PacWest forms national tax-exempt lending group after hiring two lenders

PacWest forms national tax-exempt lending group after hiring two lenders

PacWest Bancorp in Beverly Hills, Calif., has formed a national tax-exempt-lending group after hiring a pair of lenders. The $21 billion-asset company
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New Calculator Shows How Your Real Estate Taxes Are Spent

If you pay real estate taxes in Fairfax County, it may be difficult to understand how your tax money is being spent – most of us don't think in terms of
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Trump has Opportunity to Restore Balance in Fair Lending Cases

In lending discrimination actions, for example, the division regularly cited employee “discretion” as unlawful, notwithstanding Supreme Court
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The Bay Area Tops List of Best Markets for Sellers; Baltimore and Miami Are the Best for Buyers

West Coast powerhouse markets like Seattle, Denver and Portland have been driving the housing market over the past year. Strong job growth is
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Yellen: Financial institutions trying to engage in safe and sound lending

At a hearing with the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen answers questions about farming and loans.
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TCI Releases DecisionLender 4 Direct Lending Module

DecisionLender 4 gives lenders the ability to customize and streamline direct, indirect or on-line loan origination processes on a single platform.
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Yellen Says Fed Has Seen 'Healthy Growth' in Lending

In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen discusses business lending in response to a question from
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Longmont housing prices double in post-recession bounce

The rapidly rising price tags on Longmont homes are certainly no secret. Median house prices increased 15.5 percent in the last year alone.
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Property owner defends 'renovictions' decision

As the city's hot housing market shows no signs of cooling any time soon, 'renovictions' is a term some residents are becoming familiar with. The term
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Octane Lending Takes Cautious Approach to Scaling Finance Startup

canstockphoto34781942 Octane Lending might be in the market for additional lender partners to help back its new finance subsidiary Roadrunner
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Customer Experience In Banking Often Takes Second Place to Savings

Customer experience may be a popular buzzword in banking, but often improving customer experience often gets no further than a slogan, the Digital
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Home prices sail in Toronto, Hamilton, Victoria as even Vancouver rises

Even Vancouver managed to score a rise in January from December, according to the latest reading of the Teranet-National Bank home price index.
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Fed report says some smaller banks may be vulnerable to drop in commercial real estate prices

Rising commercial real estate prices may leave some small banks vulnerable to a drop in the market, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. In a report to
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Capital Bank Financial Keenly Focused On Some Of The Best Bank Markets

Capital Bank was created to target some of the most attractive banking markets, and management has executed on that vision while also improving its
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Executive Assistant | Banking

My client is one of Australia's prestigious banking group and the market leader in their field. They are seeking an experienced and polished Executive
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Ranking the Country's Hottest Suburban Housing Markets

A new Realtor.com study used the company's Market Hotness Index” to find the parts of the country with rising demand and fast moving supply.
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Black Real Estate Investment Team To Invest In Black Miami

Black Real Estate Investment Team To Invest In Black Miami … Firm, an all-black team of young investors, is building out a real estate portfolio in black
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Can Ocwen Reinvent Itself?

“On the origination front, we continue to focus on enhancing our asset-generation capability, which includes completing our build-out of our mortgage
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100% Commission Splits-Mortgage Banker, Mortgage Broker & Realtor!

KAM Financial & Realty, Inc. Is a licensed A MORTGAGE BANKER, MORTGAGE BROKER AND A REALTOR IN CA LOAN OFFICER
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Real estate: Hermes lends £10.38m to Compagnie Du Parc

Compagnie Du Parc is a private real estate investment firm. “We are seeing unprecedented shortage of urban industrial space across Greater London.
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Real Estate Student

Real Estate Student

13 Real Estate Student jobs in your area are available at Snagajob. Real Estate Student employers are now hiring. Find your next job
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Today's charts: Lending Club, Express Scripts, AIG earnings on tap

Yahoo Finance is tracking Lending Club, AIG and Express Scripts ahead of their quarterly results after the bell Tuesday. Lending Club (LC) — The
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South Shore Chamber names real estate expert to board of directors

The South Shore Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Brian Molisse, owner of Molisse Realty Group LLC, was named to the chamber's
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Toronto isn't growing fast enough to justify its bubbly house prices

The latest census figures show Canada's largest city growing at its slowest rate in 40 years, yet home prices are still booming. That isn't sustainable
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Interior Design – Entry Hall Decor

An entrance to any home is a special and vulnerable place. It is the gateway from the public realm to the private. It is often the only interior space that visitors to your home may see…
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Mortgage Rates Are Trending Up – Should You Worry?

Unless you plan to buy your home with cash (lucky you!), it's important to know what's going on with mortgage rates these days. The bad news is that
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Mortgage Applications Up, Foreclosures Down

Mortgage applications for new home purchases in January increased by 22 percent from December and by 9.2 percent from a year ago, according to
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Anworth Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

BUSINESS WIRE)–Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) (the “Company”) announced today that it will … purchase and sale of our investment portfolio; (ii) our financing and hedging activities; and (iii) providing us with
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Credit growth slowed in Q4

However, if we look at yearly trends based on the total number of new accounts in all three categories – private finance, mortgage and credit cards
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NT real estate market 'positive'

THE Territory's first home buyers scheme will drive confidence in the real estate market, according to Elders' national head of residential real estate.
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Confessions of a marriage counselor: 6 money lies that wreck marriages

A partner with a poor credit score can potentially hinder your ability to qualify for financing in the future. Mortgage lenders, for example, take both
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Real Estate Services Administrator

Randstad National Recruiting is seeking a Real Estate Services Administrator to work for a commercial real estate company located in Tempe, AZ.
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Demand from first-time buyers still going strong

The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme may have come to an end, but that hasn't dampened activity among first-time buyers. Instead, demand
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Co-ops respond to government white paper on housing crisis

The housing co-operative sector has reacted to a government white paper on how to fix the UK's housing market. Launched this month, the proposals
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Notifications to go out to 1.3 million taxpayers for 'suspect' banking activity

Greece's General Secretary Against Corruption, Constantinos Christou, on Tuesday said that 1.3 million taxpayers should be receiving notifications in
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House price growth accelerated at end of 2016

The housing market cooled in July after the EU referendum. But more recently there have been signs of a recovery, and there is no evidence of the
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EU repo caught in 'perfect storm'

The European repo market experienced extreme volatility and dislocation during a year-end liquidity crunch in 2016, according to the International
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IRS may be stepping up scrutiny of mortgage deductions

It's called Form 1098 and it totes up how much interest you paid on your mortgage last year. Your lender is required by law to fill it out and send it to the
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How You May Be Overpaying Hundreds of Dollars on Your Mortgage

If you put less than 20% down when you bought your house and used a conventional mortgage, you probably pay private mortgage insurance, or PMI,
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First American Mortgage Solutions Debuts CleanFile Solutions™ to Help Lenders Perfect and …

First American Mortgage Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) and leading provider of comprehensive
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Toronto drives Canadian home prices up in January: Teranet

Toronto drives Canadian home prices up in January: Teranet

Toronto drives Canadian home prices up in January: Teranet ….. A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property Friday, Nov.
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2017 Real Estate Assessments Available; Countywide Average is $533168

Countywide residential real estate assessments are up an average of only 0.68 percent for 2017. The countywide average assessment for all homes is
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Sonoma County restaurants, real estate developers reveal challenges for local economic growth

Two major drivers of the Sonoma County economy are real estate and retail, and two of the largest companies in those industries say they need to get
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Yellen's Prepared Remarks to Senate Banking Committee (Full Text)

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary
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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Remembers Legendary Leader, Chandler Barton

MADISON, N.J., Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC remembers Chandler B. Barton, legendary leader and former
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Mortgage lenders who embrace PropTech tipped to be big winners in 2017

Take your typical 'traditional' mortgage application process. As it stands, it all starts with a realtor calling a prospective buyer to convince them to view
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Argentine Banking ADRs: A New Phase Of Growth

Except for BBVA Banco Frances, Argentine banking ADRs have brought a great performance over the past year. The reason is that local banks were
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Scarcity expected to slow down growth of Dutch housing market

Following the strengthening housing market, the number of mortgage approvals rose too. Since these exceeded the volume of repayments, gross
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EXCLUSIVE: Brightstar appoints Gina Blagden to head of residential mortgages

Blagden has been with the company since September 2012 as a mortgage consultant and worked her way up the business. She has a wealth of
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Buy-to-let mortgage volume drops 21% in December

The volume of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages fell in December 2016 by 21% compared with figures for the same month in 2015, according to data
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Completed Foreclosures Down 40% Year Over Year: CoreLogic

The number of mortgages in serious delinquency, which CoreLogic defines as 90 days or more past due including loans in foreclosure or REO, fell by
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News conferences raise issue of Trump seeking softballs

With more than 30 years in the financial/banking/mortgage/commercial lending industry and a strong team at his side, Joe has steadily increased his
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Arch MI finishes off 2016 with a boom

Arch Capital Group reported its fourth-quarter earnings which came in 11.88% higher than expected, according to Nasdaq, which provides financial
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SWBC Lending Solutions Grows After Higher Rank on Morningstar

14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — SWBC Lending Solutions™, LLC is kicking off 2017 with new business related to its upgraded ranking with Morningstar
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Shetland Islands see biggest house price rise

The Shetland Islands have seen the biggest increase in UK house prices during 2016, according to new figures published by the Office for National
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Yellen: Banks really are lending and they're 'quite profitable'

Fed Chair Janet Yellen rebutted President Donald Trump's claims that banks aren't lending, saying that businesses can get the money they need.
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LRES Launches Comprehensive Lien Alert Solution for Mortgage Servicers

ORANGE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LRES, a national residential and commercial real estate services company providing valuations, REO asset
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Derisking is causing significant banking problems for two-thirds of US nonprofits

Derisking by banks is making it difficult for nonprofits working internationally to send and receive money, causing projects to be delayed and even
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NAR Tech Edge Events Keep Realtors® Apprised of Latest Tools

To help Realtors® stay well informed of the latest business technology skills and trends changing the real estate industry, the National Association of
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Trump is X factor for global banking reform

Top regulators are set to meet on March 19 with the possible aim — for the second time this year — of reaching a deal on controversial global bank
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First American Mortgage Solutions Debuts CleanFile Solutions

First American Mortgage Solutions Debuts CleanFile Solutions

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American Mortgage Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF)
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Buy to let fixed rate mortgages fall to all-time low

New data shows that the price of two- and three-year fixed rate BTL mortgages has dropped to an all-time low, as lenders try to tempt landlords into
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Mortgage Lenders Are Loosening Credit Standards Rapidly

It's an excellent time to be buying a home or refinancing one — current mortgage rates are still low and U.S. lenders are making it easier to get
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Digital Banking: IT Business Analysts / Testers (Fresh Grad Welcome)

IT Solutions Ltd. is hiring Digital Banking: IT Business Analysts / Testers (Fresh Grad Welcome) – Major Bank . e-Banking . Career in testing & business
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Morning Briefing: Best US housing markets for investment named

Investors seeking the best opportunities in the rental housing market should look at Atlanta, GA according to a new report. The online real estate
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Love My Girlfriend, Hate Her Credit: How To Buy A House With A Credit-Challenged Partner

Mortgage lenders almost always pull a “merged” credit report that provides at least two and usually three credit scores from Experian, Equifax and / or
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Fordham Real Estate Institute at Lincoln Center to Host Panel on Residential Real Estate Trends …

The event, titled “Residential Real Estate: Trends and Forecasts,” will bring together industry experts to discuss the latest real estate trends,
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The Equities Research Analysts' Downgrades for February, 10th (ASAZY, CTRL, DXTR, EDN …

The Company primarily sells in Europe and in North America. … The Title Insurance and Services segment provides title insurance policies and
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Money Pit Stop: I want to pay off my mortgage, retire early and save up for a buy-to-let – how can I …

He wants to know how to take a bit more risk in his investments to help pay off his mortgage and retire earlier and purchase some buy-to-let properties.
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UK house prices up 7.2% in December

House prices in the UK were up 7.2 per cent in the year to December, equal to the November rise, according to the latest ONS and Land Registry
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'Looking for sexy, smart and sweet': Why real estate is like matchmaking

Love is in the air this Valentine's Day, as real estate agents the world over play matchmaker. The objective of a matchmaker in romantic love is to bring
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Adam Roloff Has Been Recognized Among the Top in His Industry by the Expert Network©

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Minnesota State University Moorhead and also holds his Mortgage Loan Originator's
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Toronto drives Canadian home prices in January: Teranet

OTTAWA – Canadian home prices rose in January as values in the hot Toronto market climbed even further, while Vancouver prices picked up after
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Provides Nearly $4 Billion in Community Development Lending and …

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Community Development Banking (CDB) provided nearly $4 billion in loans, tax credit equity investments and other real
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Watch live: Janet Yellen testifies before Senate banking committee

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is slated to give her semiannual testimony before the Senate banking committee Tuesday. She could provide
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Houston home buyers have more of the upper hand in negotiations

Houston ranks as the nation's fifth-best market for home buyers, according to an analysis from Seattle-based real estate listing and data firm Zillow.
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Fin-tech startup Indifi names banking veteran Maninder Juneja as advisor

Founded in 2015 by Mittal, Siddharth Mahanot, and Sundeep Sahi, Indifi is an online platform connecting small businesses with formal lending
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CMBS market remains steady in post risk-retention era

SL Green had secured a total of $450 million in financing from Goldman Sachs for the 32-story property, replacing a previous $450 million mortgage
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2016 Greenwich Excellence Award Winners in US Small Business Banking

This year Greenwich Associates evaluated the Small Business Banking platforms of more than 600 banks. Of these, only 30 had the distinctive quality
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China credit growth slows as stimulus wanes

China credit growth slows as stimulus wanes

Chinese banks traditionally splurge on lending in January, following the renewal of lending quotas renewed at the start of each year. But central bank
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Analysis shows US housing market saw strong sales and price growth in 2016

Housing supply reached a record low in the United States at the end of 2016 as the best quarterly sales of the year caused price growth to speed up,
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BRIEF-Xinyuan Real Estate Q4 revenue rose 22.2 pct to $505.3 mln

TORONTO, Feb 14 Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX Group is optimistic about the pipeline for new listings in 2017, its chief executive told investors
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GainClients, Inc. (GCLT: OTC Pink Current) | Fidelity National Title Signs Service Agreement With …

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2017 — GainClients, Inc. (OTC: GCLT) (“GainClients” or the “Company”) announced that it has signed a major service
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PeerStreet: Enabling Real Estate Investors To Reach Previously Inaccessible Asset Classes

PeerStreet is revolutionizing real estate investing by opening a previously inaccessible asset class to investors through technology to give investors
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BB&T, Citibank: Interest Rates on Tuesday for Home Mortgages Feb 14, 2017

Standard 30 year refinance fixed rate mortgages are being quoted at 4.375% at BB&T and an APR of 4.459%. 15 year refi fixed rate mortgages at the
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Editor's Note: Start as you mean to go on

You go away for a few weeks and don't expect much to change in your absence. Oh, how naïve! A month is a long time in the mortgage industry and it
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HomeBridge Announces Completed Purchase of the Operating Assets of Prospect Mortgage …

14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., a national independent mortgage lender, announced today the completed purchase of
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The First American Corporation (The) (FAF) Shares Bought by Century Capital Management LLC

Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in First American Corporation … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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Unemployed consultant unable to pay mortgage can't bring himself to sell €500k home

“If you take the option of selling the house yourself you will get something out of it after clearing the mortgage. I will allow you a stay of three months to
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Mortgage Sales Assoc (SAFE)

Learn more about applying for Mortgage Sales Assoc (SAFE) at Wells Fargo.
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US Mortgage Rates Remain in Holding Pattern in Mid-February

According to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the average U.S. mortgage rate stayed within a two basis point range for the third
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UPDATE 1-Canadian home prices rise in January, driven by Toronto -Teranet

UPDATE 1-Canadian home prices rise in January, driven by Toronto – … Canada's housing market has been robust since the global financial crisis,
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DLD, Nasdaq Dubai sign MoU to facilitate real estate-related listings

The Dubai Land Department and Nasdaq Dubai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will help real estate companies that are
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Woman saved from suspected real estate agent-serial killer shares ordeal

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina — Real estate agent Todd Kohlhepp emerged from a garage on his South Carolina farm firing in the direction of the
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Tuesday's Interest Rates for Home Mortgages at PHH, Citizens Feb 14, 2017

The best 30 year loans at PHH Mortgage are coming out at 4.125% with an APR of 4.191%. Shorter term 15 year loan deals are listed at 3.710% with
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Post-recession, fewer low-credit borrowers apply for mortgages

Securing a mortgage for a home is harder now than it was before the Great Recession, despite reports of improved credit availability, according to
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Hottest Spring 2017 Suburb Housing Markets

So where are the hottest suburban markets this Spring? To answer that, Realtor.com analyzed suburban housing markets across the country.
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Homes in these 10 markets are selling like hotcakes

Housing markets in the western part of the United States remain hot. Data released on Tuesday by brokerage firm Zillow showed eight of the 10 hottest
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Business Banking Relationship Manager

Together, M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, a part of M&T Bank Corporation, represent one of the country's leading depository and lending franchises,
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Quicken Loans, US Bank: Interest Rates on Tuesday for Home Mortgages Feb 14, 2017

Quicken Loans, US Bank: Interest Rates on Tuesday for Home Mortgages Feb 14, 2017

The benchmark 30 year FRMs are listed at 4.25% at Quicken Loans and an APR of 4.499%. VA 30 year fixed rate mortgages are 3.75% and APR of
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New Products and Correspondent Investor; Can Conventional Lenders do Reverse Mortgages …

Ventana Home Mortgage will be holding a Town Hall Meeting to introduce its soon-to-be launched “Residential Loan Programs Correspondent
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Freddie Mac Announces Release Date for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Financial Results

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Feb 14, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) announced today that it plans to report its fourth quarter and full-year
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Building a Better Experience in Banking

Before banks, credit unions or any financial organization can compete through customer experience, executives and technologists should take some
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Santander Rolls Out 'Pay-by-voice' Banking

Santander has extended its voice-assisted banking capabilities to become the first UK high street lender to allow customers to make account
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Mortgage rates slide to 4.27%

Strong employment rates push bond yields and mortgage rates up, but that wasn't the case last week, as Bankrate reported a decline of 4.27% in
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Number of first-time buyers rises as buy-to-let lending dips

Buy-to-let lending dipped at the end of last year while there was an increase in first-time buyer borrowing, suggesting government policies designed to
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Bankrate glossary: Bubble

Bubbles can develop within the housing market, stock market, business sectors and securities market. Bubbles grow until investors realize the asset's
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First-time buyer lending up 8% year-on-year

Home-owner house purchase lending totalled £11.6bn in December, up 5% on November and 3% on December 2015. This came to 63,600 loans, up
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8:30 EMBARGO Canadian home prices rise in January, driven by Toronto -Teranet

Canada's housing market has been robust in the years since the global … Indeed, the rise in the Teranet index signaled that prices have doubled
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Is the Banking Environment Getting Better?

Hassium Asset Management CEO Yogi Dewan discusses his outlook for the banking sector. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.
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FBR & Co. announced PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM), boosting its stock price target to $26.00 today

Pulte Mortgage arranges financing through the origination of mortgage loans. The Company's subsidiaries are engaged in the homebuilding business
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FBR & Co. reported on Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC), bumping its price target to $21.00 …

FBR & Co. upped the price target of Taylor Morrison Home … and closing settlement services through its title company, Inspired Title Services,
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Mortgage Rate Summary for Chase, Suntrust Feb 14, 2017

30 year fixed rate mortgages have been offered at 3.750% at Chase Bank (NYSE:JPM) today with an APR of 3.915%. Shorter term 15 year fixed rate
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Kensington Mortgages reduces rates

The changes include a 2-year fixed rate of 2.99% up to 75% loan-to-value and reductions on its large loan products with rates starting a 2.49%.
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Affiliate Lending Manager

RCN Capital is seeking an Affiliate Lending Manager to design and implement a correspondent lending program with RCN's business framework.
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First-time buyers defy the doubters to drive house prices higher

First-time buyers borrowed more money than ever before to get on the housing ladder last year, defying fears of a slowdown to boost the market further
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Bank of Tech poses growing threat to traditional institutions

Last October, the Central Bank of Ireland added an unexpected company to its roster of digital payment providers — Facebook Payments International
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Where are the lower-credit borrowers?

Mortgage credit availability is on the rise, according to most observers. The Mortgage Bankers Association found that mortgage credit availability
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Manazel Real Estate profit rises 16% in second half

Manazel Real Estate reported a 16 per cent rise in profit during the second half of 2016, following a company-wide restructuring exercise and high
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ABA Endorses Akouba As Online Lending Partner For Small Banks

ABA Endorses Akouba As Online Lending Partner For Small Banks

According to a report by Reuters, in January, the ABA, the trade group for banks in the U.S., held a bidding process to land an online lending partner
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4 Cash-Out Refinance Options That Put Your Home Equity To Work

Part of that volume consists of cash-out refinance loans. Home values were up four percent last year, and continue to go up. And, mortgage rates are
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Podcast: How a real estate broker-owner closes 20 Zillow deals a year

Have you tried unsuccessfully to bring in additional real estate business and close more deals on Zillow? Here, broker-owner John Lieber shares
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The First American Corporation (The) (FAF) Expected to Earn Q1 2017 Earnings of $0.42 Per Share

The company earned $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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Home Loans: BMO Harris Bank, Wells Mortgage Rates Feb 14, 2017

30 year loan interest rates are on the books at 4.250% at BMO Harris Bank carrying an APR of 4.361%. The shorter term 15 year fixed rate mortgage
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Fidelity National Title Signs Service Agreement With GainClients, Inc.

Fidelity National Title Group is a member of the Fidelity National Financial family of companies and the nation's largest group of title companies and
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This $6.9 Million Villa Comes With Its Own Private Island

Sometime in 2014, French-born, Dubai-based, real estate developer Blaise Carroz decided to buy his own island. “Since I was a kid, I dreamed of
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China bans asset managers from channelling funds to real estate investments in 16 cities

“We real estate private equity funds were born to invest in property companies. The government won't place a ban on such funds. Actually the ban on
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Mission Bank honored for its SBA 504 lending

Bakersfield-based Mission Bank has been honored for being the second top SBA 504 lender in a category of banks with assets of $500 million or less.
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Car finance latest – Why leasing a car could damage your chance of getting a mortgage

Mortgage brokers however have issued a warning that buying a car using a finance deal could damage their chances of securing a mortgage.
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First Comes Love… Then Comes Mortgage?

According to the National Association of REALTORS most recent Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, married couples once again dominated the
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Help with your mortgage, laundry and a nice cup of tea – meet Britain's 10th biggest mortgage …

The guarantor's finances are taken into account when you apply for the mortgage, which may mean that you can borrow more than if you take out a
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How banks and startups are reaching the poorest Americans

How banks and startups are reaching the poorest Americans

Recent research has shown that many Americans without bank accounts feel they don't have money to warrant an account or that the fees are too high
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Senate confirms former banker Mnuchin as Treasury secretary

In 2009, Mnuchin assembled a group of investors to buy the failed IndyMac bank, whose collapse the year before was the second biggest bank failure
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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarterly Dividend for 2016

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan”) is an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and in other countries.
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Sen. Pat Toomey expected to play key role in reducing banking regulations

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who co-founded a Lehigh Valley community bank and now chairs a key Senate banking subcommittee, is expected to
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Rise in raw materials prices likely to hit real estate business

INDORE: High fluctuations in cement and steel prices caused by a spur in infrastructural activities, is likely to hit real estate business. Increased prices
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Analyst, Banking Operations

From a Chicago-based bank founded in 1889, we now have more than 20 international locations and 16,500 employees globally. We serve the
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As inflation shoots up, India Inc seeks lower lending rates

India Inc today pitched for lower lending rates and nudged policymakers to take measures to improve the credit flow to manufacturing and
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Housing market in Lisburn getting off to strong start in 2017, says local agent

From her office at The House of Vic Ryn on Lisburn's Moira Road, Dawn works on a daily basis with both buyers and sellers in the housing market.
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Highest number of mortgages in 2016 for first-time buyers in almost a decade

More mortgages were handed out to first-time buyers during 2016 than in any other year since 2007, figures from banks and building societies show.
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Building society Skipton eyes £250m mortgages sale

Britain's fourth-biggest building society has put a £250m portfolio of mortgage loans up for sale, underlining financial institutions' determination to
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12 States With Rock-Bottom Mortgage Rates

Our low-but-probably-rising interest-rate environment makes this a perfect time to buy a home. Even in states with the lowest mortgage interest rates,
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Mortgage lending up despite political shakes: CML

Mortgage lending was up by 7 per cent in 2016, with first-time buyer activity particularly healthy, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has said.
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Development, Director

Development, Director

Development, Director job in Mc Lean, VA Freddie Mac – This position is a leader in the IT enterprise data solutions team that supports all Freddie Mac
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St John's Wood mansion sells for £16m in boost to London's high-end housing market

A member of the Tilda rice empire family has boosted confidence in London's struggling prime property market after buying a St John's Wood mansion
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Vida Homeloans partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Vida Homeloans has been appointed to the Mortgage Intelligence panel of lenders for both network and club members. The new relationship gives
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A worthy alternative to bonds for income seekers: private debt

Among his list of favoured firms in the private mortgage area is Morrison Laurier Mortgage Corp., formed to invest in the portfolio of Morrison Financial
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January spike in first-time buyer applications

Charles Mungroo, mortgage manager at Yorkshire Building Society, said that there was no slowing in demand for mortgages for those with five per
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Buyer Assistance Programs Aim to Increase Home Purchases in Detroit

If Detroit's housing market is to stabilize, McCarthy says more mortgages need … In 2012, one very large stick struck the nation's five largest mortgage
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Imports, revenues slump as banks tighten lending

Feb 14, 2017- With banks tightening lending due to a receding supply of loanable funds, imports of luxury automobiles and industrial raw materials
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See what as little as $100K can get you in Dallas' red hot housing market

If there's a listing under $300,000, it is usually off the market in a matter of days or weeks, not months, said Steve Habgood of Hewitt & Habgood.
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China's Property Market Has a New Blind Spot

BEIJING—A private-sector data provider has quietly stopped publishing a widely watched barometer of China's property market that was one of the
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Commercial real estate steady in 2017

2016 was a record year for the commercial real estate market in the Reno-Sparks area. “For retail, the vacancy rate came down about 2% last year
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Morning Coffee: The best months to land a new banking job. Strange allegations at Morgan Stanley

If you're looking for a new job in banking, you might think February's the time to find one. After all, bonuses at U.S. banks have been paid and hiring
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How Mr. Market Is Wrong To Discount Capstead Mortgage's Book Value

Government agencies, such Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, market share in MBS is greater than two thirds of the total mortgage-related debt.
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Grameen Koota has partnered with Artoo for digital lending model of individual business loans

Expanding its product portfolio and venturing into Individual lending for its rural customer base, Grameen Koota has partnered with Artoo – a FinTech
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Grameen Koota partners with Artoo to develop digital lending model

Grameen Koota partners with Artoo to develop digital lending model

Grameen Koota partners with Artoo to develop digital lending model Rural lending firm Grameen Koota has partnered with fintech firm Artoo to launch
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SM/M, Client Due Diligence (1st tier private bank)

Your new company. This is a prestigious global financial institution with leading private banking presence across the globe. Your new role. You will act
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Malaysian banking system's liquidity healthy, says ABM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian commercial banking sector continues to be robust with ample liquidity, says the Association of Banks in Malaysia
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Banks say still lending readily to businesses, consumers

AFP picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Local lending continues to be robust, according to the Association of Banks in Malaysia (Abim) who said business
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New Zealand's housing market slows markedly, house sales volumes fall sharply in January

The REINZ housing data for the month of January indicates a marked deceleration in New Zealand's housing market in the month. January is usually
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Barclays launches stamp duty cashback mortgages

Home-House-Monopoly-Money-Property-700×450.jpg Barclays is launching a fixed-rate mortgage that lets first-time buyers and homemovers recover
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