South West London is 'risky' mortgages hotspot

South West London is 'risky' mortgages hotspot

The highest number of 'risky' mortgages issued during 2015 was in South West London, according to new analysis of the latest figures available from
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Trump blocked FHA mortgage-insurance cut — here's what that means

27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that premium rates for mortgage insurance on loans backed by the Federal
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Sydney Has The Second Most Unaffordable Housing In The World

Housing in Australia's major cities is among the least affordable in the world and the nation has the third most expensive housing market on Earth,
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Trump's First Week Begins With Executive Orders on Trade, Reproductive Rights and Federal Hiring

He's also suspended a cut in Federal Housing Aministration mortgage … he signed orders affecting Obamacare and federally backed mortgages.
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Ease mortgage lending rules, say credit unions

Credit unions have called on the Central Bank to loosen lending limits for the sector as they announced plans to significantly ramp up mortgage
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Strong State Economy Boosts Bank of Hawaii

… compared with 3.2% for the same date in 2015, the Honolulu company said in a news release Monday. … Mortgage banking doubled to $6.3 million.
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The deep troubles of Italian banks

In general, Italian banks, even the largest among them, often operate under the influence of political parties and local governments, particularly when it
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Democratic state AGs move to defend consumer watchdog

The independent agency has been swept up in partisan politics since its creation to protect consumers from harmful banking and lending practices.
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Celebrity Real Estate: Ivanka Trump, Gwen Stefani, Emily Blunt

Given family ties to New York City, where Kushner, like his father-in-law is a real estate developer, it could be the couple will split time between D.C.
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Senior Businessman Expects Iran Int'l Banking Ties to Improve Soon

Senior Businessman Expects Iran Int'l Banking Ties to Improve Soon

Iran's banking relations with the world will improve by the end of the current fiscal year in March, the deputy for international affairs at the Iran Chamber
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Foley & Lardner Real Estate Lawyer Dead After Chicago Fire

Louis Cohen, a real estate of counsel at Foley & Lardner in Chicago who joined the firm last year after serving as international chair of the real estate,
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Regulator is poised to relax credit union rules on mortgages

Credit unions have limits imposed on them, with the value of their overall loan books restricting what they can issue as mortgages, but the Central
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Peer-to-peer lender SocietyOne just signed a Westpac, Macquarie veteran to lead its investment arm

SocietyOne is a peer-to-peer lender established in 2012. Last month it reached the $200 million mark in total lending, including $129 million dished
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Police: Mortgage loan processor stole dozens of identities

A northwest suburban mortgage loan processor stole “dozens” of victims identities to open bank accounts, credit cards and loans, authorities said.
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Business Home Lending Specialists, Sydney CBD

Business Home Lending Specialist – Sydney CBD. About the business and team. Retail Banking Services (RBS) is the public face of CommBank,
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Sydney, Melbourne house prices to keep rising in 2017, says NAB

House prices are predicted to climb even higher in Sydney and Melbourne in 2017, albeit at a slower pace than last year, according to new forecasts
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Mortgage Rates Erase Last Week's Losses

Mortgage rates fell somewhat significantly today, fully offsetting last week's rise. Specifically, today's average rates are back in line with those seen on
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Hacker Says He Attempted to Extort UK Bank Lloyds With DDoS

A hacker has claimed responsibility for a reported distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against UK bank Lloyds, and says he attempted to extort
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Home buyers rate real estate agents on new site How's My Agent

Home buyers rate real estate agents on new site How's My Agent

Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA) chief executive Kevin Lampen-Smith has doubts about the integrity of How's My Agent – a new platform where
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What Trump's mortgage executive action means for you

Cagwin said for a homeowner with a $100,000-$200,000 F.H.A.-backed mortgage, the rate reduction could have saved thousands of dollars over a 10
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New American Funding names new divisional vice president

New American Funding, a national mortgage banker, recently announced Kelly Allison as its new Southeast divisional vice president. In her new role,
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Top 5 Places to Buy Real Estate Overseas in 2017

Looking to invest overseas? Live and Invest Overseas recently released their ranking of the top places to buy real estate overseas in 2017. The top
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Bank Lending Hit by Yearend Strains

Iranian banks' lending has declined in recent months, said Parsian Bank's chief executive who is also the head of Iranian Private Banks and Credit
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Real-Estate Deals Moving Online in Iran

In a decade, the majority of Iranian real-estate deals will take place through the Internet, the head of Tehran Association of Realtors said. “Seventy
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Real Estate as an Alternative Investment for Non-Accredited Investors

Real estate crowdfunding has experienced rapid growth in the US. Yet most opportunities have been made available only to accredited investors.
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Man posing as real estate agent arrested

On Friday, police in Michigan arrested Kervin Moreno, a man accused of posing as a real estate agent and broker in Pinellas and Pasco counties.
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Wells Fargo accused of falsely overcharging mortgage borrowers

According to the article, the bank improperly charged borrowers to extend their promised interest rate when their mortgage paperwork was delayed.
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Citi To Pay $29M In CFPB Mortgage Servicing Settlement

Law360, New York (January 23, 2017, 5:01 PM EST) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday fined two Citigroup Inc. subsidiaries a
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Home Alliances and Partnerships OpenClose and MCT Complete New Integration to Optimize …

“We are continuing to expand our integration partner network in order to provide the best service and support for our lender clients. Over the past few
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Flood of new lenders brings with it the risk of going under

Concerns are growing in the peer-to-peer lending industry that the market is being flooded with start-ups, some of which may be weak propositions
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Close To Most Amenities

Down a drive you will find this three bedroom townhouse north facing with built in robes (main with ensuite)
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Australia's housing market 'severely unaffordable'

Sydney ranked second globally in a list of least affordable major housing markets, just one score behind Hong Kong.
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust Announces Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) today announced that it will publish its fourth quarter 2016
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Deutsche Bank fails to end BlackRock, Pimco mortgage debt lawsuit

N) and Pacific Investment Management Co, for losses on poorly underwritten residential mortgage-backed securities. The proposed class-action
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High rates lower housing market potential

“The low inventory of homes for sale continues to be a concern, as it is putting upward pressure on house prices and could counteract the downward
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JPMorgan Chase officially reaches $53 million settlement for lending discrimination

Confirming reports that began to emerge last week, JPMorgan Chase officially reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over allegations
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When to Lock In Mortgage Rates: 4 Signs It's Time

One huge question among home buyers who need a loan is this: when to lock in mortgage rates. Some panicky sorts might presume they should lock
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Housing prices rose 0.3% last week

The total number of listings fell 9.5 per cent in the week ending January 22, compared to the prior corresponding period, property market analytics firm
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Is Indian banking losing its balance?

Is Indian banking losing its balance?

However, developments in the financial sector tell a different story. The banking stability indicators as set out in the recently released Financial Stability
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Sydney Housing Market World's 2nd-most Expensive

Sydney has been named as the second most expensive city in the world and “severely unaffordable” when it comes to the cost of housing, the only
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China Rapid Finance Named a Finalist for LendIt “Innovator of the Year” Award

China Rapid Finance Limited (“CRF” or “the company”), China's largest consumer lending marketplace in terms of number of loans facilitated, was
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L&G updates buy-to-let matrix after PRA changes

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its buy-to-let index after the Prudential Regulation Authority introduced stress tests in January. Lenders
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Market Mall sold to Toronto real estate firm

Saskatchewan's first indoor shopping mall has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a Toronto-based real estate management company that says it
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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:SGM) Reviewed By Analysts

Stock market analysts watching Stonegate Mortgage Corporation … originating, financing and servicing the United States residential mortgage loans.
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Fort Worth-based Southwest Bank parent sells for $462 million

Fort Worth-based First Texas BHC Inc. is being bought by a rapidly growing Arkansas regional bank in a deal valued at $462 million. Simmons First
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Stronger market: NAB raises house price growth forecast to 3.4 pc

National Australia Bank has boosted its expectations for house price growth this year to 3.4 per cent and also expects apartment values to fall less
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Sydney's housing market second most expensive in the world

A new study has named the NSW capital's housing market 'severely unaffordable.' Only Hong Kong is more expensive. Pictured, a house in Sydney's
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PrimeLending Announces Opening of New Branch in Evansville, IL

EVANSVILLE, Ill., Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ National residential mortgage lender PrimeLending announces the opening of a new office to serve the
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Trump blocks cut in FHA mortgage insurance premium

“Approximately 74 percent of the mortgages originated by Rhode Island Housing in 2016 used an FHA mortgage,” says Barbara Fields, executive
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San Jose is the most 'unaffordable' major housing market in US, survey says

Although it often seems like it, San Francisco is not home to the most expensive housing market on Earth. That burden falls on the economic shoulders
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The unintended consequences of centralized blood banking and what to do about it

In the late 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a policy requiring the establishment of centralized blood banking facilities in
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Beautiful Character Villa Original Homestead

City close yet country quiet, like something you would expect to find in the Wairarapa! Prime, city-fringe location, only ten minutes' drive to the city is
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USS Investment Management Ltd Holds Position in TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX)

USS Investment Management Ltd's holdings in TPG Specialty Lending … Inc. increased its position in shares of TPG Specialty Lending by 95.9% in
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Credit unions hope to boost new mortgage lending

Investec Ireland analyst Owen Callan said credit unions are attempting to significantly increase lending to residential mortgages this year, as they seek
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Sydney has the second least affordable housing market in the world

Demographia's 13th annual 'International Housing Affordability Survey' found as a country, we have the third most expensive housing market on Earth
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First Financial CEO on what to watch in banking in '17

First Financial Bank CEO Claude Davis said proposals discussed by President Donald Trump may be the elixir needed to shake the United States
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Lending to farmers grows 13pc in H1

Lending to farmers grew over 13 per cent or Tk 11.77 billion in the first half (H1) of this fiscal following prod to bankers by the central bank for catering
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Yes Bank Launches Yes Fintech Accelerator

A leading Indian bank, Yes Bank has announced the launch of its new Yes Fintech accelerator for startups working on blockchain and financial
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Wells Fargo Levied Fees on Mortgages It Delayed, ProPublica Says

Wells Fargo Levied Fees on Mortgages It Delayed, ProPublica Says

Wells Fargo & Co. charged some homebuyers fees to extend promised interest rates when the bank failed to process their mortgage applications on
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January 23, 2017 | Eight Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2017

Price appreciation and low inventory dominated real estate news in 2016. Looking ahead, housing market experts foresee a moderating yet healthy
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Local housing markets among “healthiest” in Ohio

Three communities in the Dayton-area have been named among the Top 10 “healthiest” housing markets in Ohio, including one local market that
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Equity Gains Fuel Rise in Housing Market Value

The result in the consistent rise in home equity over the last four-plus years has been an increase in the aggregate value of the housing market across
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Real estate agent arrested in Omaha hit-and-run homicide case

Omaha real estate agent Dirk Blume has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony after he ran over gas
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Jailed banker who made £3.8m by fraudulently fixing lending rates was given £3m in legal aid

A banker jailed for making millions by fixing lending rates received nearly £3million in legal aid, the Mirror can reveal. Tom Hayes, 37, was awarded
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MCT and OpenClose Complete New Integration to Optimize Lender Loan Hedge Positions

The longer lenders are exposed to interest rate movements the more prone they are to have locked loans without hedge positions. As a result of the
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Gaston real estate tycoon dies

Gaston County's biggest apartment tycoon, a man whose Southwood Realty Co. and Triangle Real Estate now includes 80 properties and serves
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Bahamas Warned: Real Estate Market Not 'Wrapped Up'

Bahamas Warned: Real Estate Market Not 'Wrapped Up' … developer and real estate community had forced the Government to reconsider its plans.
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Home Articles New Year's gift for SMEs: Lending to small business in Australia looks…

In announcing the inquiry into small business lending practices a couple of months ago, the federal government said a Parliamentary Joint Committee
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Foreign Capital Retreated from China's Real Estate Market in 2016

Foreign capital made a rapid exodus from China's real estate market in 2016 in anticipation of a slowdown amid the country's curbing efforts. The total
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Tahoe Truckee real estate market continues trends of growth

Tahoe Luxury Properties has released the 2016 Year End Tahoe Truckee Real Estate Market Analysis. Compiled from data provided by both the
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Columbus forecast to add 1500 jobs, 'weak' housing market to heal

William R. “Billy” Blanchard, partner and board member of Jordan-Blanchard Capital, gave Monday the forecast for Columbus' economy in 2017
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Tucson Real Estate: Shopping center under development in Sierra Vista

Tucson developers are working on a new shopping center at a former lumberyard in Sierra Vista. Larsen Baker LLC led the investment group, South
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Why house prices are officially crazy

SYDNEY is Australia's most unaffordable housing market and the second most expensive city in the world, second only to Hong Kong, according to
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Citi mortgage units fined $28.8 million

Both mortgage servicers are subsidiaries of banking giant Citi (C). The CFPB charged that in 2014, CitiMortgage requested unnecessary documents
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Florida authorities say a man has been arrested in Michigan for allegedly perpetrating a real estate scheme that defrauded
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Where Has 2016 Left the Real Estate Market?

Prices are fair. They are not over-the-top outrageous. Sellers can expect a good price for their home if their home is in good condition, in a desirable
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Android malware source code used to hijack banking details leaks online

“[We] believe that this may lead to a significant increase in the number of attacks involving Android banking Trojans,” the researchers warned in a blog
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Index of Banking Activity: September IBA at 56.1

Postpone the memorial service — the expansion is still alive. For one month at least, business conditions improved for the banking sector, according to
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Evergrande takes China's 2016 real estate crown

Evergrande takes China's 2016 real estate crown

GUANGZHOU — China Evergrande Group for the first time claimed the top spot in Chinese real estate sales in 2016, supplanting rival China Vanke.
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Adelaide named one of world's least affordable housing markets

Adelaide has been named the 16th most unaffordable housing market in the world in a study by pro-development think tank Demographia.
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CFPB fines CitiFinancial Servicing and CitiMortgage $29 million

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit CitiFinancial Servicing and CitiMortgage with enforcement actions over how both companies handled
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The next big tech trends in real estate

A huge range of digital platforms continue to change the method and pace of real estate transactions, with buyers and sellers more informed and
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Whispers: Banking moves

It's official: Chase Bank will move out of the Chase Building that's worn its name for years and into the Mills Building in Downtown. A Chase branch will
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Young homebuyers get no help from one of Trump's swift, first moves

They are struggling both to afford a home and to qualify for a mortgage. Younger, first-time buyers usually turn to FHA loans. These are low down
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Top Location Within Popular School Zones

Affordable and superbly located in Strowan close to every amenity with Waimairi Primary School just minutes away plus you're in zone for Heaton
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Pearse Doherty TD to move Dáil motion on tracker mortgages and tackling white collar crime

Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD will move, on Tuesday, a motion on the tracker mortgage scandal. The motion calls for a strict
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Manager of Consumer Lending

Summary. The primary purpose of this job is to partner with Consumer Lending lines of business and other corporate areas to develop and manage
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Title Company Processor

Seeking an individual with exceptional organizational and communication skills. Must have the ability to multi-task. The job includes, but is not limited
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State regulators reach multi-million dollar settlement with internet lender

The agreement with the internet-based lender is a comprehensive settlement will affect 8,300 loans entered into by the South Carolina consumers
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ABA Offers Free Sales, Incentive Compensation Risk Assessment Tool

The American Bankers Association today released a new members-only tool—the ABA Sales Practice and Incentive Compensation Risk Assessment
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Is the Trump administration changing its tune on Fannie and Freddie?

… possible Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was asked pointedly about the Trump administration's plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and his
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Blue Gate Opens as First De Novo Bank in Orange County Since Great Recession

One of just a few banks in the nation to receive FDIC approval for a new charter since 2009, and the first in Orange County to open, Blue Gate Bank
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Shock over sudden suspension of mortgage insurance rate cut

President Obama's team announced a FHA mortgage insurance premium cut from 0.85% to 0.60% during his final days in office. It was supposed to
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HSBC: Housing market will take years to correct

The New Zealand economy is back in top gear and firing on all cylinders, but housing affordability will take years to resolve, HSBC says. Photo / Doug
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'Rights' awareness programmes to be held in all States: banking standards board

To create greater awareness at the grassroot level, the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) will organise a “know your rights”
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Sydney has the second least affordable housing in the world: study

Australia is a world leader in “severely unaffordable” housing, a study of global housing markets has found, with Sydney the second most unaffordable
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Retaining the current price for government mortgages is a good idea

A close look at the mortgage price reduction recently suspended by the Trump administration reveals that the impact on the market would have been
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Death-row inmate facing final hours for murder of Texas real estate agent

Back in 2006, Chanthakoummane was sentenced to death after stabbing a Dallas real estate agent to death. He stabbed the agent, Sarah Anne
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Where Town Meets Country

Where Town Meets Country

Wonderful family home only minutes from Papakura township but set on the edge of the rural area of Ardmore and Clevedon.
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You are here: HomeISLA responds as EU shareholder rights bill touches on sec lending

Asset managers should report their securities lending policy to institutional investors on an annual basis as part of a bundle of revised European
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Commercial Real Estate Industry Expert, Tony Nichols, Joins Workspace Property Trust As Senior …

“Tony has decades of knowledge and experience in the commercial real estate industry in general, and with much of our portfolio in particular. He is a
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Travis to lead House Insurance and Banking Committee

In addition, Travis was appointed as chairman of the House Insurance and Banking Committee by Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell.
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Union Savings Bank to close one of its New Milford branches

The Union Savings Bank branch at 100 Park Lane Road in New Milford will close on April 28, 2017, according to the state's Department of Banking.
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Ireland coach Joe Schmidt banking on Jonathan Sexton's recovery ahead of Six Nations opener …

Paddy Jackson was the only fly-half other than Jonathan Sexton to be named in a 40-man Ireland squad on Monday for the first two rounds of the Six
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Beyond robo-compliance: How bots will soon permeate banking

Banks are already experimenting with robotic process automation in areas like their compliance functions. But robotics technology may soon find its
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HoneVilla | Real Estate

HomeVilla is a clean WordPress theme specially built for real estate business. Attract visitors and potential buyers by adding elements on property
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Suryoday, Utkarsh enter banking fray

Microlenders Suryoday and Utkarsh, which started small finance banks (SFBs) on Monday, are offering interest rates of more than 6% in a bid to
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Trump's HUD stopped FHA mortgage-insurance cut. Here's what that means

27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that premium rates for mortgage insurance on loans backed by the Federal
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NSW driving surge in new investment lending

New investment lending in NSW has accounted for more than half of all new lending nationwide for 42 out of the past 48 months, according to a new
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Available For Immediate Possession

Promoting easy living, this phenomenally well-presented and decently proportioned home delivers a generous combination of comfortable indoor
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Starling Bank first digital challenger to join Faster Payments

Joining the board of Faster Payments, Julian Sawyer, chief operating officer at Starling Bank, says: “Given our users are all people who happily
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Real Estate Lessons from Mr. Universe

“The math of real estate really spoke to me (and) it was just a talent I had,” he said, recounting the two-and-a-half years he spent researching the
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Foreclosure Rate Down by 30% in 2016: Black Knight

The foreclosure presale inventory rate fell year over year by 30% in December, signaling the most improvement of any year on record, according to
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Vancouver housing ranked third least affordable in the world

U.S. think tank Demographia says Vancouver is the world's third most unaffordable housing market, just behind Hong Kong, which ranked number one
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Mortgage Rates Jan. 23: Lower; Weighing Trump's FHA and Future Housing Policies

Thirty-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates are all lower Monday, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates published by national
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Algorithms and bias: What lenders need to know

When effective, these algorithms enable lenders to tweak approval criteria quickly and continually, responding in real time to both market conditions
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What Happens to Real Estate When You Are Acquired?

Sometimes a separate LLC or incorporated business owns the real estate; sometimes it's owned by the business; and sometimes the business owner,
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MassHousing Announces Record Lending, Three Bond Rating Upgrades In 2016

MassHousing announced it provided more housing financing in 2016 … with 6,766 units and providing home mortgage loans to 3,190 homeowners.
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For FHA mortgage borrowers, Trump decision boosts costs by $540

For FHA mortgage borrowers, Trump decision boosts costs by $540

But, with memories of the mortgage meltdown still fresh, Congressional Republicans worried that the move would shift risk from private borrowers onto
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U.S. mortgage rates trend lower in new year

… chief economist at Freddie Mac. “In contrast, the 30-year mortgage rate fell three basis points to 4.09 percent, the third straight week of declines.”
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Citigroup Units Settle CFPB Mortgage Servicing Claims for $28.8 Million

WASHINGTON—Two mortgage servicing units of Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay $28.8 million to settle allegations from the Consumer Financial
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Nothing Rosy About Barbados' Real Estate Market, Say Experts

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday January 21, 2017 – The real estate market in Barbados is facing some significant headwinds, with the local/middle
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Real Estate Talk

Real Estate Talk will give you a vital competitive advantage and is a resource for both buyers and sellers, professionals and non-professionals.
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Vancouver's housing market third most expensive in the world: survey

VANCOUVER — An annual international survey rates Vancouver as the third least affordable housing market on the planet and it also has a warning
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Old Point to take over control of mortgage joint venture

The $906 million-asset Old Point disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday that its bank had agreed to buy a 51% stake in Old Point Mortgage from
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Ford Takes Step Toward Online Car Shopping With Fintech Investment

Ford Takes Step Toward Online Car Shopping With Fintech Investment. The lending arm of Ford took an equity stake in San Francisco startup AutoFi
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Vancouver's housing market 3rd most expensive in the world: survey

VANCOUVER — An annual international survey rates Vancouver as the third least affordable housing market on the planet and it also has a warning
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PointPredictive Releases New Mortgage Application Fraud Score

PointPredictive Inc. has announced the launch of a new mortgage fraud score that provides an enhanced, real-time assessment of misrepresentation
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European Commercial Real Estate Limited Announces TSXV Conditional Approval and Filing of …

The purchase price for the QT Property is expected to be financed by approximately EUR7.5 million in secured mortgage financing with a German
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Can High Yielding Mortgage REITs Continue to Perform? Latest Reports on Chimera and Two …

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 23, 2017 / High yielding mortgage REITs have outperformed the broader markets so far in 2017.
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Kuwait's credit growth stands at 4.4 pct in Nov. – NBK

The NBK stated that the household lending saw a second month of robust gains in November, though growth continued to moderate to 6.8 percent y/y.
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"Small dollar lenders" are concerned about proposed legislation in Del.

A lending industry – and the jobs that come with it – could be in jeopardy if a proposed bill in Delaware becomes law. Dan Gardner, vice president and
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The Community Financial Corporation (TCFC) Valuation According To Analysts

10/23/2015 – The Community Financial Corporation was downgraded to … The Bank's real estate financing consists of commercial mortgage loans,
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Grady takes the helm at ADISA

The board of the Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association (ADISA) has named its officers for 2017, as John Grady begins his term as
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Lending a helping hand

The heavy traffic in Hyderabad doesn't quite need an introduction and despite hundreds of traffic policemen stationed across the city, sometimes it's
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LendingTree Announces Top Customer-Rated Lenders for Q3 2016

The list features the top lenders in LendingTree's core financial marketplace categories: Home Lending, Personal Loans, Auto Loans, and Business
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Report: Wisconsin housing market has record 2016

Wisconsin's housing market had a banner year in 2016, with annual sales reaching an all-time high and home prices rising well above the pace of
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Expert column | Will Hampton Roads real estate enjoy a "Trump bump"?

But what do Trump's stated plans really mean for the commercial real estate market in Hampton Roads? In a detailed speech on national security on
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Current Mortgage Rates Roundup for January 23, 2017: What to Expect from the Week Ahead?

Current Mortgage Rates Roundup for January 23, 2017: What to Expect from the Week Ahead?

Mortgage rates drifted slightly higher across the board on Friday, following weakness in the bond market. U.S. treasury bonds started the day in
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Israeli Investors Increasingly Turning to US Real Estate

Israel has become one of the largest foreign investors in US commercial real estate over the past few years, and considering the size and population
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Mortgage rates advance for Monday

Several closely watched mortgage rates cruised higher today. The average rates on 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed mortgages both rose. On the
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Top of the List: Commercial mortgage lenders

The No. 1 commercial mortgage lender in Central Ohio works with its clients to build better communities. Its deals include refinancings for assisted
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Range Watch on Technical Indicators for Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (AX-UN.TO)

Investors and Traders are always keeping an eye out for certain stock trends. Let's take a look at some technical levels on shares of Artis Real Estate
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TH Real Estate Expanding US CRE Debt Program with Infusion of Korean Capital

TH Real Estate (a division of TIAA Global Asset Management) looks to expandiits US debt platform this year. TH RE this past week established a new
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Court Deals a Blow to Fannie Mae Shareholder Hopes

Fannie Mae and fellow GSE Freddie Mac received a combined bailout of $187.5 billion from taxpayers in 2008 in order to remain solvent, at which
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More evidence inflation will force the Fed to raise rates in Q2

Potentially the most impactful data came from home builders. January's Housing Market Index (67), which came in two ticks lower than December's
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BRIEF-FREDDIE MAC PRICES $1 BILLION MULTIFAMILY K-DEAL, K-061

LIMA, Jan 23 The government of Peru said on Monday that it will not compensate an Odebrecht-led consortium for investments made in a $5 billion
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Edith Lank: Reselling Mortgages

Hi, Edith: In a recent column, someone asked about escrow. You educated them, but it made me think particularly about mortgages being sold.
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Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-061

MCLEAN, VA, Jan 23, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2017) – Freddie Mac (otcqb:FMCC) recently priced a
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (MITT) Receives $17.40 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE:MITT) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the eight analysts that are
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Pace quickens in business lending

Covering core lending and funding issues, strategy, payments, regulation, risk management, IT, marketing and more. Original news and summaries of
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Mutual of Omaha Mortgage Expands to Florida

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage recently expanded to Florida, establishing a branch office in Tampa to serve customers in the greater Tampa-St.
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Higher Rates Are Dampening Housing Market's Potential

Rising mortgage rates are offsetting higher demand and stifling the market potential for existing-home sales, according to First American Financial
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Christian Services lending helping hand after storm

HATTIESBURG (WDAM) – Christian Services can be reached at www.christianserve.org, where their social networking links are posted,
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AREA Real Estate Academy offers pre-licensing class led by Illinois Real Estate educator Lisa Smoot

EDWARDSVILLE – Are you interested in selling real estate? Looking for a lucrative career with an independent work environment? AREA Real Estate
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Credit Unions to enter mortgage market with €400m to lend

The credit unions are set to enter the mortgage market and will have up to €400million available for new loans, it was revealed today. Over the last 10
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Where is Canada's most affordable housing market?

A local Canadian housing markets was rated one of the most affordable in a new report that surveys 406 metro areas in nine countries. “For the fifth
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How Andy turned his passion into a successful career | Weekly Lending Review

To help his business expand, motorbike specialist Andy borrowed £167000. Find out more in this short video.
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Welendus Seeks £300000 on Seedrs to Expand Short-Term P2P Lending Platform

Welendus Seeks £300000 on Seedrs to Expand Short-Term P2P Lending Platform

welendus Founded in 2015, Welendus states it aims to re-define the short-term lending market by introducing a peer-to-peer short-term lending
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The Light Is Near For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac

There is no alternative to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and ultimately the original conservatorship bargain will be upheld. The net worth sweep is
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Sarah Brogdon And Davey Horsman Join Real Estate Partners Chattanooga LLC

Both experienced realtors, Ms. Brogdon and Mr. Horsman now become part of Chattanooga's locally- owned, independent real estate company.
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Lawrence housing market posts increase for 2016, home prices rise; question about whether …

The final numbers for 2016 are in, and real estate agents sold 1,210 Lawrence homes. From the podium, though, it looked like at least a million to a
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Credit unions set to target first-time buyers in a challenge to banks' mortgage monopoly

CREDIT Unions are to target first-time buyers and people buying affordable homes in a challenge to the banks' mortgage monopoly. Ireland's financial
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Gov't infrastructure push attracts foreign banks

To date, nine foreign lenders have secured the central bank's nod to set up shop in the Philippines over the last two years following the passage of
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Brexit leading to uncertainty in London: Blau

The Related Companies' Jeff Blau is circumspect on London's luxury real estate market as the U.K. gets ready to break from the European Union.
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Greenhill & Co a survivor in volatile world of boutique banking

In the volatile world of boutique banking, where deal work can dry up in a heartbeat, Greenhill & Co is one of the survivors. But its road has not always
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Neo and Challenger Bank Customer Base to Grow by 50.6%, Globally, by 2020

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Neo and Challenger Bank Market-Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry
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Real estate brokers: What lies ahead?

The Indian Real Estate Brokerage market is unorganised, fragmented; while there are no published figures, we estimate that there are ~2,00,000
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Equity Financial Trust Implements Delta 360's End-to-End Mortgage Solution

MARKHAM, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2017) – Delta 360 Inc., a leading provider of mortgage and lending software solutions, is pleased to
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PathSoftware Now Integrated with MGIC

PathSoftware customers can now obtain MGIC rate quotes and order mortgage insurance without leaving their loan file. The seamless integration also
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2016 foreclosures dropped more than any year on record

Foreclosure rates dropped more than any year on record in 2016, according to the first look at December 2016 mortgage data report by Black Knight
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Closing Assistant – Title Company

Established Edina Title Company looking to add a part time or full time closing assistant to work in both its Title and Closing departments. Full Time:
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Hell's Kitchen Real Estate: What It Looks Like Now

Hell's Kitchen real estate is something that's on a lot of apartment hunters' minds lately. The area, once known as a part of town to stay away from,
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FHFA Subs as Plaintiff for Fannie Mae Shareholders

Fannie Mae and fellow GSE Freddie Mac received a combined bailout of $187.5 billion from taxpayers in 2008 in order to remain solvent, at which
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Estate Planning: Taking Debt into Retirement

Older Americans aren't burning the mortgage at the retirement party. Instead, they're refinancing it, adding on 20 or 30 years of payments or drawing
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Mutual of Omaha Mortgage Expands to Nevada

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage recently expanded to Nevada, establishing a branch office in Henderson to serve customers in the greater Las Vegas
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Report: Suburban home sales drop 3.2 percent in December

Overall, 2016 ended with growth in the suburban housing market as the year ended with a total 4.6 percent increase in the total number of single
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'The real estate market is so hot right now': RioCan CEO plots 2017 Toronto projects as home …

“The real estate market is so hot right now, there's no way it's going to stay like this forever,” Sonshine said at Bloomberg's Toronto office Thursday.
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