Portland's housing market under Trump? There's good and bad news

Portland's housing market under Trump? There's good and bad news

What effect if any will a Trump administration have on the U.S. and Portland's housing market in particular? One expert sees interest rates rising, while
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The TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX) Stock Rating Reaffirm by the National Securities

TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE:TSLX)'s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at National Securities in a research report issued
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Giuliani won't be in Trump Cabinet; banking exec eyed for top economic post

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks with members of the media in the lobby of the Trump Tower on Nov. 22. A week later, Trump's
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Election, oil, economy bode well for metro housing, builders say

Through November, builders started 4,019 houses, according to The … in the housing market and “gives the whole real estate market confidence for
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Mobile banking will be central to CIMB's Vietnam strategy

Zafrul: 'Here we're stepping up our digital game, because this is a new frontier for us, so we can afford to try out digital banking.' — Bloomberg.
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CLARIFICATION: World Bank Statement on Withholding New Lending to Uganda

CLARIFICATION: World Bank Statement on Withholding New Lending to Uganda

The World Bank took a decision to withhold new IDA lending to Uganda effective August 22, 2016 while reviewing the country's portfolio in
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Mortgage overload: Are Canadians living too close to their financial edge?

Rising house prices have made Canadians richer on paper, but the financial burden of larger mortgages is taking a toll. Although the vast majority of
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Ride sharing changing the real estate landscape

Startups Uber, Lyft and Zipcar were sure to shake up the auto industry, but now they may also be rattling the real estate business.>> I'm Havovi
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Mortgage Lending TRID Regulatory Process Engineer

BB&T's Mortgage Lending TRID Regulatory Process Engineer enhances value-added implementation and testing of design changes to business
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Forced to take out a second mortgage

Soaring house prices have made Canadians wealthy on paper, but what are households giving up in order to make their mortgage payments? As part
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Mortgage rates creep higher in NH

Home mortgage rates have continued to creep higher, but experts said Friday that the housing market in New Hampshire continues to be hot.
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The dark side of the boom

Rock-bottom interest rates have made big mortgages look less expensive, lighting a fire under house prices. But for many homeowners, when rates
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Bay Area suddenly heats up again

Home sales increased substantially in the Bay Area this November, according to data from the California Association of Realtors. California home
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How Google Trends Can Inform Commercial Real Estate Investing

How Google Trends Can Inform Commercial Real Estate Investing

What can internet searches tell us about commercial real estate markets? Quite a lot, in fact. It's well known that individuals' searches provide a wealth
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2017: What's next in housing

Real estate professionals anticipate rent prices will continue to increase in 2017. Pictured: Branden Matlock, 32, enters his apartment in Little Italy last
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Blanchard's departure one for history books in Columbus banking

But it's certainly a distinctive chapter in the history books of Columbus Bank and Trust, with a third generation of the family to serve as president calling
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Expert column | Pre-flight drone checklist for commercial real estate professionals

The biggest buzz in commercial real estate these days is coming from the hundreds of thousands of camera-equipped drones licensed to fly in the
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Brexit: Banks in Britain seek time under EU law

LONDON • Large banks in Britain want the British government to allow their industry to remain subject to European Union laws for up to five years after
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Lending a helping hand: Marines and Sailors volunteer at local monastery

MORON DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN (Dec. 6, 2016) — The Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis
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A housing-affordability crisis? Not so fast

During the past 15 years, housing prices in Canada have increased twice as much as incomes. In general, therefore, it takes about twice as long to
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Retail Banking Representative

Amalgamated Banks seeks a full-time Retail Banking Representative to work in our Tremont branch (which is open M, Tu, W, F 9am – 4pm, Th 9am
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Just Approved: Equity conversion mortgage helps senior stay in home

Backstory: A homeowner hoped to refinance his current adjustable-rate mortgage into a lower-rate loan. Since he had taken out his current loan seven
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Podcast 82: Will Davis of Able Lending

There are not many companies in online lending that are doing something truly unique but I think we can put Able Lending into this category.
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Protecting an Interest in a Ground Lease – A Lender's Perspective

An astute drafter of a ground lease will consider a future mortgage of the ground lease in its initial preparation of the lease, but often, critical lender
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The economic dangers of cooling Canada's housing market

Soaring house prices have made Canadians wealthy on paper, but what are households giving up in order to make their mortgage payments? As part
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San Francisco Mayor Rejects Tough Restrictions On Airbnb

Housing prices have skyrocketed in the region, pushing out long-term residents who simply can't compete with Google executives and venture
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Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald mortgage bond trader indicted in US for fraud

(Reuters) – A former Cantor Fitzgerald trader has been indicted on charges that he defrauded investors by lying about the price of mortgage bond
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First Time Homebuyers Need Mortgages Simplified

This is the foundation behind On Q Financial Mortgages Simplified approach to home loans. In Part 1 of this blog series, I covered the basis for
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Secret ownership rampant in Vancouver real estate

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Secretive methods such as shell companies were used to buy nearly half of Vancouver's most expensive properties,
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Greece to extradite suspect in banking corruption case

Zolotas is said to be linked to late businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos, widely held responsible for the collapse of the island's banking sector in 2013.
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Here's Why the Latest Banking Scandal Won't Hurt JPMorgan's Stock

The culture of excesses and problematic incentive programs have created controversies at big banks such as JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup,
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Panda pander or smart marketing? Real estate agent's ploy dubbed wackiest 2016 story

Hollywood real estate firm The Agency gave Arnett a run for the wackiest title with the NSFW video it created to sell a $12.5 million Hollywood Hills
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Dial M For Money: Can Mobile Banking Lift People Out Of Poverty?

It's an ad for a type of banking service called M-PESA that's run entirely through your mobile phone. You set up an account with the phone company.
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Frederic Papp: «Is a 1990s-Style Real Estate Drama Looming?»

Frederic Papp: «Is a 1990s-Style Real Estate Drama Looming?»

Swiss banks are asking for looser criteria to grant mortgages, pension funds are … More caution is advised to dial back rampant mortgage lending.
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CoreLogic Inc.: CoreLogic Reports Home Equity Increased $726 Billion in the Third Quarter …

In Q3 2016, the total number of mortgaged residential properties with negative equity stood at 3.2 million, or 6.3 percent of all homes with a mortgage.
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Australia's largest real estate agency is on fire with $4.2 billion in sales in one month only

​Australia's largest real estate agency, Ray White Group, is on fire. It's going so well nationally yet it still had to poach a Queensland auctioneer to go
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A single mother, stuck in a house she can't afford

Non-mortgage debts: Car loan, $8,000. A loan from a family … Biggest financial regret as a homeowner: “Remortgaging the house. Not purchasing a
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Raise Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Guarantee Fees and Decrease Their Eligible Loan Limits

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that were federally chartered to help ensure a stable supply of financing
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Kelowna's hot real estate market expected to cool in 2017

The Okanagan real estate market was hot in 2016 with prices reaching heights we've never seen before. Now market analysts are forecasting how the
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Latest RMBS Fix: Better Bondholder Communication

One of latest proposals for reviving the private-label residential mortgage market involves improving communications between issuers and investors.
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Housing prices expected to jump: Re/Max

Halifax's residential real estate market enjoyed a “strong” seven-per-cent increase in average sale prices during 2016, according to a report released
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Keller Williams SOHA Team is HIRING MOTIVATED REAL ESTATE AGENTS

KELLER WILLIAMS IS HIRING AND TRAINING MOTIVATED REAL ESTATE AGENTS! If you are looking to build a career in real estate, or looking to
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Commercial real estate executives told to keep tabs on upcoming tax reform efforts

The coming year for commercial real estate executives will be filled with uncertainty because of a stated push for tax reform by President-elect Donald
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Italy to nationalise world's oldest bank as fury mounts over EU conduct

Italy is to nationalise Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena as soon as this weekend, wiping out investors in a dramatic escalation of the country's banking
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Leveraging LinkedIn's unseen impact

LinkedIn is becoming an 800-pound gorilla impacting banking. Yes, banking. Even for some veteran bankers not normally engaged in social media or
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The Zacks Investment Research Lowered Old Republic International Corp. (ORI) to Sell

335,736 shares of the company's stock traded hands. … General Insurance Group, Title Insurance Group and the Republic Financial Indemnity Group
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What we learned about Canadians' finances

The tool tells readers what percentage of their take-home pay is being used for key monthly expenditures (eg. mortgages, car leases, daycare, etc.)
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Nashville Housing Market Hot Despite National Slowing Holiday Trend

Small business owner and broker Elizabeth Gatlin has been entrenched in the housing market as of late. While the holiday season has typically
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Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Introduces New Mobile App

9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation will release the FairwayNOW mobile application in January, giving consumers
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Is this the end of mortgage rates that start with a 3?

Mortgage rates, along with most interest rates, have climbed for six straight weeks, that is to say, since just before the Nov. 8 elections. Rates have
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Brennan: 90 percent of rock school funding came from payday lending

The closure of a music academy for Sioux Falls youth left many readers with questions. The announcement of the closure of the Brennan Rock & Roll
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Vail Daily column: Trump appointments send conflicting messages

As secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin will probably be a key decision maker on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which fund about 90
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Santander to expand small-business lending under new hire

Seth Goodall, formerly the SBA's regional administrator for New England, is now Santander's director of SBA lending, a new role at the Boston-based
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Convert the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program From a Guarantee Program to a Direct …

Convert the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program From a Guarantee Program to a Direct …

Such loans, which are also called reverse mortgages, enable homeowners who are at least 62 years old to withdraw some of the equity in their home
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Race to SAVE ITALY: ECB emergency talks in bid to rescue ailing bank Monte Dei Paschi

THE European Central Bank's supervisory board meets again today to discuss Monte dei Paschi di Siena's request for more time to raise capital, with
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People Movers of the Week: Dec. 9

Manshum has a background in both the retail and wholesale channels of the mortgage industry, including roles in sales, management and
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Should you buy, sell or hold Lloyds Banking Group plc?

Despite a recent share price uptick at Lloyds Banking Group(LSE: LLOY), shares in the financial institution still remain at a 14% discount to levels
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Your Money|Reverse Mortgage Lenders Fined for Ads That 'Tricked' Older Borrowers

REVERSE mortgages, a type of home loan available to older Americans, are sometimes marketed in advertisements featuring reassuring celebrity
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Blackwall Airbnb management firm says there is room in the property market for all

SmartHost launched a few weeks ago offering a management service for people who want to rent out their property through the accommodation
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Mortgage rates fall for Friday

Multiple closely watched mortgage rates tapered off today. The average rates on 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed mortgages both slid down.
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British Royal Real Estate: Palaces and Other Places the Queen's Family Calls Home

Fancy a trip to the U.K. to see how the Royals live? And just how much property they own? Buckingham Palace isn't the only place Queen Elizabeth II
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How Banks Are Rethinking Customer Engagement In The Digital Era

The banking business runs on relationships. For centuries, the bond between banks and their customers – especially small businesses – has served
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How to Qualify for a Small Business Loan: The Three C's

Lenders see creditworthiness as being indicative of overall management and attention to detail. This can spell trouble for business owners who didn't
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Market Runner: What's Propelling Ally Financial Inc to Reach 52-Week High?

The stock of Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY) hit a new 52-week high and has … Finance operations, Insurance activities and Mortgage operations.
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Stonegate Mortgage Corp (SGM) Files Form 4 Insider Selling : Financial Group Inc American Sells …

Stonegate Mortgage Corp (SGM): Financial Group Inc American , 10% owner of Stonegate Mortgage Corp sold 30,000 shares on Dec 7, 2016.
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Active Stocks in the Spotlight: People's United Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:PBCT), CalAtlantic Group …

The company announced its last quarter financial performance results on … It also provides mortgage financing services to its homebuyers; and title
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US 30-Year Mortgage Rates Reached Highest in Over Two Years

The mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac said in a statement that U.S. 30-year mortgage rates increased from 4.08% last week to 4.13% in the week
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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to increase mortgage modification interest rate

On Wednesday, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the increase of their benchmark interest rate for standard mortgage modifications to its
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IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot – December 9, 2016

The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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Lending Manager – Underwriter

View details & apply online for this Lending Manager – Underwriter vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS: First Federal hires new mortgage loan officer … and other items

PORT ANGELES — First Federal has added a new mortgage loan officer to its mortgage lending team. Melanie Pilgrim was most recently a loan
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Mortgage: Pay off mortgage early, calculate savings

For many people, their mortgage has an interest rate that's lower than they could average in retirement or investment accounts. And that means the
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The TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By …

TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) released its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter,
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RBI says received 102894 complaints at 15 banking ombudsman offices in FY16

RBI says received 102894 complaints at 15 banking ombudsman offices in FY16

While the largest share of complaints, at 21.92%, came from the New Delhi office, the Mumbai office was second highest at 11.99%; Guwahati
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Mortgage Loan Servicer

We have an immediate need for a Mortgage Loan Servicer in the Greater Methuen area.The responsibilities of the Mortgage Loan Servicer are: 1.
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OC reverse mortgage lender fined for false ads

A federal consumer protection agency ordered Orange-based American Advisors Group, the nation's biggest reverse mortgage provider, to pay a
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Inlanta Mortgage brings on new senior vice president

Gomoll brings over 20 years of experience in mortgage lending and financial services. His new responsibilities will include driving and overseeing the
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Italian Banking Drama Limits Dax 30 Gains, Euro Weakness Supportive

Although underlying sentiment remained strong following Thursday's ECB policy decision, the DAX index was hindered by profit taking with
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Real Estate & Market Report: December 09, 2016

Investors are pulling money from bonds and putting them into stocks, as they believe that President Elect Trump's policies will be great for business.
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Digi-banking: Despite incentives, regulatory gaps may hold up digital payments

Digi-banking: Despite incentives, regulatory gaps may hold up digital payments. Move towards rationalising MDR and aligning its estimation on the
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Real estate market to move 'sideways'

GROWTH in property prices is going to flatline across most residential markets next year, according to Mortgage Choice chief executive John Flavell.
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Consolidation Is Coming In Marketplace Lending

Last year, fintech startups attracted a record amount of funding from venture capital firms — $14.5 billion. But excitement appears to be fading.
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Sea Isle real estate agent remembered for generosity, humor

He was a prominent Sea Isle City real estate agent who raised money for the Cape May County Special Services School District and the Special
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FG approves N13bn mortgage loan for civil servants housing scheme

THE federal government in conjunction with Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Company (NMRC), yesterday, launched N13billion refinancing loan for
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Convert the Mortgage Interest Deduction to a 15 Percent Tax Credit

For example, landlords can deduct certain expenses—such as mortgage interest, property taxes, depreciation, and maintenance—from their income,
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Envestnet-Yodlee Launches Automated Asset Verification

The report is shareable with mortgage aggregators and credit reporting … rights to disclosure and dispute,” the company said in a news release Friday.
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Exclusive: ECB rejects Monte Paschi's request for more time to raise cash …

The main entrance of the Monte dei Paschi bank headquarters is seen in … Some bankers say the government could seize the opportunity to bolster
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Why Are The World's Top Real Estate Investors Risking Billions On Miami's Riverfront Renaissance?

Few people know this better, and the potential it represents from a real estate development standpoint, than Shahab Karmely, the Founder and
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Treasurys Face Threat From Mortgage Market

Some bond investors are fretting that a renewed “convexity trade,” in which holders of mortgage bonds sell Treasurys to reduce their exposure to rising
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Former Cantor Fitzgerald mortgage bond trader charged with securities fraud

A former mortgage bond trader at Cantor Fitzgerald stands accused of committing securities fraud by allegedly overcharging customers for residential
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OwnAmerica CEO: What the single-family rental market looks like under Trump Administration

The housing market thrives on optimism, which is what the market is getting so far under President-elect Donald Trump, at least that's what
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How will Trump impact real estate market?

The full impact of the Donald Trump administration remains unknown, but a reduction in the federal workforce would certainly hurt the D.C. market.
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30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 2-Year High as Post-Election Surge Persists

… for 2016 this week to 4.13 percent, marking its highest level since October 2014, according to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
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House bill would force more GSE risk transfers

House bill would force more GSE risk transfers

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be forced to transfer more loan risk to private capital under a bill introduced by two members of the U.S. House of
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Frontline Mortgage Underwriter

Radian is currently hiring for Mortgage Underwriters to work remotely. Underwriting Professionals, Apply Now. Radian is currently hiring seasoned
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All about lending a helping hand

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Jake Neufeld started Paraclete Transport in 1993, and 'praise the Lord' for that. As current company president Norm
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Making the Mortgage Picture Clearer for Buyers

And according to Sente Mortgage CEO Tom Rhodes, it's up to the industry to step in and provide potential homebuyers with the education they need.
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Fitch Places Fidelity National Financial's Ratings on Rating Watch Positive

Fitch took no rating action on FNF's title insurance operating company Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of 'A-'. A complete list of rating actions
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US regulator to fail Santander on community lending: sources

MC> for doing too little to reach poor neighborhoods and will fail the bank on a test of community lending, according to sources familiar
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Italian decree to support banking system is ready – government sources

ROME (Reuters) – An emergency decree to support Italian banks, including the troubled Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena , is “essentially” ready to go
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Insider Analysis: Michael Brown an Insider in IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC) Sold 10000 …

Michael Brown currently has ownership of 0.28% of the Company's market … Blackrock Fund Advisors has 0.02% invested in the company for 1.13M … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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New home lending falls in Australia as stamp duty costs rise

'With a record pipeline of higher density dwellings reaching settlement, home purchase lending is likely to stay at an elevated level,' said HIA senior
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New real estate Act draft lacks 'transparency'

Mumbai: Draft rules of the new Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016, (RERA), notified by the Maharashtra government on Thursday
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Your apartment might make a great condo

If there was any question about demand for condos in San Diego County's housing market, Hillcrest's Deca complex may have answered it. The luxury
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Mortgages! – Looking for your Home,.. let's start your pre-approval

I'm an Illinois licensed Mortgage Loan Originator with an A+ rated firm that's been in business since the early 1980's. We've been around longer than
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Bipartisan Push on Housing Legislation Bubbles in House

Both Republicans and Democrats are pushing for small changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac next year that they hope will pave the way for a
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Housing Market Shows Signs of Growth

CoreLogic's December 2016 U.S. Housing Economic Outlook displayed an increase in home and rent prices, and a rise in Up and Down Graph BH
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CIBC Asset Management Inc Has $10936000 Stake in First American Financial Corp. (FAF)

CIBC Asset Management Inc owned 0.25% of First American Financial … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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Investment banking jobs market 'annihilated' by Brexit, says recruiter

Britain's decision to leave the EU has “annihilated” the market for City investment banking jobs, the chief executive of recruitment agency SThree said.
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US regulator to fail Santander on community lending -sources

UPDATE 1-U.S. regulator to fail Santander on community lending -sources … which was enacted in the 1970s to help end discriminatory lending.
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Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald mortgage bond trader indicted in US for fr…

Dec 9 A former Cantor Fitzgerald trader has been indicted on charges that he defrauded investors by lying about the price of mortgage bond
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit New 2016 High in Early December

According to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the average U.S. fixed mortgage rate moved higher for the sixth consecutive week.
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Realtor Beverly Taki's Blog Explains Title Insurance To Prospective New Home Buyers

Understanding the pitfalls of the loan process will make the process smooth. Experienced Realtor Beverly Taki explains Title Insurance to first time
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Nashville-area mobile home parks ride demand for affordable housing

Nashville-area mobile home parks ride demand for affordable housing

And in Columbia, Tenn., the mobile home park landlord is seeking to … “Nashville is a wonderful market for us,” said Jeffrey V. Yorick, UMH's vice
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Stagnant housing prices: cause for cheer or gloom?

Housing Board resale prices have been virtually flat for the past 11/2 years, and in the private property market, similarly tepid conditions have caused
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Colorado Real Estate Commission suspends broker's license

A property management firm broker had her license suspended because the Colorado Real Estate Commission found evidence of alleged misconduct
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[infographic] A snapshot of today's first-time homebuyer

The data is in for the newest profile of this year's first-time homebuyer. MGIC pulled out these seven handy facts and created a shareable infographic
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What Canadian housing market experts are predicting for 2017

It's not particularly festive, but it's a holiday tradition for followers of the Canadian housing market nevertheless. Experts have been busy putting
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What You Need To Know About The Colorado Economy In 2017

Those high paying jobs can exacerbate an already tight housing market. It's on a smaller scale, but similar to the Silicon Valley housing boom.
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Solar & Renewable Energy Lending Group

The Solar and Renewable Energy Lending Group, led by Scott Reising, offers specialized financing to companies engaged in sustainable, renewable
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Crunching the Numbers for Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR-UN.TO)

After a recent look, the 14-day ATR for Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust … Investors may use multiple technical indicators to help spot trends and
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Latin America Banking Outlook 2017: A Timid Recovery – Research and Markets

The Banking Outlook for 2017 uses data from the major financial publications, interviews with industry insiders and analysts, information from
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AAA ratings return for non-prime mortgage bonds. Crisis redux? Maybe not

But the world of post-crisis mortgage bond trading is about to change, as a new mortgage bond is set to hit the market that features loans that would be
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House prices will continue to slide in 2017

Property prices that would have caused a buying frenzy had it still been the period before the financial crisis are now appearing in a number of
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Norfolk Deeds: Most County Real Estate Data Remains Solid in November 2016

While the number of mortgages recorded increased significantly, total mortgage financing for November came in at $1.78 billion, a 25% decrease from
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Banking ombudsman sees an uptick in complaints by 21% in FY16: RBI

The number of consumer complaints received against lenders to Banking Ombudsman offices of Reserve Bank of India has increased by 21% in
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The complicated relationship between NYC real estate and the AIDS crisis

“The disease started charting its course through the city just as the bearish real-estate market, coaxed out of hibernation by policies favorable to
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Rent Roll Data Standard Proposed by MISMO

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization is proposing a standard for the maintenance and sharing of commercial and multifamily
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Renasant Exits FDIC Loss-Share Agreements

Renasant in Tupelo, Miss., is the latest banking company to get out of loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The $8.5
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Business Banking

CITI® / AADVANTAGE® PLATINUM SELECT® WORLD ELITETM MASTERCARD®. Limited-Time Offer. Enjoy Group 1 Boarding and first checked
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Real Estate Agent/Assistant

Real estate broker needs an assistant. It is an opportunity for a licensed individual to work with an experienced broker, who is licensed in MD, VA, and
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Today's Stock On Watch: Institutional Investors Are Betting On Dynex Capital Inc (NYSE:DX)

According to Zacks Investment Research, “Dynex Capital, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, is a mortgage and consumer finance company which
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CFPB enters into consent orders with reverse mortgage companies to settle alleged advertising …

The CFPB announced that it entered into consent orders with three reverse mortgage companies to settle the CFPB's allegations that the companies
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Bill Ackman Comments on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Bill Ackman Comments on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Fannie (FNMA) and Freddie (FMCC)'s underlying earnings continue to progress modestly in the core mortgage guarantee business, while the
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Chart Watch: Checking on Shares of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-UN.TO)

Investors may use multiple technical indicators to help spot trends and buy/sell signals. Presently, Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-UN.
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1st Capital Bank Announces: Expansion of Lending Program to Include Mortgages and Home …

“We have received numerous requests for Home Equity Lines of Credit and Single Family Mortgages from members of the community. As the largest
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The Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (WMC) Decreased by the Zacks Investment Research

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Western Asset Mortgage … Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation is focused on investing in, financing
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Expansion of Lending Program to Include Mortgages and Home Equity Loans

1St Capital Bank Announces: Expansion of Lending Program to Include Mortgages and Home Equity Loans; Appointment of Erin King as Consumer
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Poor confidence in banks is a boon to credit union lending

A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans have very little confidence in banks, only 27% of people have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence
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Ghost Ship tragedy puts focus on plight of Oakland artists dealing with soaring Bay Area housing …

The room for rent last summer inside the converted warehouse at 1919 Market St. in West Oakland had all the magic of an artists colony that Sam
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Stock Spotter: Review on Technical Levels for SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate (RWO)

Investors and Traders are always keeping an eye out for certain stock trends. Let's take a look at some technical levels on shares of SPDR Dow Jones
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Rates are rising, but you can beat payment hikes with alternative loans

In high-cost Orange County, you may be able to kiss your house payments goodbye forever with a reverse mortgage. Maximum loan amount is
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Grand Jury Indicts Former Cantor Trader in Mortgage-Backed Bond Case

David Demos, 35 years old, allegedly defrauded customers purchasing residential mortgage-backed securities by overstating the price Cantor had
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US regulator ready to fail Santander on community lending -sources

U.S. regulator ready to fail Santander on community lending -sources … A U.S. bank regulator is poised to fault Spanish lender Santander for doing too
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Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald mortgage bond trader indicted, accused of fraud

A former Cantor Fitzgerald trader has been indicted on charges that he defrauded investors by lying about the price of mortgage bond transactions he
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State Ballot Wins Only Amplify Questions About Pot Banking

Banks — whether federally or state-chartered — must comply with federal laws and statutes, and expose themselves to potential criminal prosecution
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New Jersey-based mortgage lender opens first regional office in Ballantyne

eLEND, a division of the New Jersey-based mortgage lender American Financial Resources Inc., opened its first regional home mortgage office in
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ECB refuses to help Italy's crisis-hit Monte dei Paschi bank

Fears that the Italian government will have to prop up Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) are mounting after the European Central Bank refused to give
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Fath Properties Obtains $125M Refi for 10-Property Portfolio in Ohio and Texas

“Ultimately, we were able to leverage Freddie Mac's product offerings and deliver an extremely low interest rate,” noted Sara Behrman, the loan's
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Managed Direct Response Launches Unique Reverse Mortgage Direct Mail Programs

“We see the reverse mortgage market as a great opportunity. Over 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day. Reverse mortgages were stagnant after
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Homes with negative equity decrease more than 10%

Those looking to buy a home may not be happy with the increasing home prices, however there is an upside for one group – homeowners. The third
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FG launches N13 bn mortgage scheme for civil servants

The minister said the fund would be used to selectively intervene in the areas of developer financing and mortgage provision. She said that the
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Real estate players push for reforms in 2017

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Italy's banking nightmare just came true

Italy's biggest bank and the country's only systemically important lender, … ever since it failed the European Banking Authority's stress tests in July.
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Banking Trojan Uses Gmail Popup to Extend Infection to Victim's Android Phone

Opening this phony executable installs the ISFB trojan on the victim's computer, which is your regular run-of-the-mill banking trojan that relies on a
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Unburdened by legacy issues Hampshire Trust Bank plots SME lending pathways

Since re-launching in 2014, the challenger bank has focused on lending to SME in the housebuilding sector. Dan Cancian. By Dan Cancian.
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Nigeria overnight lending rate falls sharply on naira injection

Nigeria's overnight lending rate dropped sharply to an average of 3.9 percent on Friday from 10 percent a week ago following an injection of naira
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Complaints to banking ombudsman increased by 21% in 2015-16: RBI

MUMBAI: Complaints received by the banking ombudsman increased by 21 per cent in 2015-16 as compared to 11.2 per cent increase in the previous
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Man blows $1M on cars, strippers and cocaine after bank glitch

A debt-ridden student blew $1.3 million on sports cars, speed boats, strippers and cocaine after a bank error gave him an unlimited overdraft.
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Erste Group Bank AG (EBKDY) Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research to Hold

… credit and mortgage lending, investment banking, securities and derivatives trading, portfolio management, project finance, foreign trade financing,
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Triple-doubles have increasingly become a wow factor in evaluating a player's excellence. Russell Westbrook and LeBron James are justly celebrated
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Three days ago, the UK's Brexit Minister David Davis and the UK's Chancellor, Philip Hammond, were busy reassuring bankers at Barclays and
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How real estate agents can be authentic on social media

“There are so many things you could talk about on social media,” says Rachel Adams, the CEO of Aitchison & Adams Real Estate team at Keller
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BRIEF-Freddie Mac announces pricing of $209 mln multifamily small balance …

NEW YORK, Dec 9 Home security systems company ADT Corp has returned to the US leveraged loan market to slash its borrowing cost by repricing
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Some P2P lenders 'mask' loan performance, says FCA

“Peer-to-peer” lenders have at times masked the true performance of their loans from investors, the British market watchdog said on Friday as it
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BRIEF-IPF looking at profitability of Polish business as lending laws tigh…

… * Combined total of flat 10 pct and time-dependent 10 pct p.a. would not be able to exceed 75 pct of loan value. * Is reviewing proposal to assess
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Basmajian makes more inroads in Detroit real estate with $11 million project on Broadway

Basmajian has been making inroads in the greater downtown real estate market since the middle of 2013, acquiring and rehabbing buildings
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Fitch Takes Actions on Education Lending Group, Inc. – CIT Education Loan Trust 2005-1

Fitch Ratings has taken rating actions on Education Lending Group, Inc. – CIT Education Loan Trust 2005-1 (CIT 2005-1) as follows: — Class A-3 notes
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FHA lending violations lead to $93 million fine and convictions

A 2011 case that was filed in Manhattan's U.S. District Court led to a 5-week trial in Houston and a unanimous jury decision against one of the largest
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Hamilton's Housing Market Set To Be The Hottest In Canada

ReMax expects the average home price in Canada to increase two per cent in 2017, according to the realty firm's 2017 Housing Market Outlook
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Reverse Mortgage Lenders Fined for Ads That 'Tricked' Older Borrowers

REVERSE mortgages, a type of home loan available to older Americans, are sometimes marketed in advertisements featuring reassuring celebrity
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Build vs. Buy Takes on New Meaning in Digital Mortgage Era

“We had an assembly line like a Model T assembly line and we turned that into a Tesla,” said Vishal Garg, founder and CEO of Better Mortgage.
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