National Australia Bank CFO Gary Lennon helping make every customer count

National Australia Bank CFO Gary Lennon helping make every customer count

And no amount of cajoling from the farmer that the National Australia Bank's chief financial officer met at a recent customer function in Adelaide was
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Solid Year for Real Estate in Prince George

Prince George, B.C. – The BC Northern Real Estate Board President, William Lacy, says 2016 “Was kind of a mixed bag” for the full region, but a solid
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'Trump Effect' on local real estate

ABC7's Stephen Tschida reports that realtors say the Trump transition is inspiring even more than usual multi-million dollar listings in the District in the
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Average metro Denver home price jumps 10% in 2016; sales volume hits record

A “For Sale” sign stands in the yard of a single family home in Denver. If you sold a home in metro Denver last year, it's likely you were pleased with
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Vacancies Hurt Retail-Property Market

The national retail-property market is showing signs of a slowdown after years of steady growth, according to a report set to be released Friday,
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SBI to launch branchless banking called SBI Digi Bank

MUMBAI: The country's largest lender State Bank of India will take the lead among state-run lenders to launch branchless banking called SBI Digi
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Another big rise in company applications for buy to let mortgages

The latest Mortgages for Business 'Limited Company Buy to Let Index' reveals there was a surge in the proportion of applications for buy to let
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Kenneth Harney: Mortgage insurance deduction out with 2016

Mortgage insurance premiums are charged by lenders when borrowers make a down payment of less than 20 percent. In one form or another, they
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Want to own your home? Become a renter

Want to own your home? Become a renter

In these situations, people inexplicably ignore the advice of people in the real estate industry or economists and instead take as gospel the opinion of
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Bay Area housing report: Renting is more affordable than buying

In two-thirds of the nation's busiest housing markets, it's more affordable to buy a house than to rent. But in the Bay Area, that's hardly the case.
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Private fund managers shift from equity deals to debt

Private real estate funds raised near-record levels of capital in 2016, as the industry saw a noticeable shift away from equity investments toward debt.
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Castro: Housing is a 'Platform for Opportunity'

“We stabilized a housing market in crisis and then,” Castro says, “through the Federal Housing Administration, stepped up lending to responsible
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Dominno – Real Estate HTML Template

Buy Dominno – Real Estate HTML Template by 1DollarPSD on ThemeForest. Dominno – Real Estate Responsive Template is a clean and elegant
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Bang for buck: Australians looking overseas for affordable housing

Australia's housing affordability crisis is prompting many people to reconsider the traditional idea of home ownership. With housing prices surging
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The Weekly Investment Analysts' Ratings Updates for TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX)

Shares of TPG Specialty Lending Inc (NYSE:TSLX) traded up 0.87% during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $18.45. 44,199 shares of the
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OCC Focusing on Sales Oversight at Large Banks

“Control breakdowns over the governance of retail product sales practices can erode trust in the banking system,” the agency said. “Effective systems
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Area Housing Prices on the Rise

While its freezing outside, the local housing market is heating up as home … The average price for a Grand Junction is at $203,000 dollars, up about
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Warren latest to push for cannabis banking

Now that Massachusetts is the latest state to legalize marijuana use, she is pushing to making the banking sector accessible to such businesses.
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Mortgage interest rates are on the rise

Ryan Flanagan is a realtor at Keller Williams in Joplin and he says home buyers are having to adjust to the different interest rates. Last month, the
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The Internet to Go! Library Announces Mobile Hotspot Lending

Portage County District Library is very excited to announce that it is now lending Mobile Hotspots. The hotspots are available to Portage County District
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The Revolution Has Begun (Part 1) – How a Radical Shift is Changing the Face of Banking in America

We are living in a rapidly changing landscape in which traditional commercial banks as we know them are undergoing a radical transformation.
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Stressed Over Higher Interest Rates?

Mortgage rates have risen since the election of Donald Trump, from 3.5% to the recent 4.2%. Bond investors are perceiving an economic stimulus
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Hard Money vs Asset Based Lending

It's important for residential real estate investors to understand the difference with hard money vs asset based lending when seeking real estate
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NJ housing 2017: Higher mortgage rates, slim price gain

With the Federal Reserve expected to boost interest rates several times in 2017, most analysts expect mortgage rates to follow. Predictions cluster in
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Toronto home sales set record in 2016 as purchases surge 11.8%

Toronto's housing market just capped off a second straight record year of sales. Total purchases across the Greater Toronto Area rose 11.8 per cent to
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Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE:OCN)

Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE:OCN)

Stock market analysts and brokers have recently amended their target … and government-insured residential forward and reverse mortgage loans.
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Seattle-area home pickings slimmer than ever: high demand, limited supply

King County home prices grew 8.3 percent in December compared with a year ago, still among the highest in the nation but the slowest growth of any
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Here's how much rent went up across America in 2016

It's not only home prices that are on the up and up, the cost to rent is going up too as renters continue to move in from the suburbs into city centers.
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Ohio becomes first state to ban plywood on vacant properties

The fight against neighborhood blight took a giant step forward this week, as Ohio just became the first state to ban the use of plywood on vacant and
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Shea Homes says Phoenix housing market continues recovery

“The Phoenix housing market is showing clear signs of recovery,” said Ken Peterson, VP of Sales and Marketing for Shea Homes Arizona. “Consumer
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Lawyer gets probation in $1.3M mortgage fraud scheme

MARBLEHEAD — A Marblehead lawyer has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $1.3 million mortgage fraud scheme in 2009 and has agreed to give up
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Live Webinar! Banking Compliance Outlook for 2017

The financial crisis of 2008 and it's impact on banking; Market pulse: compliance trends; Elements of an effective bank compliance program; How to
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Biz.ability Workshop

Eventbrite – Round Rock Public Library presents Biz.ability Workshop: Lending Panel – Friday, March 24, 2017 at Round Rock Public Library, Round
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The Housing Market Big Picture

However, for the past week or so rates have declined somewhat: 30-year fixed rate mortgages are at 4.17 percent which costs $487/100k/month as of
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Mortgage Referral Specialist

Are you a recent college graduate or someone looking to make a career change into the legal field? BWW Law Group, LLC is a real estate law firm
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There must be a paper trail on tracker mortgage decisions

It seems much more likely that they were deprived of tracker mortgages and consequently overcharged for years as a result of decisions which were
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How much? Chemung County real estate transactions

Chemung County real estate transactions. … Drake Properties, LLC sold 238 Breed Hollow Road to Kevin A. Kozemko for $167,000. 11/14/2016.
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Deutsche bank said to eye private equity help in settlement

Deutsche Bank is supposed to give relief to subprime mortgage borrowers as part of a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. government.
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Banking the Billionaire Max Monroe 5,51

Read Banking the Billionaire by Max Monroe with Kobo. A secret duo of romance authors team up under the pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you
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Park Sterling Corporation Announces Additions to Richmond Banking Team

“We are very excited to have Sean Link, Robert Campbell, and Justin Ingram joining our commercial banking team in Richmond,” stated Bobby
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Keller Real Estate Caravan comes to Jefferson County

The Monticello/Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce hosted an Estate Caravan for Keller Real Estate on December 19 with lunch and a program
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How Have Debt Origination Deal Volumes For U.S. Investment Banks Changed In The Last 5 …

Debt capital market deal volumes for the largest U.S. banks tanked in Q4 2016 from the unusually high levels seen in the previous two quarters to
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The Trump effect has Positive impact on Wall Street, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp …

Freddie Mac has led the market in introducing new risk-sharing initiatives with STACR, Whole Loan Securities(SM) (WLS(SM)) and ACIS, and was the
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Dozens duped out of more than $1M in mortgage, real estate schemes

The OPP say they launched an investigation two years ago after receiving several complaints from locals who had unknowingly invested in mortgage
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How a Lending Partner Can Help Diversify Your Pharmacy Business

Could a lending partner be the boost your pharmacy business needs? Elements Magazine explains how financing can be a game changer for you
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CFPB Announces Shift in Fair Lending Focus for 2017

CFPB Announces Shift in Fair Lending Focus for 2017

On December 16, 2016, the fair lending team at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the markets that it would closely
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Mortgage rates slip, snapping nine-week advance

Average fixed mortgage rates moved lower for the first time following nine weeks of gains, according to Freddie Mac's latest weekly survey.
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Chart Focus: Eye on Technicals for Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ)

Shares of Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ) have been receiving increased attention recently. Checking the levels, Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ) has a
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AmCap Mortgage Appoints New COO

AmCap Mortgage, a national mortgage banker headquartered in Houston, Texas, has announced the appointment of its new COO Michael Goldman.
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Tips for mortgage borrowers

Buy within your means: When selecting a home, don't commit to a mortgage that you can't afford. Just because you were approved for a certain
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Mortgage Rates Take 'Breather' from Year-End Sprint

… average 0.5 point, down from last week's 4.32 percent, according to Freddie Mac's recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®).
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Senate Panel to Hold Hearing On Carson HUD Nomination

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Jan. 12 on the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of the Department of
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Fifth Third Hires Senate Banking Staffer as Top Legal Officer

McWilliams has served for four years as a staff member on the Senate Banking Committee in roles including chief counsel and deputy staff director.
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Housing market expected to improve

A for sale sign sits in front of a home in the Hillside neighbourhood. The local housing market is expected to pick up in the next two years, according to
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Orangeville Second Mortgages Now Provided by Mortgage Broker Store

A second mortgage loan is the name given to loans secured against real … Ron Alphonso says, “At the Mortgage Broker Store your salary is not a
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Event Recap: Rebuilding a leading housing market

Heading into 2017, housing market experts share cautious optimism about the future of Arizona's residential market, which they discussed in front of a
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Kerrisdale Advisers LLC Takes Position in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF)

The firm bought 182,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at … FNF, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, mortgage services and
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The five hottest Bay Area neighborhoods for home appreciation are all in Oakland

The five hottest San Francisco metro neighborhood housing markets have one major surprising thing in common – they're all in Oakland. Real estate
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Home Banking Mortgage Banking Expert Rob Chrisman to Address Special Session at RV …

According to Chrisman, market conditions are ripe for traditional “forward” lenders to consider adding new products, including reverse mortgages, to
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Saanich housing prices expected to rise in 2017

The local housing market is currently experiencing an upward cycle thanks to a number of factors including B.C.'s strong economy and net migration
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How Much Currency Has Been Returned To Banks? RBI Says Wait For Our Figures

… 97 per cent of the banned currency had returned to the banking system. … to share how much of the old currency have been deposited in the banks.
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Confidence in UK housing market 'knocked' by aggressive taxation and Brexit

Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders' finances
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Controlling the Australian Housing Market

In Tuesday's Port Phillip Insider we made the point that although Aussie governments have helped inflate house prices for 30 years, there's no
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Plunges 9.07% on January 05

Investors Title Company (ITIC) had a rough trading day for Thursday January 05 as shares tumbled 9.07%, or a loss of $-13.47 per share, to close at
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Oil slump hammers Calgary's downtown office real estate market

Among Calgary's most iconic commercial properties, The Bow office tower, owned by H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, saw its assessed value drop
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Fast, green and flexible housing trends for 2017

Fast, green and flexible housing trends for 2017

The outside of a prefabricated container house. Containers make an ideal and easy to use building material. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA.
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Putnam Funding Announces New Lending Programs

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Putnam Funding, a boutique bank specializing in debt and equity funding for all commercial real
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Bank of Baroda reduces lending rates by up to 75 bps

The new rates would be effective from 7 January and will be applicable to all new and renewed borrowal accounts. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint.
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Why the best savings rates are coming from banks you've never heard of

Savers looking for the best interest rates will not find them at high-street banks, but instead from providers that most will not have heard of. Since a new
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EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico peso rebounds from record low as central bank acts

8, mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac said on Thursday. The borrowing cost on 30-year mortgages, the most widely held type of U.S. home loan,
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Real Estate – Losing Money with Two Homes

Dear Edith: I am trying to downsize from my large upscale house to a much smaller house. My small house is complete, but my large house is not selling. My Realtor dropped the price three times…
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Toronto-area home sales cap $83-billion year with surge

Toronto's residential real estate industry has capped a second straight record year of dramatic price gains across the city and its surrounding areas.
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JW Ross joins eParisExtra contributor staff

Mr. Ross will be writing about the latest in real estate trends, market statistics as well as buying and selling tips. J.W.” Ross is founder and President of
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Wyndham Capital Mortgage lays off 20% of its employees

Wyndham Capital Mortgage, which is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently laid off 78 staff members as part of an effort to “appropriately align”
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CFPB unveils Consumer Credit Trends to provide consumers with historical lending trends

15 the unveiling of Consumer Credit Trends, a digital tool that will help consumers monitor developments in lending and forecast potential risks.
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Mortgage Rates Today, Jan. 5: Slight Dip; Uneven Housing Recovery

Although the U.S. housing market has made great strides toward recovery in recent years, there's growing evidence that not everyone is reaping the
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Forecast calls for warmth in winter real estate market

Chicago may be in for an unusually warm winter–in the real estate market, at least. In the last few months of 2016, signs of strength emerged in
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Business loans in an hour at the tap of a phone: Barclays becomes first UK bank to offer near …

Barclays has become the first UK bank to offer instant business lending via a mobile app. Its mobile lending service offers to pay out small business
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Real-Estate Agents on Their Biggest Challenges (Including Snakes)

C.C. Wall, real-estate agent at Residential Properties, Providence, R.I.. I had a multifamily [rental] property that I was selling in Providence. It was a
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REAL ESTATE: Sales increase 19 per cent in the month of December

Real estate sales were up 19 per cent compared to December of 2015, according to a press release issued by the Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Start 2017 On A Downswing

Following nine consecutive weeks of increases, mortgage rates began 2017 by dipping down, with the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate falls for first time since presidential election

After rising nine-weeks straight, mortgage rates finally recorded a decrease for the first time since the election, welcoming the year on a lower note, the
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Associated Bank is Wisconsin's #1 Mortgage Lender for eight years in a row

GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Associated Bank is recognized for the eighth consecutive year as Wisconsin's #1 Mortgage Lender
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Pattern of the Day: Resource Capital Corp. Draws Bearish Attention After Forming Multiple Bottom …

The Residential Mortgage Lending operating segment includes the Company's activities and activities related to the origination and servicing of
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Mortgage Rates Drop While Credit Availability Rises

For the first time since Election Day, fixed mortgage rates took a tumble. According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), the
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Cornerstone Home Lending – Dallas Mortgage Brokers Announce an Increase to Conventional …

Cornerstone Home Lending – Dallas Mortgage Brokers Announce an Increase to Conventional …

Dallas mortgage company Cornerstone Home Lending shares the exciting news that conforming loan limits for single family homes will increase for
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Mortgage rates drop for first time since election

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 12 percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous two weeks. BOTTOM LINE: Assuming
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December 2016 Investment Update

Internationally, interest rates remain near historic lows with most central banks stuck in an accommodative phase, versus the tightening being
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Former Newspaper Publisher, Mortgage Broker, Title Agent and Others Charged in $10 Million …

A former newspaper publisher, mortgage broker, title agent and other individuals are charged federally for their participation in a $10 million mortgage
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Idea Bank launches “pay as you drive” car loan in Poland

Idea Bank in Poland has launched “the world's first pay-as-you-drive” car loan model –Happy Miles – with the payments calculated according to the
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GTA real-estate market conditions presage further rise in home prices

The price for all housing types sold in the GTA averaged a record $729,922 last year, up 17.3 per cent from 2015. It marks the 20th consecutive year
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New MBA Report Forecasts Strong Year for Commercial and Multifamily Lending

A new survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) of the nation's top commercial and multifamily mortgage origination firms is offering an
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Mortgage Banker

Loan Officer. We are seeking high-producing Mortgage Loan Officers / Mortgage Bankers to join our team of successful mortgage professionals to
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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2017-1 (SEMT …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to fifty-three classes of mortgage pass-through
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Rockwall's lakeside Harbor development sells to Dallas investor

“The Harbor is one of the few outstanding lakefront properties within a quick 30 … The Dallas real estate firms was one of the first major investors in the
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Women in Banking: Chatbot Worries; Fidelity's Strategy Change

Siri and Alexa aside, many bots in banking have female personalities — Bank of America's Erica, Google's Penny, Swedbank's Nina, and the AI
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Robert Pliska elected to Counselors of Real Estate board of directors

Robert J Pliska, CRE, CPA, owner/managing director of Sperry Van Ness Property Investment Advisors, LLC of Birmingham, was elected to the
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California hopes to take lead on fixing marijuana banking troubles in 2017

Some local banks and credit unions have been quietly taking on marijuana businesses as customers. Pictured: Sally Vander Veer of Colorado
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Five Questions Critical to US Housing Market Growth in 2017

Stronger 2016 job and income growth has clearly bolstered consumer confidence, nudging more potential buyers into the housing market.
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Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — After nine straight weeks of increases, long-term US mortgage rates fell this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday
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Service Representative Officer

Service Representative Officer – Mortgages – Find Banking Jobs, Customer Service Jobs at Manpower in Scarborough, Ontario.
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Higher deposit rates likely as banks seek to build up liquidity

THE BANKING INDUSTRY is expected to aggressively mobilise deposits again early this year in order to ensure there is sufficient liquidity to serve
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Network Real Estate Analyst / Engineer

If you are an experienced Network Real Estate Analyst / Engineer looking for a position with a leading company, Bartech can help! We are a leading
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Mobile Banking & Financial Services

Mobile banking and financial services allow users to store money in mobile wallets and transfer funds. In addition there are new sophisticated services
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PSD2: Challenges and promises for the future of banking

So, what happened to banking and how did it go from being among the leaders in the development and implementation of technology to the image of
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FNF Group Announces 4th Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

FNF Group Announces 4th Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — FNF Group (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, technology and transaction services to the real estate and
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Investors urge Trump to back Fannie-Freddie restitution vs. bank 'Establishment'

Farther off is Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac reform. “They shouldn't have to report to Congress,” as some critics in both parties have urged, Martin argues.
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Fair lending to be CFPB's top 2017 priority

As a New Year arrives, fair lending will be the priority for the nation's consumer financial cop on the beat. Mortgage and student loan servicing along
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Director of Real Estate Development

Responding to the urgent need for increasing the number of permanently affordable homes in the Greater Seattle area, the Director of Real Estate
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Companies Push to Piggyback on Ruling Against CFPB

The decision, brought in a suit by mortgage lender PHH Corp against the CFPB, raised doubts about the future vitality of an Obama agency vilified by
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Liberal writer goes to the mat for mortgage industry subsidy

“The GOP is secretly trying to kill off the mortgage interest deduction, except for the wealthy,” liberal writer Jordan Weissmann warns on Twitter.
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Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Assigns MOR RS2 Residential Mortgage Prime, Nonprime …

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC today assigned its MOR RS2 residential mortgage prime and nonprime
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California Consumer Group Calls for Mnuchin Investigation After Leaked Memo

The memo, published Tuesday by the news site The Intercept, documented alleged evidence “suggestive of widespread misconduct,” in OneWest's
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Real estate forecast: No signs of market's rapid growth stalling

When it comes to residential real estate, you can expect to hear a whole lot more this year … 2016 already busiest year ever for KW real estate market.
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Daniela Caputo's Destinations: Puerto Vallarta & Punta de Mita, Mexico

It's fast evolving to become one of Mexico's most sought-after beach locations for top-shelf real estate investment. There are two mains reasons why
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RBS provides £119.9bn in mortgages

RBS has revealed it lend a total of over £155.2bn during the second quarter of 2016. The banking giant provided £119.9bn in mortgages, £29.8bn in
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Mortgage Lender-MLO

Responsible for soliciting and bringing in mortgage business for the bank through previous contacts, relationships and referrals form real estate
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Local finance vet, Jewel Cooper, trades banking for new role

Jewel Cooper, a finance professional with deep roots in the capital region, is trading banking for a new role with two Cumberland County companies.
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Analyst Note: What 2017 Has In Store For Fintech

2016 saw a number of high profile snafus as well as milestones for the maturing marketplace lending industry. Lending Club, one of the few publically
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Couple took out mortgage on home they didn't own: Cops

“The mortgage broker was able to find financing through a mortgage lender and a second mortgage was registered on the home,” Det. Adkin Holder
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Mortgage Applications Decrease Over Holidays

Foregoing any adjustments for seasonal factors, the index — which is a measure of mortgage loan application volume — plummeted 48 percent from
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Mortgage expert: Look to unsexy cities for retail growth

That's the prescription of mortgage note buyer Abby Shemesh, who spots hot locales and neighborhoods by the number of mortgage applications filed
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Reverse mortgages: How they can work for your retirement

Home-equity-conversion mortgages, also known as reverse mortgages, jumped to a peak in 2009 then declined to less than half that volume.
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Toronto's Housing Market Continues to Heat Up

Toronto saw another year of record sales in 2016 as its housing market continued to gain strength. There were 113,133 home sales in 2016, up 11.8%
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Mortgage rates kick off new year with a drop

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Here's some good news to start the new year: mortgages are a little cheaper. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate
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Data Dive: What $30 trillion will get you

Data Dive: What $30 trillion will get you

The total value has not only recovered from the housing market collapse, when the cumulative value dropped $6.4 trillion between 2006 and 2012.
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Lovin' That Italian Bank Risk

We've got here through a combination of the European Central Bank both sticking to its guns and changing the rulebook, and Intesa capitalizing on its
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Prime property predictions for 2017: Christie's International Real Estate is first in series

For global buyers, I believe investment in high-end residential real estate will continue to be viewed as safe and attractive. Currency moves will fuel
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Swiss Private Banking: Lean Years Over?

Swiss private banking long bemoaned its slow downfall, suffocating under thinning margins and sluggish client behavior. Now, the industry is gleaning
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Everett CBC & Home Lending

Map of 2917 Pacific Ave. Second Floor Everett , WA 98201. Note: Please call ahead for appointment with home lending officer or commercial lender.
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Nashville will be hottest real estate market in country for 2017 according to Zillow

The real estate and rental marketplace company Zillow predicts Nashville will be the hottest market thanks to being a major center for healthcare
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House Prices Fall in London's Poshest Postcodes

House prices in central London's poshest postcodes finished last year off almost 7% lower than they started, as the double dose of stamp duty hikes
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Valley National Bank has new president, chief banking officer as holding company announces …

Wayne-based Valley National Bancorp has made some changes among its leadership team, with two executives earning promotions and a C-suite
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2 Markham residents charged by Toronto police in mortgage fraud case

Police allege in September 2015 a man and a woman went to a mortgage broker's officer near Warden and Sheppard avenues in Toronto and applied
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Two-tier housing market likely this year

Our forecast for housing prices to drop by 8 to 10 per cent in 2016 was off the mark. The Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) private residential
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US Bank Regulator Cites Wells Fargo Accounts Scandal, Brexit as Risks to Banking System

WASHINGTON—Bank-account scandals, such as the one uncovered at Wells Fargo & Co., and Britain's exit from the European Union are now
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Why There's a Moderate Outlook for the 2017 Housing Market

This new year is shaping up to be a softer market than many imagined for the U.S. residential housing sector in 2017, but it's not alarming news for
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China's anti-money-laundering rules could burst Canada's real-estate bubble

China has adopted stringent new anti-money-laundering rules that will make it nearly impossible for small investors — for example, middle-class
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Companies compete at consumer tech show for 'startup of the year' title

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, 15 companies competed to to be named the tech company “startup of the year.” Two companies
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Lending a fin: US Navy dolphins join effort to save endangered vaquitas

There might be less than three dozen vaquitas in existence. US Navy-trained dolphins could help find them in order to help protect their endangered
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Money Matters: Mass. Division of Banks launches consumer education website

It also regulates a host of other financial services like: mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage loan originators, debt collectors, loan servicers,
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Cyprus' largest bank: EU rescue funds fully repaid

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus' biggest bank said Thursday it has fully repaid 11.4 billion euros ($11.9 billion) of emergency cash it received from its
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How to Sail Through the Home-Closing Process Without a Hitch

This is important not only to you, but also to your lender—which is why it'll require that a title company conduct a search of public records for any
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Canadian Snowbirds Feel the Chill, Check Miami Real Estate

Canadian buyers searched for Miami real estate more than people from any other country in October, taking the top spot on a list traditionally
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Homeownership Less Costly Than Renting in Two-Thirds of Housing Markets

In a data study of 500 U.S. counties, the report concluded that it is more cost-effective to making monthly house payments on a median-priced home
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When You Buy An ETN, You Are Lending Money To A Bank

When You Buy An ETN, You Are Lending Money To A Bank

Banks make you jump through many hoops before they lend you any money, and then they want something in return-guaranteed monthly payments
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Trading Radar: Checking Technicals for Tpg Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX)

Investors may be tracking certain levels on shares of Tpg Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX). The current 50-day Moving Average is 18.34, the 200-day
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New data shows post-election bounce in small-business lending

The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index hit 129.9 in November, up from 119.8 in October, marking the first increase in six months
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Residential Real Estate Grows In Spite Of Rising Mortgage Rates

The floor is in for mortgage rates, and the direction now is up. The conventional wisdom might hold that residential real estate sales should slow, but if
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Banking Operations Specialist – Wire Transfer

Fox-1 Resources, Inc. is looking for an Operations Specialist (Wire Transfer Specialist) currently. The position is full-time day shift 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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What do rising rates mean for homeownership in 2017?

Realtor.com predicts that home prices will continue to rise next year, increasing 3.9 percent. Their estimation of how high mortgage rates will go: 4.5
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Small Business Lending: Finding, Fitting, Financing

Access to capital is consistently raised as a pressure point for small businesses. However, simply saying it's challenging to obtain capital isn't all that
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The Home Equity Line of Credit Is Making a Comeback After the 2008 Financial Crisis, HELOC …

Known in the industry as NCB, this bank specializes in co-op lending at all levels, providing underlying permanent mortgages for co-op buildings,
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Big hikes in assessments cap near-record year for real estate

It may have felt like a record-breaking year for real estate sales, but the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (which includes the Sunshine Coast)
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Cash crunch: Alternative lending is touted to be one of the hottest sectors for this year

But the hundreds of alternative data points being fed into risk analytics software developed by new-age lending companies are also significantly
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Scottish Widows Bank unveils remortgage range

The range includes two-year fixed rate professional mortgages from 90 per cent loan-to-value starting at 1.29 per cent with a £1,499 fee or 1.84 per
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Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management Has $17697000 Position in …

The firm owned 263,670 shares of the company's stock after selling 10,395 shares … Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of IBERIABANK … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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Freddie Mac: First Time In 10 Weeks Mortgage Rates Have Dropped

Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey of more than 100 lenders nationwide, reported the average thirty-year rate fell 12 basis points (0.12%) to 4.20% this
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Realtors answer: What's the most disturbing history you've learned about a house you were selling?

On Tuesday, HousingWire reported on the story of a potential Detroit homebuyer who found a lot more than expected after discovering mummified
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LPC: US bank regulator softens view of leveraged lending

The bank regulator changed its characterization of leveraged lending to an … Of concern was that leveraged lending was escalating while prudent
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Real estate market strong, but moderating

Lafler, Bill Mattos of Valley Real Estate in Gustine and Jose Rodriguez with Allison James Estates and Homes in Newman, agreed that finding a home
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Real Estate Talk: Tips For Veterans – And All Consumer – When Applying for a Home Loan or …

There's a lot of valuable information and advice for veterans — and all consumers — applying for a home loan or refinancing an existing loan in the
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Five real-estate trends to watch out for in Asia-Pacific this year

These investors are allocating capital to real estate,” Stuart Crow, JLL's head of Asia-Pacific capital markets, said at the end of the year. Last year also
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Two local Weichert real estate franchises merge

Weichert, Realtors – New Colony, with offices in Columbia and Mount Airy, announced Thursday that it has merged with Weichert, Realtors – Property
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Rating Sentiment To Observe: How Analysts Rated Stonegate Mortgage Corp (NYSE:SGM) Last …

The Firm is focused on originating, financing and servicing the United States residential mortgage loans. It currently has negative earnings.
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Developers Build on Home Rental Success With Whole Communities

Developers Build on Home Rental Success With Whole Communities

When the housing market crashed, investors took advantage by buying low-price homes in foreclosure in order to rent them out to tenants.
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Watching Technical Positions on Rmr Real Estate Income Fund (RIF)

The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction. Using the ADX … Currently, the 14-day ADX for Rmr Real Estate Income Fund (RIF) is 14.82.
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Sales practices a key risk to banking system, says US regulator

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wells Fargo's phony account scandal has spurred a top U.S. bank regulator to count sales practices as a chief risk to the
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Trump Bump May Be Overdone for Fannie and Freddie

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have gotten a big boost since the election of Donald Trump. Investors in the two companies are betting that
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Mortgages: 30-year rate dips to 4.2%

“The 30-year mortgage rate fell this week for the first time since the presidential election, dropping 12 basis points to 4.20 percent,” Sean Becketti,
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Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Raises Stake in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF)

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned about 1.24% of Fidelity National … FNF, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, mortgage services
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Rental Property Stocks Get New Lease On Profits With Rising Interest Rates

More than a decade ago, the housing market collapsed. The home values of 1 in 9 homeowners haven't fully recovered from the crash, and home
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30 Year Mortgage Rates at Chase, Suntrust Jan 5, 2017

The best 30 year fixed rate mortgages can be had for 3.750% at Chase Bank (NYSE:JPM) with an APR of 3.915% today. The short term, popular 15
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ACI Provides Fraud Protection To Kuwait Banks

ACI Worldwide, a provider of real-time electronic payment and banking company, announced Wednesday (Jan. 4) that it expanded its relationship with
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Loan Mods Plunge at Largest National Banks

National banks have experienced a dramatic drop in loan modification activity over the past year, according to a report released Wednesday by the
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Mortgage Credit Availability Rises for Fourth Straight Month

Mortgage credit availability grew for the fourth consecutive month in December, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported. The MBA's Mortgage
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2017 Banking Transformation Trends

To warm up my neurones as I awake from my digital hibernation I have put together a brief Mystic Meg prediction of 2017 within banking.
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Average Directional Index Review for IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap ETF (ROOF)

Investors are keeping a close eye on levels of IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap ETF (ROOF). … The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction.
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Dow, S&P set for first day of losses this year

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were poised for their first down day this year as investors sold bank stocks, which had been the
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WFG adds to Chesapeake Region team

The Agency Group for WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) has named Ned Livornese assistant vice president, underwriter/account
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How Underwriting Processes Leave Good Business on the Table

Change looms on the horizon for the mortgage industry — both in the products it offers and in the borrowers it serves. Demographic shifts in
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Veros predicts West coast housing markets will dominate 2017

The results are in for the top and bottom markets of 2017, with some of the hottest … Overall, Veros sees a positive forecast for the housing market.
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Long-term mortgage rates fall, after nine straight weeks of increase

Request to buy this photo John Bazemore | AP This Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, file photo shows an existing home for sale in Roswell, Ga. After nine
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3 goal-driven questions real estate agents should ask themselves

When in doubt, make those extra 20 phone calls to prospects. Ask yourself, “What would happen if I don't?” Get Inman via Facebook Messenger
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Suspects in $200K mortgage fraud case turn themselves into police

Two suspects who allegedly used fake identification to take out a second mortgage on somebody else's home have turned themselves into police.
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