Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) VP Elisabeth G. Nash Sells 47000 Shares of Stock

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) VP Elisabeth G. Nash Sells 47000 Shares of Stock

International by 2.1% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,232 shares of the company's stock worth $142,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Service Co. International during the second quarter
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Today Is the Last Day of Obamacare Enrollment—Here's What You Need to Do Right Now

Friday, December 15 is the final day of Obamacare open enrollment. This has been a tumultuous year for Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act), to put it lightly, with multiple efforts by the GOP-led Congress to repeal or otherwise gut the seven-year-old health law. But Obamacare is still the law of the
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Russian banking sector profit up 10.4 pct y/y in Jan-Nov-c.bank

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Profits in Russia's banking sector increased by 10.4 percent year-on-year between January and November this year, the Russian central bank said on Friday. Profits for the sector totalled 870 billion roubles ($14.77 billion), compared to 788 billion roubles in the same
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Tesla's New (And Only) Manhattan Store Opens

Tesla opened a new store in Manhattan's Meatpacking district on Friday that illustrates the company's transition from automaker to sustainable energy company. The 10,900-square-foot store replaces Tesla's prior location in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood. The new store showcases its electric
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Term Sheet — Friday, December 15

Thank you to everyone who responded to the question: “What's your top business-related prediction for 2018?” (Yes, even the person whose prediction was that “almost all the predictions will be wrong.”) To my great dismay, no one made a prediction about when we'll be driving our Teslas on Mars, but
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These Guys Want To Lend You Money Against Your Bitcoin

The woes of an early bitcoin investor. Until recently, people who paid virtually nothing for the virtual currency and watched it soar had only one way to enjoy their new wealth — sell. And many weren't ready. Lenders on the fringe of the financial industry are now pitching a solution: loans using a digital
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CA Luxury Asset Lands $32M

HFF has arranged $31.5 million in financing for Chelsea Santa Monica, a 53-unit luxury community in Santa Monica, Calif. The HFF team worked on behalf of the borrower, Kort & Scott Financial Group, to place the 10-year floating-rate loan with Freddie Mac's CME Program. Located at 1318 Second St.,
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Your top 10 HMDA questions answered: Part 3

One expert explained that there are training, potential Fair Lending and technology implications for lenders in the recent amendments. “With the expanded demographic information data collection at time of application, loan originators will have to be trained on the new categories and questions to ask
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Wheel of fortune

Explore and share the best Wheel Of Fortune GIFs and most popular animated GIFs here on GIPHY. Find Funny GIFs, Cute GIFs, Reaction GIFs and more.
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Is Buying Mantech International Corporation Class A (NASDAQ:MANT), Having Lower Short …

Investors sentiment increased to 2.02 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.60, from 1.42 in 2017Q1. It improved, as 6 investors sold ManTech International Corporation shares while 37 reduced holdings. 28 funds opened positions while 59 raised stakes. 21.74 million shares or 0.09% more from 21.72 million shares in
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Room for rent: Nashville home buyers take on roommates to help pay the mortgage

“I thought that with roommates I would cover my mortgage, if not make some money,” said Salati, who owns a three-bedroom, 1,700-square-foot house in Buena Vista Heights, a neighborhood near MetroCenter that is attracting new home construction because of its location minutes north of downtown.
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Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Acquires 2737 Shares of Ctrip.Com International Ltd (CTRP)

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ctrip.Com International Ltd (NASDAQ:CTRP) by 19.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,018 shares of the company's stock after buying
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'Five-year buy-to-let mortgage rates are cheap as chips': Broker says landlords would be mad not …

Five-year buy-to-let mortgage rates available today are among the cheapest ever seen, so why aren't more landlords locking in for longer? In fact when fees and monthly payments are taken into account, one mortgage broker argues five-year fixed rates have never been cheaper. We asked Jeni Browne,
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Consumer Confidence Up More in Blue Counties Since Trump's Win

Surveys that query respondents about their political affiliation have generally shown that consumer confidence among Republicans has soared since the U.S. elections in November 2016, whereas Democrats have lagged. When the data are broken down by which way a county voted, however, it's the
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Should you pay cash for a house?

You're ready to take the plunge and buy a home. Should you buy it outright or get a mortgage? Even if you have the ability to pay cash for your home it doesn't necessarily mean you should. With today's low mortgage rates, it may not make sense to pay for your house in full instead of financing the
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Digital banking startup Loot secures £2.2 million seed round

UK digital banking startup Loot has secured an additional £2.2 million in seed financing, taking total funding to £6 million. Aimed at the millennial segment, Loot provides a mobile banking app connected to a prepaid, contactless 'MasterCard' debit card. Each customer has their own Loot account number
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Freddie and Fannie May Get Another Jumpstart

There has been a flurry of news about the two GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in the last few weeks. The House Financial Services Committee recently advanced H.R. 4560, the GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017 to the full house for consideration. The proposed bill extends the GSE
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Mortgage advisers want help with digital solutions

He said: “Mobile apps, interactive websites with mortgage calculator plug-ins, online secure client portals, digital fact finds and information sharing, and digital application submission, for example, can all be brought together to smooth the customer journey and enable advisers to offer a modern and
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Loot, the digital current account aimed at students and millennials, banks £2.2M Series A

“There are two types of competition for us at Loot: the banks and the money management apps,” Loot founder Ollie Purdue tells me. The U.K. startup, founded in 2014 while now 24 year old Purdue was finishing up university, offers a digital-only current account aimed at students and millennials. It comes
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KeyBank Secures $35.2M Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Asset in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $35.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Retreat at Greystone, a 312-unit multifamily community in Birmingham. Caleb Marten and Chris Black of KeyBank originated the seven-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for December 15

Investors Title Company (ITIC) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for December 15

Investors Title Company (ITIC) traded on unusually high volume on Dec. 15, as the stock gained 2.8% to close at $194.07. On the day, Investors Title Company saw 6,111 shares trade hands on 71 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 2,171 shares a day over the last month,
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Another Major Agency Wants to Regulate Bitcoin Because it's Growing So Fast

Bitcoin's meteoric rise has moved it out of the shadows of finance. The latest sign that it's becoming part of the mainstream came Friday when a key U.S. agency proposed that trading be regulated much like other commodities. Specifically, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made clear to
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Michael Zaretsky Joins Union Bank as Vice President, Branch Manager

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Union Bank today announced that Michael Zaretsky has joined its Consumer Banking team as Branch Manager for the Sacramento Downtown and Davis branches. Zaretsky will manage the branch staff and coordinate efforts to serve the bank's new
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Banking sector gains Sensex 'weight' from Monday

The weight of India's banking sector is set to go up to historical levels in the S&P BSE Sensex when it is reconstituted on Monday. YES Bank and IndusInd Bank will replace pharma company stocks Lupin and Cipla in the Sensex as part of this reconstitution. With the changes in the index, the weightage
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IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot – December 15, 2017

The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. CRT LCF tranches trading at extremely tight levels.
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Real Estate Acquisition Company Enters Into Agreement to Purchase a Real Estate Company in …

Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate; the supply of and demand for real properties; interest rate levels, the availability of financing; and other risks associated with the acquisition and ownership of properties, including risks that the tenants will not pay rent, or the
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What will banking's tech revolution mean for Birmingham banking jobs?

James House, president and CEO of First US Bancshares, remembers when the first ATM was installed in Birmingham in the '70s. And he has seen technology has come a long way since then, to the point where some think it could replace many jobs in the banking industry in the coming years.
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EU Leaders Seek Plan to Shore Up Euro Amid Risk of Inertia

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels are discussing how to shore up the euro area on the heels of growing economic and political momentum. But persisting differences between the bloc's members have raised doubts about its ability to strike a deal to reform the single currency in the coming
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Barrie house prices forecast to climb in 2018

Activity in Barrie's housing market has been brisk in 2017 as buyers continue to find great value for property types across the market. According to the ReMax 2018 Housing Market Outlook, lower prices and proximity to the GTA continue to motivate move-over buyers to enter Barrie's market. This trend is
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Banking & Lending

While trying to increase profitability through greater efficiency and intelligent risk management, lending institutions face a constantly shifting regulatory landscape and evolving accounting standards. SS&C solutions help streamline and modernize loan operations, bringing “future-proof” flexibility,
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My online banking is not working its saying I don't have any account

When I go in the TD bank app or go online it says I font have any account I need my account fixed asap – Let TD Helps show you how you can reach your goals.
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BT and Sky to Cross-Sell Sports as Amazon Challenge Looms

BT Group Plc and Sky Plc agreed to sell each other's channels in the U.K. to recoup investments in sports content, with web players including Amazon.com Inc. threatening to challenge them for key rights. BT will market and sell Sky's NOW TV streaming service, which includes movies and sport, while
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Three Blockchain Companies That Could Change Everything in Traditional Lending

Over the past year, a multitude of blockchain startups have popped up and developed new advanced ways to incorporate lending and borrowing into cryptocurrency space, which is not an easy thing to do. On one hand, cryptocurrencies still lack solid regulations and most prominent investors are
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South African Court Disqualifies 50 ANC Delegates From North West

The High Court in the South African town of Mahikeng disqualified branches representing 50 delegates from attending a ruling party electoral conference that starts Saturday in a blow to the hopes of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of succeeding her ex-husband, Jacob Zuma, as head of the party and national
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Republicans' Ticking Tax Clock(s)

Yet the risk is that voters will turn away unless the French president can show concrete results soon. The jobless rate, for example, remains stuck at levels roughly double that of the U.K. and Germany. Bloomberg's Paris team takes stock of Macron's performance and examines hurdles ahead. And finally.
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Trump Says People Are 'Angry' About FBI, He'll 'Rebuild' It

President Donald Trump said that “people are very, very angry” about the conduct of the FBI and said he would “rebuild” the bureau as he left the White House on Friday to participate in a graduation ceremony for police undergoing FBI training in Virginia. “It's a shame what's happened with the FBI, but
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Some Americans Will Get an Extension on Today's Obamacare Deadline

Some Americans will be given several extra days to sign up for Obamacare insurance plans after the federal enrollment period officially ends Friday, amid long waits on the government's enrollment phone line. Friday is the last day that people can sign up for coverage over the telephone or on
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Murdoch Solves Empire Succession by Getting Rid of the Empire

For decades, investors, analysts, busybodies, columnists and gossips have loved to chew over the ultimate media-dynasty question: When Rupert Murdoch was at long last forced to step down — whether for age, coup or scandal — which of his children would assume the throne of his vast empire? James
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Civil War Puts Childhood Under Attack in South Sudan, UN Says

South Sudan's four-year civil war has had a “staggering impact” on children, with more than half its minors affected by forced recruitment, food shortages or loss of schooling, the United Nations said. The upheaval is “threatening an entire generation,” the UN Children's Fund said Friday in a report, citing
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Brainstorm Health: Health Care Philanthropy, FTC DNA Kit Advice, Obamacare Enrollment Deadline

Brainstorm Health: Health Care Philanthropy, FTC DNA Kit Advice, Obamacare Enrollment Deadline

… but a major concern for consumers should be who else could have access to information about your heritage and your health. If you're thinking about buying an at-home DNA test kit, you owe it to yourself—and to family members who could be affected—to investigate the options thoroughly.” (Fortune)
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Twin Cities home sales rose in November; median price hits record high

The housing market in the Twin Cities was far from frigid last month. Houses sold lickety split and for record prices. During November there were 4,595 closed sales, 3.8 percent more than in the same month last year. The median price of those closings was $245,000, a 6.5 percent annual increase and a
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Institutional Investors Are Buying Prestige Brands International LLC (NYSE:PBH)

Prestige Brands International LLC (NYSE:PBH) institutional sentiment increased to 1.3 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.20, from 1.1 in 2017Q1. The ratio is positive, as 118 investment managers increased or opened new equity positions, while 91 decreased and sold equity positions in Prestige Brands International
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Nafta May Be on Track for an Unhappy New Year

The U.S., Mexico and Canada are heading into 2018 with no clear plan for saving the North American Free Trade Agreement. Negotiators are poised to wrap up their latest round of talks Friday in Washington without closing any new chapters of a revamped accord. While officials made headway on
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Don't Count on Gilead Buying Galapagos

Though Gilead Sciences Inc. has only just begun to absorb its $12 billion purchase of Kite Pharma Inc. in October, drums are already beating for another deal. The current buzz is about Galapagos NV, a European biotech that has a licensing deal with Gilead for its autoimmune drug filgotinib. Buyout
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Appraisal Rights and Tech Fears

Way back in 2013, Michael Dell teamed up with Silver Lake Partners to take his company, Dell Inc., private at $13.75 per share. That was well above Dell's $9.35 stock price at the time, but some shareholders thought that the price was too low, and they sued under the Delaware law that allows them to
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Tcp Direct Lending Fund Viii Filing. Elizabeth Greenwood Published Dec 15 Form D

The California-based Tcp Direct Lending Fund Viii, Llc submitted form D for $411.98 million offering. The date of first sale was 2016-08-15. The Limited Liability Company raised $411.98 million. The offering is still open. The total private offering amount amount was $411.98 million. The private offering
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Trump Calls Immigrants With Lottery Visas 'Worst of the Worst'

President Donald Trump told law enforcement officers Friday that immigrants who enter the U.S. through visa lotteries are “the worst of the worst.” Trump attacked U.S. immigration policy in an address to law enforcement officers graduating from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on Friday,
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Recession Lurks in Fed's Bullish New Jobs Forecasts

Unemployment is low and getting lower. To get it back up to a sustainable level, the Fed could trigger the next downturn. by. Tim Duy. @TimDuy More stories by Tim Duy. December 15, 2017, 5:00 AM PST. The unemployment rate could rise. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/ Bloomberg. There is a recession
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'Star Wars: Last Jedi' Has Strong Early Start at the Box Office

Walt Disney Co.'s latest “Star Wars” film posted an estimated $45 million in the U.S. and Canada during Thursday previews, an early return surpassed only by its predecessor in the space saga. The initial box-office sales for “The Last Jedi” were 21 percent less than the 2015 Star Wars installment, “The
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Final Republican Tax Bill Slashes Corporate Rate

Congressional Republicans' final tax legislation proposes cutting taxes as expected for businesses, the wealthy and some middle-class Americans, according to a summary seen by Reuters on Friday, with decisive votes expected next week in a critical moment for the party and President Donald Trump.
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Bitcoin: New Financial System or Same Old Boys' Club?

As the price of Bitcoin soared to record highs this week—$10,000, $15,000, then $17,000—the meteoric rise that turned early investors into paper billionaires fueled talk of how the cryptocurrency and its underlying technology, blockchain, could wholly remake the banking system. As MIT researchers
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The Next Battlefield Isn't Bad Company 3, Despite Rumors

Earlier this week, YouTuber AlmightyDaq posted a video in which he claimed that the next Battlefield title would be Battlefield Bad Company 3. The YouTuber in question correctly reported details of Battlefield 1 ahead of time, so their information was treated as potentially correct. The video details a
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NAR: Forecasted 2018 Real Estate Trends Provide Opportunity To Market To Buyers

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicts housing trends in 2018 will center around integrating technology and creating healthy and connected living environments. Knowing what's coming and learning how to market it to buyers will be the key to success in the New Year. Below are a few of
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Litchfield County Board of Realtors hold annual meeting, elect new officers

The evening was sponsored by CHFA, Freddie Mac and SmartMLS. Elections for 2018 Officers and Directors were held, and the following were chosen to serve as officers and directors. Officers: President-elect: Carol Anelli, Realtor; Secretary: Amanda Balaski, Realtor ; Treasurer: Mary Jane Cavanaugh
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Mortgage Rates Friday: Mixed, With Upward Tilt

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged, the 15-year fixed-rate rose two basis points and the 5/1 ARM went up one basis point, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Friday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is one basis point
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How to stay alert to potential banking fraudsters

Sergeant Steven Gillies, of the safer communities team within the force's specialist crime division, said: “Scammers now frequently target people through e-mails, online banking systems, text messages and online transactions. It is imperative that you access online banking through trusted web addresses
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MARKET REVIEW: Real estate experts discuss outlook for 2018

More than 150 people attended the South Florida Business Journal's 4th Annual Market Review, held Dec. 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami in Brickell. Moderated by Senior Reporter Brian Bandell, the annual event provides an overview of the latest trends in South Florida's thriving real estate market,
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Mortgage REITs rally after MTGE lifts dividend

With short rates on the rise and the yield curve flattening, many are expecting lower earnings and then dividend cuts for the mortgage REIT sector (REM +1%). MTGE Investment (MTGE +2.2%) – trading at a sizable discount to book value – last night may have surprised a few with an 11% increase in its
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Trading Check: PPO Reading Above the Signal Line on Shares of iShares FTSE NAREIT Real …

The Average Directional Index or ADX is a popular technical indicator designed to help measure trend strength. Many traders will use the ADX in combination with other indicators in order to help formulate trading strategies. Presently, the 14-day ADX for iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 (FTY) is
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With the rise of SpaceX and Rams stadium, Hawthorne's industrial areas are becoming hip

With the rise of SpaceX and Rams stadium, Hawthorne's industrial areas are becoming hip

Real estate experts and the city's mayor credit Hawthorne's redevelopment partly to the halo effect of SpaceX, as well as the Tesla Inc. Design Studio located just behind the rocket factory. A model of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which is set to launch for the first time next year, is suspended above
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I Helped Organize the Trump Accusers Press Conference. Here's Why We Did It.

The #MeToo movement is engulfing the nation with a rapidly growing fervor. Following the revelation of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's dangerous and serial sexual harassment, his contemporaries throughout Hollywood, journalism, comedy, the culinary world, and politics have also been
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Here Are the New Proposed Individual Tax Rates

Last-minute changes to the Republican tax bill contain an unpleasant surprise for married couples who make between $600,000 and $1 million: They won't be getting as big a tax cut as lawmakers planned earlier. The final bill would include those households in the highest individual income-tax bracket,
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Ex-Canadian Olympian Clayton looks to chase world title under new management

The Dartmouth, N.S., native, a 2012 Canadian Olympian, spent nearly three years with Group Yvon Michel, a company that looks to be bleeding talent with Clayton leaving and recently crowned International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champ Artur Beterbiev in court for a ruling on whether his
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Real Estate Investors Plc (RLE.L): Piotroski F Score Reading Above Five on These Shares

Currently, the 7-day moving average is sitting at 58.58. Investors are keeping a close eye on levels of Real Estate Investors Plc (RLE.L). The Average Directional Index or ADX is a technical analysis indicator used to describe if a market is trending or not trending. The ADX alone measures trend strength
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Mortgage Loan Originator Daniel Brady in Bolingbrook, IL

As a mortgage loan officer right here in Bolingbrook, IL, I've been helping home-buyers just like you secure and refinance mortgages everyday.
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FHA Title 1 Loans: What You Need to Know

… financing tool for home improvements and repairs. The FHA is well-known for helping first-timers buy a home, and Title 1 loans are a way for homeowners to finance permanent property improvements and renovations. Home buyers can also piggyback a Title 1 loan onto their purchase mortgage to fix
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TCF Bank Completes Acquisition of Rubicon Mortgage Advisors

BUSINESS WIRE)–TCF National Bank (TCF Bank), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCF), today announced that it has completed its previously announced transaction to acquire Rubicon Mortgage Advisors, LLC (Rubicon), a residential mortgage lender with offices in Minnesota
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Average sales price expected to be up about 15%

“Regardless of how the December numbers shake out, the bigger picture is that the last two years have been the strongest the local housing market has ever seen,” she added. “At the same time, with inventories trending at all-time lows, the average price will be up by about 15 per cent this year.”
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How Value Factor Has Dominated Smart Beta Flows This Year

For example, Utilities are up nearly 22% this year, but this combination of performance and historically strong yield from the category has not yet enticed passive investors. Real Estate is an example of the opposite sort of trend – we've seen a healthy $6 billion of inflows into the sector, yet performance
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Take Five: World Markets Themes for the Week Ahead

Some BOJ policymakers have been dropping subtle hints to prepare markets for an eventual exit from its policy — one that keeps short-term rates negative and pegs the 10-year yield … On a 12-month percentage change, dating back to 2000, both data series reveal how the housing market is softening.
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'Good fortune' allows teacher sacked over alleged misconduct seek teaching jobs

A teacher dismissed by his school can continue to seek teaching jobs because a High Court bid to suspend his registration cannot proceed. The teacher was sacked following allegations by two overseas students, including of making sexual advances to one while drinking. He was the subject of the first
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Mortgage bank VP arrested in $12 million fraud case

“As alleged, John Reimer, vice president of a mortgage bank, defrauded several other financial insitutions out of more than $12 million,” Acting US Attorney Joon H. Kim said. “Reimer allegedly falsified documents, kept funding for mortgages that never closed, and even acquired funding multiple times for
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Trading Radar: SuperTrend Spotted Below Stock Price for Real Estate Credit Investments Pcc Limit …

Chart analysts may also use the indicator to project possible price reversals and to define trends. Currently, the 14-day ADX for Real Estate Credit Investments Pcc Limit (RECI.L) is sitting at 22.62. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50
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Local realtor association gives top honors to five agents

Kenna Arnold, who won the Affiliate of the Year award, works for Security 1st Title LLC, a Wichita-based company that provides title insurance and closing services. Previously, she was a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Partners for 19 years. Mark Solomon, of Keller Williams Kansas City North, won
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Commentary: Here's the Real Reason Doug Jones Beat Roy Moore in Alabama

Democratic U.S. Senator elect Doug Jones and wife Louise Jones greet supporters during his election night gathering the Sheraton Hotel on Dec. 12, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images. By David Dodson. 10:27 AM EST. After the surprising result of the special election for
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Shelton Capital Management Has Raised Its Tpg Specialty Lending (TSLX) Position by $500000 …

Shelton Capital Management increased its stake in Tpg Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX) by 100% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Shelton Capital Management bought 25,000 shares as the company's stock rose 6.27% with the market. The institutional investor held 50,000 shares
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Why millennials won't be main boon for Canadian housing

In the medium to long term, Canada's housing boom will be boosted by immigration more than by millennials looking to buy for the first time, says Adrienne Warren, senior economist at Scotiabank, in a new report on real estate trends. “As millennials move past their prime household formation years
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Supercharging Philanthropy

But one of the deals sticks out from the rest: the purchase of Meta by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative back at the start of the year. Meta—which, in the words of cofounder Sam Molyneux, uses “artificial intelligence to analyze new scientific knowledge as it's published”—partners with academic journals to
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Legislation to Add “Servicing” License to Pa. Mortgage Licensing Act

On December 13, the Pennsylvania Legislature, at the behest of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (the “Department”), passed and sent to the Governor for signature, amendments to the Pennsylvania Mortgage Licensing Act (7 Pa. C.S.A. § 6101 et. seq.) (the “MLA”). The changes
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Median Down Payment Rises to New High in Q3

Median Down Payment Rises to New High in Q3

The loan origination report is derived from publicly recorded mortgages and deeds of trust collected by ATTOM Data Solutions in more than 1,700 counties accounting for more than 87% of the U.S. population. Counts and dollar volumes for the two most recent quarters are projected based on available
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Home Sales Up Despite Rising Prices and Falling Inventory

Home sales in November were up by 1.1 percent on a year-over-year basis but were down 7.3 percent from October, according to new data from RE/MAX. Thirty-six of the 54 metro areas tracked by RE/MAX for its report saw year-over-year sales increases, including Trenton, N.J. (21.3 percent), Augusta,
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Moody's Assigns Provisional Ratings to Six CMBS Classes of Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust 2017-ATRM

The first mortgage balance of $600,000,000 represents a Moody's LTV of 103.1%. The Moody's First Mortgage Actual DSCR is 3.20X and Moody's First Mortgage Actual Stressed DSCR is 1.19X. The financing is subject to two mezzanine loans totaling $150,000,000. The Moody's Total Debt LTV
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Centerview Partners has crushed 2017 — and its investment bankers will make a fortune in 2018 …

With 37 senior bankers on staff, the small firm is projected to pull in as much as $13.5 million a partner. In the first two weeks of December, two industry-shaking transactions hit the wire: CVS Healthcare announced a deal to acquire Aetna for $69 billion, and Disney agreed to buy $66 billion worth of 21st
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Alabama Product of the Day: Antigua Fortune 1/2-Zip Pullover Sweater

Revel in Alabama Crimson Tide glory with this Antigua Fortune 1/2-zip pullover sweater. You'll look forward to layering on some brand new Alabama Crimson Tide fashion and staying warm as you get ready for another championship season! It features a comfy design with soft brushed fabric that looks
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Erin Troutman

Everyone has a dream home in mind. Whether it's an historic center hall colonial or a contemporary bi-level, I will try to help make your home ownership dreams a reality. U.S. Bank has been in the mortgage business for decades, so I have the resources to answer questions like: How much should I put
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Matthew Lindenbaum to be Director Nominee of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. and BNB Bank Receives …

Title insurance services are offered through BNB's wholly owned subsidiary, Bridge Abstract. Bridge Financial Services, Inc. offers financial planning and investment consultation. For more information visit www.bridgenb.com. BNB has a rich tradition of involvement in the community, supporting programs
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AT&T Tried to Settle With Federal Government Over Time Warner Merger. Here's What Happened

The Department of Justice and AT&T have held unsuccessful settlement talks over the wireless and pay-TV company's bid to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner, the two sides said in a court filing on Friday. The Justice Department has sued to stop AT&T, owner of DirecTV and the No.
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UBS CMBS bond trader denies telling analyst to skew reports

UBS Group AG's head trader for commercial mortgage-backed securities denied claims of trying to influence research reports published by the Swiss bank's former senior strategist for those products. David McNamara testified on Dec. 14 at a trial brought by former CMBS strategist Trevor Murray, who
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Tcp Direct Lending Feeder Viii – L (Ireland) Filing. Michael Buckley Filed Dec 15 D Filing

The California-based Tcp Direct Lending Feeder Viii – L (Ireland) filed form D for $21.72 million offering. This is a new filing. The raised $21.72 million. The offering is still open. The total offering amount amount was $21.72 million. The private offering document was filed on 2017-12-15. Tcp Direct
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Austin home sales fall for third month in a row — what it means for 2018

Slowing job growth in Central Texas, the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the price of building materials and housing development costs, and the overhaul of the U.S. tax plan are all factors that could hinder housing market growth and negatively impact housing affordability in the Austin area in 2018.”.
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An Anonymous Bitcoin Millionaire Is Donating Their Fortune to Charities and It Seems Legit

'Tis the season for giving, and one Bitcoin investor claims to be giving away the majority of their cryptocurrency holdings after experiencing an incredible year. The unnamed donor has set up a fund to hand out $86 million worth of Bitcoin to various charities, and they've already started listing the
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How to Avoid Buying More Home Than You Can Afford

Mortgage lenders understand life doesn't always go perfectly. Stuff happens. That's why one of the lending checks is to make sure your budget isn't stretched so thin that a temporary life event puts the affordability of your home in jeopardy. For that reason, you have to have reserves in order to qualify for
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Senators look for Fannie-Freddie competitors

A pair of U.S. senators is determined to entice more companies to compete with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the housing-finance market. If no rivals develop, the mortgage-finance giants could remain where they are now: under government control. A plan being developed by Republican Bob Corker
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Tech upgrades boost HSBC's agency lending business

The firm revamped its sec lending platform back in January in a bid to automate how it interacts with borrowers and improve returns.
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MIT Researchers Have Created Glowing Plants That Might One Day Replace Lights

Researchers at MIT have created plants that glow, a development they hope can be used in the future to replace things like street lamps or a night light beside your bed. In a paper recently published in the journal Nano Letters, researchers detailed how they embeded plants with nanoparticles that use
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Ruoff Mortgage gets $5.8 million tax credit for $36.7M headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne; hotel …

Ruoff Mortgage gets $5.8 million tax credit for $36.7M headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne; hotel gets credit too … Thursday approved a $5.88 million Community Revitalization Enhancement District (CReED) tax credit for Ruoff Mortgage, which is considering construction of a new headquarters in
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Guaranteed Rate Sells Large Stake to a Boston-Based Private Equity Firm

Guaranteed Rate, the Chicago-based mortgage lender, announced plans this week to sell a large stake of the company to Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. The firm is making an investment that's believed to be worth more than $100 million, according to Crain's, who first
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Signs of thaw in Atlantic County's frozen property market

Shawn M. O'Brien, operating principal of Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore, visits a foreclosure home on Willow Drive in Northfield. …. According to ATTOM, home sales for the third quarter of 2017 slowed from the third quarter a year ago, but the median sales price fell only slightly, from $150,000 last
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Mortgage Rates Hold Recent Lows

Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today, despite movement in bond markets that would have suggested otherwise. The paradoxical strength is likely due to the fact that bonds improved faster yesterday without mortgage lenders adjusting rate sheets accordingly. In other words, we began the day with
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Housing rate up in 36 of 50 top cities; Vizag sees max 16%

Housing rate up in 36 of 50 top cities; Vizag sees max 16%

Housing prices increased in 36 cities during April-June 2017 out of 50 major cities with Vizag recording the maximum annual appreciation of nearly 16 per … Meanwhile, NHB's Housing Price Index (HPI) at market prices for under-construction properties increased in 25 cities, decrease in 17 cities and no
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Emclaire Financial (EMCF) Earns News Sentiment Rating of 0.03

Emclaire Financial logo Media coverage about Emclaire Financial (NASDAQ:EMCF) has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern
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Tcp Direct Lending Fund Viii – U (Ireland) Filing. Michael Buckley Released Dec 15 Form D

The California-based Tcp Direct Lending Fund Viii – U (Ireland) had published Form D regarding $421.43 million offering. This is a new filing. The raised $421.43 million. The offering is still open. The total private offering amount amount was $421.43 million. The offering form was filed on 2017-12-15.
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ACCOLADES: Mill Creek teachers honored; LWV honors Noren and Room at the Inn; Job Point …

Serving as Chair is Eric Morrison from Providence Bank; Vice Chair, Erica Pefferman, from The Business Times Company; Treasurer, Gary Lee from … the True/False Film Festival; Past Chair, Matt Garrett from KOMU & Mid-Missouri's CW; and Past Chair, Chuck Bowman, from Monarch Title Company.
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Refi expectations drive improvement in real estate market outlook

“Optimism among title agents and real estate professionals increased this quarter, as they expressed confidence that transaction volume will grow in the coming year. The increase in optimism was primarily driven by the rise in expectations among survey respondents for refinance volume growth,
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Buy Real Estate When There Is (Literally) Blood In The Streets

In 1980, I joined a real estate planning and consultancy firm in Hong Kong. At one business lunch I had the good fortune to be seated next to a chap named Len Dunning, an Englishman who had spent most of his career working in the British colonial service. Len was working with the government in
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Midpeninsula homes selling for $1M over asking prices

Four years ago, “Some poor local person was priced out … by a mainland Chinese buyer” who often effectively said, “What's it gonna take?” to buy a home and put cash down to close deals quickly, he said. But international buying has dropped off a bit today, so many of the homes being purchased are
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'Karnataka Bank's transformation journey will be inclusive, exciting and rewarding'

With the banking landscape witnessing changes in recent years, 93-year-old Karnataka Bank has felt the need to reposition itself with a focus on technology and keeping intact its core values and identity. The bank has embarked upon a transformation project with Boston Consulting Group (India) Pvt Ltd
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H.R. 4659

Summary of H.R.4659 – 115th Congress (2017-2018): To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives.
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Growth in Rental Housing Market May be Coming to End

A decade of growth in the rental housing market may be coming to an end, according to the 2017 America's Rental Housing report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The MacArthur-supported report finds that rental vacancy rates are increasing and the growth in renter households that
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Title companies: Residential market to remain stable in 2018

Two of the top title companies in West Michigan agree on one thing: The residential market will remain stable. Lighthouse Group, 877 E. 16th St. in Holland, employs 72 title officers across 13 locations. The company offers a broad range of title services, including commercial and residential. In 2016
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Virginia Partners Bank to acquire stake in Johnson Mortgage Company

View complete news release for Virginia+Partners+Bank+to+acquire+stake+in+Johnson+Mortgage+Company – OTCMarkets.com.
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Bay Area's soaring housing costs: Wealthier arrivals pushing out wealthier residents

Reporting about the rising real estate and housing costs in San Francisco and the Bay Area isn't exactly breaking news. But a new study published this week demonstrates just how much pressure high-income new arrivals have placed on the region's real estate market, and how wealthier and wealthier
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Study Shows Vancouver Has Least Affordable Housing Market in North America

Disclaimer: Modest Money is designed to provide entertainment and information to investors and those who would like to learn about the market, personal finance, loans and more. You should never use the information on Modest Money as investment advice. We simply don't have enough information
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Manitowoc real estate transfers and homes sold: Dec. 17, 2017

To determine the purchase price of the real estate, divide the transfer fee by 0.003. For example, a transfer fee of $250 would indicate a purchase price of $83,333. Real estate sold at a price of $100,000 would have a transfer fee of $300. OTHER NEWS: Manitowoc driver loses control, ends up in Lake
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Real estate owners should pay for transit project costs, MTA officials say

“I know from my standpoint as a real estate owner, when public transportation is built in front of my buildings, my buildings are worth more, and I should pay more of a proportion of that cost.” That's what RXR Realty's Scott Rechler had to say this week regarding a proposal from the Metropolitan
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Former bank vice president accused of defrauding warehouse lenders out of $12 million

Reimer is charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. “As alleged, John Reimer, vice president of a mortgage bank, defrauded several other financial institutions of more than $12 million,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joon
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Mortgage Loan Originator Anthony Nitti in Flemington, NJ

As a mortgage loan originator right here in Flemington, NJ, I've been helping home-buyers just like you secure and refinance mortgages everyday.
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Bain to absorb Harvard's real estate investment team

Bain Capital is taking on a 20-person team from Harvard University's investment arm that specializes in real estate, as the Ivy League institution continues to shrink its in-house investment management capabilities. The Boston-based private equity firm will form a new unit, Bain Capital Real Estate, when
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San Jose's median home down payment, already highest in nation, grows again

You name the statistical measure — down payments, loan amounts, co-borrowing — the San Jose home-buying market is at or near the extreme end of the national scale. But the local market is not running counter to national trends, and that may be the most important news for the rest of the country
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How One of Australia's Richest Men Lost $1 Million to Email Scam

How One of Australia's Richest Men Lost $1 Million to Email Scam

The multi-millionaire founder of Twynam Agricultural Group Pty Ltd. lost $1 million in an email fraud, a London court heard Thursday. The British man who facilitated the theft says he's a victim too. John Kahlbetzer, who is on the Forbes list of the 50 richest Australians, lost the money when fraudsters
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Pakistan Premier Abbasi Says 'No Plan' to Further Weaken Rupee

The weaker rupee will have a minimal effect on the economy with an inflationary “impact probably of less than 0.5 percent,'' Abbasi told Bloomberg in a text message on Friday. He said the “market will decide” the rupee's level and that the move will help address Pakistan's deteriorating external position.
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Now You Can Use Bitcoin As Collateral For Loans

In yet another sign of bitcoin's emergence as a store of value, a bunch of startup lenders have begun using cryptocurrencies as collateral for personal loans. According to a Bloomberg report, startups such as Salt Lending and CoinLoan are offering loans in fiat currencies using cryptoassets as collateral.
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Home Bank and FHLB Dallas Award $8000 in PGP Funding to HousingNOLA

NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As it enters the third year of a 10-year plan to solve New Orleans, Louisiana's affordable housing crisis, HousingNOLA will have … HousingNOLA received $8K in funds from @FHLBDallas @MyHomeBank to help provide housing solutions for NOLA residents.
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Coinbase Wants Wall Street to Resolve Its Bitcoin Trust Issues

Three traders who lost money margin-trading on GDAX told Bloomberg they didn't meet the requirement. One said he'd used half the gift money from his wedding to buy ether before the crash. Coinbase reimbursed users for their losses and discontinued margin-trading after the incident. The company
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Arvest banking trojan

PITTSBURG — On Monday, the Pittsburg community will start to see the walls go. 2017 Pigskin Preview: Lawton Wolverines Team Breakdown – Presented by. personally dont consider. New customers can. 26-6-2017 · The QakBot/Pinkslipbot banking Trojan is harvesting banking credentials, and can
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It's Ugly Christmas Sweater Day at the Bank!

Jacksonville Savings Bank. With locations in Jacksonville, Chapin, Virden, Concord and Litchfield. Checking, Savings and Loan Services. Call today 866-996-8032.
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Is Buying Mondelez International Class A (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Here Good Idea?

Investors sentiment increased to 0.99 in 2017 Q2. Its up 0.09, from 0.9 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 48 investors sold Mondelez International, Inc. shares while 407 reduced holdings. 91 funds opened positions while 359 raised stakes. 1.11 billion shares or 2.02% less from 1.13 billion shares in 2017Q1
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Market report: Investors turn out the lights on Luceco after hedging and stock blunders

Analyst James Beard argued that more legal settlements could be on the horizon while conditions in the social housing market have weakened this year in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The pivot towards social housing safety in the wake of the disaster has led to landlords delaying any
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Retire like an Expert by Avoiding these 5 Mistakes

Retire like an Expert by Avoiding these 5 Mistakes. After so many years of working, retirement sounds like a dream. But it's one that can quickly turn into a nightmare if you aren't careful. Whether you're retiring in ten years or tomorrow, there are things you can avoid to ensure you can retire like an expert.
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Gulf Coast Bank goes deeper into Dallas business lending market

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust has bought a Dallas small business loan company, the second such acquisition for the New Orleans-based institution this year. The deal for American Business Lending Inc. was announced Thursday (Dec. 24). Terms were not disclosed. In February, Gulf Coast took over
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Realty prices grew in top 36 cities, declined in 13 markets in April-June: NHB Residex

Real estate prices in tier I and tier II cities have been witnessing growth at a faster pace than top property markets in the country. According to India's official housing price index, cities like Vizag, Kochi, Faridabad, Surat, Howrah, Raipur and Nagpur recorded rise of over 9% to nearly 16% during the first
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Mortgage Banking Experts Call on Georgia Delegation to Address Housing Finance Reform

“The instability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a real concern for all Georgians and should be for all Americans, too,” said Fowler Williams, MBA State Ambassador and President and CEO of Crescent Mortgage Company. “With tax reform on its way to the President's desk, Congress cannot wait any
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A formula for success in recession and recovery

John Sears and Josh Collins jumped in with both feet when the housing market was at its lowest point. Nine years later in a thriving housing market, Harrisburg-based homebuilder PresPro is the region's fastest-growing business. The housing recovery wasn't a reversal of fortune for the two friends who
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Lending Your 'Mobility': Creating a Green Community in the Twin Cities

Lending Your 'Mobility': Creating a Green Community in the Twin Cities. Thursday, December 14, 2017. Shyla Alam is a New Tactics in Human Rights intern at CVT. On October 21st of 2017, Plantón Móvil made its debut in Saint Paul, Minnesota. If you're unfamiliar with the Plantón Móvil movement,
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GRAPHIC-Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead

Fresh U.S. figures on existing home sales and housing starts could point to a continued deceleration going into 2018. On a 12-month percentage change, dating back to 2000, both data series reveal how the housing market is softening. The Federal Reserve's interest-rate cycle has been a major factor
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Freddie Mac Prices $1.3 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-071

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Dec 15, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $1.3 billion in K Certificates (K-071
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Ryanair Recognizes Unions in Historic Shift to Avert Strike

Ryanair Holdings Plc buckled under pressure from disgruntled pilots and agreed to recognize labor unions in an eleventh-hour move by Europe's biggest budget airline to avert strikes threatening flight disruptions during the busy holiday season. The move led shares to plummet the most in almost a
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The American dream is at stake if low-income earners can't own a home

Even as multiple people rightfully express concerns over the federal tax bill, we should not lose sight of one of the major pillars of homeownership; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) exist to make the promise of homeownership attainable for individuals of low-
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PPO Above Signal on Shares of Freddie Mac 5.10 Pfd (FMCCH)

Monitoring the numbers for Freddie Mac 5.10 Pfd (FMCCH), we have recorded that the Percentage Price Oscillator is currently higher than the signal line. With the PPO indicator above the line, traders may be looking for a possible bullish move. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator
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Government to launch measures to control housing market

Government to launch measures to control housing market

The Government planned shortly to launch mortgage- and tax-related measures designed to control the price of Macao housing, in order to promote a healthy development of the market. The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, made the announcement this evening in Beijing during a media briefing to
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Rabobank sells its Roparco mortgage loan activities to RNHB

Rabobank has sold its Roparco mortgage loan business ('Roparco Hypotheken') to RNHB. The business includes the underlying mortgage loan portfolio as well as its personnel. RNHB is a former label of Rabobank subsidiary FGH Bank. From December 2016 on RNHB independently continued its
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KBRA Releases RMBS Outlook Projecting Continued Sector Growth and Performance in 2018

Freddie Mac issued STACR 2017-SPI1 in 2017 under this construct. Emergence of asset types which are new or infrequently issued in PLS achieving rated execution, such as synthetic MI-linked notes (MILN) and servicing rights/fees (MSR). Market dialogue also continues regarding the feasibility of
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Is Buying Stock Like BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (BDSI) After Such Increase Winning …

Investors sentiment increased to 1 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.04, from 0.96 in 2017Q1. It increased, as 6 investors sold BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. shares while 16 reduced holdings. 8 funds opened positions while 14 raised stakes. 19.04 million shares or 0.51% more from 18.95 million shares in
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Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) Holdings Reduced by Ajo LP

Dai Ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 3.2% during the second quarter. Dai Ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 346,168 shares of the company's stock worth $40,657,000 after buying an additional 10,676 shares in the last quarter.
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Lender takes back Nevele property at auction

KINGSTON – The mortgage lender that put the historic Nevele Grand Resort up for auction made the only offer submitted Friday and got the resort for $3.5 million. The buyer was iStar, which made the loan to Michael Treanor's firm, Claremont Partners. Treanor had tried and failed to get a casino licensed
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News From NAMB: December 15, 2017

I am often asked, “What is the broker share of the market?” Thompson-Reuters is claiming to be able to answer that question and many others within seconds. They are giving a free peek at some of the statistics in their Mortgage Aggregation App. One must interpolate because all of the figures are not
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After Guaranteed Rate sued him, alleging he poached employees, former executive countersues …

Mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate allegedly owes one of its former employees, who has been recognized as one of the top loan producers in the country, more than $2 million in compensation, according to a lawsuit filed by the former employee. Joseph Caltabiano, the former vice president of mortgage
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RI Real Estate Notes: Narragansett property sold for $2.5M

A house at 78 Calef Ave., in Narragansett, recently sold for $2.5 million, according to Lila Delman Real Estate International. Seller Joseph Signorile was represented by Ruth Bellino of the Delman agency. The buyer was represented by Steve McGill of Waterfront Properties. The house is on 0.46 acres
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What video games is /bant/ planning on buying for Christmas? – “/bant/ – International/Random” is 4chan's international hanging out board, where you can have fun with Anonymous all over the world.
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Corsair becomes title sponsor of DreamHack's esports properties

It is far from Corsair's first foray into esports, and in August the company also attached its brand to the ROX Tigers. The South Korean League of Legends team were world finalists in 2015, and made the top four the following year. DreamHack can be confident that their title sponsorship deal adds one of
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Harvard's real estate team to spin out and join Bain Capital

Harvard Management Co's real estate team of about 20 professionals has agreed to spin out and become employees of Bain Capital. The group will join Bain Capital Real Estate, the firm's newly formed real estate investment group. Dan Cummings, head of real estate with Harvard, will lead the team.
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Household finances are worse since Brexit vote, says Bank of England

Almost a decade of improvements in household finances has started to be unpicked in the year since the EU referendum, according to the Bank of England. Findings from a biannual study for Threadneedle Street of more than 6,000 UK households found an increase in people reporting high mortgage
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Russian conglomerate Sistema's real estate unit shelves bond sale

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Lider Invest, a real estate unit of Russian business conglomerate Sistema, said on Friday it had postponed indefinitely a planned bond sale, citing an unfavourable environment. Sistema is entangled in a multi-billion-dollar legal dispute with state-controlled oil major Rosneft
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Luxury Croatian Property Overview with Sotheby's Croatia International Realty

The most popular locations for both local and foreign buyers are the ones that allow them to experience luxury as the general feeling. That feeling is almost palpable in the historical city centers, where the properties overlook UNESCO world heritage sites (Dubrovnik, Split, Trogir), or in private natural
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Basel III Is Too Kind to Europe's Banks

European banks resisted the move, fearing they'd be hit hard while they struggle with low profitability and bad loans. To win them over, the committee made the standardized models' risk weights for certain assets, including some corporate and mortgage loans, lower than previously proposed. As a result
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John Heron takes UK Finance role

John Heron of Paragon Mortgages has swapped his role on the board of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders' Association (IMLA) for a position on UK Finance's mortgage and product service board. The role is a voluntary one, with Heron (pictured) working alongside others including the board's
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Veteran real estate agent honored

A local veteran real estate agent was honored this week by the Northwest Oklahoma Association of Realtors, Inc. of Woodward. A week ago. Liz Foglesong of Northwest Real Estate of Woodward was named the 2017 Most Cooperative Member of Year by a vote of her peers – significant in an industry
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) Shares Gap Down After Analyst Downgrade

J P Morgan Chase & Co cut shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $12.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
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Moody's assigns Aaa to Allegheny County Finance Residential Authority Single Family Mtge …

New York, December 15, 2017 — Moody's Investors Services has assigned an Aaa rating to the proposed $8,510,000 of Allegheny County Finance Residential Authority (ACRFA) Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds 2017 Series AAA (Non-AMT) & 2017 Series BBB (AMT) and affirms the Aaa rating
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Lowe's: A Retail Gem At A Great Price

Lowe's: A Retail Gem At A Great Price

Lowe's sales are heavily impacted by the market for housing as well as by consumer sentiment, as demand for the discretionary goods Lowe's is selling is more cyclical in nature than demand for many other goods consumers buy. At the current time the dependence on the housing market and consumer
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AFR: Private Equity, Hedge Funds Are Supercharging Payday Lending

Washington — Private equity moguls have invested heavily in the payday and installment lending, putting additional resources, tangible and intangible, at the disposal of these often-predatory businesses, according to a new report by Americans for Financial Reform and the Private Equity Stakeholder
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Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances a Multifamily Property Located in Fall River, Massachusetts

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hunt Mortgage Group, a leader in financing commercial real estate throughout the United States, announced today it has provided a conventional Fannie Mae loan facility and mezzanine loan to refinance a multifamily property located in Fall River,
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Is It Time To Buy Brinker International Inc (NYSE:EAT) Based Off Its PE Ratio?

Brinker International Inc (NYSE:EAT) is trading with a trailing P/E of 13.5x, which is lower than the industry average of 24.5x. While this makes EAT appear like a great stock to buy, you might change your mind after I explain the assumptions behind the P/E ratio. In this article, I will explain what the P/E
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Housing market stable, affordable in Superior

Nationwide, there has been a dip in the amount of listings on the market. The U.S.'s inventory has been recorded at 754,787 properties lately, which is a decrease of 2.1 percent when viewed monthly and 10.9 percent viewed yearly. When it comes to Superior, among the 143 homes listed for sale, the
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Ranger Direct Lending makes further $9.1m provision for Argon Credit

The £232m Ranger Direct Lending fund has made a further $9.1m provision against its indirect investment in the collapsed Argon Credit lending platform. … the Princeton Alternative Credit fund, exposure to Argon Credit, a consumer direct lending platform that filed for bankruptcy in December 2016.
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CFPB Discriminatory Lending Practices Under Review [SPONSORED]

In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued regulations holding financial institutions responsible for discriminatory lending practices at dealerships. The rules were based on fair lending requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) as they related to the practice of
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The Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year Sounds Made Up, But It's Not

Youthquake is a noun defined as “a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.” Oxford editors chose “youthquake” because their data showed a fivefold increase in usage in 2017 since 2016, with particular prevalence in June during the U.K.'s
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Long-term mortgage delinquency back to pre-financial crisis levels

Home mortgages that are in some stage of delinquency dropped from 5.2 percent a year ago to 5 percent in September, according to a new report from CoreLogic, an information intelligence company that serves the real estate and mortgage finance sectors. The new data show a drop in delinquencies
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Girls Shootout Preview: Thompson looks to join rare company

Rodd Baxley | The Robesonian file photo The Lumberton girls basketball team looks to make its fourth straight appearance in the Robeson County Shootout championship game for just the second time in program, and tournament, history. Behind the previous three title game visits is senior guard
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Randolph Bancorp in Mass. to cut mortgage jobs

Randolph Bancorp in Stoughton, Mass., is planning to cut about more than a dozen mortgage-related jobs by the end of this year. The $505 million-asset company said in a press release Thursday that the cuts involve about 8% of its employees. Based on headcount at Sept. 30, Randolph is set to
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Santander to buy Deutsche Bank's private and retail banking business in Poland

Bank Zachodni, the Polish subsidiary of Spanish lender Banco Santander, has agreed to purchase the private banking and retail operations of Deutsche Bank Polska for €305m. The deal includes Deutsche Bank's Polish retail and private banking assets, SME business, asset management unit and sales
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NAR Blasts FCC on Net Neutrality

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has become the first housing-focused trade organization to voice its opposition to yesterday's 3-2 vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal the net neutrality rules that have been in place since 2015. In expressing its disappointment,
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Here's What Late-Night Hosts Said About the FCC Ending Net Neutrality

As Fortune noted this week, polls show a majority of Americans are opposed to repealing the rules that aim to ensure all internet traffic is treated equally. The move by the Republican-led FCC has quite a few people worried that it will open the door for big internet service providers (ISPs)—like AT&T,
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Business and civic bodies welcome Fuzile's Standard Bank appointment

Cas Coovadia, head of the Banking Association Of South Africa said Fuzile's appointment imparts “additional strong leadership and world-class credentials to the banking sector and is wholeheartedly welcomed”. This is a significant appointment. It provides impetus to the efforts by the sector to continue
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Big US Banks Engage Universities to Fill Unglamorous Banking Jobs

“It's not the sexy area of banking, but students walked away from the class saying 'I didn't know it would be so interesting,'” said Ron Richter, a Rutgers professor who teaches a class on working capital management. He helped establish the Citi tie-up alongside Michael Fossaceca, Citi's head of treasury
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​​Debt consolidation mortgage​: Do it safely, or don't do it

Consider cash-out refinancing only if you can significantly improve on the terms of your current mortgage. That's because lenders charge extra for cash out, and that fee applies to the entire home loan, not just the cash out. Because you're borrowing enough to pay off your existing home loan plus more,
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Apple Confirms It's Working on an Ultra-Powerful Mac Pro Update

Apple might have launched its most powerful computer ever just this week, but the company is already hard at work on something even more powerful. In a statement on Thursday, Apple confirmed that it's developing “a completely redesigned, next-generation Mac Pro.” In its statement, Apple said that
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If you aren?t buying these shares, you are losing money : Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE …

Based on the aggregate value of the company over its current share price and the total amount of outstanding stocks, the market cap of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD) is presently reeling at 16.01B. Acting as the blue chip in today's trade, Mettler-Toledo International Inc.'s existing market cap
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There are ways to minimize the upfront costs of a mortgage

A major factor is the borrower's expectation regarding how long the mortgage will be in force. Because a rebate mortgage carries a higher interest rate, the cost mounts over time. Borrowers with long time horizons will do better by paying points to get a lower interest rate, provided they have the needed
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Canadian Housing Market Shows Strong Momentum

Canadian Housing Market Shows Strong Momentum

Canadian housing market showed strong momentum in the final stretch of the current year. This was quite evident when sales, as well as, price rebounded from the slump seen in the mid-year. Scotia Bank economist, Adrienne Warren pointed out that national home sales increased in November with a
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Even with its losses, Tesla won't take a big hit from lower tax rate

Many companies that have a prior history of big losses like Citigroup, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac face huge writedowns of their deferred tax assets based on a “remeasurement” of the potential for those assets to reduce future tax liabilities. The calculations are based on the tax reform bill's proposed
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Serbia's 9-mo dinar-denominated lending declines – c-bank

BELGRADE (Serbia), December 14 (SeeNews) – Serbia's central bank, the NBS, said on Friday the share of dinar-denominated loans extended by local banks in the first nine months of 2017 stood at 35.8%, down by one percentage point on the year. The share of dinar-denominated deposits of
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Wells Fargo Fights Oakland's Lending Lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Wells Fargo on Thursday asked a federal judge to reject Oakland's lawsuit claiming the bank's racist lending practices cost the city millions in lost tax revenue. “If a borrower got a bad loan, did they default because of that or because they lost their job?” Wells Fargo attorney
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Harvard to outsource real estate investment to Bain Capital

The approximately 20 members of Harvard Management Co's real estate investment staff will form Bain Capital Real Estate, the Boston-based firm said in a statement on Friday. “The team, which has invested more than $3.4 billion of equity in its direct real estate investment strategy since its inception,
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Australian housing market loses Chinese investment

Large numbers of Chinese investors in Australian property have had to sell their assets due to restrictions on capital outflows. Beijing introduced the new capital controls in November, in a bid to keep money in the country. Any capital transfer of $5m or more by companies or investment funds is now
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Real estate transfers from Dec. 15, 2017

The Mercer County Tax Claim Bureau, trustee, and Cory S. Moore and Lona J. Moore to Terence A. Whalen DBA Shenango Valley Homes; Property at 278 Ormond Ave., Sharon; fair market value: $45,795. • The Mercer County Tax Claim Bureau, trustee, and George R. Porter to Terence A. Whelan
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PHH Fined $119K Over NY Zombie Property

“The announcement of this enforcement action puts banks and mortgage servicers on notice that if they do not maintain vacant and abandoned properties, they will be held accountable by DFS,” said DFS Superintendent Maria T. Vullo. “It is also crucial that banks and mortgage servicers provide DFS
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Institutional Investors Are Crazy About First American Financial Corp (NYSE:FAF)

The company has market cap of $6.18 billion. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Specialty Insurance divisions. It has a 22.04 P/E ratio. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related services
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Phoenix land and housing forecast: Vitality at last

The 8th Annual Phoenix Land and Housing Forecast, presented by Land Advisors Organization, provided a provocative and insightful breakdown of the trends, activity and outlooks within the local real estate market. The event was started by Land Advisors Organization, the nation's largest brokerage
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Harvard Endowment's Real Estate Team Moves to Bain Capital

Bain Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston, is entering the real-estate investment business by lifting out a 20-person team from Harvard Management Co.. The new group, Bain Capital Real Estate, will be led by Dan Cummings, who is joining the firm as a partner at the beginning of February.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses …

Oaktree Specialty Lending logo Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 29th. The credit services provider reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.05), Bloomberg
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Four maps that show the house price gulfs within English regions

In cheaper boroughs such as Tower Hamlets, Redbridge and Newham, price growth continues to outstrip the UK average as high housing costs force Londoners to move to less affluent boroughs. Prices in the south-east London borough of Greenwich – where the average house price of £404,271 is
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Long Island hires and promotions: Susana Sawhney, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Susana Sawhney of Jericho has been hired as a sales agent at Douglas Elliman Real Estate in East Norwich. Photo Credit: Susana Sawhney.
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Big four bank chairman back inquiry to end 'political uncertainty'

The federal government and the banks have caved in to political pressure and have agreed on a royal commission in to the sector. Fairfax Media.
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Fortune cookies: Darkest Dungeon (game). … Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/fortune-mod-darkestdungeon.git (read-only). Package Base
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Gloria Jean St. Clair Boehm

She went to work for Port Arthur Abstract and Title Company after graduation and later worked for Phares, Phares and Bass Attorneys as a legal
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6 Reasons There Aren't Enough Homes for Sale

A Freddie Mac report concurred. “Land-use regulations have become more burdensome” in the last 30 years, making it costlier to build, it said. Freddie
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Real Estate Roundup: Self-Storage Transactions November 2017

A Plus Mini Storage in Navarre, Fla., was sold to National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a real estate investment trust (REIT). The facility at 7030
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Mortgage Cap Would Hit California, Florida, New York Hardest

Property owners in California, Florida and New York have the most to lose if Congress limits tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages,
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