This week's top commercial real estate transactions

This week's top commercial real estate transactions

Magnolia Lodging has sold the four-story, 125-room Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Richardson hotel, located in Richardson to Mori Holdings, a private
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Real estate broker embezzled more than $3 million, police say

Real estate broker embezzled more than $3 million, police say … A Myrtle Beach real estate broker is in custody, accused ofstealing more than $3
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Residential and Commercial Real Estate Updates

Michael C. Morey is the vice president of Oakbrook Corporation, a full-service real estate advisory company offering property and facility management,
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Where is the next big thing in commercial real estate in the Albany region?

Where is the next big thing in commercial real estate in New York's … Check out the slideshow to see some examples of where real estate activity is
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How this Bham real estate titan went from the classroom to the closing table

Get to know Margi Ingram, who has played a key role in several of prominent real estate developments around the metro area.
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Real estate spotlight: Del Dios Ranch, $85 million

Linda Sansone of Willis Allen Real Estate said what makes this property special is the 210 acres of property, 160 acres that are available for potential
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Miami real estate is so expensive that locals are moving out

For decades, Americans looking to retire or to get a fresh start have fueled massive population growth in South Florida. But that long-standing trend
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Summit County real estate roundup: High-end real estate sales see spike in January

The series tackles commercial and residential sales for a bird's-eye view of the ever-changing alpine real estate market — and how Summit County
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Premium Real Estate: How Seating Innovations Alter Cabin-Space Economies

Premium Real Estate: How Seating Innovations Alter Cabin-Space … airlines maximize cabin real estate and compete on passenger experience.
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Seattle real estate frenzy means opportunity in Tacoma for investors

Seattle real estate frenzy means opportunity in Tacoma for investors … As commercial real estate prices climb in Seattle, investors are turning their
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State takes official role in SUNY Poly real estate entities

ALBANY – The state's role in decisions made through SUNY Polytechnic Institute's' real estate and development arms was formalized Thursday,
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Want to Become a Real Estate Investor? You'll Make the Most Money If You Buy Here

Becoming a real estate investor is suddenly hot, thanks in part to those legions of HGTV-aholics inspired after binge-watching episodes of shows like
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MCS turmoil to destroy real estate market?

MUNCIE, Ind. — A Ball State University economist predicts that Muncie Community Schools' financial difficulties will speed up student departures and
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Real estate experts: Still business as usual at Sears

Since 2004, when Eddie Lampert bought Sears Holdings, financial analysts have posited that prime retail real estate was what the successful investor
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Arlington resident recognized for real estate commissions

Bradley has been working in the real estate industry for more than 12 years and has extensive experience in new construction and has built strong
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Commercial market shaped by expensive housing, other factors

A pricey housing market, the loss of developable land due to SOAR, rising construction costs and changes in technology all shape the commercial
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Exclusive: Meet OBJ's inaugural Residential Real Estate Awards honorees

And several local operations of homebuilders, apartment construction companies, residential real estate brokerage firms and developers have made a
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Agent fined $5K by Minnesota Department of Commerce for alleged title company ties

Agent fined $5K by Minnesota Department of Commerce for alleged title company ties

Have you ever crashed on the hotel-room couch of a title agent or lender friend — and did you know that it could potentially get you into trouble?
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ApproveNow Has Published an Ultimate Guide on Subprime Auto Lending for Tampa, FL

United States – Bad credit ratings can affect someone's ability to obtain any form of lending. This is a real pain when they need to purchase a new
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Retirement village sector hot, listed fund advances mortgages

Millennials who feel financially disadvantaged may consider wreaking their revenge by investing in the grey tsunami of baby boomers swelling
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Don't want to enter corporate lending as third bencher: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Bandhan Bank

We are not into lending to corporates; we are already present in micro-banking. We have exposure to small SMEs; now we will increase exposure to
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State lender inks deal with Workers Security Agency for mortgage facilities

State lender inks deal with Workers Security Agency for mortgage facilities Work proceeds at a housing development for middle-income consumers
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HOW many licenses of lending firms did SEC suspend?

HOW many licenses of lending firms did SEC suspend?

The 84 lending companies have failed to obtain secondary licenses, or a certificate of authority, to operate as a lending company required under
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TH Real Estate Acquires 539 Bryant in San Francisco for $46MM

Zurich North America, San Francisco, Cushman & Wakefield, TH Real Estate, Nuveen, TIAA, 539 Bryant Street, South of Market, SoMa, HoneyBook,
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Foreign buyers' interest in Metro Vancouver housing levelling off

Seven months after B.C. introduced a tax on foreign buyers in Metro Vancouver, foreign buyers' interest in the region's real estate market seems to be
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Chinese buy 25pc of new housing in NSW: Credit Suisse

Despite the new taxes and Chinese government restrictions, buyers from China will support the Australian housing market and lessen the severity of a
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Q&A: Josh Gordon, the researcher who blames buyers for rising home prices in Toronto

Josh Gordon, an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University's School of Public Policy, spends much of his time researching the Canadian housing
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Morneau not finished addressing hot housing markets: 'There are clearly supply issues in …

National PostSpeculative investing in the real estate market — buying a home in the hope of turning a profit rather than to live in — is believed to be
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Are Peer To Peer Loans Right For Your Portfolio?

Peer to peer (P2P) lending has taken off in recent years. Various fintech companies such as Lending Club, Prosper and Funding Circle and many
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Is Now a Good Time to Invest in the US Housing Market?

The US housing market has maintained its subdued growth following Trump's election to The White House. Towards the end of last year, especially in
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Chinese buyers to prop up Australian housing market: Credit Suisse

Foreign buyers are purchasing new housing in New South Wales and Victoria at a rate of $8 billion a year – a figure the equivalent of one in five new
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Bay Area real estate: Home sales slip, but prices jump again

Photo shows a house for sale in Oakland in 2016. A new report says Bay Area home sales dipped in February, though median prices rose for the 59th
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A Better World: Lending a hand to homeless Wake County kids

Twenty-nine homeless children in Wake County who otherwise might not get critical health and social services they need will now be connected to
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Real Estate Attorney

SetPoint Consultants is a national recruitment firm specializing in the Title, Mortgage, Escrow, Banking, and Legal industries. We have a growing real
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Vital Signs: If it looks like a housing bubble and sounds like a housing bubble…

I didn't think it was possible for there to be more focus on the Australian housing market than in 2016, but the last couple of weeks have proved me
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Does South Florida lead nation in gap between wages and housing?

“Studies indicate that while Broward County is the most cost-burdened housing market in the nation, South Florida ranks No. 1 in the gap between
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Relationship Manager (RM) – PL / BL / Mortgages / HL / LAP / CC

Job Description for the post of Relationship Manager (RM) – PL / BL / Mortgages / HL / LAP / CC in Array Management Consultants in Guntur, Mysore,
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Delinquent GSE Mortgages Fall to Lowest Level Since 2008

Seriously delinquent loans — those that are 90 days or more past due — dropped to 1.1 percent of Fannie and Freddie's mortgage portfolio after the
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Build more homes to combat rising inflation, housing prices, economist says

The historic, nationwide housing inventory shortage could be cured by more new-home construction, real estate economist Lawrence Yun said, but
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Here's the surprising way rising interest rates could affect the housing market

Here's the surprising way rising interest rates could affect the housing market

So far, there's been no sign that the market is retreating. In fact, it seems more likely that the Fed's actions could actually be good for the housing
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NWA residential real estate market sizzels

A snapshot of the Northwest Arkansas housing market shows more sales at higher prices in a shorter amount of time. Local real estate experts say
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Design Destination: Venetian Winter Getaway

Venice in the winter can be brutal. Cold and rainy on top of that wind, some would say you'd be out of your mind to travel there during the winter months. Despite all these inconveniences…
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Commercial & Residential Real-Estate Bubble once again a Risk to

Real estate becomes a trigger for a financial crisis because of its high leverage. For banks, these properties are collateral. When property values tank,
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Strong suburban sellers market showing no signs of letting up

The suburban real estate market is showing no sign of letting up with demand growing and prices continuing to move up, according to statistics
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US housing inventory reaches historic lows, hurting first-time buyers

The U.S. housing market has again moved toward greater disconnect between supply and demand. According to a new Trulia report, U.S. home
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New Private Mortgage Lender Network in Brampton

Brampton, ON — (SBWIRE) — 03/23/2017 — Bramptonmortgagepro.ca has a new private mortgage lender network in Brampton. Private lenders are
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New Street Mortgages introduces £1 valuations to coincide with the new coin

New Street Mortgages will introduce a £1 valuation fee across the board from next Tuesday to coincide with the launch of the 12-sided £1 coin.
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Tighter lending policies mitigating risks to household debts

To continue reducing risks, the central bank said continued vigilance in lending practices must be maintained as well as support for households to
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Regulators' housing campaign could backfire

We are experiencing an unprecedented campaign from the Reserve Bank, APRA and ASIC to try to reduce the price of dwellings in Sydney and, to a
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Five Essential Reverse Mortgage Comparison Resources

It's among the most common questions a potential reverse mortgage borrower faces: Would I be better off with a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage or
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Undersupply of affordable houses seen to worsen

Consequently, prevailing median house prices are beyond the reach of most Malaysians. This is primarily attributable to a gross mismatch between
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Bremerton Housing authority braces for cuts to rental assistance program

Bremerton Housing Authority staff say the 6 percent reduction already is damaging. The cut comes at a time when a hot housing market is pricing out
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Canada looks to provinces to cool hot housing market

Canada looks to provinces to cool hot housing market … lobbed the problem of Toronto's hot housing market back to Ontario on Thursday after its new
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Splashes of Color Can Save Your Interior from Boring White Walls

No doubt there is an element of freshness to the idea of an all-white room. But such a room also poses a challenge. Think of when we use the term “black and white” to mean “cut and dry,” or no wiggle room…
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Title Insurance Closer

SetPoint Consultants is a national recruitment firm specializing in the Title, Mortgage, Legal, Banking, and Customer Service industry. We are currently
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A tale of two housing markets

This week the National Association of Realtors announced February sales of existing homes had fallen 3.7 percent from January, based on an
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Housing Sector Preview: A Strong Start to 2017

After many years of a sluggish recovery, the housing market has continued to strengthen and some analysts think 2017 could be the best year since
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Local home sales down 35 percent since December

LIMA — The regional housing market is off to a slow start in 2017, as the number of properties sold has declined nearly 35 percent since December.
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Housing market could get a bump from Trump

Donald Trump was most famous for being a real estate developer before he became a reality TV star and then wound up Leader of the Free World.
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New Street drops lowest rental cover rates to 125%

New Street drops lowest rental cover rates to 125%

House-Keys-Mortgage-Estate-Agent-700.jpg New Street Mortgages has made a swathe of buy-to-let criteria changes, including cutting its lowest
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CFPB preps to review major mortgage rules

January 2018 marks five years since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized the qualified mortgage rule, as well as other key mortgage
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Realm Investment House says rising house prices are spurring risky borrowing

But by February of this year they were warning that resurgent house price growth and an acceleration in unsecured lending had pushed its index to a
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Maxwell, Matic Insurance Services partner to simplify homeowners insurance process

Maxwell, a provider of digital mortgage software and a winner of HousingWire Magazine's 2017 HW Tech100, and Matic Insurance Services, a digital
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Plymouth County real estate sales continue to outperform last year

The increases in interest rates may be slowing down the mortgage activity. Although total mortgages in 2017 are higher than the total number of
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New Private Mortgage Lender Network in Markham

These are entities without any association with banks and that allows them to issue mortgages to all sorts of clients. Unlike banks, private mortgage
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for March 23

Investors Title Company (ITIC) traded on unusually high volume on Mar. 23, as the stock gained 4.85% to close at $133.59. On the day, Investors Title
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Shock and anger at Kirkcaldy bank closure plans

News that the Royal Bank of Scotland, an institution on Kirkcaldy High Street for decades, is to close in October has been met with anger and dismay.
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FHFA Announces Update on CSP Process

FHFA Announces Update on CSP Process

Under the FHFA plan, Release 2 will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use the CSP to issue a single, common security to be called the Uniform
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How will technology impact loan originators in 2017?

The mortgage industry is at a pivotal moment. Today's consumers are demanding a mortgage process that is fast, easy, and transparent. According to
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Mortgage rates plunge

Key mortgage rates fell steeply in the week after rising solidly over the two preceding weeks, Freddie Mac reported. Through Wednesday, the 30-year
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Community groups, lenders call for Fannie, Freddie to stop paying dividend to Treasury

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are scheduled to send their latest dividend payment to the Department of the Treasury later this month, but if a
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US home sales slowed in February after surge in January

“The underlying story is still very positive for the housing market,” said Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets. “The February drop is
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Loan Processing Professional

We are GROWING…LEADING…SETTING A NEW STANDARD! We are GLS! GLS is seeking the most talented and innovative Loan Processing
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Is Lending Club Really Like Amazon?

2016 was a terrible year for Lending Club (NYSE:LC). Scandal plagued the company. Renaud Laplanche, the company's founder, was forced to
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NYS home sales reach second highest February total

“We continue to monitor the ongoing decline in homes listed for sale,” MacKenzie said. “In February, both the number of homes for sale and the
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ISLA calls for review of UCITS lending rules in CMU feedback

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has urged the European Commission (EC) to re-examine rules that restrict UCITS funds'
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Don't Call It A Comeback

Nationally, housing inventory dropped to its lowest level on record in 2017 Q1. The number of homes on the market dropped for the eighth consecutive
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SMEs double demand for non-bank lending

Along with this, there has also been a decrease in the number of businesses planning on lending from the banks, which fell from 38% in round one to
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Amazon Lending doubles small business loans to $661 million

Amazon.com Inc. has for the first time revealed the scope of its five-year-old small business lending program. Amazon Lending's outstanding loans
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REIWA: Tightening lending conditions could prove adverse for WA

If lending conditions are made tougher for existing home owners, new home buyers and investors in WA, this will have a detrimental effect on our local
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SEC suspends 84 lending firms

The CA is required under Republic Act No. 9474 or the Lending Company Regulation Act of 2007, which the SEC has taken the lead in implementing.
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FirstBank Is 'Banking For Good'

For the first time in 24 years, FirstBank and its agency TDA_Boulder are introducing a new tagline for the financial institution, Banking For Good,
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US Probes Banking of Manafort

In one case, the AP found that a Manafort-linked company received a $1 million payment in October 2009 from a mysterious firm through the Bank of
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FHFA's Plans for Fannie and Freddie Delayed Until 2019

Release 2, the announcement stated, will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use the CSP to issue a single, common security to be called the
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Lenders go outside the box to offset lost production

… which makes them all but ineligible for agency loans purchased on the secondary market by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, according to Jamie
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Why open banking apps won't be mainstream until 2020

Open banking is basically an inevitability now as regulators in the UK and Europe ramp up implementation of new standards like PSD2 (Revised
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Home Sales and Values Up, Mortgage Rates Down

Over on the servicing side, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 189,911 foreclosure
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The State of Omnichannel Banking in North America: A Researcher's Perspective

The State of Omnichannel Banking in North America: A Researcher's Perspective

Hardly a day goes by that we don't read about the imperative of omnichannel retail delivery. Banks are joined by other retail segments in grappling
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Agent banking getting popular

Agent banking is gaining popularity, particularly among Bangladeshis living abroad, because of its convenient and cost-effective nature. The business
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An earthquake in European banking

IN BRITAIN alone millions of people make formal complaints each year about their banks. For them, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, founder of Klarna,
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Heartland BancCorp Announces New Banking and College Partnership Offering Training …

To help facilitate the program, Columbus State will help prepare students for a career in banking through targeted training in courses such as
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No Bailout for Italian Banking Sector? ECB Eyes Lender Shutdowns

The European Central Bank (ECB) might allow certain banks to collapse as the era of unprecedented monetary stimulus is ending, putting bailouts for
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Russia's banking system has SWIFT alternative ready

If the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is shut down in Russia, the country's banking system will not crash,
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BMO bites back against the media on Toronto real estate

“Until one year ago, the Toronto housing market was consistently strong, but not exceptional,” writes Porter under the snarky headline “Bubble Brigade
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Lloyds Banking Group to hang up on call centre staffers

Call centre staff at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) are to be axed in the latest expenses purge, company insiders have told us. El Reg understands 95
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Singapore, Vietnam ink slew of MOUs in banking and infrastructure

HANOI: Singapore and Vietnam ramped up their business ties, signing off on a string of new collaborations in banking, power generation and
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30-year mortgage rates fall back to 4.23%

From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate improved, landing at 4.23 percent, seven basis points better than last week's 4.30 percent.
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Hundreds of jobs hit as 158 RBS and NatWest branches close amid banking 'shift'

More than 150 Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest branches are to close with hundreds of job losses after a “dramatic shift” in customer banking.
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BTIG Investment Banking Group Experiences Record Growth Marked by More Than 100 …

BTIG, LLC announced today that its Investment Banking Group has successfully executed more than 100 transactions since January 2015. BTIG was
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online deposits

I am looking for a loan and I have someone willing to transfer me the funds from your bank to my td account in Canada but says the bank require
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Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for February 2017

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Mar 23, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC ) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for Feb. 2017
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Lenders, consumer groups call for end to GSE dividend sweep

… calling on the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to build up capital reserves.
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The banks have found another 1700 people affected by the tracker mortgage scandal

THE CENTRAL BANK has identified an extra 1,700 bank customers who may have been wrongfully denied tracker mortgages. The regulator's latest
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New European rules will open up retail banking

MORE treasured than the bullion in its vaults are the data a bank has stored on its servers. Bankers know what their customers eat, where they shop
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US probes Manafort's banking: report

Treasury Department agents recently obtained details concerning overseas financial transactions involving Paul Manafort, President Trump's former
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Business Banking Risk Analyst I

THE OPPORTUNITY Performs testing and monitoring functions as a second line of defense, e.g. Business Banking AML/BSA Reviews, monetary
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Banking 'partition' proposal by FDIC's Hoenig adds to Dodd-Frank revamp momentum

“We can best achieve these goals if the largest banks were to partition their commercial and investment banking activities and also hold tangible
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These 4 charts break down the details behind Millennials living at home

These 4 charts break down the details behind Millennials living at home

Student debt, housing affordability and income are commonly tossed out as the culprits behind Millennials needing to move back in with their parents.
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Freddie Mac creates automated option for homebuyers without credit score

Freddie Mac expanded homeownership opportunities and access to credit for many Americans who do not have credit scores. The mortgage giant
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Golub Capital Named "Lender of the Year" by Mergers and Acquisitions for 2016

NEW YORK, March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Golub Capital (the “Firm”) is pleased to announce it has been named the 2016 “Lender of the Year” by
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Fannie and Freddie Report Strong Volume

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted big multifamily financing volumes in 2016, with a significant amount of business coming in affordable
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Mortgage Rates Make Steepest Drop in Two-Plus Months

… percent, the steepest drop in more than two months, according to Freddie Mac's recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®).
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Title Company Experienced Processor

Looking for someone interested in a long term position with a well established, well respected company. Need someone who already has this as a
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Title insurance pioneer Patrick Chetcuti retires

While title insurance was an established part of the American real estate industry, Chetcuti said there was initial resistance to it in Canada when FCT
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EU bank eyes Chinese green lending

THE European Investment Bank plans to lend 500 million euros (US$539.1 million) to Chinese green projects in 2017, a senior official of the bank said
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No credit, no problem for mortgage borrowers

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac today announced a new program that will allow lenders to give mortgages to buyers without credit scores. The program
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Industry reacts to 8% mortgage lending drop

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that gross mortgage lending fell by 8% during February. Data showed that last month's lending
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Mortgage Rates Drop Signals Continued Uncertainty

30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.23 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending March 23, 2017, down from last week when it
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Update Regarding HAMP and Loan Modifications

In connection with the December 31, 2016, expiration of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Zillow May Have Violated Mortgage Regulations (Z, ZG)

Zillow Group (Z, ZG) shares have struggled in recent weeks, and new headaches may be coming investors' way. The real estate portal historically
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SEC suspends 84 unlicensed lenders

Eighty-four lending companies were suspended by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to their failure to secure a secondary license
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New Private Mortgage Lender Network in Mississauga

Mississauga, ON — (SBWIRE) — 03/23/2017 — Mississaugamortgageexpress.ca now has a new network of private mortgage lenders to fill the gap
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Fed orders Santander to improve oversight of its troubled subprime auto lender

The Federal Reserve on Thursday ordered the U.S. unit of Banco Santander SA SAN, +0.16% to improve the oversight of its troubled subprime
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Decline in lending by Croatian banks persists into Jan – RBA

ZAGREB (Croatia), March 23 (SeeNews) – Lending by Croatian banks declined by 6.4% on the year to 254.6 billion kuna ($37 billion/34.3 billion euro)
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Howard Bank plans to use $41 million raised to increase lending, pay off debt

CEO Mary Ann Scully says fast-growing Howard Bank wants to increase lending and is well-positioned for future acquisitions after raising more than
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New home sales surge, beat expectations in February

New home sales surge, beat expectations in February

New home sales in February increased even as the median home price fell, according to the latest joint release from the U.S. Census Bureau and the
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Canada's housing market looks eerily similar to the US before the crash

Borrowers buying homes with bigger and bigger mortgages. Specialist lenders taking business from banks by offering more aggressive loan terms.
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Private Lender Network in Scarborough Partners with Mortgage Broker Store

Scarborough, ON — (SBWIRE) — 03/23/2017 — Mortgage Broker Store connects people to a new private lender network in Scarborough. These are
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Investor Reporting Change Initiative Extended

Investor Change Reporting Initiative, announcement, extention, implementation, industry standard, IRCI.
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Collateral Rep and Warranty Relief Now Available in Freddie Mac Loan Advisor Suite

Starting March 31, when you submit appraisals to Freddie Mac using the Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®), Loan Collateral Advisor® will
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Trump Should Stop Obama Scheme That Steals Money For Obamacare

Their initial investments were used to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 – the housing
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Shaw Slashes BOJ Lending Rates

Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, has announced new lending rates to the Bank of Jamaica. He says this should translate into lower loan rates from
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Gary Fearnall of OnDeck Presents Online Lending in Canada

2017. This was first presented at the February 2017 FinTechTO. In this presentation, Gary shares his view of the online lending space in Canada.
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FHFA Delays Second Phase of 'Single Security' Implementation Effort

FHFA successfully implemented Release 1 of its Common Securitization Platform in December, which allowed Freddie Mac to use the platform to
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TFC signs distribution deal with Axis Bank

“Of course, your clients will also benefit from TFC's low, fair and transparent flat fee structure across all our mortgages, including buy-to-let deals
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Why servicers can borrow more against their Ginnie MSRs

The increase in advance rates on Ginnie Mae servicing rights comes as MSR financing providers expect rising mortgage rates to stabilize prepayment
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Tips for Buying Your First Home in Harrisburg

For the uninitiated, mortgages are a tricky business, so let's start with the basics. A mortgage is essentially a large loan used to finance a house.
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Here are the top 10 metros for single-family rental investors

The average gross rental yield decreased slightly in 2017 according to the Q1 2017 Single Family Rental Market Report from ATTOM Data Solutions,
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Rekon Technologies makes HousingWire's TECH100 four consecutive years

Rekon and other honorees are being recognized in the March issue of HousingWire Magazine. Companies on the HW TECH100 are measured based
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Fed tells Santander to beef up its auto-lending oversight

The Federal Reserve told Santander to strengthen oversight of its subprime auto-lending unit because it continues to fall short of state and federal
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Freddie Mac Automates Assessments of Borrowers Without Credit Scores

Freddie Mac currently allows lenders to manually underwrite mortgage loans to borrowers without credit scores. By allowing automated assessments,
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FHFA: Fannie, Freddie single security needs another year to finish

Freddie Mac was first to implement the use of the CSP, using it for data acceptance, issuance support and bond administration activities released to
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Mortgage Rates Ease

Mortgage rates slipped lower this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 4.29%, according to Bankrate.com's weekly
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Mortgage rates dip for Thursday

Multiple closely watched mortgage rates trended down today. The average rates on 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed mortgages both decreased.
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New-home sales rise despite pricier mortgages

WASHINGTON — Americans responded to higher mortgage rates by snapping up new homes in February at the fastest pace since July. New-home
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EIB gives EUR 50m for green economy lending in Poland

EIB gives EUR 50m for green economy lending in Poland

March 23 (Renewables Now) – BZ WBK Leasing SA, Poland's fifth largest leasing company, has secured a senior loan from the European Investment
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Ally Financial Inc (ALLY) Price Target Cut to $26.00 by Analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG

Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY) had its price objective cut by Credit Suisse Group AG from $27.00 to … Its segments include Automotive Finance operations, Insurance operations, Mortgage Finance operations, Corporate Finance
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Online Lender Kabbage Said to Seek Funds for Potential Acquisitions

Small U.S. business online lender Kabbage is in talks to raise a new round of equity funding that could be used for potential acquisitions at a time
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Berkshire Bank Names New SVP of Asset-Based Lending for Mid-Atlantic Region

Berkshire Bank announced a new addition to its Commercial Banking team. Kenneth Kaestner will serve as Senior Vice President, Asset Based
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates see greatest drop in months

Mortgage rates tumbled even after the Federal Open Market Committee elected to raise rates last week, experiencing the greatest weekly drop in
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Total mortgage lending in UK still affected by weakness in buy to let

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £18.2 billion in February, down 8% on January's lending total of £19.8 billion but not far from the £18.1
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American Family Funding Hosting Workshops To Help Retirees

American Family Funding, a division of American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, … are meant to help those looking at the future of their home financing.
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LIC Auto Dealer Accused Of Predatory Lending

Here in New York City, we are leveraging all the tools we have to curb this burgeoning lending problem that is adding to the national debt crisis.”.
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SEC suspends license of 84 lending firms

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday said it suspended the primary license of 84 lending companies that failed to obtain a
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Soft Fed Announcement Means Relief For Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates fell after fears of a rate-unfriendly Federal Reserve turned out to be unfounded. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey of more than 100
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Are Marketplace Loans a Good Investment Alternative?

Borrowers come to Lending Club looking for personal loans to use for anything from debt consolidation to weddings to home improvements.
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The ins and outs of Online Lending

Online lending gives financing alternatives to ordinary bank loans. Online moneylenders broaden short-term and in addition long haul business loans,
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North American names Massachusetts manager

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