Feds slap curbs on Wells Fargo, find 'living will' lacking

Feds slap curbs on Wells Fargo, find 'living will' lacking

FILE – This April 19, 2010 file photo shows a Wells Fargo Bank in Palo Alto, Calif. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, federal regulators slapped restrictions
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Housing is one of the least efficient markets

Due to a high rate of amateur participation and a lack of accurate information, housing markets are among the least efficient in the financial world.
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Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has been downgraded from Outperform to Mkt Perform in a …

The Company is focused on investing in, financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and mortgage loans.
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Controls will only do damage in a restricted housing market

Controls will only do damage in a restricted housing market … system as a “critical intervention” to “alleviate conditions” in areas where the market.
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Mortgage startup aims to help first home buyers

A new website that allows prospective buyers to compare mortgage rates across New Zealand's top banks is the brainchild of two young Aucklanders
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Receptionist – Real Estate Office

Required skills includes 2-3 years receptionist experience. Job includes but not limited to the following: Data entry. Candidate will answer incoming
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Jail avoided over fraudulent mortgage to pay brother's drug debt

McGuinness, of Decies Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to obtaining a mortgage by deception and using false
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Rating Worth Mentioning Today: Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) Loses a Vote of …

Keefe Bruyette lowered Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)'s stock to a …. mortgage loans, and other real estate-related financing arrangements.
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5 Lowest 15-Year Mortgage Rates

U.S. mortgage rates have risen in the aftermath of the presidential election and potential homeowners face higher monthly payments amid a stagnant
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National Foreclosure Inventory Shrank by 31.5% in October

The number of mortgages in serious delinquency nationwide also declined by 24.8% to 1 million mortgages, or 2.5% of all mortgages nationwide.
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What a savvy real estate agent could do to get me in a home

What we could really use is a real estate agent to guide us through this daunting process in a very stressful time — starting with financials and credit.
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LO Paul Cary Joins Mortgage Network's New England Team

Paul Cary has joined Mortgage Network Inc. as a loan officer in the company's Bangor, Maine branch office, where he will be responsible for assisting
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mortgage specialist and private lender… 100% financing available

If having no down payment is holding you back and you have good credit 100% financing is available! Take advantage of record low rates (yes rates
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What a Fed rate hike means for you

A rate hike does NOT guarantee that mortgage rates are going up. Last year, the Fed did one rate hike and mortgage rates went down this year.
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CoreLogic: Foreclosures Drop 31.5% in October

As of October 2016, the national foreclosure inventory included approximately 328,000, or 0.8%, of all homes with a mortgage, compared with 479,000
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Mortgage Hedging May Deepen Treasuries Rout

The recent sell-off in U.S. Treasuries may soon be compounded thanks to banks' exposure to mortgage securities amid rising interest rates, according
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Mortgage After Bankruptcy : How To Qualify Despite Your Financial Setback

For most people, the idea of filing for bankruptcy can be scary. The term “going bankrupt” just sounds frightening. For those considering bankruptcy,
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Urgent Brexit deal needed to avert banking job losses, peers to warn

Tens of thousands of banking jobs could be lost to continental Europe starting from next year if ministers do not agree a transitional deal with the EU,
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Harvard: The housing crisis for Baby Boomers is on the way

A new study conducted by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University reveals that many Americans will face greater troubles before
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Why we're fighting for fairness on shared appreciation mortgages and backing the borrowers …

Borrowers were sold shared appreciation mortgages in the late 1990s to help them fund retirement, but many have now been trapped by debts that
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Technical Watch on These Shares: Wheeler Real Estate Investment (WHLRW)

Technical Watch on These Shares: Wheeler Real Estate Investment (WHLRW)

Wheeler Real Estate Investment (WHLRW) currently has a 14 day Williams … Investors may use various technical indicators to help spot trends and
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Chinese diplomat takes aim at the blame game in Metro Vancouver real estate

The top Chinese diplomat in Vancouver says condemnation of Chinese investment in B.C. real estate is fuelling a backlash against immigrants from
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Construction sector faces gloomy future

Players said since the sector relies mainly on mortgage financing and long-term loans to operate viably, the government should make sure that they
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Tottenville National Bank, Banking Room.

Tottenville National Bank, Banking Room. Mariner's Harbor National Bank. Staten Island Savings Bank Stapleton, S.I. [people & old cars].
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Base rate cut mystifies borrowers

Just one in four (27%) homeowners understand how cuts to the Bank of England's base rate could affect their mortgage payments, research from
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DBRS Confirms Ratings on FREMF 2014-K37 Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-K37

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today confirmed the ratings on the following classes of Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-K37
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Woman Pays Off Final Mortgage All In Spare Change Then Burns It!

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's one of the best Christmas gifts you could ask for to pay off your mortgage! That's the case for 24 Habitat for Humanity
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Rs 1 lakh crore: Fall in bank credit growth in fortnight after Nov 8

demonetisation, demonetisation effects, bad loans, Indian banks lending-demonetisation, RBI- A large queue of people wait outside a bank to
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Can You Trust Your Real Estate Agent?

Not sure when to trust your real estate agent and when to do your own research? Here's how to choose a realtor that will help you get the right deal.
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Home prices jumped 40 per cent in Vancouver. Where are all the cranes?

What you see instead is the shortest list of houses for sale in almost a decade, even as the price of a typical single-family house surged to $1.5-million,
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Business Development Manager, Retail Banking

Account & Relationship Management, Accelerate your career outside of a traditional banking environment utilising your strong retail banking product
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Average Directional Index Review for Global Real Estate Div G (GRL.TO)

Average Directional Index Review for Global Real Estate Div G (GRL.TO) … The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction. Using the ADX
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Study shows real estate leaders' outlook for housing

Top real estate executives' confidence in the U.S. economy and housing market for 2017 has softened compared with two years ago, and 42 percent
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Chart Pattern: Is Buying Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc Here a Winning Strategy? The Stock Formed …

According to Zacks Investment Research, “Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on financing and managing
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Nearly 80000 families in mortgage arrears but figure is declining

NEARLY 80,000 mortgages are in arrears as Sinn Féin demands that Finance Minister Michael Noonan releases the Central Bank report on how to
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Euronext CEO departs for government role

Euronext Lisbon CEO Maria João Carioca has resigned to pursue a new role on the management board of state-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos,
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Reverse mortgage companies chastised, fined by consumer bureau for 'deceptive practices'

Reverse mortgages can sound like a godsend for people in their golden years, but according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, many
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Home equity increases in third quarter

CoreLogic released a new analysis showing that homeowners with mortgages saw their equity increase by a total of $227 billion in Q3 2016
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Banks get Rs 12.44 lakh crore in old notes till Dec 10: RBI

Reserve Bank of India deputy governor R Gandhi said on Tuesday that Rs 12.4 lakh crore has been deposited in banks in scrapped currency notes
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Hover Below 4 Percent; Current Rate is 3.94%, According to Zillow …

SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.94 percent, up 3 basis points
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A thousand bank branches have closed over the last two years – has your local one disappeared?

A thousand bank branches have closed over the last two years – has your local one disappeared?

NEW research by consumer body Which? has revealed that high street banks have closed more than 1,000 branches across the UK in the past two
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Housing market remains hot in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSFY) – The holiday season may not be the peak time of year for home sales – but there are still plenty of people looking for that
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Demonetisation: In Surat, 6 cases of online banking frauds in three days

At least six cases of online banking frauds were reported from Surat in three days, causing losses of nearly Rs 6.85 lakh to individuals. The first such
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Ken Warden Named New Head of Kentucky Real Estate Authority

Earlier this month, Governor Matt Bevin acted to reorganize four state real estate boards, the Real Estate Commission, the Real Estate Appraisers
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HSBC launches special lending facility for start-ups in China's Pearl Rive…

The lending facility also underlines HSBC's commitment to the Pearl River Delta region that is at the heart of the bank's strategy to grow in the country.
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Santa's Money Secrets: Mortgage Building

Many first time buyers don't think about the extras that come along with a mortgage like closing costs. The best advice is to save. And what better way
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Housing's tipping point

In 2004, San Diego home prices were rising so fast that Joe Byrne began entertaining a life-changing prospect: Sell and move. And that's just what he
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HSBC launches special lending facility for start-ups in China's Pearl River Delta

December 14, 2016. HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC has launched a $290 million lending facility aimed at technology start-ups and other new
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How to Shop for a Mortgage: A Bargain Hunter's Guide to Home Loans

Ready to go shopping … for a mortgage? We know: It's not exactly the kind of fun holiday shopping you had in mind. Still, your ability to sniff out a
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Lebanon County real estate transfers, 12/18

Richard R. and Rosene A. Royer to Stephen J. and Janeen R. Martin, 1401 Prescott Road, $1,500,000. Red School LLC, Berks Construction Co.
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Housing Prices On the Rise In Rockford

“The demand is high, the inventory is low and the time it takes to sell a house is lower than the norm, so if you put all those statistics together it kind of
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Close to home: UND student tackles housing affordability in Grand Forks

In order to determine home affordability, the researchers pulled data on median income levels, home values and other demographic information from
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Now accepting nominations for OBJ's 2017 Residential Real Estate Awards

Nominations now are being accepted for the OBJ's 2017 Residential Real Estate Awards. The nomination deadline is Feb. 3, 2017. Honorees will be
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Stocks Buzz: Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (PVCT), Restoration …

Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) failed to extend gains with the stock declining … It also engages in the management of held-for-investment mortgage loan
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What to Expect for the 2017 Housing Market

It's been a great year for real estate. Spurred by the Federal Reserve's mixed reports and low inflation, mortgage rates continually slid through October
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Italy's biggest bank to slash 14000 jobs

Italy's banking sector has become a top worry for investors in recent months. The country has more bank branches than pizzerias, according to the
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Title King (NECA) to Launch Chain of Title Loan Stores

This appointment marks a major move by NECA to build a franchise chain of title loan and pawn stores under the Title King name. The Company
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Implementing The Let The GSEs Pay Us Back Act

Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), which are together known as the government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, have
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Zillow Inc.: Purchase Loan Activity Remains Strong Despite Rising Rates

Potential homebuyers may be feeling a sense of urgency to lock in a mortgage before rates move even higher, as financial markets widely expect the
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Compliance Monitoring Officer – Loans and Mortgages

View details & apply online for this Compliance Monitoring Officer – Loans and Mortgages vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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HSBC shutting four bank branches a week

HSBC shutting four bank branches a week

It has called on banks to consult with communities before implementing closures to ensure that the needs of their customers are being met.
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for December 13

Investors Title Company (ITIC) traded on unusually high volume on Dec. 13, as the stock gained 1.98% to close at $159.00. On the day, Investors Title
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Why India's Real Estate Market Is In For A Big Boost

Global real estate investors will soon be able to invest in real estate and infrastructure in India, as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are expected
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Burlington business donates bikes to kids for…

Eade Mortgages of Burlington recently donated 20 bicycles to the Burlington Salvation Army to be given to kids at Christmas. Pictured are, left to right,
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Italy ETFs Gathers Momentum on Stronger Banking, UniCredit Outlook

Italian markets and country-specific exchange traded funds are climbing as bank stocks rallied on Unicredit's attempts to strengthen its balance sheets.
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Stanford Kurland to Step Down as PennyMac CEO

… to further business and growth opportunities in the years ahead, Kurland said in a news release. … Jones will remain chief mortgage banking officer.
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Norms to regulate real estate biz soon: Khattar

Khattar, who chaired the monthly meeting of the district grievance redress committee, also promised to set up a real estate regulatory authority to
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EDITORIAL: Savings culture: Lending institutions should borrow a leaf from AMIR

THOUSANDS of primary and secondary students have been able to mobile close to Rwf460 million in savings over the past five years.
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Geneva Finance lifts first-half profit 56% on increased lending, insurance

Geneva Finance, which paid a maiden dividend earlier this year, lifted first-half profit 56 percent on credit growth in its lending business and higher
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UK banks shut 1000 branches as customers turn to mobile banking

More than 1,000 bank branches have closed in the UK during the past two years as pressure mounts on lenders to cut costs and as more customers
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How Rocky's property market bounced back with double digits

Property, real estate, housing. August 2016 Rockhampton has recorded a double digit increase in median house prices over the last quarter.
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Insider Market Move: IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC)'s SR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT …

The company has a market cap of $3.72 billion. The Firm is the holding firm for IBERIABANK, a Louisiana banking corporation; Lenders Title Company
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Eclipse Residential Mortgage Investment Corporation Announces Suspension of Distribution …

13, 2016) – (TSX:ERM) Eclipse Residential Mortgage Investment Corporation (“Eclipse”) announces the temporary suspension of its distribution
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Mortgage Payments to Increase Only Nominally Should Key Rate Rise

Mortgage payments would increase only nominally should the key rate rise 0.25 percent this week, with the average homebuyer of a median-priced
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Mortgage Rates Rise, As 3 Milestones Point to a Turn in the Interest-Rate Cycle

Mortgage rates were higher on Tuesday. The average 30-year mortgage rate is higher, at 4.05%, which equates to a $480.30 monthly payment per
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HARP

HARP: Your best route to a better mortgage(TM). … If you got your mortgage loan at a bank, credit union or mortgage company, it may be owned by
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Pinpointing the Bubble in China's Real-Estate Market

Much of the economy itself is based on real-estate development. Land also tends to be highly leveraged, and asset-prices crashes that involve lots of
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Multifamily housing market hot, but faces challenges

A lack of housing supply and rising rents have fueled San Diego's multifamily housing market, making it a great time to own or sell apartments. But an
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60% don't know size of their mortgage debt

Millions of borrowers are missing out on huge savings by failing to address the issue, perhaps because they associate mortgages with stress.
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Just 27% understand how base rate affects mortgages

Just one in four (27%) homeowners understand how cuts to the Bank of England's base rate could affect their mortgage payments, according to new
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Real estate licensing class

Real estate licensing class

The next Real Estate Principles and Practices licensing class, available through Ridgefield Continuing Education, starts Monday, Feb. 13. The 60-hour
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MP Michelle Thomson reported to prosecutors after 'mortgage fraud' probe

The MP Michelle Thomson has been reported to prosecutors along with four other people after a police investigation into allegations of mortgage fruad
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Fifth Third (FITB) Invests in Fintech Startup to Grow Lending

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the bank is making an equity investment in San Francisco-based startup online lender, ApplePie Capital,
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FHFA Opens Door for GSEs to Serve Manufactured Housing Market

“We recognize that the GSEs need time to work through risk and operational issues,” said Lesli Gooch, executive director of the Manufactured Housing
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After Trump Meeting, Kanye Is Banking on a Two-Term Presidency

The lobby of Trump Tower has been quite crowded as of late (http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/tim-cook-sheryl-sandberg-tech-summit-trump),
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Processor/Assistant, Real Estate

Busy, fast paced, growing Real Estate firm looking for Processor/Assistant. Must be VERY DETAIL ORIENTED, organized, able to juggle multiple tasks
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Rating Worth Watching: Keefe Bruyette Cuts Stewart Info (NYSE:STC) To Underperform

Lombardia Capital Prtn Limited Company reported 166,217 shares or 0.5% of … The Firm operates through three divisions: title insurance and related
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NASB Mortgage Review 2017

A regional bank and national lender located in Grandview, Missouri, North American Savings Bank offers mortgages that appeal to a wide range of
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Luxury Real Estate: What Slowdown?

While some analysts predicted a slowdown in the luxury real estate market, data shows that luxury sales have risen over the last year in most U.S.
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No Additional Information Released in Real Estate Agent Homicide

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Police are not releasing any additional information one day after a local real estate agent was shot and killed in his
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Lehigh Valley housing inventory drying up

Lehigh Valley housing inventory down 42 percent from a year ago. … leaving the Lehigh Valley with a housing market reliant on resale activity. And
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Here's how a Fed rate hike will impact mortgage payments in 12 major US cities

Rising mortgage rates after Donald Trump's victory have not had any adverse impact on home purchases by Americans, according to Zillow Group's
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Divided Wichita City Council approves big Delano project

… for a development on seven acres west of downtown Wichita near the new advanced learning library. EPC Real Estate Group Courtesy illustration.
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Real estate execs and co-conspirators linked to low-income housing scheme ordered to pay $34M

Seven South Florida defendants were ordered to collectively forfeit approximately $34 million, with some sentenced to prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office
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More landmark stats for local housing market

Middle Tennessee's hot housing market posted another notable statistical feat early this fall, finishing September with fewer than 10,000 homes with
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Credit Suisse Team Exits for Shadow Banking

Five Credit Suisse investment bankers in New York are defecting for a «wunderkind» rival in the shadow banking sector. The move follows the Swiss
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ULDD Phase 3 Specification Release

ULDD Phase 3 Specification Release. December 13, 2016. Back to News Center. The Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) is the common set of
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Take a Look Look at the Lander Housing Market

Lander realtors said this year's housing market started slow, but picked up well during the Summer. Homesource Realtor Ann Espinosa told News 13,
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Meet the world's best real estate agent

JOHANNESBURG – The International Property Awards have bestowed the title of 2016 Best Real Estate Agent on South Africa's Debra Maddocks.
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New Home Purchase Loan Applications Up 12% in November

Mortgage applications for new home purchases rose 12% year over year in … “Mortgage applications for new homes continued to grow on a … Fisher, MBA's vice president of research and economics, said in a news release. … improving sentiment about the national housing market, weekly telephone.
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Mortgage assistance program announced at Williamson County Board meeting

Mortgage assistance program announced at Williamson County Board meeting

MARION — Local homeowners may be able to reduce the balance of their mortgages with a new assistance program offered by the Illinois Housing
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Investor Arena: Keeping an Eye on ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund (IGR)

Investors may use various technical indicators to help spot trends and buy/sell signals. Presently, ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund (IGR)
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Cowboys Dancehall appeals foreclosure ruling

The owners of Cowboys Dancehall are appealing a September court ruling that said its lenders didn't wrongfully foreclose on the popular music venue
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Real Estate Advice: Feds raise borrowing limits

So-called “conventional” or “conforming” mortgages qualify for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two large quasi-government agencies
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GMFS Mortgage re-opens in Denham Springs

GMFS Mortgage held its grand re-opening at 1175 Del Este Suite B, Denham Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The residential mortgage lender, with
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Basildon and Slough: Meet the UK's newest housing hotspots

According to financial information site Moneyfacts , there are now 269 mortgages which only require a 5% deposit, up from just 109 in December 2013
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Credit Suisse Must Face New York Mortgage Suit, Court Says

Credit Suisse is among European banks in settlement talks with the Justice Department and U.S. states over abuses in residential mortgage-backed
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Feds slap Wells Fargo with banking restrictions after dismantlement plan rejected

Wells Fargo and its subsidiaries are now banned from opening a foreign bank or branch, or acquire a non-bank subsidiary until the bank submits an
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Homeowners nearly hit the mark on estimating home prices

Homeowners are getting better about estimating their home's value for the fifth month in a row, according to Quicken Loans Home Price Perception
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Gov't Intervention in Housing: As Bad Today as It Always Has Been

Ever since the federal government embedded itself into the U.S. housing market, it has caused problems that ultimately cost taxpayers trillions of
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UK banking stocks up after Unicredit restructuring plan revealed

British banking stocks took the FTSE 100 higher on the back of news that Italian lender Unicredit will launch a major restructuring programme that
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no credit check mortgage approvals

KEYWORDS: no credit check mortgage, no credit check mortgage 2016, no credit check mortgage loans 2016, no credit check mortgage lenders 2016
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Zillow gives 6 predictions for housing in 2017

This year is nearly over, and 2017 will being in just a few short weeks. As the year comes to a close, predictions for next year are pouring in. It's hard to
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Italy's Banking Crisis: Is The First Domino Falling?

Italy's largest bank by assets, Milan-based UniCredit SpA, has announced a sweeping restructuring plan that includes raising $13.8 billion in fresh
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MBA: New home sales rise 12% in November

Fisher recently sat down with HousingWire to talk about the coming increase in households over the next decade. This data put the current
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FHFA Issues Final Rule on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Underserved Markets

The statute requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to serve three specified underserved markets – manufactured housing, affordable
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Nationstar Mortgage vs Everett4e and Touran Lowery Mortgage Foreclosure

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Dated September 24, 2015 Recorded October 9, 2015, as Document No.
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Canada Has A Housing Shortage. So Why's It Punishing Homebuyers?

Something happened in Toronto's housing market over the past year that really shouldn't happen in a free market. As home prices shot through the
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Banks hike the cost of fixed-rate mortgages as experts warn it's the 'end of an era' for cheap home …

Mortgage rates have been at rock-bottom for seven years after the Bank of England's official rate was cut to 0.5per cent, and then to 0.25per cent in
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Dec 13, 2016, 2:52pm EST

Real estate executive Johnny Harris isn't through with House Bill 2 yet. In fact …. Harris mentioned HB2 during an assessment of real estate market
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Brad Inman's crystal ball: Real estate predictions for 2017

Brad Inman's crystal ball: Real estate predictions for 2017

The most profound real estate technology innovations in the last two decades have benefited homebuyers finding homes and agents becoming more
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Complaints rise the most against private banks

The office of the banking ombudsman received 1.02 lakh consumer complaints in FY16, up 21% during the year. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme
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MP Michelle Thomson reported after mortgage fraud probe

An MP has been reported to Scottish prosecutors after a police investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud. Edinburgh West MP Michelle Thomson
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Nigeria: FG partners SunTrust Bank on N13b housing scheme for civil servants

WorldStage Newsonline– The Federal Government civil servants mortgage loan refinancing scheme through the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance
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BRIEF-WPX Energy board adds chairman's title to company's CEO

WPX Energy Inc – muncrief succeeds william g. Lowrie, who will become board's lead independent director. * WPX Energy Inc – unanimously elected
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Will 2017 be a buyer's market or a seller's market?

“New construction will pick up steam in 2017, but not to levels that will provide sufficient support to a stretched housing market. Sellers will likely find
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Las Vegas Design Center Wins National Association of Home Builders' Silver Award

Since 1972, MDC's homebuilding subsidiary companies, which operate … MDC's subsidiaries also provide mortgage financing, insurance and title
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Millennials Most Optimistic About Housing Market

Millennials are the most optimistic about the state of the U.S. real estate market, while most American express favorable opinions about housing,
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Taylor Swift's Real Estate By the Numbers: Breaking Down Her Mansions, Penthouses and …

Since then, Swift has spread her real estate wings from coast to coast, now calling multiples pieces of Beverly Hills, Nashville, Rhode Island and New
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Why it may get harder to pay for graduate school

“Everything is on the table here and if the motivation is to look for savings and re-privatize the student lending industry — I don't think we have enough
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New Report Predicts a Mixed 2017 for the Mortgage World

In their new report titled “Mortgage Finance 2017 Outlook: Higher Rates Could Be Here to Stay,” KBW is predicting a year-over-year drop in origination
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The war between Yellen and Trump

The ongoing battle between Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and President-elect Donald Trump is about to escalate to a new level on Wednesday
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Appraisal volume rises two weeks straight

Appraisal volume spent most of the fall seesawing up and down, and when it did post consistent results, it posted consistently down. However, the
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Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions in Holiday Moratorium

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have imposed a moratorium suspending eviction lock-outs over the holiday, from December 19 to January 2 for Fannie
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Kenneth Warden appointed first director of Real Estate Authority

13, 2016) – Kenneth W. Warden, of Fort Thomas, has been appointed Executive Director of the newly created Kentucky Real Estate Authority.
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FAU Buy vs. Rent Index Shows Record High Home Prices in U.S. Housing Market Being Supported …

BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Record high home prices in the U.S. housing market are being driven upward by
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Real estate does well despite hard times

Real Estate on the other hand has remained bullish posting returns of more than 20% … boosting the demand for real estate include devolution and demographic trends such … An investment in real estate can be made in two ways.
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5 Chicago Real Estate Agents Who Can Sell Your Home Fast

These five real estate agents can help you find the right buyer quickly.
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Technical Watch on These Shares: Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (WHLR)

At the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for Wheeler Real Estate Investment … Investors may use various technical indicators to help spot trends and
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It's Time for an Office of National Housing Policy

The prevailing view within the mortgage industry is there is little collaboration within the federal government in relation to housing policy and rules
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NZ Mortgage Startup to Help First Home Buyers

NZ Mortgage Startup to Help First Home Buyers

Two young Aucklanders demoralised by the difficulty and expense of buying their first homes have launched a mortgage rate comparison website to
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) from Surety & Title Insurance – Todays Top Gains

Outlined as the total market value of all unsettled shares of the company, the current market cap for the Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF)
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Italian banks are living on borrowed time … and money

Hurrah, some of the world's largest banks have been rounded up to underwrite a €13bn (£11bn) rights issue at the giant Italian lender UniCredit.
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Tick, tick, tick: Is there a debt bomb set to explode?

Almost a decade has passed since a swath of subprime mortgage defaults across the US kicked off the global financial crisis, highlighting the dangers
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The Importance of Free-Market Banking Reforms

Progressive critics of deregulation wrongly assume the contemporary banking environment is one of freewheeling laissez faire, in which major banks
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The banking conundrum

2016 has been quite the rollercoaster year for European banks, with elections, regulations and other surprises making investors nervous. Guillaume
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Scottrade Bank Expanding Mobile Payment Solutions to Personal Banking Clients

“The use of mobile payments is growing, and Scottrade Bank is pleased to offer our clients banking services that make their lives easier,” said Chris
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Real Estate Activities in South Africa 2016

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Real Estate Activities in South Africa: The total value of South Africa's property sector, which comprises
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America's #1 Real Estate Agent to Break the Billion-Dollar Barrier Again

And Caballero expects to keep his top ranking when The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends publish its new list of “The Thousand” top real estate
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Wells Fargo Flunks Second Living Wills Test; Growth Restricted

The scandal has already cost Wells its chief executive officer, but this latest bevy of bad news may keep pressure on the bank to do more. It will also
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RICO Townships to Distribute Emergency Rent, Mortgage Funds

Rock Island County residents can get help paying their rent or mortgage. Today, Moline Township announced nearly $25,000 is available for
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Technology trends in retail banking to look out for in 2017

2016: a year in which blockchain started to enter mainstream speak in financial services and banks increasingly turned to the cloud. Many retail banks
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Fiserv to acquire Atlanta-based Online Banking Solutions

Fiserv (Nasdaq: FISV) said Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Online Banking Solutions Inc., which produces modern
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DBRS Confirms Ratings on Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-037

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today confirmed the ratings on the Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-037 (the SPCs) issued by Freddie Mac
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WPX Energy Board Adds Chairman's Title to Company's CEO

Since joining WPX, Muncrief has led a comprehensive transformation of the company. The turnaround entailed more than $5 billion of A&D activity
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Clarkston State Bank Announces the Addition of Judith Rinkus as Sr Vice President-Commercial …

WATERFORD, Mich., Dec. 13, 2016 — Clarkston State Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Judith Rinkus to their commercial lending team.
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No quick Brexit deal could mean massive banking job losses: report

Failure to strike a transitional Brexit deal could result in the loss of tens of thousands of banking jobs from the U.K., according to the British House of
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Home-Price Increases Outpace Rising Rents in Major US Cities

With rent growth flattening out and home prices continuing to shoot up, renting is starting to look like a better choice than buying for the first time in
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Investor Sphere: Keeping an Eye on Levels for China Lending Corp (CLDC)

Investors may be tracking certain levels on shares of China Lending Corp (CLDC). The current 50-day Moving Average is 7.41, the 200-day Moving
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Stock Momentum in Focus on Shares of Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI-UN.TO)

Currently, the 14-day ADX for Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI-UN.TO) is 19.31. … The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction.
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Internal Audit Specialist

Internal Audit Specialist

A reputable global professional services organisation is looking to hire a manager into their rapidly expanding banking and capital markets internal
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Today's Rating On Watch: KBW: Time To Decrease Faith In Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)

KBW lowered Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)'s stock to a Mkt … The Firm is focused on investing in, financing and managing residential and
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Make Fannie And Freddie Great Again

Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) are two Fortune 50 companies that have been drained of their life blood capital by their
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RE/MAX report: Vermont real estate should improve in 2017

Vermont Business Magazine The RE/MAX INTEGRA, New England 2017 Market Outlook Report predicts continued housing market strength in early
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Getting Europe's banks healthy and lending

And second, to preserve the diversity of Europe's banking sector and ensure lending to the wider economy.– Putting stricter capital and other
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Don't flunk these 3 mortgage tests

Debt-to-income ratios are crucially important to lenders. … Joe Petrowsky, a mortgage consultant with Right Trac Financial Group in Manchester,
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FHFA makes it official: Fannie, Freddie required to open credit box to "underserved"

The GSEs are required to improve the “distribution and availability of mortgage financing in a safe and sound manner” for residential properties that
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Gateway Mortgage Group Receives Top Workplace Distinction

Gateway Mortgage Group, a privately held mortgage company offering originations, servicing and correspondent lending, recently received The
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Record High Home Prices Being Supported by Rising Rents

Record high home prices in the U.S. housing market are being driven upward by rising rents in cities across the country, according to the latest
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Here are Redfin's 7 housing predictions for 2017. Spoiler: Homes will fly off the market

Thanks to technological advancements continuing to permeate through all aspects of a home sale, from searching for the house itself all the way
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'American Idol' Lenders Claim Scheme to Deny Repayment of Core Media Debt

Lenders to beleaguered “American Idol” producer Core Media Group claim in a new lawsuit that Apollo Global Management schemed with 21st
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MK Moses: High mortgages preventing couples from buying homes

“I call on the Treasury to allow couples to purchase affordable apartments and to subsidize the cost of mortgages.” Rabbi Moses said. According to
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Personal Online & Mobile Banking

Investors Bank in NY and NJ makes it easy and convenient for you to manage your accounts whenever you can. Explore our online and mobile
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Residential Mortgage Loan Originator

Residential Mortgage Loan Originator wanted to join our growing dynamic team. Align yourself with a company that values YOU and puts your career
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Opus Bank Hires Michael Trivich as Commercial Banking Senior Credit Administrator Opus Bank …

Opus Bank announced today that Michael Trivich has joined Opus as Senior Vice President, Senior Credit Administrator – Commercial Banking,
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Foreclosure inventory decreases more than 30% in October

Foreclosure inventory dropped in October after last month's increase in completed foreclosures, perhaps showing that the housing market is
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Mortgage rates drop

Amid intense competition in the local mortgage market, banks have lowered their nominal mortgage rate from HIBOR plus 1.4 percent in September to
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Momentum Stocks: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV), Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN), Raytheon …

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) grew with the stock adding 0.8% or … such mortgages in the secondary market, as well as offers title insurance
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Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin's Reverse-Mortgage Woes

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating foreclosure practices at a unit of OneWest, formerly owned by Steven
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Optimism, Caution Set To Greet Real Estate In 2017

About this time last year, some of the smartest minds in real estate predicted 2016 to be another robust year for many U.S. markets. There was reason
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Italy's banking crisis: Unicredit AXES 14000 jobs and begs investors for cash to survive

Italy's banking crisis: Unicredit AXES 14000 jobs and begs investors for cash to survive

ITALIAN banking giant UniCredit is to slash 14,000 jobs, as part of desperate plans to raise billions of euros and avoid a collapse that could destroy
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Banks under pressure on fossil fuel lending

Australia's major banks should be more transparent about their fossil fuel lending activities given their public support for limiting climate change,
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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (IVR) is Downgraded by Keefe Bruyette to Mkt Perform

On the company's financial health, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, based on the information available during the
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Cheat Sheet: How FHFA Will Require GSEs to Serve Poorer Communities

“We look forward to working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help meet the critical housing needs for very low-, low-, and moderate-income
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Elevations Credit Union donates $1500 through “Community Egg Lending” campaign

The app also featured Elevations' “Community Egg Lending” video, which captures the credit union's spirit of localism and features its employees and
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Oakland's Warehouse Tragedy Resulted From Too Little Housing Construction

But life would be easier for them if Oakland's–and the Bay Area's–housing market followed some semblance of an organic system, adjusting to
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OnDeck gets $200 million from Credit Suisse

At a time when many online lenders are struggling to attract capital, OnDeck has received a welcome sign of faith from the Swiss banking giant in the
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House prices fall in London amid a general slowdown across the UK

House prices fell in London between September and October, as growth slowed across the country, pulled down by a lack of affordability and a
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Hover Below 4 Percent Current Rate is 394 According to Zillow …

SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2016 — The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.94 percent, up 3 basis points from this time last week.
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ApplePie P2P lender launches ApplePie Trust, secures nearly $200 mln financing

ApplePie, a franchise peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, said on Tuesday it has increased the investor protection it offers with the launch of ApplePie
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Police: Abilene Real Estate Agent Murder "Will Take Some Time to Work"

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Police continue to investigate leads a day after a local real estate agent was shot and killed in his south Abilene
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$517M Miami Office Deal Sets Record for Florida Real Estate

The deal closed between Ponte Gadea, Ortega's real estate company, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Dec. 1. Ortega, known for his Zara apparel and
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St. Clair County real estate Nov. 28-30

$98,000- 159 FREY LN. – PAUL JR. AND ALMA SINGLETON TO CUBERTO OCAMPO ORTIZ AND MANA MAGDALENA OCAMPO FIGUEROA.
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The Reverse Mortgage: Lifesaver or Albatross?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just took action against three reverse mortgage lenders – American Advisors Group, Reverse
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Refinance rates increase for Tuesday

You can use Bankrate's mortgage calculator to figure out your monthly payments and find out how much you'll save by adding extra payments.
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Denver Real Estate Watch blog is closing

Denver Real Estate Watch, the blog helmed by former Rocky Mountain … look at why people often consider those in the real estate world greedy.
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Opus Bank Hires Michael Trivich as Commercial Banking Senior Credit Administrator

Opus Bank (“Opus”) (OPB) announced today that Michael Trivich has joined Opus as Senior Vice President, Senior Credit Administrator – Commercial
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Vancouver housing prices jump up 40% but new homes still aren't being built

The property market on Canada's west coast is one of the world's hottest, or most unhinged, depending on your perspective. From local tech whizzkids
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Can a Lender Sue a Borrower for Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices?

In most lending-related cases under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1, a borrower sues a lender. Borrowers often pursue these claims to resist their repayment
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Lake Nona Real Estate Trends: Creating Options, Place for a Growing City

Both here in Lake Nona and in cities around the country, the difference between creating developments and creating community is one you can feel.
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