Brazilians embrace mobile banking

Brazilians embrace mobile banking

Mobile banking has seen substantial growth in Brazil last year as users started to become more confident to transact over the channel, according to
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Upstart Loans with Interest Rates Calculated by AI

The lender wins because they have fewer loans that default and the borrower wins because they (presumably) can get a better interest rate as a result.
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PHH, Wells Fargo: Today's Interest Rates for Home Mortgages May 12, 2017

The best 30 year FRM interest rates at PHH Mortgage have been offered at 4.000% carrying an APR of 4.025%. Popular 15 year fixed rate loan
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Evans says his outlook hasn't changed much

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said his outlook hasn't changed much. “I have been a bit cautious, nervous about inflation
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News From NAMB: May 12, 2017

Look no further than Instant M.I. from United Wholesale Mortgage. With Instant M.I., there's no need for a second underwrite from the M.I. companies,
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Mortgage Rates Today, May 12, 2017, Plus Lock Recommendations

The overall increase met expectations, but the more important core reading only increased by .1 percent. This could be considered good for mortgage
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PREVIEW Provada gets smart and social and looks to the future

The 13th edition of the Provada annual real estate trade fair in Amsterdam will … If we work and shop more online, what is the role of real estate? … on the future role of social housing corporations will explore which trends need to be
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Administrative Assistant/Lending Clerk

1 Administrative Assistant Lending Clerk jobs in your area are available at Snagajob. Administrative Assistant Lending Clerk employers are now hiring.
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RBS in talks with FHFA to settle multibillion-dollar lawsuit over mortgage-backed securities

Royal Bank of Scotland is reportedly in talks to finally settle one of the two major U.S. investigations into mortgage-backed securities it sold during the
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CFPB seeking information on financing needs of small businesses

Public information on this lending market is inconsistent and incomplete, so CFPB is seeking public feedback to help it better understand how to
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DBRS Confirms 18 Classes of COMM 2015-CCRE23 Mortgage Trust

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today confirmed the ratings on the following classes of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
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Deposit fight on cards from Big Bank tax

Some small lenders copped a backlash in 2015 when they raised mortgage rates after Big Banks were hit with specific big-bank regulations that had
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Real Estate Matters: Home Affordable Refinance Program

There is one program that could save you hundreds of of dollars every month. But it won't last forever. Real Estate Expert Denny Grimes from Denny
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Piramal Enterprises Looking To Expand In Real Estate Financing

Mumbai: Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises said it is looking to expand its real estate development business and also expects to have a licence
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IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC) Given Media Sentiment Score of 0.40

Alpha One ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive … IBERIABANK Corp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.40 on Alpha … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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Real Deal: realtors need to educate buyers, sellers on today's housing market

Silicon Valley's housing market faces challenges like low housing affordability and a limited housing supply, but real estate experts believe real estate
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Macomb official worried about real estate bubble

The county's top assessor worries about a repeat of a decade ago when rapidly rising housing prices created a real estate bubble that led to a crash
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Maui's real estate market stays strong

Maui single-family home and condominium sales prices remained high in April, but not the lofty heights seen earlier this year, according to a Realtors
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Brokers irked by Clydesdale offering clients discount to go direct

Brokers say they are being cut out of the loop by Clydesdale Bank writing to customers before their mortgage renewal and offering an arrangement fee
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Global stocks pause near record highs over China's banking system

London — Global stocks paused near record highs as worries over China's banking system provided an excuse for investors to lock in some profits.
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A Swingin' '60s Time Capsule in Jersey Is This Week's Most Popular Home

A Swingin' '60s Time Capsule in Jersey Is This Week's Most Popular Home

With no real estate investor willing to pay a premium for proximity to the Oracle of Omaha, the home's list price was reduced by nearly 50%.
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Commentary: Home Capital situation a by-product of real estate uncertainty

“One was that [Home Capital] raised its mortgage funding from depositors through its banking division. The other is the curse of all lenders suffering
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Neil Woodford has just bought Lloyds Banking Group plc and sold GlaxoSmithKline plc

There's stunning news to end the week in the investing world. Fund manager and long-time uber-bear on banks Neil Woodford has just revealed he's
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R.I. Real Estate Notes: Barrington house sells for $2.08M

A home at 454 Matunuck Beach Rd. in South Kingstown sold on May 1 for $1,850,000 by Lori Joyal, managing broker of Lila Delman Real Estate
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Bank 2 Bank Transfers FAQs

Bank 2 Bank Transfers is a money movement tool that allows JSSB … on both the number of transfers and the amount of those transfers per banking.
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Canada's largest mortgage originator stands behind Home Capital

“As Canada's number one mortgage originator, with 700 offices across Canada and $38 Billion in mortgage loan volume in the past year, the
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Turkish banks ROE seen reaching 18-19 pct, banking regulator says

Turkish banks ROE seen reaching 18-19 pct, banking regulator says … of 18-19 percent, the head of the BDDK banking regulator said on Friday.
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Latest housing data reports the housing market is stuttering

The UK housing market looks weak, but for as long as interest rates are at, or near, a record low, it will surely manage to soldier on. But is this account
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Home buyers, beware! Nobody in real estate thinks new laws will end underquoting

New laws have come into effect in Victoria, following moves from NSW in 2016, aimed at stamping out what one real estate agent calls the industry's
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Mortgage Mole: Karaoke on song

Last week was a bumper one for industry conferences, with both the Building Society Association and Mortgage Advice Bureau seminars taking place.
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Fewer UK home owners in mortgage arrears and borrowing rates set to stay low

The number of mortgages in arrears in the UK fell slightly in the first quarter of 2017, and is down on both the previous quarter and a year ago, the
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Mortgage Rates on the Rise

After today's rate increases, last month's loans are lower than current rates for the first time in weeks. Here are today's average mortgage rates across
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Landbay introduces 0.3% retention proc fee

The lender's products are available through distributors 3mc, Atom, Brightstar, Brilliant Solutions, Buy to Let Club, Complete FS, Connect Mortgages,
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While ratings agencies watch Canadian banks, we should watch them: Don Pittis

In Canada, where the Big Six banks look after so much of our money, it is reasonable for Canadians to ask the question first asked by the Roman poet
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South Fla. Real Estate Experts Rally Around Market's Needs

Law360, Miami (May 11, 2017, 10:37 PM EDT) — Expressing general optimism but also uncertainty about the exact direction in which South Florida's
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Enter to Win

Stop by any Farmington Bank branch office and enter to win a family 4-pack to the 2017 Travelers Championship. Prize package, valued at $126,
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Opinion: Brokers bust the mortgage myths…

By their very nature, mortgages have always been multifaceted, in terms of both scale and financial commitment. But should they be so complex in the
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Number of second charge mortgages leaps to nine-year high

The number of people opting to saddle themselves with a second mortgage has leapt to its highest level since 2008, according to new industry data
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Mississippi, other states order mortgage firm to cease and desist

“People have no choice of the mortgage servicer that handles their loan, and yet the servicer's misconduct can cause families to lose their homes,”
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Australia Stocks Falter, Weighed by Banking Shares

MELBOURNE, Australia–Banking shares weighed on the Australian stock market on Friday, as investors continued to digest the government's plans
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What to consider before taking out a reverse mortgage

What to consider before taking out a reverse mortgage

Yates says the occasions in which reverse mortgages make sense are precisely the ones the loan program was designed to address.
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Stonegate Mortgage (SGM) Reaches $7.97 52-Week High; 2 Analysts Bullish Mattersight (MATR)

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC also sold $150,000 worth of Stonegate Mortgage Corp (NYSE:SGM) on Wednesday, December 7. Investors
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Guangzhou is world's hottest luxury housing market

Led by the southern city of Guangzhou, China's luxury housing markets are driving up the price index for high-end residences around the globe,
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Home Capital board says no rush to sell business

Board members at mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. said the troubled company is combing through a range of restructuring options, but will
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Earnest Money Deposit vs. Down Payment: What's the Difference?

The mortgage lenders and insurance agents who help you through the process will throw around so much real estate jargon, somewhere along the
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TSB launches lowest ever 5-year fix

TSB has launched a 5-year fixed rate mortgage at 1.74% to 60% loan-to-value with a £995 fee. TSB has also cut rates by 0.15% for remortgagors on
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CFPB targets tribal lenders for breaking state usury laws, could have far-reaching impact

“Tribal lending is lending by a recognized (American) Indian tribe or a so-called 'arm of the tribe,'” Rosenblum told the Cook County Record. “This may
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Egypt focuses on China for banking expansion in light of Belt and Road Initiative

CAIRO – The Egyptian banking sector focuses on the Chinese market for external expansion to enhance mutual trade between Egypt and China in the
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Kriwinsky v. Tuthill Finance, LLP

Defendant Tuthill Finance, LLP is a limited partnership that has been in the business of mortgage lending since 1976. Plaintiffs became limited
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They're back: Wells Fargo prepares to issue private-label mortgage bonds

Wells Fargo is planning its reentrance into the private mortgage-backed security market for the first time since the financial crisis, a head of the bank's
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Hong Kong curbs lending to developers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority tightened limits on bank loans to property developers, as it seeks to contain risks in the city's booming real-estate
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Mortgage Rates Friday, May 12: Backing Down From Recent Highs

Interest rates for 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARMs all slipped lower today, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates published by
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Home prices climb in April, lifted by gains in hot Toronto market

Canadian home prices rose in April, data showed on Friday, lifted once again by hefty price gains in the hot Toronto market, which some fear is
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As banks and government go to war over new tax, shareholders will be the losers

As Treasurer Scott Morrison and the bank bosses traded public barbs this week, the lenders' bean counters got to work dealing with the sobering
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Struggling mortgage lender Home Capital says it's in no rush to sell

Brenda Eprile, the board's chair, highlighted the two major challenges facing the struggling mortgage lender: a loss of investor confidence and
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BB&T Bank, Wells Fargo: Today's Rates for Home Mortgages May 12, 2017

The benchmark 30 year fixed rate mortgages are on the books at 4.125% at BB&T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) and an APR of 4.209%. 15 year fixed rate loans
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Hobart property market heats up as buyers favour Battery Point

There is no disputing the desirability of Hobart's lifestyle, ergo its housing market, which is still the most affordable of Australia's capital cities but is on
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Fintechs need regulatory clarity now more than ever

Fintech has produced hundreds of new nonbank online lenders that compete with incumbent banks in consumer finance markets. The online lenders
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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Working On Fannie And Freddie Behind The Scenes

During the mortgage crisis, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got caught with $1.5 trillion in mortgage debt on their books and required a $185 billion
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CLSA's Chris Wood remains constructive on India amid banking reforms

That is addressing the asset quality problem in the banking sector,” added Wood. … That is, of course, the listed public sector banks,” said Wood.
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Brokers irked by Clydesdale offering clients £250 to go direct

Brokers irked by Clydesdale offering clients £250 to go direct

Brokers say they are being cut out of the loop by Clydesdale Bank writing to customers before their mortgage renewal and offering a £250
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China's Bank Lending Expanded in April

BEIJING – Strong demand from households and businesses drove up bank lending last month, though nontraditional credit slowed as the authorities
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What $1million buys you in 30 cities across America

As the housing market strengthens, the square footage a buyer gets for $1million varies dramatically across major US cities. In places like Baltimore,
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How will RERA impact real estate agents?

Under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), which came into force on May 1, 2017, real estate agents will need to register
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China regulator launches emergency risk assessments in shadow banking crackdown: sources

The China Banking Regulatory Commission's investigation will include … The move is part of regulators' intensified crackdown on shadow banking.
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American banks may face new competition from Chinese firms under new US-China trade deals

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC on Friday the new U.S. trade deals with China include a promise to allow Chinese banks greater access
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Great interest in peer-to-peer lending

Lendity connects alternative lending platforms such with the traditional banking system using its infrastructure and technology. After monitoring global
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My Home Move 2017: More niche lenders will launch

New lenders will continue coming to market and there is room for them to cater for niche borrowers, two industry experts indicated at My Home Move's
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Get More Than Just a Mortgage with the Quicken Loans Family of Companies

The home buying process can be difficult. With finding a good real estate agent, making an offer on a home and choosing the right title insurance
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What for the ship to come in

May 12 Chris Kelly. Thank you to everyone who has written letters, signed up on our website and contacted us personally to express their thoughts
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Production rises as mortgage rates decline

Mortgage interest rates, which were predicted to rise after the first of the year, did just that but then declined as spring approached. After hitting an
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SoFi is One Quirky Lender, But It's Working

“Fintech” companies have been in the dumps lately, as Mike Cagney, CEO of a lender called Social Finance, or SoFi, is the first to tell you. Cagney is
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Contrarian Lending Marketplace Younited Credit Crosses €500 million Milestone

Since it opened for business in 2012, French lending startup Younited Credit has thrived by implementing strategic choices that ran contrary to
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Tributes flow for local real estate agent

Realtor and long-time friend Ian Clarke said beside an obvious love for real estate, Mr Deldot was a keen sports fan with a particular passion for the
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Japan Post Holdings to buy Nomura Real Estate Holdings: NHK

[TOKYO] Japan Post Holdings will buy Nomura Real Estate Holdings to strengthen its presence in the real estate development market, national
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCMKTS:FMCC) and Federal National Mortgage …

Let's get into some company news on Freddie Mac now. Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates worth
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Broker Focus: Mortgage Medics

Broker Focus is a regular Mortgage Strategy article that aims to amplify the voices of intermediaries up and down the country. Profiling a different
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OCBC Bank to buy NAB's private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong

OCBC Bank to buy NAB's private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong

The purchase will give OCBC Bank access to around 11,000 new customers, US$1.7 billion worth of residential mortgage loans and around $3 billion
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Mortgage Arrears have Dropped to the Lowest Quarterly Rate

The level of mortgage arrears has dropped to the lowest quarterly rate on record, found a new study by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
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Building society launches contractor mortgages

The Tipton and Coseley Building Society has introduced a range of contractor mortgages for borrowers employed on short-term renewable contracts.
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Banking Sector Worried Levy Might Reduce Inordinate Profits

Leaked reports from inside Australia's big four banks have revealed grave concerns that the new budget's banking levy might make an insignificant
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Chase offers new mortgage borrowers 100000 credit card points

Chase is encouraging its credit card customers to open a mortgage through the bank by offering 100,000 reward points, valued at up to $1,500, CNBC
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Outside Mortgage Loan Officer

The Mortgage Industry's highest paid loan officers with the highest compensation models available and the industry's best priced lender all in one
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Hong Kong homebuilders to face tougher limits on bank borrowing

These developers had offered a total HK$27.6 billion worth of mortgage loans as of the end of last year, up 189 per cent from HK$10.7 billion at the
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Surveyors expect housing market to remain flat over summer

Lack of stock on the market remains a key challenge for the sector with … in the near term but also further out and at a faster pace than house prices.”
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Citi promotes Italy bank chiefs

Citi has promoted joint co-heads of its Italian corporate and investment bank and is giving extra client responsibility to one of its most senior European
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London landlords leave market amid heavy tax burden

Since last year, those purchasing second homes have paid an extra 3 percent tax; as of last month, landlords are facing added costs in the form of
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A tax on five banks is 'absolutely unfair': Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted

Canberra, he says, simply took the view that “banks are an easy target, … “You can make out an argument that the levy is fair because the banking
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Ribbon Cutting: Little Free Lending Library

Join us as we introduce: Little Free Lending Library Any business organization new to the chamber, moving to a new location, remodeling its facility,
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Citi joins Axoni's financing round for distributed ledger technology

Distributed ledger technology developer Axoni has secured Citi as a contributor to its funding round, bringing the total amount raised to more than $20
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Real estate notes: SoBro site home to Joe's sells

Rochester, New York-based Costanza Enterprises Inc. has acquired the SoBro property home to Joe's Crab Shack restaurant for $7.15 million,
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How Much House Can I Afford?

How Much House Can I Afford?

Mortgage lenders look at two numbers — the “front-end” (sometimes called “top”) ratio, and the “back-end” (also called the “bottom”) ratio.
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Registration for LendIt Europe 2017 is Now Open

Similar to what we have done at our USA event we are expanding to include other aspects of fintech beyond online lending. While we will still be
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What's Muskoka got that the Hamptons don't? A hearty property market

Ontario's Muskoka playground may not be quite as famous as the Hamptons, but its real estate market is faring far better. Indeed, says a new report,
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website accessibility policy

First Financial Bank, N.A. is committed to maintaining a website that is accessible for all current and potential customers, regardless of ability.
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Fannie and Freddie are nearly out of money and Washington is getting anxious

In 2008, as the financial crisis swirled, the federal government rushed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship. The two giant
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Banking & Finance Lawyer 3-6 years

Top quality banking practice Act for lender and borrower clients Diverse & interesting work mix.
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What's Driving JPM's Commercial Banking?

JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) commercial banking business has seen steady growth in recent quarters on higher interest income, net income margins, the
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RBS CEO sees potential to settle major US mortgage probe

RBS was one of the world's leading sellers of mortgage-backed securities in the mid-2000s that plunged in value when the global financial crisis hit in
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MorganCapital leads fund raising consortium for Omoluabi Mortgage Bank

Chairman, Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc, Alhaji Adebayo Jimoh dropped this hint on recently after he rang the Trade Closing Bell at the Nigerian Stock
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Japan Post Holdings to buy Nomura Real Estate Holdings – NHK

TOKYO May 12 Japan Post Holdings will buy Nomura Real Estate Holdings to strengthen its presence in the real estate development market, national
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp (WMC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp (NYSE:WMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 6th. The financial services provider
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Mortgages: Actions for Possession Bulletin January to March 2017

Data on cases received and disposed and orders made in respect of mortgages in the Chancery Division of the Northern Ireland High Court.
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Homeowners turn to raffles to beat the housing market

As house prices and stamp duty soar, increasing numbers of homeowners are raffling off their properties in a bid to beat the floundering market.
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Deal of the week: get £1000 cashback on Halifax mortgages

Halifax has launched a £1,000 cashback offer to those taking out a qualifying mortgage. Buying a home is an expensive business, so cashback deals
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9th Circ. Won't Stay CFPB Jurisdiction Over Tribal Lenders

Law360, New York (May 11, 2017, 7:54 PM EDT) — The Ninth Circuit has declined to delay a mandate for its decision that three tribal lending
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Banking lull drags Aust share market

The Australian share market was trading lower at midday, with banking and energy stocks dragging the market into the red. The benchmark
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Banks and government must repair a broken relationship

The federal government and Australia's big banks made a special compact in October 2008, the month after Lehman Brothers collapsed. To ensure
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Precise Mortgages named as an inspiring company

Precise Mortgages named as an inspiring company

Charter Court Financial Services Limited (CCFS), the owner of specialist lender Precise Mortgages, has been named as one of the UK's most inspiring
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Canada's largest mortgage originator stands behind Home Capital – Updated statement from CEO

“As Canada's number one mortgage originator, with 700 offices across Canada and $38 Billion in mortgage loan volume in the past year, the
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Hong Kong tightens rules on bank loans for property developers

The HKMA said it was common for property developers to offer home buyers mortgage financing with high loan-to-value ratios to promote sales,
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John Phillips at Just Mortgages comments on the inflation report

Friday, 12 May 2017. John Phillips, group operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart says, “Due to the snap general election and slower
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Super funds say bank tax will hit returns

Treasurer Scott Morrison's shock $6.2 billion bank tax will slow profit growth and curb banks' ability to raise dividends, predicts the $8.2 billion Equip
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'They've lost the lot': how the Australian mining boom blew up in property owners' faces

Home repossessions and calls to financial counsellors soared in Western Australia as prices crashed. Does the state's property downturn serve as a
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'Buying into Baltimore': Selling city real estate as DC-alternative

Buyers feeling priced out of Washington might want to consider looking for a home in Baltimore. The city 40 miles northeast of downtown D.C. offers
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Business news in brief

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate home loans rose to 4.05 percent from 4.02 percent last week.
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Lending Operations & Development Manager

The PositionThe Lending Operations & Development Manager will report to the Deputy CEO and will be primarily responsible for the operation of
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The Regulatory Trend in the Pakistan Banking Industry Post 2007-08 Crisis

The financial crisis of 2007-08 hit the global market hard and also impacted the Pakistan banking industry. The slowdown in the banking industry was
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Hong Kong Tightens Lending to Developers as Property Risks Soar

Hong Kong Tightens Lending to Developers as Property Risks Soar

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority lowered caps for bank loans to property developers, trying to contain risks in the city's booming real-estate market.
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China Lending Corp (CLDC): What are the Levels Showing?

Traders following current indicator levels on shares of China Lending Corp (CLDC) can note that the short-term MACD indicator is presently reading a
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Bank Lending & Broad Credit (Apr.)

The headline credit data for April were stronger than anticipated, with lending holding up relatively well in response to policy tightening. That said, our
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Cover Feature: Has the sub-prime fallout led to overcautious lenders?

It is a decade since the foundations of the mortgage market crumbled, leading to the credit crunch. Ten years on, with lending criteria far more rigid,
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RBS CEO sees potential to settle major U.S. mortgage probe

RBS was one of the world's leading sellers of mortgage-backed securities in the mid-2000s that plunged in value when the global financial crisis hit in
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OCBC to buy NAB's private wealth business in S'pore, HK

OCBC to buy NAB's private wealth business in S'pore, HK

OCBC's latest acquisition comes with a mortgage portfolio worth about US$1.7 billion of mainly residential mortgages, and a deposit portfolio of about
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Sold NPAs worth Rs 678 crore in asset-backed, mortgage portfolio: Sanjay Chamria, Magma Fincorp

ET Now: How will your product mix change for you in FY18 give us a breakup of the asset financing mortgage and SME business and also FY18
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Landlords look to slash mortgage costs

Spending across the private rented sector could fall by more than £500m each year as landlords plan to cut their mortgage costs and other outgoings.
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Many potential first-time buyers are unaware of the help-to-buy scheme

This allows new buyers to take out a 90pc mortgage, regardless of the property's value. The research, carried out on those who hope to be first-time
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[Moon in Office] Sharp rise in housing prices unlikely: experts

South Korea's housing market is unlikely to see sharp rises under liberal President Moon Jae-in, who is more focused on market stabilization, real
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Are we about to see the perfect housing market correction?

That said, now that I'm getting up close and personal again with the insane dynamics of the British housing market, I'm inclined to pay even more
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The Slow Death of Retail Banking

Germany's retail banking system, the most fractured in Europe, is faced with the same challenges across the board. Lenders in Germany's three-tiered
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Home for sale. Cost: Absolutely nothing

WANT a new home? This house in suburban Adelaide is being given away for free by the owner. That's right, it will cost you zip, zilch, nada. But there's
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CFPB delving into small-business fair-lending

CFPB delving into small-business fair-lending

The CFPB has begun publicly exploring the gathering of data on lending activities with women- and minority-owned businesses. This type of data has
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China launches emergency probe on banks to check risky lending: sources

China launches emergency probe on banks to check risky lending: sources … The watchdog is also looking into possible violations of lending and
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Teachers cuts mortgage rates

Teachers Building Society has cut rates on a number of mortgages by up to 0.4 percentage points and launched a three-year fixed rate deal.
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Loan Support Officer | Mortgages

Urgent mortgage verification administration role | Starting ASAP| Great company | CBD.
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New Real Estate Fund Managers Face a Tough Market for Raising Capital

Last year marked the lowest fundraising total, at $11 billion, for emerging real estate fund managers since the depth of the financial crisis in 2009.
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Microfinance and P2P lending – Twin Brothers?

Peer-to-Peer Lending is defined as for-profit financial transactions occurring directly between individuals or “peers” without the intermediation of a
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Bank of Canada to open its doors

The Bank of Canada will join Doors Open Ottawa 2017, a chance for the public to explore the city's culture and history for free.
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More American Banks Are Failing. How Worried Should We Be?

In 2016, banks covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported $171.3 billion in profits. Only five banks failed last year—“the smallest
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Lawyer Is Now Regulating Banking Industry He Spent His Career Protecting

A lawyer who spent much of his career protecting banks is now in charge of regulating them. And last week's appointment of the lawyer, Keith A.
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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (May 12, 2017)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are running out of money, according to MarketWatch. The New York Times looks at how Sephora is beating the
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