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Housing seen as a bigger threat than China

A survey of local fund managers by Fitch Ratings and fixed income researcher KangaNews shows they view the housing market as a bigger risk than
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BAI Announces Winners of 2016 Global Banking Innovation Awards

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The winners for the 2016 BAI Global Banking Innovation Awards were announced at BAI Beacon in Chicago.
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In Wells Fargo Shakeup, Former Fed Governor Elizabeth Duke Becomes Vice Chair

In particular, Duke plied her experience as a regional banker to help instruct changes to the mortgage markets that put in place new safeguards for
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Buy to let mortgage lending slumps thanks to tax changes

Buy to let lending is well down according to data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Apparently contrary to an optimistic report from Rightmove
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Government appoints 9 people to BC Real Estate Council

The Real Estate Council of B.C. has nine new “public-interest members” chosen by the provincial government. The new appointments, announced
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56% Say Rents Too High to Save Enough to Buy a Home: Survey

… near-record-low mortgage rates and broad-based national income growth,” Paul Weech, president and CEO of NeighborWorks, said in a news
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Apartment boom risk for RMBS: Moody's

The ratings agency said a high proportion of apartment mortgages is high-density areas were also investment or interest-only mortgages, which were
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RICS says UK housing market back on track – but London house prices will fall

The RICS survey is a lead indicator of the housing market, and although the respondents said demand is increasing, they still expect to see London
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BC government appoints new 'public-interest' members to Real Estate Council

Back in June the Real Estate Council of B.C. lost its right to self-regulate after questionable practices – like shadow flipping – came to light.
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Mortgage Rates at 4-Month Highs

In and of itself, today wasn't too bad of a day. Mortgage Rates were only slightly higher, and were generally unfazed by the release of the Minutes from
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The week in real estate market reports

The week in real estate market reports

According to the latest batch of market reports, residential closings plummeted in the Financial District and Battery Park City in the third quarter, fewer
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Tracker home loans are not what customers or the banking sector needs

Try to explain to an American about how our mortgage market works and you'll get raised eyebrows. Try to explain to an Australian how the US
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How Big Is Square's Small Business Lending Platform's Opportunity?

After a well-received IPO, Square, Inc.'s rapport with investors has been more muted for the last year. Square operates its core business, payments
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Aspiring reality-TV star accuses real estate mogul of faking paternity test

A woman has accused downtown real estate titan Dan Hollander of fathering her child, faking a paternity test to falsely “prove” that he wasn't the father
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Morgan Stanley peaks too early on the property market

Morgan Stanley peaks too early on the property market

Morgan Stanley called the peak of the housing market a year ago. But now the bank think it might have been premature. “In September 2015, we
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How Flufferfax killed the property market (and itself)

We believe that the share price weakness has been driven by lower property market listing volumes, which we see as only a temporary issue that has
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Province makes first appointments to BC Real Estate Council

The province appointed the first nine of what it said will be 16 appointments to the B.C. Real Estate Council, which used to be a self-regulating body
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China Steps Up Crackdown on Rumor-Mongering in Property Market

Local authorities have taken a number of measures to calm China's property market, after new home prices surged the most in six years. The housing
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Wells Fargo CEO steps down in wake of sham accounts scandal

The San Francisco-based bank has repeatedly apologized and said it had fired 5,300 employees for misconduct and put in place more stringent
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CEO of Wells Fargo, Colorado's largest bank, stepping down (Video)

John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., is stepping down immediately in the wake of withering criticism of the banking giant and its
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Ottawa's new mortgage rules a prudent measure, says CIBC head

CIBC's Victor Dodig said Wednesday that government changes announced last week, which include tightening mortgage lending rules, are “prudent”
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QBE: Sydney's house prices are about to go flat

The 2016-19 forecasts show tighter lending to investors slowing demand and softening the Australian residential property market over the next three
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Colliers economist looks to 2017 for real estate trends

Colliers economist looks to 2017 for real estate trends … With Republican nominee Donald Trump, a famous commercial real estate developer, one
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Housing slump bigger economic threat than China slowdown: Fitch

A slump in the housing market is now the biggest threat to Australia's economy and creditworthiness according to global credit rating agency Fitch.
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Lloyds Banking axes 1340 jobs in what it calls a long-standing overhaul

Lloyds Banking axes 1340 jobs in what it calls a long-standing overhaul

Lloyds Banking Group said on Wednesday that it would eliminate 1340 jobs as part of a long-standing restructuring plan. The announcement comes
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Ridgewood Savings Bank presents '5 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Business Banking …

Here are five tips from the Business Relationship Managers at Ridgewood Savings Bank, the bank that has been “multiplying the good” in your
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What's in Store for Banking ETFs in Q3 Earnings Season?

With the banking sector still grappling with multiple issues and questions over the financial well-being of Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo WFC
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DC Ranks First On List Of Most Mortgaged Metro Areas

D.C. is not only the nation's capital, it's the country's leading metro area with homeowners paying off mortgages, according to a new analysis.
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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf resigns effective immediately

SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo's embattled CEO John Stumpf has resigned, effective immediately, as the nation's second-largest bank is roiled by a
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Scottish house prices 'fall for second quarter' amid Brexit fears – Halifax

HOUSE prices in Scotland have fallen for the second quarter in a row amid fears over the UK's exit from Europe, new research has claimed.
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RICS: buyers return to housing market

Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist, said: “The market does now … Over the next three months house prices are predicted to rise, with 14% more
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Sonoma County's housing market sees third straight drop in new listings

Sonoma County's housing sector in September suffered its third monthly drop in new listings from a year earlier, a trend that has some agents and
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Bryan Police Notified of Banking Scam

The Bryan Police Department was recently notified of another scam attempt to gain access to citizens' banking information. In this most recent attempt,
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Foreign investment in Australia's housing market is slowing

“Some lenders have exited the foreign investor segment of the housing market, while some are requiring larger deposits or reducing the amount of
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Wells Fargo Was Once Golden Child of Banking Industry

For years the San Francisco bank was the golden child of the banking industry, cultivating an image as a folksy outsider focused on plain-vanilla
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Why China's banks may eventually need a nearly $2 trillion capital infusion

“The growth in corporate debt has been with the tacit approval of the central government, given the dominance of the state-owned commercial banks
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Wells Fargo chief John Stumpf resigns after bank rocked by sales scandal

Mr Stumpf, who led Wells Fargo since 2007 and steered the bank through the financial crisis, will also step down as the bank's chairman, the company
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Jindal Aluminium plans to venture into real estate business

MUMBAI: Jindal Aluminium, one of India's largest manufacturers of aluminium extrusions, plans to venture into real estate business to monetise its
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Infosys blockchain powers ICICI Bank and Emirates NBD trade finance ops

ICICI Bank and Emirates NBD say they have successfully executed the “first” banking transactions using blockchain in international trade finance in
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Sydney housing boom has peaked after crackdown on investor loans, QBE says

Sydney housing boom has peaked after crackdown on investor loans, QBE says

After surging 56 per cent in the past four years, the median house price in Sydney will remain broadly flat in the next three years, QBE said in its
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UK House Prices Rise in September

LONDON—U.K. house prices accelerated further in September, following a slump in the immediate aftermath of the country's June 23 vote to leave the
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Britain sees BOOST in mortgage applications after historic Brexit vote

“Mortgage rates remain at or close to historic lows, and the re-pricing of mortgages following August's base rate cut should help to underpin a
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Forex – Yen weakens further in Asia, bank lending gains noted

In Japan, bbank lending lending for September rose 2.2%, more than the expected gain of 2.0% year-on-year. Later in China, a trade balance surplus
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Christchurch Property Market Undergoing Major Transformation

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday 13th October 2016: A leading home building company says recent QV figures showing Christchurch's property market is
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Airbnb Inc not at fault for sky-high housing prices in major Canadian cities, execs say

“Vacancy rates are really low in Vancouver. People are nervous about housing,” Nulty said. “Housing economics are very complicated, so it's easy for
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Is the Aussie property market in the midst of a bubble?

The media is rife with speculation about Australia's property market, with some experts warning that the nation is in the midst of a property bubble and
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Sprint to Mortgage Airwaves to Raise $3.5B

Sprint to Mortgage Airwaves to Raise $3.5B. The cash-poor wireless carrier has turned to creative financing techniques to fund investment in its
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Report: The Future of Community Building Lies in Women, Immigrants, Retirees

The report, by John Burns Real Estate Consulting LLC, identifies several key trends related to demographics and household formation that will affect
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House prices bounce back from Brexit vote 'jitters': Report finds a dramatic jump in mortgage …

Banks lent £12.2billion to home-buyers in August, up 14 per cent from July, when there was a lull in mortgage lending following the EU referendum in
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Asian investment in NYC on track for record $8B-plus: CBRE

Asian investment in New York City real estate is expected to set a record this year as institutional investors expose ever-higher sums of capital to the
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Real-estate interests spend big to defeat rental tax spike

Real-estate groups have spent more than $786,000 to defeat a measure that would almost double the business tax landlords pay and to support an
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House prices rise for second month in September, London weak – RICS

LONDON British house prices rose for a second month in September and enquiries from buyers picked up for the first time since February, suggesting
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Japan Bank Lending Jumps 2.2% In September

Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday – coming in at 502.016 trillion yen.
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Residential real estate continues to improve

The third quarter was a positive period for local real estate, says a new report out this week. The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR)
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Hurst, Euless, Bedford join cities that restrict payday lenders

Hurst, Euless, Bedford join cities that restrict payday lenders

Hurst, Euless and Bedford are among the latest cities in Texas to adopt ordinances regulating some of the practices of payday and car title lenders.
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Real estate headed for 'best year ever'

That would be the best year RAGBOS recorded since it was established in a merger of the Owen Sound and District Real Estate Board and the Grey
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Following Suit: Prevention Activities Decline

The number of foreclosure prevention activities completed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose to even higher levels, according to the FHFA's July
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Stocks: US market edges mostly higher, led by real estate and utilities

NEW YORK — Stocks are closing mostly higher on Wall Street, led by high dividend payers including real estate companies and utilities. Consumer
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Lake Michigan Credit Union promotes Nichole Abraham to mortgage loan originator for Lakeshore …

LMCU's Vice President of Mortgage Sales – Lakeshore, Lisa DeLass, is looking forward to Abraham's contribution. “We're excited to welcome Nichole
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Guild Mortgage brings in executive to provide marketing leadership

Guild Mortgage Co., an independent mortgage lender, appointed Wendy Wong as its first senior vice president and chief marketing officer in order to
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U.K. Housing Market Strengthens in September as Brexit Hit Fades

The housing market endured a rocky first half as a tax surcharge on … “The market does now appear to be settling down following the significant
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Nearly 200k Peruvians withdraw pensions for mortgages

As of October 7, 19,603 Peruanos have been able to withdraw up to 25% of their pension funds to put towards … Subscriber-Only Content.
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China's Orgasmic Real Estate Bubble

Chinese real estate owners face a rude awakening. With 66 sq. ft. closet condos selling for $132000 in Shenzhen, this real estate bubble is ready to
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Tahoe home-selling tips: Ways to avoid litigation in real estate

Title problems usually don't stem from a Seller not disclosing properly since most people use a title company and obtain title insurance. Things can
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Sanity Check: Compliance Progress for the Military Lending Act

These are just some of the key considerations you should be monitoring this month to ensure your compliance with the Military Lending Act, and it's
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New home lending 'steadily trending higher'

Lending to households building or purchasing new homes saw an improvement in August, according to the Housing Industry Association.
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We Get What We Quietly Accept

We brokers depend on product access. “What could be more damaging to the rank and file mortgage broker than telling their clients that 30-year
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Lord Turner's P2P U-turn: Ex-Regulator Thinks Platforms Will Boost Financial Stability Not Wreck It

So you can imagine how peer-to-peer lending platforms felt, earlier this year, when Lord Turner, once Britain's most senior financial regulator, offered
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Mortgage firm on the move to updated shopping center

To welcome in the new year, a leading Greater Lehigh Valley mortgage firm will move to an updated shopping center in January. The Mortgage Co.
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Greater Hudson Bank and Sageworks Partner to Provide Online Lending Platform to Borrowers

At the same time, in the period from 2010 to 2014, the country's largest online lenders saw a 629.5 percent increase in small business lending
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Fulton adds leaders for mortgage, Philadelphia markets

Two Fulton Financial institutions received new leadership this week, with Jeffrey Scheuren named president and COO of Fulton Mortgage Co. and
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Will the Federal Government's N1 trillion social housing plan be another unfulfilled promise?

The Vice President explained that the fund would help government intervene in mortgage financing for developers to build social houses according to
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TAG Nigeria to boost real estate stakeholders

TAG Nigeria to boost real estate stakeholders

It will be recalled that the country's real estate sector has been hit by a decline in investments, as investors continue to raise alarm over high cost of
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Builder-in-Chief: Erdogan's Real-Estate Dream Drifts to Syria

Turkey's president looks at northern Syria and sees what others don't: a massive real estate project. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose army is attempting
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Perth housing market at its most affordable in 13 years

Recent figures from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) indicates that the sharp fall in prices has given people previously priced out of Western
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Student Lending

Learn more about applying for Student Lending – Sr Business Systems Analyst at Citizens Bank.
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Federal Reserve to Stop Publishing Reverse Mortgage Interest Rate Swaps

Effective October 11, 2016, rates for Eurodollar deposits, corporate bonds, conventional mortgages, as well as state and local bonds will also be
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HILLSBOROUGH: Real estate appraiser says proposed cell tower will not affect property values

For more than two hours, Mark Tinder, a real estate appraiser retained by Verizon Wireless, testified at a special hearing earlier this month to the
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Industry Relationships

The American Real Estate Society (ARES) is an association of real estate thought leaders. Members are drawn from academia and profession at large
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HSBC National Mortgage Settlement reminder to eligible borrowers

HSBC National Mortgage Settlement reminder to eligible borrowers … Posted in Community News on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:00 pm.
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September numbers show Wilmington real estate reaching pre-crash highs

Real estate in the Wilmington area is approaching high levels not seen since 2005, before the market crash three years later that decimated home
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House prices hit record high

The national median house price has reached a record level fuelled by rises in the regions, while the Auckland market has slowed, new Real Estate
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Small Business Lending Remains Strong At Big Banks, Institutional Lenders Ahead Of Next Fed …

At the moment, many big banks are behind on the optimistic lending goals they set for themselves this year and want to close out 2016 strongly.
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JPMorgan Chase Partners With LifFund To Fill Small Business Lending Gap

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has launched a new web-based small business lending platform, called LiftUP, with LiftFund, a financial and business support
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Home market among the worst-performing in EU

The Greek housing market had the second-worst performance among European Union member states in the April-June quarter, with cities showing a
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Basel committee sets out bond lending rules

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has confirmed measures designed to limit the amount of bank bonds held by other lenders, as part of
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The Fed has its eye on the 'new housing crisis'

The FOMC said that the housing market looks a bit weak, saying “real residential investment spending continued to be soft in the third quarter.
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Current Mortgage Rates for Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Treasury yields and mortgage rates are continuing to face upward pressure as we march on with the week. It's been nearly two weeks now since
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For sale: $38M BC home bought for $9.5M in 2014

If you thought Vancouver's competitive housing market was cooling down with the introduction of the provincial government's foreign buyer tax in July,
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Ex-Monarch Mortgage CEO pleads guilty to concealing bankruptcy assets

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Former President and CEO of Monarch Mortgage Edward Yoder pleaded guilty Thursday to concealing about $350,000 in
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Mortgage Concentrations Have Fallen Below Pre-Crash Levels

Mortgage Concentrations Have Fallen Below Pre-Crash Levels

Mortgage Concentrations Have Fallen Below Pre-Crash Levels. Top 10 Lenders Now Command Less Than 25 Percent of Total Volume. Molly Boesel
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California Bank of Commerce Hires SBA Banker

California Bank of Commerce recently received the highest bank designation granted by the SBA, reserved for top tier bank lenders, of the Preferred
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DCHFA Makes Key Appointment and Rebrands Public Finance Division

The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency's (DCHFA) Executive … “Christopher's background in real estate finance and zeal for community … Investment division, DCHFA issues tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds to lower
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The dangers of Canada's real estate bubble will affect us all

Ottawa remains fearful of the dangers of a continuing rise in residential real estate prices. Last week, the federal government introduced new rules and
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David Beats Goliath: Mortgage Lender Takes Down CFPB

Mortgage lender PHH landed a knock-down blow against the CFPB yesterday when three justices from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit
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This is why mortgage companies are rejecting applications for people who have children

It was found that one in six had been offered a smaller mortgage than the one they needed, or were even rejected outright, because the cost of their
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CFPB receives unprecedented level of comments on payday, title and high-cost installment loan …

The Bureau fails to explain why it is applying more vigorous verification and ability to repay requirements to payday loans than to mortgages and credit
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Loop Capital Trims LendingTree Target Price On Mortgage Biz Concerns

Loop Capital's Blake Harper noted that “persistently low mortgage rates have lowered lender demand, who have seen more organic leads from their
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Can You Be Denied a Mortgage if You're Pregnant?

The mortgage company she was working with — Cornerstone Mortgage Company — notified her that they had tried to reach her at work but received
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Revised law to focus on responsible lending

The ministry's permanent secretary, Shaheen Ali said: “The revised legal framework should introduce responsible lending standards”. He said this was
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Ex-CEO of Monarch Mortgage pleads guilty to hiding about $350000 from bankruptcy court

The former president and CEO of Monarch Mortgage pleaded guilty today to trying to hide about $350,000 in assets earlier this decade when he
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China's Cooling Property Market May Risk Economic Growth

Actions by China's policy makers to rein in property prices in the bubble-prone nation may prove so effective that the economy's growth rate could be
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Nearly 20k Peruvians withdraw pensions for mortgages

As of October 7, 19,603 Peruvians had withdrawn up to 25% of their pension pot to put towards the purchase of … Subscriber-Only Content.
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8 Real Estate Startups to Watch

Entrepreneurs have long been using technology to remove barriers and make time-intensive processes more efficient across many industries, yet real
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MetaSource Announces New SVP of Mortgage Services

Salt Lake City-based mortgage quality control, risk management, and workflow automated solutions provider MetaSource has announced the
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International focus – Taking security over real estate in the Commonwealth of Independent States

In this first article of the series, we will touch upon the taking of security over real estate in some of the largest economies of the Commonwealth of
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Stock of The Day: Iberiabank Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC) Institutional Investor Positioning Change

The company has a market cap of $2.88 billion. The Firm is the holding firm for IBERIABANK, a Louisiana banking corporation; Lenders Title Company
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O'Reilly Auto: Share Price Ignores $6.5 Billion In Real Estate Assets

ORLY is a specialty retailer that operates 4,571 stores across the US. Unfortunately, the firm's poor disclosure on real estate has caused the market to
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Sprint Mortgages 2 GHz Spectrum for $3.5 Billion

Sprint Mortgages 2 GHz Spectrum for $3.5 Billion. Licenses valued at $16.4 billion October 12, 2016. Posted by Deborah D. McAdams
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Denley: Liberals make first-time home ownership too tough

Denley: Liberals make first-time home ownership too tough

That's going to be the consequence of new mortgage rules that come into effect Oct. 17. The changes will make mortgages tougher to get for those
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Lending, Profit Rise at Century in Mass.

The $4.3 billion-asset parent of Century Bank and Trust Co. said in a press release Tuesday that its net income increased 5.2% in the quarter from a
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Morneau Sees Brief Impact But Long-Term Gain From Housing Steps

… everything we do,” Morneau said, citing a potential curb in housing investment. “We want to make sure the housing market is stable for the long term.
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Future of Banking Looks Dark—Why That's a Problem

Seven years since the global financial crisis, banks don't look like a source of trouble. They're making money and have thickened their buffers against
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Lloyds Banking Group cuts another 1200 of the 12000 jobs it aims to shed by end-2017

Lloyds Banking Group has cut 1,230 jobs in its group operations, retail, marketing and finance divisions. The losses are part of a previously
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China's consumption could offset cooling housing market: report

While the net impact on economic growth from a slower property market may be negative, as housing-related services and investment activities may
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CU Direct's new strategist flexing tech, auto and lending muscles

He will oversee automotive solutions for the CUDL lending platform, which links 13,000 dealerships and 1,100 credit unions, and AutoSMART, the
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CIBC's Dodig Says New Housing Rules to Slow Mortgage Lending

“The growth that you are seeing in lending over the past two, three years you'll see some abatement in that growth but manageable.” On the federal
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Bank analyst: I hope feds aren't on 'witch hunt'

The financial sector seems to have struggled this quarter, bank analyst Paul Miller told CNBC on Wednesday, two days before Wells Fargo, Citigroup
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House Hunting in … Spain

Twenty minutes away by car is Marbella, the prime real estate market on the Andalusian coast. The international airports in Málaga and Gibraltar are
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Experience Lending And The Future Of LOS Selection

BLOG VIEW: IT executives in the lending space face enormous pressures when it comes to technology investments such as loan origination system
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Stocks hold higher as Street digests Fed minutes; real estate leads

The S&P 500 rose 0.25 percent, with real estate advancing 1.3 to lead advancers. Finanicals, meanwhile, also caught a bid, trading about 0.2 percent
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Why more banking regulation won't fix bank culture

Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ Bank faced tough questioning when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Economics. Andrew
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A fresh approach to specialist lending

A: We are in a significantly different marketplace compared with a decade ago. Back then, secured lending was much more around adverse credit.
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REIT ETFs Look to Stage Another Rally

The Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ), the largest exchange traded fund holding real estate investment trusts (REITs), and rival real estate ETFs
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CIBC head calls federal government's new housing measures prudent

Last week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced measures designed to slow the injection of foreign cash into Canadian housing markets and
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Where Clinton and Trump stand on a real estate tax loophole

Hillary Clinton would close a real estate tax loophole that may have sheltered Donald Trump from paying federal income tax for the past 18 years.
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Will Lloyds Banking (LYG) Stock Be Helped by Additional Layoffs?

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Lloyds Banking (LYG) is cutting 1,230 jobs from its retail banking, group operations and finance and risk divisions, among
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Newgen to Showcase Smart Banking Solutions at Jack Henry's Banking Education Conference …

Newgen Software Inc., a leading global provider of banking software solutions built on its business process management-based banking industry
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Chart Mover of the Day: Waterstone Financial, Inc. Could Help Your Portfolio. The Stock Formed …

Chart Mover of the Day: Waterstone Financial, Inc. Could Help Your Portfolio. The Stock Formed …

For most people, a mortgage loan is the largest financial transaction they will ever make. Waterstone's expert loan consultants are able to walk you
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S&P's Real Estate Exuberance Looks Irrational

Last month, the overseers of the S&P 500 index split real-estate companies from financial stocks, creating an 11th equity category in response to the
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HFF Arranges $19M Financing For Denver Community

HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Slipstream Properties, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with 5 years of interest only through Freddie Mac's
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Property prices suffer their biggest quarterly fall in five years says IHS Markit

Property values in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire and Humber, the North and North West are still below levels reached in 2007, before
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Home Ownership Pessimism Might be Overdone -Freddie Mac

But while many experts say it will continue to shrink, Freddie Mac's Economic and Housing Research Group are taking, not really a contrarian view but
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Hunt provides $7.5M financing for Amherst, NY acquisitions

Hunt Mortgage Group provided acquisition financing in the amount of $2.5 million for Alberta Square Apartments, at 386 Alberta Drive in Amherst.
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The most expensive housing market in every state

Note that just as prices vary by location, the size of these homes can vary … Read on to see where to find the most expensive housing market in your
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Virginia Beach real estate companies merge

Virginia Beach-based real estate companies Commercial Real Estate Services and Ellis-Gibson Development Group have merged, creating a new
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Investment capital continues to flow into commercial real estate in pursuit of increasingly scarce …

TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Investor appetite for commercial real estate assets remains relatively healthy – despite ongoing geopolitical
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ASIC's Greg Medcraft disputes bank arguments on loan pricing

In doing so he, in effect, directly contradicted the argument put by the banks that their mortgages are not priced from or directly related to movements in
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Head of Mortgages (Underwriting & Credit Risk)

View details & apply online for this Head of Mortgages (Underwriting & Credit Risk) vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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Open Letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

I write in opposition to the Bureau's proposed rules for small balance and auto title lending. The most significant flaw in the Bureau's methodology
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15-story office and apartment project will house major lending firm

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A $63.5 million office, retail and apartment complex at 150 Ottawa Avenue NW will include a major lending institution as an
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Lloyds Banking Group to cut 1300 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group has told 1,340 of its employees they will lose their jobs as part of a restructuring plan first announced in 2014, prompting an
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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE:IVR) has been downgraded to Sell in a statement by Zacks …

The Company is focused on investing in, financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and mortgage loans.
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Why Mortgage Servicing Is at a Breaking Point

The genesis of this month's National Mortgage News cover story, Can Fintech Fix Mortgage Servicing?, started with a question I jokingly posed to the
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