Refinance rates rise for Tuesday

Refinance rates rise for Tuesday

You can use Bankrate's mortgage calculator to figure out your monthly … The average rate for a 10-year fixed-refinance loan is 2.96 percent, up 2
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Online Lender Blackmoon to Launch Ethereum Token Management Platform

The company, which operates the Blackmoon Lending Marketplace, launched in the U.S. last year, and has offices in New York and Cyprus.
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Commercial and Multifamily Originations Record Q2 Upswing

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations during the second quarter experienced a 28 percent spike from the first quarter and a 20 percent
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POLL: Mortgage rates increases over the next 5 years?

Over the next 5 years, mortgage rates will rise to: adversely affect … Mortgage rate increases will have no effect on growth of sales volume or prices.
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Peak Positioning gets China green light for lending platform

Peak Positioning gets China green light for lending platform … ASDS operates the Cubeler fintech commercial lending platform in China.
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Real Estate Paralegal

High end, high volume real estate group at an international law firm seeking a strong Real Estate Paralegal for their expanding clientele.
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Mutual of Omaha Mortgage Expands to Tucson

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage offers a wide range of home financing products and services through a growing number of full-service locations and a
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BGL Real Estate Advisors Completes Financing for The Landmark Companies in the Acquisition of …

Prime Finance is a private commercial real estate finance company with discretionary capital which directly originates mortgage, mezzanine and
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Austin real estate experts disclose 10 tips for first-time buyers

But with a reliable mortgage lender and seasoned agent, plus your own arsenal of knowledge gleaned from our 10 tips, first-timers are equipped for
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loanDepot to Establish mello Innovation Lab

… an intuitive Web-based consumer portal, a state-of-the-art, mobile point-of-sale system, and a fully-digital mortgage loan application experience.
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Auto loans turnaround bodes well for banking sector

This is especially so, as we saw a turnaround in auto loans and acceleration in mortgage and working capital loans. We maintain our mid-to-high
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Air Canada Jumps as Higher Profit Forecast Delivers New Jolt

Second-quarter adjusted earnings of 78 Canadian cents were more than double the 38-cent average of analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
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Oil Majors Seen Vulnerable to Fresh Slump Despite Growth at $50

Europe's oil industry is once again pumping out cash even as crude languishes at half the price of three years ago. Yet companies remain vulnerable
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Older Americans Aren't as Poor as We Thought

Millions of American workers are frozen out of their companies' pension plans. Maybe you get a 401(k), if you're lucky. But the traditional pension is
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Mortgage Rates Today, August 1, Plus Lock Recommendations

That makes those figures neutral for mortgage interest rates. … Wednesday: Payroll processing company ADP releases its National Employment
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Three faces of the Asian crisis: a regulator, an investor and a global financial firefighter

Three faces of the Asian crisis: a regulator, an investor and a global financial firefighter … at P450,000 each — the benchmark for state-run mortgage lender Pag-IBIG to fully finance the loan, leaving the builder with clean books.
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BP Breaks Even in `Tough Environment' After Debt Hits Record

BP Plc moved to calm investor concerns after debt rose to a record, saying lower oil-spill payments for the rest of the year and funds from asset sales
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Lending a feminine touch to an aggressive sport

Amidst the menacing looking men that mostly make up the ProKabaddi League ranks, Olivia Witek brings a distinctly feminine touch to a
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Apple, Google Drop Trading Apps After Australian Intervention

Apple Inc. and Google have removed over 300 so-called binary trading applications from their online stores after intervention by the Australian
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Waterstone Mortgage Adds Eric Putt as Producing Manager in Central Florida

Putt has more than 10 years of mortgage lending experience in the Orlando area, and has gained in-depth knowledge of both the industry and the
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Radian: New mortgage insurance written surges 43% in second quarter

Radian: New mortgage insurance written surges 43% in second quarter

Despite recording a net loss for the second quarter, private mortgage insurer Radian Group managed to report a strong quarter for new mortgage
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Lending library vandalized in South Bend

Lending library vandalized in South Bend. by Alex Elich, WSBT 22 Reporter. Tuesday, August 1st 2017. WSBTThumbnail. AA
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OCC's Noreika backs off on challenge to CFPB arbitration rule

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said Monday that he would not interfere with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration
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Indonesian peer-to-peer lending startup Julo raises seed round

Julo's mobile platform connects under- and unbanked people with institutional lenders to obtain unsecured personal loans. Like other peer-to-peer
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CoreLogic: Rising home prices overheated these 4 major housing markets

Home prices continued to increase in June 2017, even inflating some markets until they became overheated, according to the Home Price Index and
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The Home Front: an environmental bill of rights for Carbondale, Steamboat Ski Resort sold and a …

A joint venture of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company … hands Monday at a title company in Denver — and Ed Roberson exhaled.
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FRSData Changes Name to Orange Lien Data; Continues Top-Rated Lien Intermediary Services

FRSData, which provides municipal lien and estoppel letter services on behalf of municipalities to hundreds of lien search and title companies, has
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Pub Creating Customized Pic Books Reveals New Roald Dahl Title

Lost My Name, a U.K. company that creates customized picture books, is rebranding and changing its name to Wonderbly. The company, which has
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Inventories Pushing Home Prices Too High in 4 Metro Areas -CoreLogic

CoreLogic notes that national home prices have risen by almost 50 percent since its HPI's low point in March 2011. Annual increases over the first six
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Mortgage Interest Rates Continue To Inch Upward

Freddie Mac on Thursday released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, showing average mortgage rates rising across the board for the
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​Dallas mortgage company Ditech to layoff nearly 500

Two years after being consolidated with the Walter Investment's mortgage servicing firm and paying a $63 million fine for mistreating struggling
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Griffin Announces Mortgage Loan Refinancing

The refinanced mortgage loan (the “New Loan”) is for $10.6 million, has a ten year term with principal payments based on a twenty-five year
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Tech-powered residential real estate firm Redfin sets IPO terms at $12 to $14 per share

Redfin is inching closer to its proposed initial public offering, with the so-called “technology-powered residential real estate brokerage” setting terms
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America's Oldest Log Cabin is Up for Sale

According to a Realtor.com report, the Nothnagle Log Home in Gibbstown, N.J., is on the market for $2.9 million. The property includes a
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SoFi Offering Avocado Toast to Homebuyers Who Use a SoFi Mortgage

In a viral marketing campaign lasting the entire month of July, SoFi will be giving people who buy a home with a SoFi mortgage a month's supply of
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Subprime Loans Defaulting At Record Rates – Will The Next Recession Be Triggered By The Auto …

A decade after the mortgage debacle, the financial industry has embraced another type of subprime debt: auto loans. And, like last time, the risks are
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Home Point Financial Adds Chad Patton as Executive Managing Director-Chief Strategy Officer

Patton has more than 20 years of experience in the mortgage and financial industry. Prior to joining Home Point, he served as Executive Vice
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Mortgage Mole: If you booze, you lose

Two brothers from the mortgage market are lacing up their gloves in enthusiastic preparation for a white-collar boxing event, Mole hears. Alex and
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Wells Fargo plans to launch digital mortgage application

Wells Fargo, the country's largest mortgage lender, is the latest big bank to set its sights on a digital mortgage experience, the Charlotte Business
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How to emerge a winner from the portfolio lending changes – Landbay

How to emerge a winner from the portfolio lending changes – Landbay

The changes focus on more robust underwriting checks for portfolio landlords (borrowers who own more than three mortgaged buy-to-let properties)
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S&P sees Irish home price rises topping EU league in 2017

Standard & Poor's expects Irish home price growth to top the European charts this year, driven by ongoing supply shortages and Brexit-related
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Ellie Mae: Expanded Construction Lending Support Shrinks Time To Close

This follows Ellie Mae's expansion of its construction lending support, having provided a comprehensive way to process construction-only and
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Cincinnati ranks among the top 50 markets for post-recession rebound in home values

Check out the slideshow below for a rundown of 10-year changes in home values in the nation's 100 biggest housing markets based on the latest data
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2017 Women of Influence: Zoe Devaney

The past two years have been filled with the launch of three new programs that Zoe Devaney has helped develop in her role as senior vice president
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StorageVault Closes Acquisition of 24 Store Sentinel Storage Portfolio

… with the remainder of the purchase price being paid with funds on hand, the Credit Agreement financing (discussed below) and mortgage financing.
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Housing market losing steam despite July bounce in prices

SYDNEY home prices have been climbing at a slower rate than average among the country's major capitals, despite an unexpected bump in activity
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​Fiserv buys online mortgage lending technology firm

Fiserv Inc. said Tuesday it has purchased the assets of PCLender LLC, an internet-based mortgage software and mortgage lending technology
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Plain Green LLC, Great Plains Lending LLC accused of charging interest rates of more than 100 …

RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Three Virginia consumers allege they were charged excessive interest rates on loans. Darlene Gibbs, Stephanie
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'Day of reckoning' looms for Canada's consumer debt bomb

This comes amid exceptionally high property values in some cities, even as prices ease somewhat in regions such as the Toronto area, where recent
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loanDepot Announces Innovation Lab Details For Digital Lending Services

With loanDepot's goal to transform the lending industry, its mello ecosystem expands its online and offline consumer relationship model, with
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Op-Ed: The stock market is sending an early warning sign about housing

The housing market and the stocks of companies that support it have been one of the hottest investment themes since the end of the Great Recession.
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Home lending continues to grow, but investors face curbs

Home lending is still growing at a reasonable clip despite markedly slower growth in loans to investors, suggesting that owner-occupiers are filling the
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European Drugs Regulator Wooed by 19 Countries Following Brexit

Follow @Brexit for all the latest news, and sign up to our daily Brexit Bulletin newsletter. Nineteen cities from Amsterdam to Bucharest applied to host
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BuildFax CEO Holly Tachovsky Honored as HousingWire Woman of Influence

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BuildFax, a leading provider of property history and condition data for the largest lenders, insurers and real
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Matthew Poulin rejoins Auburn, Maine branch office of Mortgage Network

Poulin worked at Mortgage Network from 2015 until January 2017 and most recently served as a consumer retail lender for Mechanics Savings Bank.
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MDC Holdings Announces 2017 Second Quarter Results

Income before taxes for our financial services operations for the 2017 … MDC's subsidiaries also provide mortgage financing, insurance and title
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Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, Carlson Wagonlit, LAL

Law360, Los Angeles (July 17, 2017, 1:50 PM EDT) — Goldman Sachs has loaned $127 million to landlord Easterly Government Properties for the
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Denver home real estate scorecard for June: Low inventory, homes sell fast

A local national real estate company has issued a first-half scorecard for Denver's residential real estate market in 2017, highlighted by scarce
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New home application volume down in June as purchase season ends

Loan application activity for the purchase of newly constructed homes decreased 4% in June from the previous month, according to the Mortgage
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Vallejo still country's hottest real estate market, report shows

Vallejo still country's hottest real estate market, report shows

Vallejo retained its place as the hottest real estate market in the United States in July, as a recent industry report says rising home prices have
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Coventry unveils portfolio landlord lending plans

Coventry for Intermediaries has released the details of how it will underwrite portfolio landlord applications from September. The lender will bring in a
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7 habits of highly effective real estate agents

So, what does that mean for us real estate agents as we work day in and day out to produce those desirable results for both ourselves and our clients?
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In this super-competitive real estate market, some buyers are bidding on homes without setting foot …

As a real estate professional, this number surprised me. People are making one of the biggest financial purchases of their lives, and they are willing to
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Skipton ups mortgage lending but profit falls

Skipton Building Society increased mortgage lending by 20.7% in the first six months of 2017 from the same period last year – but profit fell by 9.8%
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National Australia Bank Builds SME Lending Features

A report in The Australian on Monday (July 31) revealed news that the NAB is adding new features to its small business (SMB) lending unit, QuickBiz,
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Freddie Mac second quarter net income declines to $1.7 billion

We're doing that by helping lenders of all sizes compete which, in turn, expands affordable housing opportunities for borrowers and renters nationwide
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HOT or NOT July: What's trending in housing right now

Americans are seeing higher credit scores than ever before as the average national FICO score reached an all-time high, hitting 700 for the first time in
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Statistician – Fair and Responsible lending Strategic Analytics

This position resides in the Corporate Risk Model Development (CRMD) Center of Excellence and supports the Fair and Responsible Lending (FRL)
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Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, AEP Charter, Forest City

Law360, Los Angeles (July 31, 2017, 6:48 PM EDT) — The Blackstone Group LP is eyeing a purchase of a majority stake in Banco Popular's property
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Piper Jaffray Companies Reaffirms “Hold” Rating for Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNFV)

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNFV)'s stock had its “hold” rating … The Company is a provider of title insurance, technology and transaction
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What $300K buys you in real estate in Hudson County's 12 towns

However, with the median home price in New Jersey currently hovering around $305,000, here's a list of 12 properties — one for each of Hudson
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$0.26 EPS Expected for Information Services (ISV); Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie …

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) investors … Information Services Corp-Receive News & Ratings Via Email – Enter your
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Commercial lending surges in Q2

Commercial lending surged in the second quarter, running well ahead of the pace of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported.
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2017 Women of Influence: Kelli Yarbrough

Kelli Yarbrough is responsible for the organic development of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation's originations department, creating more
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Ocala Realtor® Sherri Meadows Receives 2017 Women of Influence Award

Sherri Meadows, Ocala Realtor® and 2014 president of Florida Realtors®, was named to HousingWire's 2017 Women of Influence list.
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Anshu Jain-backed InCred on the hunt for buyout deals to grow lending biz

Jain and Pai are the other large shareholders. Apart from the equity funding, the company has debt commitments for around Rs 1,200 crore to lend.
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UPDATE 1-MUFG Q1 profit surges on sales of equity holdings, lower bad loan costs

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan's biggest lender, reported a 53 percent rise in quarterly profit on gains from
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2017 Women of Influence: Neenu Sohi Kainth

Neenu sohi Kainth has led the development and deployment of several game-changing innovations at Nationstar as the company continues its
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Subservicer Review; Changes to Conventional, Conforming

Sign in to access information in the News from Wells Fargo section. …. Freedom Mortgage is a top 10 national lender with over 25 years serving
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Mortgage Lending-The Lender Perspective

Mortgage Lending-The Lender Perspective

Learn the lending process so that you will be better able to advise your clients who are seeking financing. Topics covered will be loan types,
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Markel Claims $41261000 Stake in Investors Title Company (ITIC)

Markel maintained its position in stocks of clients Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) through out the Fiscal Q2, based on a filing with the securities and
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Member Service Advisor

As a Member Service Advisor – Lending you will be responsible for delivering an exceptional customer service experience through contact centre
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House prices stabilise as number of homes on the market falls

A shortage of homes for sale has kept house prices rising despite falling consumer incomes and political uncertainty, according to Nationwide.
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Cash loans with installments the about allocates small: Congress But grant ….. Top 10 mortgage lenders of and behalf credit Partners remaining
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Pence Says US Backs Georgia in NATO Over Russian Objection

Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. “strongly” supports Georgia's ambition of joining NATO, even as Russia remains hostile to the military alliance
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RBA Holds Rate as Currency Seen Subduing Inflation, Growth

That, together with new entrants in the retail industry — read Amazon.com Inc. — are likely to keep inflation subdued, notwithstanding sharp electricity
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Brits Can Wave Summer Goodbye as Southern Europe Set to Swelter

… northern France, Germany and the Baltic States can expect a cooler-than-average August, according to five meteorologists surveyed by Bloomberg.
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Sony Tops Profit Estimates as Chips, Music Lead Growth

Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit topped analyst estimates, thanks to demand for smartphone camera chips, a healthy music business and brisk sales of
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UK House Prices Rise for Second Month in July-Nationwide

LONDON — British house prices rose for a second month in a row in July after falling between March and May, mortgage lender Nationwide said on
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Brock Lesnar Leaving WWE If He Loses Title At SummerSlam, Emma On Main Event, SmackDown …

Brock Lesnar Leaving WWE If He Loses Title At SummerSlam, Emma On Main … Heyman added that he will be leaving the company with Lesnar.
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Android Banking Trojan Svpeng Adds Keylogger

The authors behind the Android banking malware family Svpeng have added a keylogger to a recent strain, giving attackers yet another way to steal
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Real Estate Report: Seller's market

That's why real estate experts say Vacationland is becoming more of a … Tom Landry, owner of Benchmark Residential and Investment Real Estate,
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Commercial real estate broker Roger Haney, 85, was an avid reader and sportsman

Omaha commercial real estate broker Roger Haney assembled land for big and small industrial parks, and was an avid sportsman, hunter and
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EDITORIAL: Critics banking on false vision

Opening the Reserve Bank's 97th annual general meeting last week, governor Lesetja Kganyago noted rather wryly that the Bank had been in the
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BNP Paribas to expand further into UK property business with merger

A BNP Paribas Real Estate spokeswoman said the two companies would have 1,500 staff and a combined annual revenue of £165m. Photograph:
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Britain could lose 40000 investment bankers after Brexit – report

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Britain's finance industry could lose up to 40,000 investment banking jobs in the next few years unless it strikes a softer
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Real estate site Redfin up 11% on stock market day two

Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate site, had a great first couple days on the stock market. After pricing above the expected range at $15 per share,
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HSBC India profit up 14% in six months ended June 2017

MUMBAI: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC)'s profit before tax in India rose 14% to $460 million in the six months ended June 2017
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BC government to review real estate measures

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's new housing minister says she is reviewing the tax on foreign buyers of Vancouver real estate and the province's
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PayU Colombia deploys mambu for short-term lending

PayU Colombia deploys mambu for short-term lending

Mambu, the SaaS banking engine powering innovative loan and deposit products, today announced that PayU Colombia has deployed their solution
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20 under 40 2017: Alex Idleman

Current position/responsibilities: Attorney at Macon County Title Company, board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sister Central Illinois, parish council
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Freddie Mac Predicts Multifamily Origination Record for 2017

Multifamily origination volume could hit a new record this year, reaching between $270 and $280 billion, according to a forecast from Freddie Mac that
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Gain in pending home sales shows market is stabilizing

Housing remains driven by trade-up purchasers who have taken advantage of low mortgage rates and are taking in stride higher asking prices.
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Skipton grows H1 gross mortgage lending to £2.4bn

This is a 20.7% increase on the £1.9bn in the same period last year, despite the disposal of a £220m mortgage portfolio of non-performing loans,
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Coventry BS confirms portfolio BTL lending criteria including max LTV and min ICR rules

The lender said all of its existing buy-to-let (BTL) criteria would remain intact, however it has also added further portfolio-wide requirements.
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Britain's corrupted housing market needs more than a lick of paint

Britain's corrupted housing market needs more than a lick of paint … the world, it is within our capabilities to treat safe, secure housing as a basic right.
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Euro-Area Economy Steams Ahead as ECB Waits for Inflation

The euro-area economy expanded apace in the second quarter, a sign the bloc's upswing is becoming increasingly robust and self-sustaining.
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SASSA, police pounce on 11 in illegal lending sting operation

The arrests followed an intelligence-led investigation into the illegal lending of money using SASSA cards as collateral. Paseka Letsatsi, in a
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It Takes A Village

From the home inspector to the title company or closing attorney, you can bet that your agent knows exactly who they can depend on throughout the
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Yorkshire Building Society reports 'stable' mortgage lending

The ninth largest UK lender (by volume) said 40.5% of its house purchase mortgages (3,112) in the first half of the year were for first-time buyers, aided
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Ferrari Wants 'Utility Vehicle' in a Plan to Double Profit

Ferrari NV is considering adding a roomy four-seat “utility vehicle” as part of a major expansion push beyond its traditional supercar niche in a bid to
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China: Chinese P2P Lender Hongling Capital Pulling Out Of Market

China's largest peer to peer (P2P) lender Hongling Capital will pull out of the market by 2020 as too many lenders do not pay their debts, Chinese
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The Secret Economic Lives of Animals

Economists study human behavior. “Nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog,” Adam
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Magellan now lending up to four applicants

The statement adds: “With the cost of buying property continuing to rise and many people unable to afford to buy without pooling their incomes with
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Saudi Arabia Unveils Plans for Mega Red Sea Tourism Project

Saudi Arabia plans to turn hundreds of kilometers of untouched Red Sea coastline into a global tourism destination governed by laws “on par with
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LSL profits soar despite 'challenging' housing market

LSL Property Services achieved profit growth of 37% despite labelling the housing market “challenging” in the first half of 2017. Its group operating
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Technical Snapshots for These Financial Stocks — Fidelity National Financial, Washington Federal …

Moreover, shares of the Company, which together with its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, and technology and transaction services to the real
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Skipton reports mortgage lending up as profits fall

An increase in mortgage lending wasn't enough to prevent total group profits dropping at Skipton Building Society in the first six months of the year.
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Venezuela Opposition Leaders Detained at Gunpoint, Witnesses Say

Venezuela's most high-profile opposition figures were seized from their homes by security forces, according to people close to them, in what appeared
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digital lending

Internal lending processes must be transformed to eliminate friction and unneeded steps, with artificial intelligence (AI) supporting proactive loan
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10 YEARS ON: How the global financial crisis transformed the UK housing market and priced out …

LONDON — The UK property market fell fast and far when a global financial crisis erupted in 2007, rippling out from a subprime US mortgage market
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Shortage of homes keeping prices high, says Nationwide

The shortage of homes coming on to the market is helping to keep house … Over the last year, prices are up by 2.9%, slightly lower than last month's
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2017 Women of Influence: Tracey Hirt

Tracey Hirt's signature short reply to most requests — “On it” — has become legendary at RPM Mortgage where she's taken on several major
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PayU pioneers Mambu's lending platform in Colombia

PayU Colombia has become the first payments services provider in the country to implement Mambu's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based core
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Rowling Apologizes for Claiming Trump Ignored Disabled Boy

London (AP) — J.K. Rowling has apologized for tweets alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump refused to shake the hand of a disabled boy.
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Police bust fake money-lending syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: A fake money-lending syndicate was busted by police with the arrest of seven people at a condominium in Cheras. The group were
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UK Manufacturing Grows as Export Orders Climb to Near Record

U.K. manufacturing growth accelerated for the first time in three months in July, bolstered by the strongest jump in export orders in seven years.
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India Is Trying to Avoid Silicon Valley-Style Sex Scandals

As a spate of sexual harassment scandals rock Silicon Valley, half a world away in Bangalore startups are developing plans and strategies to avoid a
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Rolls-Royce Recovery Revs Up, But CEO Wary of Production Hurdles

Warren East's reboot of struggling industrial giant Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc gathered pace as the aircraft-engine maker's first-half profit more than
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Westfield, MassHousing announce $1500 closing-cost credit

According to its website, MassHousing will reimburse the lender up to $1,500 at the time of funding of the mortgage loan. MassHousing recently
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2017 Women of Influence: Ali Haralson

Clients at Auction.com have come to rely on Ali Haralson's creative thinking and problem-solving abilities to help them navigate an evolving mortgage
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2017 Women of Influence: Mary Pat Denney

… through individual mentorship and exposure to professional development opportunities such as women-based housing and finance industry groups.
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July Kudos: Celebrating milestones, launches and awards in the mortgage industry

Wintrust Mortgage is partnering with Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity to build more affordable housing in the Chicago area. Wintrust will provide $40
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2017 Women of Influence: Leslie Appleton-Young

LESLIE APPLETON-YOUNG directs the strategic thinking for the California Association of Realtors, guiding the research and economics team as they
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2017 Women of Influence: Karen Lanning

Karen Lanning plays a vital role in supporting and fostering First American's “people first” culture through her responsibilities in workforce
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2017 Women of Influence: Suzanne Zinn Mueller

… resembles how successful realty agencies work by developing a deep understanding of local housing conditions and by forming local relationships.
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2017 Women of Influence: Shayna Hutchins Arrington

To that end, she was instrumental in securing and participating in a series of meetings with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Kleiner Perkins Shuts Down Its Seed Venture Fund

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers shut its seed investing program, a two year-old effort to get the venture capital firm back into the potentially lucrative
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When the EM Discount Looks Tasty

Analysts cut 2017 estimates by an average 37 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, because Dolby cinemas entered China a year ago
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Summer Heat In The Housing Market

Summer Heat In The Housing Market

And while the labor market is at full employment, the ability of individuals to purchase homes improves with each passing week. Major housing lenders
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Who is the Australian property market's typical investor? Three charts breaking down the market

HOUSING FINANCE COMMITMENTS (Owner Occupation and Investment …. Residential investors, financing the property with a mortgage, have on
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2017 Women of Influence: Sarah Elliott

Sarah Elliott is responsible for all elements of Blend's compliance infrastructure, including regulatory aspects of product design, consumer protection
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What real estate agents should know about zero-down loans

No longer do you have to be a qualified veteran or live in a rural area to get a mortgage without putting down a penny. For nearly a decade, only
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CYBG Shares Rise On Lending Growth And Accelerated Cost Savings

LONDON (Alliance News) – Shares in CYBG PLC rose Tuesday as the mid-cap lender said trading in its third quarter was in line with expectations.
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Capital One National Association Has Trimmed Apple (AAPL) Position By $522100; Investors Title …

Investors Title Company is an insurance holding company. The company has market cap of $332.93 million. The Company, through its subsidiaries,
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UK June mortgage approvals fall to lowest since Sept

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) – The Bank of England released the following data for mortgage lending, consumer credit and M4 money supply (previous
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There are no good guys in this cutthroat real estate battle

Which side are you going to root for — brazen traffickers in ivory from elephants massacred by poachers, or a developer who would speed the ruin of
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Investor: Unlock Dillard's real estate

“We believe the value of Dillard's vast real estate holdings is well north of $200 per share,” said Pierce, whose activist fund focuses on real estate
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Real estate expansion: 3 traits teams need for successful business growth

Real estate expansion is one of the few ways to boost a real estate business's profits exponentially and ensure its long-term success. Without certain
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2017 Women of Influence: Nadine Bates

Nadine Bates plays an integral role at Fannie Mae, leading more than 40 people across six teams to support the mortgage-backed securities market.
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Middlesex 3 Coalition to host commercial real estate event

The Middlesex 3 Coalition will host the Future of Middlesex 3 Coalition Commercial Real Estate from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 at 4 Burlington Woods
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UPDATE 1-S.Korea to announce new housing measures on Aug 2-lawmaker

Addressing speculative housing investment is a goal of President Moon Jae-in's government after record-low interest rates helped household debt
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'Depraved' Victorian real estate agent jailed for nine months over child porn images

A Victorian real estate agent who posed as a young girl online and created “graphic and disturbing” sexual fantasies has been jailed for nine months.
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1MDB Misses $603 Million Payment to Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund

Start your day with what's moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. 1Malaysia Development Bhd., the embattled state
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Lending growth boosts Credit Corp's profit

Chief executive Thomas Beregi said lending was now a critical part of the company's future, and in just five years has built its customer base to
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Education Matters: UA Pulaski Tech Offers Real Estate Course

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – UA Pulaski Tech is now offering a course to get you ready for the Real Estate Exam. Those behind the program say it's
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How Assad's Allies Got $18 Million From the UN

The United Nations paid at least $18 million last year to companies with close ties to Bashar al-Assad, some of them run by cronies of the Syrian
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2017 Women of Influence: Diane Tomb

Tomb has more than 20 years of experience in real estate and housing and is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur who founded the
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2017 Women of Influence: Laurel Davis

Laurel Davis has been instrumental in moving U.S. housing finance forward through her contributions to the development of the newly created credit
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Nationwide: House prices rose for a second month in a row in July after falling between March and …

Nationwide: House prices rose for a second month in a row in July after falling between March and …

Nationwide Building Society's latest house price index shows prices were up 0.3pc month-on-month in July, lower than in June when prices were up
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Profits down at Yorkshire BS as mortgage lending drops

A desire to take a “measured” approach in what it calls a “competitive market and an uncertain economy” has led to a drop in mortgage lending at the
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2017 Women of Influence: Michele McGovern

Michele McGovern is the CEO at Alight, a SaaS-based software company whose flagship product, Alight Mortgage Lending, enables senior executives
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“I'm shocked – shocked! – to find that irresponsible lending is going on in here”

In the year to June, the amount of outstanding unsecured consumer credit (ie debt that you won't lose your house over) soared to £200.9bn. Lending
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2017 Women of Influence: Twyla Hankins

Twyla Hankins has more than three decades of experience in the mortgage lending industry. Within a few short years of beginning as a young loan
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Polish banks boost corporate lending volumes in June, mortgages also up, consumer loans down

Polish banks granted almost PLN 15 bln in corporate loans in June, the highest level since September 2015 and up by 34.5% y/y, data from the central
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2017 Women of Influence: Terese Campbell

Terese Campbell knows how to leverage technology to make the mortgage process work better. Her goal: helping lenders solve some of their biggest
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Should first-home buyers be exempt from LRV lending rules?

Barfoot & Thompson wants to exempt entry-level buyers from tough lending restrictions by allowing them to purchase houses with less than 20 per
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2017 Women of Influence: Sherri Meadows

… ending homelessness and affirmed that the individuals and families that are housing insecure can be helped through evidence-based approaches.
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2017 Women of Influence: Jody Gunderson

She collaborates closely with clients, including leading senior banking executives in the global housing finance industry. In response to the industry's
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Tight supply keeping UK house prices supported – Nationwide

The lender said today that house price growth in the country dipped only slightly from June to July, reaching a 2.9 per cent annual pace, from 3.1 per
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2017 Women of Influence: Tara Smith

Smith is passionate about building the next generation of leaders in the title insurance industry. She actively mentors those on her team and in the
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2017 Women of Influence: Sara Millard

Millard also makes time to serve on the board and provide pro bono work for Community Housing Solutions in Greensboro, North Carolina, a nonprofit
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2017 Women of Influence: Debora Aydelotte

Since joinging Altavera Mortgage Services in 2016, Debora Aydelotte has led the four-year-old company's transformation from an up-and-comer to a
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2017 Women of Influence: Dawn Lewallen

Over the past year, she has led Stewart Title Guaranty Co. toward a fully digital closing process while promoting changes to more efficiently serve
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Thriving online lending carries potential risks

Along with the development of digital technology, online lending is getting more popular by inducing numerous benefits for both borrowers and
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2017 Women of Influence: Patty Arvielo

In 2013, she launched New American Funding's Latino Focus committee with the goal of educating the housing community about how to better serve
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Treasury Committee's Morgan Pushes BOE on Brexit Transition View

Nicky Morgan, chair of the U.K. Parliament's Treasury Committee, asked Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods to weigh in on the sort of
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2017 Women of Influence: Molly Boesel

Boesel has more than 20 years of expertise in mortgage market analysis, model development and risk analysis in the housing finance industry,
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2017 Women of Influence: Piper Beveridge

As vice president of government and strategic relations at Ellie Mae, Piper Beveridge is focused on growing and managing the relationships with
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EGP 11.8bn value of financial leasing contracts in H1 of 2017: Samy – Daily News Egypt

EGP 11.8bn value of financial leasing contracts in H1 of 2017: Samy – Daily News Egypt

The percentage of the clients of mortgage financing in the category of income over EGP 3,500 monthly is more than 97.5% of the total beneficiaries.
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Banks tightened lending standards for commercial real estate in Q2 -Fed

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – Loan officers at U.S. banks reported tightening lending standards on commercial real estate loans while terms for
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Property market mid-year sanity check – Part 2

The first article in this series challenged some common perceptions about the Australian property market. In particular, I have explained why property
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Average house price rises to £211671 as property market growth continues

House prices are predicted to grow by around 2% across 2017, according to a report showing that property values continued to head upwards in July.
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UK House-Price Gains Are Slowing Again

U.K. house-price gains slowed in July, dropping back below 3 percent again in what Nationwide Building Society says is a “subdued” market. The 2.9
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Women of Influence 2017

HousingWire began recognizing Women of Influence in the mortgage finance industry in 2010, with an eye toward encouraging and celebrating
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UBS: All of Australia's changes to investor lending rules are increasing the risk of mortgage fraud

Housing finance data for June, released yesterday by the RBA, shows that growth in investor lending slowed in June, while loans to owner-occupiers
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How Home Buyers Can Overcome Tough Competition

Work with a local or reputable lender to get a preapproval for your mortgage that includes full documentation of your means to obtain a certain amount
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The UK car business has 'exactly the same problems' as the mortgage market 10 years ago …

He believes the current state of car credit in the UK — £41 billion ($54 billion) in loans last year — is unsustainable. The reason: car finance
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Private label securitization seems poised for a comeback

We see prospects for returns in the area of 5-6%, given our base case forecast that U.S. housing prices will increase about 3% per year over the next
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Broker says buyers may be giving up home dream, based on false information

Since 2013, banks have been required to limit their lending to buyers with 20 per cent deposits, to no more than 10 per cent of their total loan books.
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UK house prices rise amid lack of homes

“On the surface, this [stability] appears at odds with recent signs of cooling in the housing market.” said Nationwide Chief Economist Robert Gardner.
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UPDATE 1-UK house prices rise for second month in July – Nationwide

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – British house prices rose for a second month in a row in July after falling between March and May, mortgage lender
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South Korea to announce fresh housing market measures on Aug 2

[SEOUL] A South Korean lawmaker on Tuesday said the government will announce on Aug 2 a fresh set of measures to rein in speculative
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Tucson Real Estate: Local music shop expanding as business grows

Information for Tucson Real Estate is compiled from records at the Pima County Recorder's Office and from brokers. Send information to Gabriela Rico
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Brexit projected to push up banks' costs 4% and capital needs 30%

Brexit will push up costs for banks by as much as 4 per cent and their capital requirements will rise up to 30 per cent, according to the most detailed
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The big prize: Do you know the best company in Dorset?

They are sponsoring the Company of the Year title in the Dorset Business … The winning company is likely to be a leader in its own market with
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Growth in the time of a credit squeeze

Hit by demonetisation and burdened by non-performing assets (NPAs), Indian banks have slashed lending to the commercial sector during financial
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Ireland applies to host European Banking Authority after Brexit

Ireland applies to host European Banking Authority after Brexit … The State has formally applied to Brussels to host the European Banking Authority
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Hope of buying keeps Melbourne market strong: CoreLogic

The latest CoreLogic Home Values Index, released today, showed the Victorian capital notched up 15.9 per cent growth in home values in the past
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