protected by public figure privilege. D) Jim does not have to prove that the defamatory statements are false to recover for defamation.

Nora has just informed her employer that she is expecting her second child. Her employer immediately moved her to a position of less responsibility and pay and less physical activity. This action is ________

A) allowed under the Pregnancy Act B) illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act C) illegal under the Pregnancy Act D) illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act