Intero Real Estate Services of Evergreen Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Intero Real Estate Services of Evergreen Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

EVERGREEN, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, part of the HSF Affiliates LLC family of real estate brokerage franchise
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Pinching Pennies in the Hedge-Fund Capital of America

… his former hometown as possibly the country's worst housing market. “You can't give away a house in Greenwich,” the head of Starwood Capital
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New York Regulator Asks Caliber for Data on Handling of Distressed Mortgages

New York's financial regulator wants information from Caliber Home Loans, one of the nation's fastest-growing mortgage firms, about its handling of
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Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN) Appoints New CFO

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE: XIN) announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Helen Zhang, previously an assistant president,
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Bank of America set to cut about two dozen Asia investment banking jobs: Sources

Bank of America is set to cut about two dozen investment banking (IB) jobs in Asia, including some top dealmakers starting this week, according to
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Mortgage Rates Today, Monday, Sept. 26: Rates Go Even Lower, Home Values Up

Thirty-year and 15-year fixed mortgage rates as well as 5/1 ARM rates continued their decline, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates
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Estonia's Bondora P2P lending platform launches referral program

Peer-to-peer (P2P2) lending platform Bondora said last week it has launched a Refer-A-Friend program, under which investors can earn 5% from the
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Hillary Clinton and Whitewater: 5 facts to know about candidate's real estate controversy

Among Hillary Clinton scandals, fake or real, Whitewater is the granddaddy of them all. What started as a real estate investment by the Clintons in the
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World Bank withholds new lending for Uganda

In mid-September the World Bank announced a decision to “withhold new lending to Uganda …while reviewing the country's portfolio in consultation
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EU may refuse to sign up to new banking rules: sources

European regulatory and banking sources said the rules, nicknamed “Basel IV” by bankers because they are an addition to “Basel III” capital rules that
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Home prices making you sick? Renting is always an option

“I have 90 students in the class and I was discussing home ownership. … Of course, it's possible the current run-up in home prices could hit a wall at
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Current Mortgage Rates for Monday, September 26, 2016

Mortgage rates also improved late in the week. The Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac showed the average rate on a 30-year
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Mortgages plummet while consumer credit soars in Brexit madness

Mortgages plummet while consumer credit soars in the post-Brexit madness that is the UK environment at the moment. Since the 23rd June
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How do agents stay safe in 2016? 3 trends from NAR's new report

As a real estate agent, you are vulnerable to harassment, being robbed at gunpoint, kidnapping and even murder. Your job can be risky – in fact,
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BSP seeks review of agri lending law to improve compliance

A REVIEW of the law requiring all banks to set aside 25% of their total loan portfolio for the farming sector is necessary to help banks with varying
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Deutsche Bank shares fall to lowest level since mid-1980s

Deutsche Bank shares are at their lowest point since the mid-1980s and on some measures at a record low. Photograph: Arne Dedert/EPA.
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BNP Paribas Announces Multiple Blockchain Pilots For Transaction Banking

Various clients will be invited to pilot blockchain applications with a focus on transaction banking. An exciting development for distributed ledgers, that
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Wells Fargo Scandal Exposes Need for Bank Loan Officer Licensing

Requiring mortgage loan officers in depository institutions to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act exam is a small but
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Kimco Realty Invites Retail & Real Estate Professionals to Enter its Annual Cartoon Caption Contest

The contest challenges retail and real estate professionals to think up witty captions to complete two new cartoons from REIToons, Kimco's popular
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Marquette real estate professors honored with best paper awards

MILWAUKEE — Two Marquette University real estate professors were honored recently by the American Real Estate Society for having best papers in
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Armando SanMiguel, #17 in NAHREP's Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators

Armando SanMiguel, #17 in NAHREP's Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators

Congratulations to VP, Tennessee Area Mortgage Manager Armando SanMiguel for being ranked #17 on the NAHREP's Top 250 Latino Mortgage
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Real estate loans rise 19.8%

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has registered a 19.8-percent jump in real estate loans in the first half of 2016. The central bank said universal
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Will boom in loans at retailers, manufacturers turn to bust?

Earlier this year, he turned to a technique he used years ago to anticipate trouble at mortgage lender NovaStar Financial, which eventually failed: sift
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CMBS payoffs down

Of the major collateral types, retail and office represented the majority of maturing loans with more than 69% of the unpaid balance combined and
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Attempt to Rein in Housing Prices Called an Attack on Foreigners

VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) — With housing prices in Vancouver, British Columbia rising into the stratosphere, the provincial government this summer
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John L. Scott Real Estate turns 85 in October and thousands of brokers will gather to celebrate

Bellevue-based John L. Scott Real Estate company is approaching its 85 anniversary in October. At the same time, Lennox Scott, the company's
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Housing market really is cooling, HSBC says

HSBC has weighed in on the house price debate, saying the measures the Reserve Bank of Australia used to determine that the property market is
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UK commercial property robust in wake of Brexit vote – Moody's

UK commercial property robust in wake of Brexit vote – Moody's … “While political risk will keep market uncertainty high, commercial property sector
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Goldman Is Reportedly Axing Nearly 30% of Its Asia Investment Bankers

Goldman Sachs is cutting almost 30% of its 300 investment banking jobs in Asia … It will be left with slightly more than 200 bankers across Asia.
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How Does Credit Score Influence Mortgage Rates?

Over the past 12 months the mortgage interest rate has bounced between 3.34% and 4.11%. If you are shopping for a new home, you are very likely
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Who's in Charge in the Housing Market?

August saw home prices rise and the slowest pace of the year, up just 4.4% from the previous year, and homes being sold for 93.8% of their listing
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Deutsche Bank as a Symptom of European Banking

Bob Doll, senior portfolio manager at Nuveen Asset Management, talks about the issues surrounding Deutsche Bank and the European banking
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Square's payment devices a precursor to business lending

Square chief executive Jack Dorsey, hopes cafes will be among the users of the company's new contactless card reader. Paul Jeffers. Share on twitter.
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Associate banks to soon submit report on amalgamation to RBI

NEW DELHI: As part of the consolidation process within the SBI Group, its five associate banks including State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) will
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Buy-to-let lending remains subdued

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let sector
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Field Sales, Mortgage / Insurance Advisor required

Field Sales, Mortgage / Insurance Advisor required in Sales with Recruitx. Apply Today.
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SEC drops some claims against ex-Thornburg Mortgage executives

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped several claims against two former executives at
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US New-Home Sales Fell 7.6% in August

The U.S. housing market has appeared to slow in recent months, despite continued low borrowing costs. The average interest rate on a 30-year
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Brokers slam Nationwide's proc fee 'unfairness'

The lender is sending letters to existing customers who are approaching the end of their term, which offer “£250 cashback for keeping your mortgage
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AFG ties up with US fintech to roll out SME lending platform

Small-business lending, not wealth management, will be the mortgage broking industry's next growth engine, according to Australian Finance Group,
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Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (IMH) Major Shareholder Richard H/ Pickup Acquires 37214 Shares

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (IMH) Major Shareholder Richard H/ Pickup Acquires 37214 Shares

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (IMH) Major Shareholder Richard H/ Pickup … Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSEMKT:IMH) opened at 13.49 on
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Mary Sullivan retiring

Mary Sullivan, by far the most successful woman commercial real estate broker in Denver's history, is retiring. Sullivan, a top investment broker at the
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SLI to reopen UK Real Estate Fund next month

Standard Life Investments has announced it will reopen the suspended UK Real Estate Fund and associated feeder fund from 12 noon on Monday 17
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Zoopla launches online property investment portal

Property website Zoopla has announced a new peer-to-peer lending portal in partnership with Landbay and Bricklane. The new channel allows
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Standard Life Investments to reopen UK Real Estate Fund

Standard Life Investments is to lift the suspension on its UK Real Estate Fund put in place to curb redemption requests following the UK's vote to leave
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Here's how much the top Wall Street banks have earned in fees this year

Altogether, global investment banking revenue was down 14% from the same period last year. That is improvement on the first half, where revenues
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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) Director Scott W. Carnahan Acquires 3341 Shares

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust logo PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) Director Scott W. Carnahan purchased 3,341 shares of
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DMFCO eyes up to ¤10bn for mortgage lending fund

It raised its €9 billion debut mortgage lending fund in 2014, which received backing from Dutch pension funds including Pensioenfonds Metaal en
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Banking analyst Mike Mayo rips Wells Fargo CEO in a scathing note

John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, testifies about the unauthorized opening of accounts by Wells Fargo during a Senate Banking,
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Barroso's Goldman job is sideshow in Europe's banking drama

Known in France as l'affaire Barroso, the US investment bank recently touched a raw nerve when it hired a top former EU official. The pitchforks are
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Bank of America to cut Asia investment banking jobs: sources

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bank of America is set to cut about two dozen investment banking jobs in Asia, including some top
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Sweating Out A Ruling On Fannie And Freddie

The government advanced $187.5 billion to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when the mortgages underpinning securities that those
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Could you save £500/month by remortgaging?

The drop in mortgage rates has been helping homebuyers of all kinds in recent months, but arguably, it's remortgagors who could reap the greatest
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Mortgages approvals fall to 19-month low

The number of mortgages approved by high street banks fell to the lowest level since January 2015 last month, according to the British Bankers'
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Your new neighbor in the house next door might just be an LLC

The biggest increase in investment homes happened during the housing-bubble era, when Seattle's market was red hot. In 2008, just before the
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Thornburg, Sindeo, and Caliber News; DU 10.0 Changes; Freddie to Tweak Underwriting?

Freddie Mac and two nonbank lenders (Alterra Home Loans and New American Funding) are loosening income and documentation requirements.
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Real Estate: Some Rent-to-Own Agreements Can Be Risky

Rent-to-own agreements provide a simple way for an individual or family to rent a home and be assured they can own the property in the future. It involves a lease with an option…
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US new home sales fall less than expected in August

Another housing report last week showed a solid increase in permits for single-family dwellings as the housing market continues to strengthen overall
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New equity release qualification will not solve advice issue, specialist warns

It said it feared many advisers were turning their backs on the booming market because it was tied to mortgages, which otherwise did not interest them.
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Nottingham Building Society launches three 95% LTV mortgages

The 3.29% rate is a 2-year fix with a £199 booking fee and £800 arrangement fee, while borrowers can also take out a fee free 2-year fix at 3.59% and
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Bravo Pawn Systems Launches Feature For Military Lending Act Compliance

Bravo Pawn Systems Launches Feature For Military Lending Act Compliance

Effective October 3, 2016, the Military Lending Act (MLA) will create a major shift in pawn operations for those wishing to remain compliant with the
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UK mortgage approvals at 20-month low in August, consumer credit rises

Mortgage approvals in the United Kingdom declined to almost 20-month low in August, dropping for the third consecutive month this year, reflecting
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UK house prices: Homeowners' confidence at seven-year high

Prices are supported by and ongoing shortage of housing and cheap credit, with the Bank of England's base rate slashed to 0.25% and schemes for
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Lifetime mortgage product choice soars 63% in twelve months

Since the start of August the average interest rate on a fixed lifetime mortgage has fallen from 6.15% to an all-time low of 5.66%, with some fixed rates
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Home equity rates for Monday, September

Given the costs as concerns of a traditional reverse mortgage, some retirees turn to a family member instead of a financial institution for what's known
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TRUST MORTGAGES

reorganization, the trust mortgage is used to provide security to creditors and … mortgage on, its assets and property for the benefit of its creditors.
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Futuregrowth lifts Land Bank lending freeze

The Land Bank announced on Monday that Futuregrowth Asset Management had, with immediate effect, lifted a lending suspension controversially
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Approvals down 21 per cent in August: BBA

BBA chief economist Rebecca Harding says: “Mortgage borrowing is growing at a slower pace than it has for the last few months reflecting both the
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Mortgage Fraud is Rising Slightly

With mortgage fraud slightly on the rise right now, HousingWire staffer Brena Swanson spoke to Bridget Berg, senior director of Fraud Solutions
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Mortgage approvals slump to 19-month low

The number of people taking out a mortgage fell to its lowest level in August since January 2015, but consumer credit has soared, according to a
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Governor Brown Signs Bill Strengthening PACE Program For Consumers

… other PACE industry providers, the California Association of Realtors, the California Mortgage Bankers Association and other stakeholder groups.
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Mortgage Sales Support Admin

View details & apply online for this Mortgage Sales Support Admin vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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BlueZest to launch into unregulated lending in two months

The technology-based lender will focus on speeding up the mortgage process in a number of ways, including using automated underwriting by
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Droom Partners With Real-Time Lending Platform CashCare

Droom, Indian online automobile transactional marketplace has entered into a partnership with CashCare, an innovative consumer lending platform
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ESN Investments: Multi-Million Residential Housing Investment in Motion for West Germany

Alaev notes that, though housing prices have soared across various cities, particularly among major A-tier cities, such as Berlin and Munich, property
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Closure of rural banks to be raised at Stormont

More than 7,000 signatures have been gathered on a petition calling on the bank to reconsider a decision made in July that has sparked fury in a
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Brexit's Threat To UK's Retail Banking

According to a new confidential industry report, the consumer side of British banking could soon find itself hard hit by the Brexit. Though it's gotten
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Mortgage approvals slump as consumer credit soars

The number of people taking out a mortgage fell to its lowest level in August since January 2015, but consumer credit has soared, according to a
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Dubai's residential sale prices 'set for further decline'

“Our real estate advisory team issued a Real Estate Predictions Report in January 2016, which looked at trends and prospects for Dubai's real estate
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NCR Unveils Open API Developer Portal for Digital Banking Customers

The portal provides self-service access to digital banking APIs, the Software Development Kit (SDK) and third-party software connections developed
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Xenith dumps HRB mortgage unit

Xenith dumps HRB mortgage unit

A Richmond bank has shed the residential mortgage arm it inherited through its big merger earlier this summer. Xenith Bank struck a deal earlier this
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Dayton-area community boasts 'healthiest' housing market in Ohio

A Dayton-area city is home to the state's healthiest housing market. That's the word from SmartAsset and its second annual Healthiest Housing
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Dublin city house prices soared by up to €25000 in last three months

House prices in Dublin city soared to €373,333 since June – almost twice the growth experienced in the same area in the second quarter of the year.
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Stock markets drop ahead of US presidental debate – business live

Mortgage approvals can be a good leading indicator of the direction of the housing market, so this may show that the Brexit vote has cooled demand.
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CompaniesNanjing latest Chinese city to restrict property purchases

Nanjing has become latest major Chinese city to impose purchasing restrictions on its housing market in the face of intensifying price growth.
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Zoopla partners with Landbay for P2P lending solution

The new channel on the Zoopla website includes a peer-to-peer lending solution, in partnership with Landbay, where anyone can invest from as little
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BofA Said Poised to Cut About a Dozen Senior Asia Banking Jobs

Bank of America Corp. plans to eliminate about a dozen senior positions at its corporate and investment banking operations in Asia, the second time
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Buy-to-let lending remains sluggish

Mortgage lending rose substantially during August, with gross lending reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn. However, lending in the buy-to-let sector
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Number of mortgage approvals at lowest since January 2015

The number of mortgages approved by British banks fell to a 19-month low in August, new figures show. According to the British Bankers' Association,
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Instant Lending Made This College Dropout a Billionaire

This is the business model of GreenSky LLC, a $3.6 billion company that helps merchants close sales by matching customers with lenders at the point
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SMF to Provide Mortgages to Low-Income Earners

The lender, which provides secondary mortgage financing services, is controlled by the Ministry of Finance. It does not directly deal with debtors, like
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West Broward market is hot (and Miami homebuyers fuel the flames)

The housing market in western Broward County is scorching hot, with demand far exceeding supply. New homes are popping up almost everywhere
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4finance receives Consumer Credit license approval in Sweden

4finance Holding S.A. (the “Group”), Europe's largest online and mobile consumer lending group, announces that its Swedish subsidiary, 4finance AB,
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Does America Have A Mortgage Rate Hangover?

If you're financing or refinancing a house you surely want the lowest possible rate … Looking forward, the Mortgage Bankers Association estimates that
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Arkansas Title Group Wants Claim of Real Estate Market

Heard about a new real estate title venture about to make the scene led by a familiar face? Mike Pryor, former CEO of Lenders Title Co., is behind
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Macquarie Capital Strengthens Global Real Estate Platform

“Their extensive experience across a broad range of real estate clients and geographic regions, combined with their proven leadership capabilities
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Monthly CMBS payoffs down

It says poor underwriting and falling cashflows may mean legacy loans made between 2006 and 2007 could face difficulty refinancing. Additionally
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Go Lower and Farther East for a Real Estate Bargain in the Lower East Side

LOWER EAST SIDE — If you're looking to buy in the Lower East Side, you may want to look farther east. The hip neighborhood is wildly popular
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Three Movers to Watch for: Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW), Occidental Petroleum Corporation …

Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) retreated with the stock falling -1.21% or … It operates through five segments: U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Canada
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Dubai real estate brokers required to verify ownership through smart app

A recent circular has been distributed by the Real Estate Licensing Department of Dubai Land Department, outlining a new requirement for all real
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Your comprehensive 'give-to-get' real estate marketing plan

Your comprehensive 'give-to-get' real estate marketing plan

You have an excellent opportunity right now to leverage National Spruce Up Day, a massive grassroots national initiative to clean up, renovate and
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Blackburn sees highest annual rental yield growth

Blackburn was the best area for rental yield growth in England and Wales in the year to July 2016, while parts of the capital experienced a cooling off
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U.S. mortgage rates seesaw back down

U.S. mortgage rates dipped this week after climbing the previous week, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 3.48 percent
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UK mortgage approvals hit 19-month low

LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Britain's housing market showed signs of slowing in August with the number of mortgages approved by banks falling to
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How to create sexy real estate websites

How to create sexy real estate websites that engage visitors. Two agents and a designer talk about best practices and more. Published 2 min ago.
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Investment banking too uncertain: Analyst

Robert Smithson, investment director at GAM, discusses the European banking environment, saying that the “pendulum of pessimism” has swung too
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Here's how we can translate London's housing benefit bill into affordable housing

London's housing market is an anomaly. House prices are high, the population is continuing to rise, and we are told that global investors see London
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Comment: Opportunity is a cut above

Potential first-timers too may have been encouraged at the drop in mortgage costs, while we are also seeing many lenders moving towards
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Short supply to boost Charleston-area commercial real estate rental prices

Rental prices will continue to escalate as commercial real estate in the Charleston region tightens amid dropping vacancy rates. That's one of the key
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The future of investment banking – by Andrea Orcel

Are banks stable? Have we got the right regulatory structure? These are fundamental questions that need to be addressed if investment banks are to
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This robot wants to have a chat about your bank account

This is a banking chatbot, a software program that understands and responds to questions and commands about your bank account. It's like your
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Omaha National Title

The new entity will operate as a completely independent title insurance agency with no controlled or affiliated business relationships in existence.
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Futuregrowth resumes lending to Land Bank

FUTUREGROWTH Asset Management has lifted its suspension of lending to the Land Bank with immediate effect, after an extensive review of the
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Mortgage Daily Q2 2016 Biggest Lender Ranking

26, 2016 — As quarterly mortgage lending activity made a big leap, two large financial institutions traded spots on the list of the country's biggest
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UK gilts gain as investors eye heated U.S. Presidential debate, mortgage approvals at 20-month low

Also, consistent decline in mortgage approvals drove investors to safe-haven buying. The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilts, which moves inversely
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Nottingham launches three fixed rate loans

… the idea being that customers will have more time to build up equity in their property over five years before moving to a new mortgage product.”.
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Bank of America set to cut about two dozen Asia investment banking jobs: s…

N) is set to cut about two dozen investment banking (IB) jobs in Asia, including some top dealmakers starting this week, according to people familiar
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First Global Liguanea Redefining banking convenience

Bernadette Barrow, senior vice-president, personal and business banking, and Chad-Paul Priestly, branch manager, Liguanea, are all smiles as they
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Comment: What happened to communication?

Time spent chasing things I should not have to be involved in plus outside interference in the mortgage market (yet again) have made me want just
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Personal Banker

Customer Service – Call Centre, Leading mortgage lender seeking candidates with strong background in mortgages.
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The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking

The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking

Karen Peetz has myriad responsibilities as president of the world's largest custody bank, not the least of which is managing relationships with Bank of
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BRIEF-Seven Seas Holdings dissolves money lending unit

Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing
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China warns over risky investment products

China's banking commissioner has warned the country's city banks over the hidden credit risks related to the mid-tier lenders' aggressive push into
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Mood of the Boardroom: Bosses to Govt – Act on housing

It's time the Government did more to dampen house price inflation, say 70 per cent of NZ chief executives. They are concerned that owning a house is
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How one real estate agent revolutionized marketing

She has a background in marketing and branding, and she had a number of real estate brokerage clients before getting her real estate license and
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PINTEC Group to Spinoff Jimubox, Forming Independent Company JIMU Group

BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — PINTEC Group, China's leading fintech platform, today announced it will spinoff P2P lending platform
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Futuregrowth lifts lending suspension on Land Bank

The asset manager said it would also stop lending to power utility Eskom Holdings, rail and ports operator Transnet, South African National Roads
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Mortgage approvals at 19 month low, but consumer credit soars

The number of people taking out mortgages fell to its lowest level for 19 months in August, according to Britain's High Street banks. A total of 36,997
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Deutsche Bank shares slide to fresh low

Shares in Deutsche Bank dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years on Monday morning, as Germany's largest lender slumped to the bottom
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Banks tighten mortgage rules for foreign home buyers

At least two Canadian banks have tightened restrictions on mortgages granted to non-resident home buyers amid widespread concerns about the
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Property supply in UK housing market rises

Supply in the UK's housing market reached its highest level since March this year and is a sign that it is moving in the right direction, according to
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Iran Weekly Market Report – September 26, 2016

Despite the improvement in the housing market and government efforts to enhance the purchasing power of property buyers, the stock market has not
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Financial regulator raises mortgage insurance capital requisites

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has issued new draft criteria for how much capital federally-regulated mortgage
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UK BBA Mortgage Approvals at 20-Month Low in August

According to the latest British Bankers Association (BBA) data, the number of mortgage approvals fell to 37,000 for August from 37,700 the previous
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Comment: Take a look beyond these shores

Escaping forecasts around how Brexit might impact on the UK mortgage market is rather difficult at the moment. For what it's worth, it appears that
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Mortgage approvals sink to 19-month low

The number of mortgages being approved to home buyers in August hit its lowest level since January 2015, according to a high street banking report.
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DUCA Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Launch Canada's First Social Purpose Mortgage

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2016 /CNW/ – Today, Toronto-based DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. launches the Community Hero Mortgage,
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UK mortgage approvals hit 19-month low, more weakness seen

LONDON Britain's housing market showed signs of slowing in August with the number of mortgages approved by banks falling to its lowest level since
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Following Royal Bank of Scotland being named as one of Europe's 25 Corporate Start-up Stars by Startup Europe Partnership (SEP), Laura Parker,
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Mortgage approvals fall by a fifth, says British Bankers' Association

The number of homebuyer mortgages approved by UK banks was down by a fifth year-on-year in August, but consumers' appetite for unsecured
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Forget buy-to-let! These shares could be the best way to profit from property

Forget buy-to-let! These shares could be the best way to profit from property

At the end of the day, Rightmove's fortunes remain largely tied to the health of the domestic housing market, but it's partly insulated thanks to charging
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Equifax supports launch of 'ethical' payday lending platform

This appointment reflects our growing foothold within the alternative lending market as we continue to support new and existing lenders expanding
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Brexit latest: Mortgage approvals fall again in August

The mortgage market continued to slow in August in the wake of the Brexit vote, the latest statistics from the British Bankers Association show.
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NYS Senate Dems try to link GOP candidate to mortgage crisis

Democrats are trying to tie a Republican state Senate candidate on Long Island to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. GOP candidate Elaine Phillips was a
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UK banks approve fewest mortgages since January 2015 in August – BBA

British banks approved 36,997 mortgages for house purchases last month, down from 37,672 in July and 21 percent lower than in August 2015.
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Mortgage broker backs call for LVR exemptions for first home buyers

The Reserve Bank released data on Monday which said lending to property investors in Auckland had fallen 18 per cent last month, after new lending
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Defining (and redefining) P2P lending

Small businesses are losing overdrafts at a rate of £5m per day; branch closures are seriously curtailing SME lending; the appetite for an alternative to
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BBA: August mortgage approvals down 21%

Additionally, gross mortgage borrowing of £12.4bn in the month was 1% higher than in August 2015 and net mortgage borrowing is just under 3%
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Report: China investigating North Korean bank

BEIJING (AP) — A South Korean newspaper reports Chinese authorities are investigating a North Korean bank suspected of financing its
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The Right Mortgage Club selects Uinsure as preferred GI partner

The Right Mortgage Club has selected Uinsure as one of its preferred partners for general insurance to replicate the proposition which is in place for
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Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day

Shares in Deutsche Bank have touched their lowest level in 24 years this morning, as Germany's largest lender slumps to the bottom of Europe's
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Number of mortgage approvals down by over a fifth in August

Net mortgage borrowing in August was just under three per cent higher than last year, the BBA said. Gross mortagage borrowing hit £12.4bn in the
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Business pessimism, pensions, tax credits and online banking

UK financial services firms are becoming more pessimistic about their prospects in the wake of the Brexit vote, an industry survey suggests. Optimism
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[Editorial] Third-tier lending

Aside from lending from the first-tier banks and secondary financial firms, the loan issuance balance from private moneylenders is rapidly increasing.
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UK mortgage approvals fall for third month in a row – BBA

Numbers of mortgages loans approved in the UK dropped off for the third consecutive month in August, according to data from the banking industry
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Samsung Goes After Biometrics For Enterprise Banking

23) said Samsung IT unit Samsung SDS is collaborating with vision and voice tech firm Sensory to imbed biometric recognition capabilities for banks
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MG Properties Pays $52M for Seattle-Area Asset

Charles Halladay and Lee Redmond from HFF arranged a $41.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition. Located in Kent Heights, Mosaic Hills
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Mortgage Insurers Net Semi-Win for Bigger Piece of Freddie Loans

Mortgage insurance companies are getting a long-awaited shot at expanding their business with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it's shaping up to
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Rapid development growth could put consumers in peril, warns lender

A sharp rise in development lending could attract new entrants who lack the necessary experience, a specialist lender has warned. Earlier this month
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UK BBA mortgage approvals Aug 36997 vs 37100 exp

UK BBA mortgage approvals Aug 36,997 vs 37,100 exp. Mon 26 Sep 2016 08:33:34 GMT. Author: Mike Paterson | Category: News. Author: Mike
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Real estate agent rapist lured victims with flatmate ads, sent sick texts after attack

Real estate agent rapist lured victims with flatmate ads, sent sick texts after attack

The teenager became drunk before real estate agent Thomas Hofer raped her at his Glebe flat in Sydney. A court heard he took her out for Thai food
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Singapore Exchange aims to host global Masala bonds

Last week, Indiabulls Housing Finance, one of India's biggest mortgage lenders, listed its first Masala bond with SGX. “About 70 per cent of investors
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African Markets – Factors to watch on Sept 26

EVENTS: *Zambia's central bank announces its latest decision on the benchmark lending rate, and also inflation figures, any time this week starting
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Santander launches range of high LTV mortgages

Miguel Sard, managing director of mortgages at Santander UK, said: “We recognise that some customers keen to take the second step on the property
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Five Trends Affecting Commercial Real Estate: Looking Ahead to 2017

The U.S. property market landscape in 2017 will be characterized by continued strong fundamentals, increased investor flows and high transaction
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi banks rally on central bank monetary action

Riyadh's main index was up 0.6 percent after 15 minutes of trade as four-fifth of the banking shares rose. Samba Financial Group was the top gainer in
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Reform land use, promote shared growth of new housing

This upward pressure on house prices may also undermine the market forces that typically determine patterns of housing construction, leading to
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Moody's assigns definitive rating to Bora 3 backed by residential mortgages insured by JHF

Tokyo, September 26, 2016 — Moody's SF Japan K.K. has assigned a definitive rating to Bora 3, backed by residential mortgages, which are insured
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The pros and cons of a reverse mortgage

A reverse mortgage turns the equity in your home into cash. For some retirees this can have a lot of value, but for others, the downside may be too
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Central Bank signals 'no change' to mortgage lending rules

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Sharon Donnery has signalled that the bank would leave the current mortgage lending rules
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Futuregrowth Lifts Lending Suspension on South African Land Bank

Futuregrowth Asset Management, Africa's biggest specialist fixed-income money manager, has lifted the suspension on borrowing money to South
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Lenders Lead Europe Stocks Drop as Deutsche Bank Falls to Record

Lenders dragged European stocks lower after their best weekly gains in two months. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 1 percent at 8:18 a.m. in
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European shares fall as banking and energy stocks decline

LONDON, Sept 26 European stocks fell on Monday, weighed down by a pullback in the shares of major banking and energy companies.
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High prices, big returns: The Chinese housing sector puzzle

Is the housing market still the best place for Chinese people to invest their hard earned money? And can you solve the puzzle of the overheating
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France asks Switzerland to hand over 45000 UBS accounts: Report

PARIS (AFP) – The French tax authorities have asked Switzerland to hand over client information for some 45,000 bank accounts as part of a probe
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BBA: Mortgage lending flat year-on-year

August mortgage lending stayed flat year-on-year to reach £12.4bn, BBA's High Street Banking report has found. Lending levels inched up by 1% on
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Bankers' Hours column: When grown-ups don't step up, government steps in

Now we've got a definitive marker: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just came out with the regs pertaining to just residential mortgage
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Land Bank: Futuregrowth lifts lending suspension

Johannesburg – Futuregrowth Asset Management, Africa's biggest specialist fixed-income money manager, has lifted the suspension on lending
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UK bank lending data 'point to softer housing market'

Mortgage approvals in the UK slowed in August, according to a trade body that represents high street banks, suggesting a “softer housing market”.
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U.K. Mortgage Approvals At 20-Month Low

The U.K. mortgage approvals declined to the lowest level in 20 months in August, the British Bankers' Association said Monday. The number of
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Tulsa World editorial: Sheriff Vic Regalado has a real estate deal that could solve two problems …

Tulsa World editorial: Sheriff Vic Regalado has a real estate deal that could solve two problems …

The Dave Faulkner Building on the north side of the BOK Center is headquarters for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, but Sheriff Vic
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China's risk-loving mom and pop investors have abandoned local stock markets for bitcoin

That's why from property to copper to domain names to fish bladders, …. savings accounts, the moribund stock market, or the fragile housing market.
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Struggling to get on the housing ladder? Why not buy with friends

Here's to us… but a mortgage adviser warns: 'Co-buyers need to go into joint ownership with their eyes wide open.' Photograph: OJO Images / Rex
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Project Manager / Mortgages

This organisation is an established financial services organisation specialising within outsourced mortgage processing. Due to increased growth, they
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Macquarie's CAF bears fruit of distressed real estate

Macquarie declined to comment on its sale of the villages, but its move to sell could be seen as a prescient indication of the property cycle peaking.
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Is Developer Loan Scheme a Wise Move?

It is a well-known fact that many homebuyers are unable to get mortgage … The consumers would feel more secured to get a mortgage loan from the
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Doing regtech right

Aiming to improve the safety and transparency of financial markets, Mifid II reaches far beyond investment banks, affecting asset managers, commodity
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Le Roy man joins title insurance firm

First American Title Insurance Company has expanded its Rochester team with the hiring of John Arneth of Le Roy as a sales and marketing
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Forum orders real estate firm to return 84 lakh to investors

NASHIK: The district consumer forum has ordered a real estate company from Nagpur to return the investments by 16 customers in Nashik for failing to
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Forget Westpac Banking Corp and buy these 3 fast-growing dividend shares

For a long time Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) and the rest of the big four banks were the first port of call for many investors in search of dividends
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Real estate agents have largely attributed the bumper results to a lopsided supply and demand equation across the Melbourne market, that's seen a
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John Oliver Rips Wells Fargo a New One Over Banking Scandal

The 'Last Week Tonight' host blasted Wells Fargo—and its CEO John Stumpf—for its recent defrauding of customers.
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Sawmill part of Colville Tribes' strategy for warming climate

The tribe is arranging $2 million in financing to open the mill, which closed in 2009 when the housing market crashed. Plans are to have a shift
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European shares slip as banking and energy stocks fall

European shares slip as banking and energy stocks fall … The STOXX Europe 600 Banking index fell 1.2 percent, with British bank Lloyds declining by
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BRIEF-Japan Real Estate Investment to buy property for 2.78 bln yen

BRIEF-Japan Real Estate Investment to buy property for 2.78 bln yen … Says it plans to acquire an Ishigawa-based property (building and land) for
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Metro Bank wants to become the Apple of banking

Launching a bank during a financial crisis might sound like the punchline of a practical joke, but that is exactly what Vernon Hill did six years ago.
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Banking's One-to-One Future is Finally Possible

With advanced analytics, banking may finally getting close to realizing this … telephone companies, cable firms, credit card companies and banking.
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Goldman To Cut 30% Investment Banking Jobs In Asia: Reuters

This round of job cut will go to bankers that work on mergers & acquisition, ECM and DCM deals. Goldman's investment banking division faces two
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Nanjing further tightens control on property market

Nanjing , capital of East China ' s Jiangsu province , adopted new rules restricting home purchases in a bid to cool the red-hot housing market on
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Clearing and settlement: a moving target

It has taken a decade for the European securities industry to usher in Target2 Securities (T2S), the European Central Bank's single, pan-European
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