Real estate gurus who know Donald say he's a good guy

Real estate gurus who know Donald say he's a good guy

New Yorker Donald Trump's inauguration festivities were packed with locals from the real estate industry delighted to say they now know the president
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Real Economy – Real Returns: A Continuing Business Case for Sustainability-focused Banking

The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), a not-for-profit organisation representing a network of the world's leading values-based banks,
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Big banks plan interbank blockchain platform

BENGALURU: India's largest banks are building a consortium to test an interbank blockchain platform, putting the country at the cutting edge of
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Controlled access entry, DVD Lending Library, Curved bay windows

Let's BBQ! Fire Up The Grill! Welcome Home! Call Now: Highland on the Park Apartments 2000 West 7th Street, St. Paul, MN, 55116 Interested In This
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Business Banking Manager

Banking – Business, High performing Business Banker required for lending portfolio in Chatswood.
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2016 A Benchmark Year For SWM Housing Market

The housing market in Southwest Michigan has started 2017 in a strong position. The Southwest Michigan Association of Realtors tells our newsroom
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POSB launches chat banking on Facebook Messenger

Singapore's POSB bank has officially launched chat banking on Facebook Messenger. The bank claims to be the first in Singapore to leverage an
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Working in partnership with FinTechs

With Fiduceo, Societe Generale became the first bank in France to acquire a fintech company. Since then, we have seen a multitude of partnerships,
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Earnings in Full Force, Analysts Take Aim at TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX)

Wall Street is predicting that TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX)'s earnings per share (EPS) will be $0.44 when the firm is expected to
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Bracing For The Next Crash: Mortgage Reinsurance Emerges

Randi Ellias As many mortgage lenders became painfully aware in the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2008, one potential casualty of a financial
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NAFCU letter to Congress on NCUA's Member Business Lending Rule

NAFCU letter to Congress on NCUA's Member Business Lending Rule

NCUA's MBL rule does not alter the congressionally-imposed statutory cap on credit union member business lending established in the Federal Credit
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CBI's action against IDBI chief may hit credit growth revival as bankers get nervous

MUMBAI: A Mumbai court remanded former IDBI Bank chairman Yogesh Agarwal and eight others to judicial custody, a day after they were arrested
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Hamilton's hot housing market

According to new research by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, when Toronto real estate goes up, so does Hamilton's. This spillover
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ULI reveals picks for distinctive Houston real estate developments

A jury of three national real estate experts came to Houston to tour all finalists' projects in November and select the winners. The jury included Ed
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HSBC to close 62 more branches due to rise of online banking

António Simões, head of HSBC's UK banking arm, said: “This marks the end of our branch restructuring programme. We now feel we have the right
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Cerberus Raises $1.8B For Latest Real Estate Fund

Law360, Minneapolis (January 24, 2017, 2:21 PM EST) — Cerberus Capital Management LP has raised $1.8 billion for its fourth and latest global
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Orange County ends year with record $665000 median home price

Orange County's housing market ended 2016 with its overall median selling price at an all-time high of $665,000 as local builders had their best sales
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Specialist lender Dilosk challenges banks on buy-to-let mortgages

Specialist lender Dilosk challenges banks on buy-to-let mortgages

Dilosk says it has up to €200m to lend to individual property investors and companies. The lender is marketing its products as ICS Mortgages. It bought
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Two killed execution-style at mortgage office in Staten Island

Two males were shot dead execution-style at a mortgage business on Staten Island Tuesday night, law enforcement sources said. The men were
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Flagstar Reports Lower Profits Amid Higher Costs

Despite a jump in mortgage origination activity, Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich. … and the interest rate curve a little steeper,” he said in a news release.
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CFPB's Cordray Signals He Has No Intention of Resigning

Some have speculated that the administration may try and point to articles in National Mortgage News that uncovered evidence black minorities were
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Banking Industry Faces a Customer Experience Paradox

A survey of banking challenges, opportunities and areas of strategic focus illustrate a possible paradox between the objectives of the banking industry
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Mass. home sales up in 2016, but hot market still tilts toward Boston

Despite a cool-down in the second half of the year, the housing market in Massachusetts still finished slightly stronger in 2016 than the previous year,
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Fitch lauds banking-sector liberalization

International credit watcher Fitch Ratings lauded the Philippines for taking the “biggest steps” toward banking integration in the region, setting the
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Ruffin: Investing in commercial real estate? Do the math first

Often when evaluating a commercial real estate investment, you will hear the term “cap rate” mentioned. The cap rate is shorthand for capitalization
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Co-op banks should be included in digital transactions: Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis' concern arises in the wake of the RBI decision in November disallowing cooperative banks from depositing the old demonetised Rs 500
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International Trade Orgs Release Trade Transaction Compliance Guide

BAFT — ABA's global transaction banking subsidiary — and the Wolfsberg Group and the Banking Commission of the International Chamber of
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GTA housing prices affecting wider circle of Ontario cities: CMHC

As the price of lowrise homes in the Toronto area has soared, house prices in nearby communities like Hamilton, Barrie and Guelph have also been
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Real estate rules to be notified soon

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act is likely to be passed during the current Assembly session, according to
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UK housing market remains remarkably resilient

Home sales in the UK increased in December compared with the previous month, but were significantly lower than 12 months earlier, according to the
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'Intelligent digital broker' Dwell Mortgages launches

Fintech startup Dwell Mortgages has launched with the aim of bettering other so-called online mortgage brokers. The broker accused others of giving
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Scandalous banking practices on tracker mortgages cost families homes

Speaking tonight on Sinn Féin's Private Members motion regarding the malpractice of banks in dealing with Tracker mortgage entitlements,
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Fort Worth's Southwest Bank is bought by Simmons First National

Vernon Bryant is Chairman and CEO of First Texas, the parent of Southwest Bank. The banking company will merge with Simmons First National out of
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Palm Beach County home prices bounce back in December

The median price of houses sold this past month was $315,000, up from $300,000 in November, the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches said
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Ford takes a stake in S.F. startup, so some customers never even have to visit a showroom

“Customers can choose among competing offers. AutoFi gets paid a fee by both the dealer and the lender if its service is used in a purchase.”
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ServiceLink fined $65 million for LPS foreclosure deficiencies

HousingWire attempted to contact Fidelity National, ServiceLink, and Black Knight for comment on the fine, but as of publication time, none of the
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ICS has €200m for buy-to-let mortgages

ICS Mortgages, owned by mortgage lender Dilosk, said it is making €200m available for the buy-to-let market – while not ruling out moving into the
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Barry Goldman of Leda Real Estate jailed for two years for more than $600000 in fraud

Barry Goldman of Leda Real Estate jailed for two years for more than $600000 in fraud

A real estate agent, who advertised his agency online as “one you can finally trust”, will face two years' imprisonment after fraudulently converting
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Collier man indicted on mortgage fraud charges

An indictment was returned for a North Naples man accused of mortgage fraud, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Ross D. Pickard, 63,
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Cabinet acrimony over Stardust, mortgages, and carers

Almost half of the Cabinet meeting was consumed by arguments over the three opposition motions — relating to tracker mortgages, home care
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Mortgage Network Adds LO Joni Miller

Joni Miller has joined Mortgage Network Inc. as a loan officer in the company's Longmeadow, Mass. branch office, where she will be responsible for
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Sinn Fein's Pearse Doherty says tracker mortgage controversy is the 'biggest financial scandal of …

People wrongly denied tracker mortgages were victims of the “biggest financial scandal of our time”, Sinn Fein have said. The party's Pearse Doherty
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Overall lending down 30% in two months since demonetisation: CIBIL

India witnessed a 30 per cent drop in overall credit across all loan categories in the first two months of demonetisation, Credit Information Bureau
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Waterview office sale to set suburban D.C. record

The real estate website says Morgan Stanley Real Estate (MS: NYSE) will pay nearly $470 million for the 647,000-square-foot, 24-story office tower
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Beau McGlasson

JVM Lending is a California-based residential mortgage company disrupting the game with its unique, no-commision business model and congenial
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Movement Mortgage to double Indian Land employment to 1350, double size of campus

Two years after Movement Mortgage moved to Indian Land, the company is adding 700 jobs and doubling the size of its facilities there. The additional
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How the FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Suspension Impacts Borrowers

It's important to remember that while FHA interest rates tend to be lower than some conventional mortgages, the insurance premiums could cost you
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GTA house price 'spillover' driving up prices as far away as Sudbury, Ottawa: CMHC

Potential homebuyers thinking that a longer commute is their solution to the red-hot real estate market in the Greater Toronto Area should be prepared
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Ex-banking chief, John Clark, gets UT Martin interim seat

Former First State Bank president and chief executive officer John Clark has been named interim director of the Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of
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Mortgage Rates Today, Jan. 24: Marginally Lower; Citi, Wells Fargo Dinged

Thirty-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates are all marginally lower Tuesday, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates published by
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Trump's team suspends a mortgage insurance rate cut. Here's what that means

On Friday, the Trump administration suspended a pending rate cut to FHA mortgage insurance that the outgoing Obama administration announced
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1 Butler County city among healthiest housing markets in Ohio

Oxford is one of three cities in the region that have been named Top 10 “healthiest” housing markets in Ohio, according to a recent study conducted by
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Customers scared of Open Banking – Equifax

The Open Banking movement may get big billing on Twitter and set pulses racing in fintech startups, but for the ordinary person on the street the term
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Existing-home sales stutter as inventory shrinks to 17-year low in December

Sales of previously-owned homes dipped in December, as increasingly tight inventory and higher prices began to stifle the housing market.
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New Music: Real Estate Announce New Album In Mind, Share Video for "Darling"

Ridgewood, NJ quintet Real Estate have announced a new album, In Mind, due out March 17 from Domino. Today, they shared the first track, “Darling
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Habito secures £5.5m to create mortgage platform

Digital mortgage broker Habito is planning to create a fully-automated platform which will offer a range of new services, after the start-up raised £5.5m
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US Existing Home Sales Fell 2.8% in December

U.S. home sales slid in December, a sign that rising prices and higher mortgage rates are taking a bite out of the housing market. Purchases of
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Mnuchin Endorses Reg Revamp for Regional, Midsize, Community Banks

Mnuchin Endorses Reg Revamp for Regional, Midsize, Community Banks

Mnuchin emphasized — as the American Bankers Association has long advocated — that regulation must be tailored based not only on asset size.
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Mortgage Specialist – $47000 Salary + Bonuses

Mortgage Specialist – $47000 Salary + Bonuses CheerLending – Gilbert, AZ Earn $75000+ first year Mortgage Specialist: Company Overview:
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ServiceLink Fined $65M for LPS Robo-Signing Activities

Federal banking agencies have levied a $65 million fine against Fidelity National Financial subsidiary ServiceLink Holdings over deficiencies in the
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Prices are coming back down to earth for luxury Miami real estate

As residential sales and prices flatten out overall in South Florida, the luxury real estate market is taking a beating while local buyers scramble to find
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Mortgage Closer

Position Summary: Responsible for reviewing incoming mortgage loan closing requests, determining if the loans are cleared for closing, and
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Hunt Mortgage provides $10.25M loan for multifamily acquisition

Hunt Mortgage Group provided a bridge loan in the amount of $10.25 million for the acquisition of a multifamily housing property located in
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GTA real estate fluctuation has widening effect on Barrie area: CMHC

Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association, says the lack of supply is the main factor behind soaring detached home prices in the GTA.
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Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines loan case: IDBI arrest to impact lending to India Inc; odd, no …

Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines loan case: IDBI arrest to impact lending to … Enough research exists on how bank lending grinds to a halt after any
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New €200m buy-to-let mortgage fund targets property investors

A new €200 million buy-to-let mortgage fund is set to target property investors looking to either buy into the market or refinance their existing
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Jan's Take: Real estate community to recognize nonprofits with Corridor Title award

Last year at this time, I participated in an inaugural nonprofit grant program created by Corridor Title Co. — a Central Texas title company with deep
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Wells Fargo customers to receive $50 million for overcharged mortgage fees

Borrowers who had a mortgage serviced by Wells Fargo between May 6, 2005 and July 1, 2010 could soon receive their share of a $50 million
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Trading the housing market: 4 picks

The “Fast Money” traders give you 4 ways to play the housing market.
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Broker sees Surprise housing market on cusp of boom

The West Valley accounted for 30 percent, and as housing conditions improve Mr. Schwab said the region should return to 45 percent of the market,
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Getting the point (s) of trended data

Making smart lending decisions is fraught with challenges. Consumer credit behavior is notoriously difficult to interpret. When lenders pull a credit
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HF Group distances itself from insider lending malpractice

The HF Group, formerly Housing Finance, has become the latest financial institution to go on the defensive over claims of irregular insider lending.
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Southern California home prices jump and sales fall

Southern California home prices jumped in December, reaching the highest level in more than nine years. An improving economy and a shortage of
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Landlords boosted as buy-to-let mortgage rates remain steady

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline mortgage rates steady.
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Financial inclusion : First Bank takes banking to campuses, markets

First Bank Nigeria Ltd., is organising “Campus Storms” to provide students and ivory tower communities the opportunity to experience accessible
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Pm: Mortgage Relief For 350

Pm: Mortgage Relief For 350 … Mr Christie said this facet of the government's mortgage programme reduced the homeowners' monthly payments by
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Florida reaches settlement with operators of alleged online lending scheme

“Lending schemes harm consumers seeking financial assistance and, with these settlements, Florida borrowers will be better protected from such
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Some Helpful Tips For Investing In Real Estate Using Retirement Funds

Some Helpful Tips For Investing In Real Estate Using Retirement Funds

Few Investors realize that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) permits retirement accounts, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan, to invest in real estate and
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S&P 500, Nasdaq set records on banking, tech stocks

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 climbed to new record highs, supported by technology and banking stocks. Internet firm Yahoo reported better than
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Discover's profit jumps 13% jump on surge in consumer lending

Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods, Ill., recorded bigger profits in the fourth quarter thanks to balance growth across its consumer lending
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Why did home sales drop in December?

Sales of existing homes fell in December amid historically low supplies and rising prices and mortgage rates but still closed out the best year in a
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Chicago real estate agents keep fingers crossed for spring selling

Real estate agents are looking forward to a stronger spring selling season after a lackluster winter. The threat of rising interest rates could prompt
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Mortgage financing for affordable housing

To achieve this, the Federal Ministry of Finance introduced the Family Homes Fund to provide long tenor mortgages at single digit interest rates to
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'Funny Money' Dries up for Seniors Housing Construction Financing, Concludes InterFace Panel

15 in Philadelphia included, from left, John Randolph, senior mortgage … The market for seniors housing construction financing is “pretty fickle right
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Get Cash Fast, Right From Home, on Home Money & Business Services

… covers everything from thorough business financing, to mortgage loans pairings and getting home owners in contact with the right mortgage lenders.
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Mortgage: Many models, many options

Mortgage loans are not a book with seven seals. Here, we give you an overview of the models and helpful tips for a real estate financing solution that
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Real Estate Announce New Album With Video For 'Darling'

Real Estate hasn't released an album since 2014's Atlas, but today they dropped a new video for their single “Darling” and announced In Mind, their
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Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc vs Coles

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) by assignment recorded on November 14, 2016
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise to 3.92% – Zillow

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.92 percent, up 3 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage
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The 'housing culture war' reignites over $42 a month

That divide, which widened after the mortgage meltdown, eased with the housing market's recovery. But like the show that never ends, it seems to
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Existing home sales close 2016 as best year in a decade

Existing home sales closed out 2016 as the best year in a decade, despite the decrease in December's sales, according to the new report from the
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Flagstar misses estimates as mortgage production slows

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 15% from the same period in 2015, to $28 million, as strong growth in net
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Hotel Lenders Express Cautious Outlook for Lending Environment In 2017

A majority of hotel lenders expressed a cautious outlook for the hotel lending environment in 2017, according to the year-end release of the 2016
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HUD Pick Carson Approved by Senate Banking Panel, With Brown's Support

The nomination of Ben Carson, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, was approved Tuesday by
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Lloyds Banking Group Reportedly Hit by DDoS Attack

Lloyds Banking Group came under a distributed denial-of-service attack that hampered access to its online banking services for about two days earlier
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Aldermore unveils high LTV range

Aldermore has unveiled a new range of mortgages at up to 95 per cent loan-to-value to replace the defunct 'mortgage guarantee' element of the Help
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Cordray Mum on Future Rulemaking, Defends Rules on Mortgage Lending

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray defends his agency's rules on mortgage lending but declines to say whether a Trump
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Trump Blocked FHA Mortgage-Insurance Cut

Trump Blocked FHA Mortgage-Insurance Cut

(CBS NEWS) About 700,000 to 800,000 Americans are affected by the president's action, according to the National Association of Realtors. Here's a
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Sinn Féin accuses banks of 'theft' over tracker mortgages

Sinn Féin has accused the banks of deliberately committing “theft” against customers who were wrongly removed from a tracker mortgage rate.
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Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana on Partnerships, Banking Services & P2P Lending Trends

Online lending experienced a challenging year in 2016. Regardless of your base of operations, unexpected events created a bumpy ride for many
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Judge sides with NCUA in member business lending dispute

A federal judge has dismissed the Independent Community Bankers of America's lawsuit challenging a recent makeover of regulations governing
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Stock Watch: Indicators in View for UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (SRS)

Investors will commonly use Williams %R in conjunction with other trend indicators to help spot possible stock turning points. UltraShort Real Estate
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Thai Digital-Payment System May Save Banks $2 Billion

Thailand is due to roll out a national digital-payment system that levies much smaller transaction fees than the nation's banks. Yet lenders expect the
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Movement Mortgage says it's more than doubling its Indian Land workforce

The Charlotte Observer recently visited our 2016 Top Workplaces to present awards. Movement Mortgage ranked No. 2 among the Charlotte region's
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Director of Commercial Lending Operations

Our client, a growing business banking team, is looking for a Director of Lending Operations to oversee its team here in San Francisco. The business
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Banks and Credit Unions Expect Bigger Tech Budgets in 2017

Nearly 50% of banks and credit unions plan to improve their mobile banking platforms, up from 42% last year, according to a survey by Cornerstone
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Home sales dip, but housing market ends 2016 on high note

According to the latest report from the Illinois Realtors, statewide home sales in December 2016 totaled 11,629 homes sold, down 2.8 percent from
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Xavier Becerra officially named California attorney general

California officially announced Rep. Xavier Becerra as the state's new attorney general, approving Gov. Jerry Brown's appointment, according to an
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Blackstone's Invitation Homes prepares $1.5 billion IPO

The initial public offering for Blackstone Group's single-family rental operator, Invitation Homes, is one step closer to reality, as the company disclosed
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Tracker mortgages: Banks' 'despicable actions have caused misery'

Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said he would support any victim of the tracker mortgage scandal who went to the local Garda station to
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Wisconsin housing market soars in 2016

(WEAU) — Wisconsin home sales soared to a record number in 2016, but what does the 2017 market look like? Throughout the state, 81,000 homes
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U.S. Credit Bureaus: Consumer Data Indicates Stable Subprime Auto Market

Experian's data has shown that the overall automotive lending market is … “Subprime auto financing today is very different from subprime mortgage
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Paytm is accelerating its banking push

Indian mobile wallet firm Paytm plans to launch its banking operations within two months, according to Bloomberg. The news comes following
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Feds charge 2 in mortgage fraud scheme

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Two men are facing criminal charges after federal investigators said they took part in a mortgage fraud scheme in
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Former Naples bank officer indicted on mortgage fraud charges

He conspired with others in a scheme to defraud the bank by completing, certifying and submitting mortgage loan applications on behalf of borrowers
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Speech Peter Praet: Towards Banking Union

Today I would like to do justice to the significant progress towards Banking Union. In less than half a decade, the European Union moved from
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Nabard to raise Rs 20000 cr for lending to coop banks

The Cabinet today approved short-term market borrowing to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore by National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development
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Union's real estate totals 600 properties

Union's real estate totals 600 properties

The real estate assets that house the national executive committee as well as those of different union locals in the country's capital are also absent
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2017 Real Estate In The Sunshine Economy

The red hot real estate market has cooled, but it kept growing with developers making big plans. Some hope to reshape entire communities on the way
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Quantbot Technologies LP Acquires Shares of 31458 First American Financial Corp. (FAF)

Navellier & Associates Inc raised its position in First American Financial … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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Equity Rundown: RSI and CCI Check on Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (WHLR)

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (WHLR) presently has a 14-day … The indicator is non-directional meaning that it gauges trend strength
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3 Tips for Investing in Residential Real Estate in 2017

Here are three ways for individual investors to make profits in real estate today. … Visit the blog daily for housing and real estate tips and trends.
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Real Estate Forecast For Orange County: Median Home Prices Rise

Planning to purchase? or planting a for-sale sign in your front yard? Here is the latest report on real estate in your area.
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Lending Operations Training Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY: Ensures that Lending Division staff are trained and kept up-to-date on operational processes, products, services, and system
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Space, Style and Serenity

An exciting opportunity has arisen to purchase this sizeable 3 bedroom family home in the heart of Templeton.
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3 East Bay housing markets are among state's "healthiest"

Financial technology company SmartAsset has ranked California's “healthiest” housing markets, and three are in the East Bay. (Photo by Justin
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Indian's Land's mortgage firm announces expansion, hundreds of new jobs

Inside Movement Mortgage in Indian Land. The company has announcement an $18 million expansion that will include over 700 job. JASON E.
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Impact of GTA house prices being felt in wider circle of Ontario cities

Soaring house prices in the Greater Toronto Area are having an impact on prices in other markets in southern Ontario, says the Canada Mortgage and
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Commercial Real Estate Concentrations Affect Bank M&A Activity

In recent years, bank regulators increasingly have focused on the growth in commercial real estate (CRE) concentrations and the perceived risk that
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Current Mortgage Rates for Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Welcome to the Total Mortgage Current Mortgage Rates Blog. There's some economic data out today, but first, your daily mortgage rate
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Transactions: Meridian's $9.5M loan in Queens, GCP's $18M in mortgage financing

A new mortgage in the amount of $9,500,000 on a 28-unit multifamily property located on 82nd Street in Queens, NY. The loan features a rate of
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Skyrocketing land prices to hinder mortgage uptake even after KRA doubled tax relief

This comes after Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced the doubling of tax relief on mortgage repayment interest of up to Sh25,000 every month
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise Remain Below 4 Percent Current Rate is 392 According to …

SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2017 — The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.92 percent, up 3 basis points from this time last week.
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Zarif talks sense on sluggish banking

“We weren't involved in banking developments that happened in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and new regulations introduced thereafter,”
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Ohio's housing market had its best year since 2005, but low-supply woes typified 2016

Low inventory hampered home sales in December, but 2016 nonetheless was the housing market's best year in a decade. Ohio posted its strongest
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Man of many aliases pleads gulty to bilking distressed homeowners

He failed to negotiate with the homeowners' mortgage lender or pay expenses associated with the home, including the mortgages and property taxes,
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Trump Administration Suspends Cut in FHA Mortgage Insurance Rate

The Federal Housing Administration doesn't issue mortgages, but facilitates lending by selling insurance to protect against defaults. According to a
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Always on our minds: Real Estate have detailed their new album 'In Mind'

Always on our minds: Real Estate have detailed their new album 'In Mind'

Here's a date to keep in mind: Real Estate are back and their brand new album called, yes, 'In Mind', is out on 17th March via Domino. The follow-up to
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Tax reform could knock your real estate investment plans off track

The small-scale owners of millions of rental homes, parcels of investment land and income-producing commercial and business real estate might not
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As prices rise and inventory remains low, first-time home buyers are suffering

Approximately 96 percent of first-time home buyers use a mortgage to finance their house. That makes the share of first-timers in the market closely
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Central Ohio's Hot Real Estate Market Lowered Home Supply Last Year

Real estate in central Ohio last year saw some of its highest home sales and prices on record. The demand resulted in a smaller supply of homes and
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TPG Specialty Lending Inc. – Get News & Ratings Daily

TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX) Lowered to Hold at Zacks Investment … Shares of TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) opened at 18.82 on
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What President Trump's First Executive Order Really Means for Homebuyers

His first executive order cancels a planned rate cut to FHA (Federal Housing Administration) mortgages. Who gets FHA mortgages? Usually would-be
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Granite company gives Dabo Swinney 14000-pound rock for winning title (Photo)

According to the Anderson Independent Mail, the Clemson coach recently accepted a massive stone from a granite company “with a strong affinity for
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Peer-to-peer savers still denied Isa tax-breaks – nine months after they were promised them

Peer-to-peer lending – where investors loan money directly to individuals in exchange for a rate of interest – has become hugely popular during a
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MISMO Extends Commercial Rent Roll Standards Comment Period

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has extended the comment period on its proposed standard regarding the maintenance
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Carmel Partners Closes Real Estate Fund, Makes First Investment

Carmel Partners has closed its sixth real estate-focused investment fund, called Carmel Partners Investment Fund VI. The fund attracted 35 existing
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UK Post Office becomes a bunch of bankers

The UK's Post Office has entered the banking market as a new industry-wide agreement with the nation's banks comes into effect. From today (24
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Vestavia Hills ranked No. 2 healthiest housing market in AL

SmartAsset, a company and website designed to help people make financial decisions, recently released its 2017 Healthiest Housing Markets list as
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New study tells inside story of how local communities use ordinances to say 'enough' to payday …

Professor Nathalie Martin UNM Law School Prof. Nathalie Martin collaborated on a study of community approaches to controlling payday lending
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10 Essential Questions for Choosing a Real Estate Agent

Whether you're embarking on your first real estate transaction or you're a seasoned veteran, having the right real estate agent is crucial to a smooth
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CUNA Mutual Group Invests in Mobile Lending Tech Firm

This platform called Comprehensive Pre-Screened Lending (CPL) express, or cplXpress, works by combining data from both financial institution on its
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City of Falls Church to Launch Energy Lending Library

Modeled after a successful initiative in neighboring Arlington County, the new Energy Lending Library allows members to take home thermal imaging
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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) Receives An Update From Brokers

09/28/2016 – Wells Fargo began new coverage on Taylor Morrison Home … through its title company, Inspired Title Services, LLC (Inspired Title).
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Lake Forest students try their hand at global real estate

Potential “investor” Sridhar Krishnaswamy talks to seventh grade students during the expo at the library in Deer Path Middle School on Jan. 19.
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Dave Ramsey says: Choose paying off mortgage over adding to savings account

My wife and I owe $90,000 on our mortgage, and we have no other debt. We are able to save about $20,000 a year, so we could have the house paid
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2 Brooklyn Heights Bank Buildings Designated City Landmarks

The limestone-and-brick National Title Company building was designed in the Art Deco style in 1929 and 1930 by Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, the
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Stock Momentum in Focus on Shares of Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. (XIN)

Stock Momentum in Focus on Shares of Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. (XIN)

Investors are keeping a close eye on levels of Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. (XIN). … The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction.
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The SoCal Housing Market and New Presidents

When reviewing Barack Obama's presidency, Lansner examines the condition of the housing market when he entered office and how the market
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Kensington Vanguard names new EVP

Kensington Vanguard National Land Services (KV), a full-service national title insurance agency, has hired Zach Sams to be its new executive vice
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Halt in lending likely as banks see loan-able funds dry up

The liquidity, or loanable fund, crunch is attributed to the sudden surge in the lending despite slowdown in deposit mobilization. Deposits have slowed
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The optimal mortgage term

In addition to the right mortgage model, you should also carefully consider the term. Play through different scenarios of interest rate development
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Australian Treasurer says the lack of supply is driving housing market

Australian Treasurer says the lack of supply is driving housing market … will focus on making it easier to build rather than trying to manage prices.
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Real estate: Housing outlook moderate to grim, according to experts and property industry

NAB's latest quarterly residential property survey — based on interviews with around 250 industry participants — is tipping average capital city house
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Senate Banking Committee Advances Carson Nomination

The Senate Banking Committee today unanimously approved Ben Carson's nomination as secretary of housing and urban development. Carson must
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Raw Sewage, Predatory Lending Address and U.S. 1 Funding Update

Second, I also introduced legislation this session to require Virginia to take the initial steps to start regulating internet lenders. Today, Native American
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Solid Growth: RealtyShares Has Now Raised Over $300 Million in Real Estate Crowdfunding

money-us-dollars-100-benjamin Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares has announced that over $300 million in real estate finance has
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Buy-to-let mortgage rates will rise in 2017

Despite buy-to-let mortgage rates being largely unaffected by swap rate rises last year, there is likely to be an increase in 2017 as lenders factor in
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Real Estate Share New Single/Video "Darling," Announce New Album In Mind

For bands such as The National, Beach House or Real Estate, change is glacially incremental. The differences are infinitesimal and hardly noticeable
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Naples housing market suffers year-end hit

NAPLES — The Naples residential real estate market, normally a high … largest decrease in overall closed sales for the year among the entire market.
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3 hugely important trends in Greater Boston's 2017 housing market

How did the Greater Boston housing market fair in 2016? Did the market grow, or contract? Did sales rise, or fall? Is inventory still a problem?
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise, Remain Below 4 Percent

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow(R) Mortgages is currently 3.92 percent, up 3 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed
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Real Estate – Darling Video

Real Estate have announced that their new album 'In Mind' will be released in March through Domino Records; the first single from the album is titled
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Fast-rising GTA housing prices pushing homebuyers further afield: CMHC

High house prices in the Greater Toronto Area are spilling over into nearby markets, especially those within commuting distance, according to the
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On Day One, Trump Suspends Obama's Mortgage Insurance Premium Cut03:43

Obama had moved to cut rates for people who take out mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration, primarily first-time home buyers
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CoreLogic creates new app for real estate agents on the go

For real estate agents who are constantly on the go, finding the time to make it to the office to look up details on a property can be a liability.
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Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. vs Spurzem

to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by
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