Uber's CEO Comes From What May Be the World's Most Techie Family

Uber's CEO Comes From What May Be the World's Most Techie Family

Uber's new leader descends from a line of successful magnates who built their fortunes through a Tehran-based conglomerate (what's left has been renamed Alborz Investment Group) that was torn from them during Iran's revolution. The Shah fell; the family fled. Offshoots of the Khosrowshahi diaspora
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Public Trump Jr., Kushner Hearings Grow Less and Less Certain

Prospects for public congressional hearings featuring the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., and son-in-law Jared Kushner have grown increasingly uncertain. Democrats have long sought open questioning of Trump Jr., Kushner and other top aides to President Donald Trump on their communications
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Housing Starts on the Rise

“The South region is quickly getting back on its feet with a big jump in new housing starts, after a pause in the prior month from the aftermath of the hurricanes,” said National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “The Midwest and the Northeast regions also made gains. Only the
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Apple HomePod Will Not Ship This Holiday Season After All

Apple has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company said on Friday. “We can't wait for people to experience HomePod … but we need a little more time before it's ready for our customers. We'll start shipping in the U.S., U.K., and Australia in early
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Scotland boss Gregor Townsend banking on rookie Luke Hamilton to help end 112 years of hurt …

Scotland boss Gregor Townsend banking on rookie Luke Hamilton to help end 112 years of hurt against All Blacks. Breakaway forward Hamilton will make his debut as an impact sub at Murrayfield tomorrow after switching allegiance from Wales. Share. By. David Kelso. 08:27, 17 NOV 2017. Sport.
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Google Just Bought a Plot of Land in Denmark Right Next to Apple's Planned Data Center

Alphabet's Google said it has bought a plot of land in southern Denmark adjacent to a planned Apple data center to make sure it has the option of building one there too. Apple said in July it would spend around $950 million to build a center with a planned opening in 2019. If Google follows suit it would
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SMEs can help fix the broken housing market, says NFB

Sajid Javid announced that the number of houses built in England had increased from 189,650 in 2015/16 to 217,000 in 2016/17. The communities secretary also delivered a stern warning to councils without adopted local plans and revealed that housing associations will be reclassified as private
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$30M Mortgage Fraud Scheme In North Jersey Busted: Prosecutors

Authorities arrested an attorney in Essex County and a real estate agent from Jersey City after they allegedly teamed up to run a $30 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of properties in North Jersey, prosecutors announced. Police arrested Christopher Goodson, 44, of Newark, and
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A Day In The Life Of… Andy Dean, head of intermediary support, Nationwide

Recently, my meeting started with a 9.30am video conference into our Mortgage Proposition Board. That takes me through to midday, when an hour's recess gives me an opportunity to catch up on emails and calls and grab some lunch at my desk. The rest of the afternoon consists of various meetings,
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Zacks Investment Research Downgrades AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) to Hold

… Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs). Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on AGNC Investment Corp.
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First-time buyer market to surpass overall housing pace in 2018

Over half of mortgage industry executives, or 57%, anticipate first-time home buyer growth in 2018, estimating that market will grow at a faster pace than the overall housing market, according to a Genworth Financial survey conducted at this year's Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention in
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Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (ITUB) Reaches $12.81 After 8.00% Up Move; Capstead …

… relatively short-duration adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by an agency of the federal government,
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Wells Fargo Fires Head of Consumer Lending for Violating Company Policies

Wells Fargo & Co. fired Franklin Codel, head of the bank's consumer lending organization, for inappropriate behavior with a former team member regarding that employee's earlier termination, the company announced in a press release. Codel, who oversaw the bank's four main consumer lending
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More turmoil in Wells Fargo's upper ranks as lending executive fired

In the latest shake-up in its executive ranks, Wells Fargo said Friday that it fired the head of its consumer lending unit, effective immediately. Franklin Codel, based in Des Moines, Iowa, was terminated for “acting in a manner that was contrary to the company's policies and expectations of its senior
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New home construction increases to meet rising demand

“Single family rental is becoming a much more significant piece of the problem,” Gates told HousingWire. “Affordability gaps are getting worse. In the past where you have places like New York or San Francisco where people expect to pay more of their income to their housing needs, now we are seeing
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ULI report shows Nashville growth still strong

Titled Emerging Trends in Real Estate and undertaken by the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Land Institute and PwC (London-based PricewaterhouseCoopers), the report shows Nashville continues to rank highly in multiple metrics, according to Maureen McAvey, a ULI senior resident fellow, and owner
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Cannabis conundrum: What to do with billions of dollars that banks won't touch

However, under federal law, marijuana is still illegal, so banks, credit unions and brokerages — all of which have federal oversight — are at risk of losing their licenses to operate if they take money associated with cannabis. The majority of recreational marijuana transactions are in cash, as opposed to
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Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC) Sees Heavy Trading Volume with 3466 Shares Changing Hands

(NASDAQ:ITIC) shares saw heavy trading volume with 3,466 shares changing hands on Thursday. Shares saw a steep increase in trading volume of 181.56% over the normal average daily volume. Short traders are feeling a little more bullish on Investors Title Co as shown by the downtick in short
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Be Cautious of a Salvage Title Car

vehicle information form, car title One of the biggest risks of buying a salvage title vehicle is the unknown. You truly don't know the extent of the damage that was done. In order for a vehicle to have a salvage title, an insurance company has to declare it a total loss. Depending on the state, the car's repairs
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Cadence Minerals Investee Signs Agreements With Native Title Claimants

LONDON (Alliance News) – Cadence Minerals PLC said Friday investee company Macarthur Minerals Ltd has finalised heritage agreements with native title claimants regarding tenements in Australia's Pilbara region. The agreements pave the way for all exploration licences to be granted for the area “in
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Freddie Mac Prices $279 Million Offering of Guaranteed Tax-Exempt ML Certificates

Freddie Mac Prices $279 Million Offering of Guaranteed Tax-Exempt ML Certificates

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Nov 17, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) recently priced a new offering of credit risk transfer securities backed by Tax-Exempt Loans (TELs) made by state or local housing agencies and secured by affordable rental housing. The company expects to guarantee
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Banks In 2018: Winners For A Growing Economy

As discussed at the conference, economic and bank lending data are moving in opposite directions since early 2017. It now appears that loan … When lending grows slower than GDP, it usually bodes well for bank growth in the year ahead provided the economy is not in a recession. I expect the banking
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Greystone Refinances Philly Property for $20M

Greystone has furnished $20.1 million in Freddie Mac financing for West Village, a newly constructed, 86-unit apartment community in West Philadelphia. Jason Yuen of Greystone's New York office originated the loans. West Village is comprised of three separate parcels and features three-, four- and
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With A 23.4% Dividend Yield Credit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN …

That is the same index used by the iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSEARCA: REM). Thus, REML is a another way to get high yields from a leveraged ETN based on an index of mREITs similar to the UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (NYSEARCA: MORL).
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Wells Fargo fires consumer lending head for violating company communication rule

Wells Fargo on Friday said it had terminated its head of consumer lending this week, after the executive violated the bank's internal communications policy. The San Francisco-based bank said it fired the exec, Franklin Codel, this week because he acted “in a manner that was contrary to the company's
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The APR might not always tell you the true cost of a home loan

The APR adjusts the interest rate to take account of all loan fees paid upfront by the borrower to the lender. (Note: It does not take account of fees paid to third parties, such as appraisers or title insurers). Mortgage shoppers confront the APR as soon as they search for interest rate quotes, because the law
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Shocker: Wells Fargo fires head of consumer lending for misconduct

Codel, the former head of mortgage production, took over the consumer lending division in 2015 when Michael Heid retired. As head of consumer lending, Codel oversaw all of the bank's lending to consumers, including Wells Fargo's mortgage lending operation. Codel also served as the public face of
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Current Mortgage Rates for Friday, November 17, 2017

Mortgage rates have moved up and down this week but they're on track to head into the weekend at levels that are lower than what they were on Monday. That's great news for anyone who is looking to purchase a new home or refinance their current mortgage. Read on for more details.
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Paradise Papers Links APRIL's Tax Avoidance To Deforestation And Banks, Impacts USD 500 …

APRIL expected responses from potential lending banks by November 7th for a USD 500 million loan for Asia Symbol, its privately-held subsidiary. But the Paradise Papers may raise reputational issues for financiers who do business with the company, which was found in 2016 by the Government of
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Kim Nadler joins Zions Bank as an executive banking relationship manager

kim-nadler-copy Kim Nadler has joined Zions Bank as an executive banking relationship manager. She is based at the bank's Eagle and Chinden Financial Center in Boise. Nadler has 15 years of banking experience, including roles as a branch manager with Bank of the Cascades, operations manager
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UPDATE 1-Bondholders sue Italian bank Monte dei Paschi over rescue action

“While the bondholders remain open for discussions, they cannot stand by and allow for arbitrary decisions, made with no fundamental legal basis, to compromise their rights as bondholders and to undermine future confidence in the Italian and European banking sector,” the group said in a statement.
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A Star Wars Childhood, Greenpeace Real Estate: Top 5 Ads Of The Week

Why we care: It almost seems real. With the threat of rising oceans as a result of climate change, why wouldn't some plucky entrepreneur use it as a business opportunity? Sure it's dark as all hell, but opportunity calls. OK, not really, but the consequences of climate change are real enough to make this
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Open thread: Los Angeles real estate agents are answering readers' questions today

That's because two real estate agents from Mercer Vine (the LA-based firm that listed the grand Owlwood Estate and Marilyn Monroe's lovely Brentwood home) are joining us to answer questions from readers. Tara Hotchkis and Dominic Labriola are especially knowledgeable about West Hollywood and
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Malaysia's 2nd biggest bank soon to open first Philippines branch

MANILA, Philippines — Kuala Lumpur-based CIMB Group is set to open its first retail branch in the Philippines before the end of the year after obtaining the green light from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to establish banking operations in the country. The Monetary Board of the BSP has
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Turnbull downplays bank inquiry threat

Several senators including Queenslander Barry O'Sullivan have indicated they feel they were ambushed with Liberal senator Dean Smith's same-sex marriage bill, and plan to use a similar strategy to embarrass the Turnbull government over its opposition to a banking inquiry. A group of about 10
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Zurich's Public Housing Problem: The Tenants Are Too Rich

People earning six times their monthly rent will be allowed to remain in up to 15 percent of the city's non-profit housing, possibly to prevent a sudden upheaval in the housing market. Currently around 20 percent of these homes have tenants deemed wealthy under these terms, so some of the richest in
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Former East Rochester judge Terrence Brown-Steiner disbarred; admits misappropriating $400000

A local lawyer who until last month served as an East Rochester town justice has been disbarred after admitting to a legal disciplinary committee that he bilked clients and misappropriated nearly $400,000. The lawyer, Terrence Brown-Steiner, admitted to the theft of some client payments and agreed to
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Broadcom Will Get a Much Bigger Slice of the Data Center Market After Its $5.5 Billion Purchase of …

Broadcom said on Friday it closed its acquisition of network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems, giving it a larger share of the data center products market. Broadcom, which made a $103 billion unsolicited bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm earlier this month that was rejected,
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SoCal house prices shoot up in October: Orange County, $786000 and LA, $580360

A low supply of homes on the market continued to put a crimp on sales, especially in the relatively affordable price ranges. “As we enter the fall home buying season, we're seeing signs of the market slowing as eroding affordability and persistently low housing inventory cut into home sales,” CAR 2018
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'Star Wars Battlefront II' Developer Caves on In-Game Purchases Amid Gamer Outcry

The company behind the new Star Wars Battlefront II video game has responded to pressure from irate gamers who complained about a feature offering players the option to pay extra to unlock the game's most desired characters. Electronic Arts, which developed the game, said on Thursday night that it
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Brexit Bulletin: In Time for the Deadline?

Brexit Bulletin: In Time for the Deadline?

Bloomberg. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International in a report on Thursday, November 9th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and
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Real estate M&A has eclipsed the record level set on the eve of the financial crisis — and it's to do …

Mergers and acquisitions of real estate companies have hit record levels in 2017. Through November 15, more than 3,300 real estate deals were announced worth $387 billion. They account for 12.1% of the total global M&A market by value, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters. Each figure
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European Investment Bank commits to lending €85m to Limerick City and County Council

The money will be spent on transforming the 1.62 hectare Opera Site in the city centre into an urban centre office development, with the capacity for 3,000 jobs. This is the first EIB finance to be made available for a local authority programme in Ireland since 1993. The EIB finance contract for the 25 year
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Reflections from 2016 Large Business of the Year—Whatcom Land Title

It's been nearly one year since Whatcom Land Title won the 2016 Large Business of the Year Award. Colleen Baldwin, co-owner of Whatcom Land Title reflected on what it means to be named the Large Business of the Year: David Goddard and Colleen Baldwin of Whatcom Land Title receive the 2016
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Bitcoin Just Surged Past $8000. Here's What's Causing the Spike

After dipping below $6,000 earlier this month, the price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin surged as high as $8,040 Friday on one of the world's largest exchanges, Bitfinex. The globally weighted average-high Bitcoin prices were slightly lower, sitting at $7,998. Bitcoin prices have pared their gains since, falling to
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HUD, FHA, VA, and Ginnie News; Wells Fargo Mgt. Upheaval

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, National MI is a U.S.-based, private mortgage insurer enabling low down payment borrowers to realize homeownership. National MI has a great culture, compensation and benefits. For the complete job posting, see National MI's careers page.
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US mortgage delinquencies rise to 4.8% from 4.24%

The delinquency rate for mortgage loans rose to 4.8% in the third quarter versus 4.24% last quarter. Ex hurricane it is estimated that the delinquency rate would come have in at 4.53% in the third quarter; The foreclosure rate fell to 1.23% in 3Q versus 1.29% in 2Q; New Jersey and New York signifies
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Breakfast Buzz: World's Longest Car Wash

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says 30 year fixed rate mortgage hit 3.95%. That's up from 3.90% from last week and the highest rate since July. The rate on 15 year, fixed-rate home loans, which are popular with homeowners looking to refinance, rose to an average 3.31%, the highest since April. If you're
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Gold Prices Holding Gains Following 13.7% Rise In Oct. Housing Starts

(Kitco News) – The gold market is holding on to modest overnight gains despite the release of stronger-than-expected-housing construction data. Wednesday, the Commerce Department said housing starts increased 13.7% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.129 million units.
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Top Five Current CRE Lending Industry Issues

In an already stringent lending environment, banks further tightened standards for commercial real estate loans this year. CRE transactions and lending have slowed, along with new multifamily construction, though the pace of office and industrial development has increased. Signs point to a flattening of
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UPDATE 2-Wells Fargo dismisses consumer lending head Franklin Codel

In the interim, the heads of consumer lending's four main lines of business will report to Wells Fargo Chief Executive Tim Sloan. The company said Codel, who was senior executive vice president of consumer lending for just over a year, was not dismissed over the business's operations or its sales
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Ask George and Chuck: In thriving Houston post flood, home values should rise again

Q: My home flooded. Does it have any value anymore? A: Being long-term Houstonians, we can assure you that values come back. It seems impossible and depressing at the time, but memories of the flood subside, new buyers come into the market, and the “Noah's flood of 2017” will be history. Houston
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Wells Fargo fires head of consumer lending for misconduct

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Wells Fargo has fired one of its most powerful executives for misconduct. The scandal-ridden bank said Friday that it fired Franklin Codel, head of the consumer lending division, which churns out mortgages and auto loans. But Wells Fargo stressed it wasn't related to sales
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Mortgage rates today, November 17, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today remain largely unchanged. There has not been enough major economic news to break them out of the narrow range in which mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are trading. But that's good for borrowers, taking some of the uncertainty out of mortgage borrowing. In economic news
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Getting a Dog May Save Your Life, Especially If You're Single

Swedish researchers found that people with furry friends, especially the unmarried, have fewer heart problems than those who don't. By. Michelle Cortez. @FayCortez More stories by Michelle Cortez. November 17, 2017, 2:00 AM PST. Having a dog can bring a lot of love into your life. It could also make
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Fox shares jump on signs of more takeover interest

Buyers have expressed interest in Fox's production studios, cable networks FX and National Geographic, and international assets such as the Star network in India and Sky Plc, sources told Reuters on Thursday. “Either Disney or Comcast would be a good fit, but its always about price and neither has to
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The World's Biggest Wealth Manager Won't Touch Bitcoin

UBS Group AG, the world's largest wealth manager, isn't prepared to make portfolio allocations to bitcoin because of a lack of government oversight, the bank's chief investment officer said. Bitcoin has also not reached the critical mass to be considered a viable currency to invest in, UBS's Mark Haefele
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Harvard's Days as the World's Richest School May Be Numbered

In the year ended June 30, the endowment had an 8.1 percent gain, the worst among larger endowments, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. By contrast, Stanford gained 13.1 percent while Yale was up 11.3 percent over the same period. Fellow Ivy league member Princeton University is also
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Nationwide launches lifetime mortgage product

Nationwide Building Society has launched a lifetime mortgage product, becoming the only major high street mortgage lender to offer a product of this kind in the equity release market. The roll-up lifetime mortgage is available to both new customers and existing Nationwide members aged between 55 to
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Deutsche Bank CEO says European banks would benefit from consolidation

Deutsche Bank CEO says European banks would benefit from consolidation

Deutsche Bank's chief executive has made the case for more consolidation among European banks, arguing it would be beneficial for Europe if there were “a handful of institutions” powerful enough to compete on a global stage with larger US and Chinese rivals. “I would never rule it out”, John Cryan
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Video: Sajid Javid criticises baby boomers who think millennials spend too much on 'smashed …

Speaking in Bristol, he hit out at “baby boomers who have long since paid off their own mortgage” and resist new developments, saying they were “living in a different world” and not “facing up to the reality of modern life”. Mr Javid said such people thought “affordability is only a problem for millennials
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US building permits up 5.9%

StockMarketWire.com – Privately-owned housing US units authorised by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,297,000, the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development said today. This is 5.9% above the revised September rate of
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We'll Wait for UK's Brexit Concessions, EU Leaders Tell May

European Union leaders say they will wait for Theresa May to deliver further Brexit concessions and guarantees, putting into doubt whether talks will advance to the future trade relationship in December. “If we have to wait for the new year, if we have to wait for further concessions, so be it,” Irish Prime
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Franken Case Puts Both Parties in Bind on Misconduct Response

Allegations about improper sexual conduct by a Democratic senator and a Republican senatorial candidate are forcing the Senate to confront a difficult dilemma: where to draw the line and how to mete out punishment. How should Democrat Al Franken of Minnesota be dealt with after an allegation he
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'Where Do His Hands Go?' Donald Trump Tweets About Al Franken Groping Photo

President Donald Trump decided late Thursday that it was a good idea to attack Al Franken over the Democratic senator's sexual misconduct. “The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words,” Trump tweeted, referring to a 2006 photo in which Franken, in his former incarnation as a
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Could Help Your Portfolio. The Stock Formed Bullish Multiple Top

Investors sentiment increased to 1.67 in 2017 Q2. Its up 0.72, from 0.95 in 2017Q1. It improved, as 3 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 15 reduced holdings. 15 funds opened positions while 15 raised stakes. 791,260 shares or 0.93% more from 783,950 shares in 2017Q1 were
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Norway Idea to Exit Oil Stocks Is 'Shot Heard Around the World'

Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund proposed an exit from nearly $35 billion in oil and gas stocks. Norway's proposal to sell off $35 billion in oil and gas stocks brings sudden and unparalleled heft to a once-grassroots movement to enlist investors in the fight against climate change. The Nordic
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Wells Fargo fires consumer lending chief Codel

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) says it has dismissed Senior VP Franklin Codel, head of its consumer lending business, effective immediately. WFC says Codel acted “in a manner that was contrary to the company's policies and expectations of its senior leaders during a communication he had with a former
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Twelfth High-level Meeting on Banking Supervision in the Americas and the Caribbean, Asunción …

The Financial Stability Institute (FSI), together with the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), held its 12th High-level Meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Central Bank of Paraguay and attended by about 50 participants
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Wells Fargo Fires Head of Consumer Lending

Wells Fargo said Friday Mr. Codel's dismissal didn't have anything to do with the consumer-lending division business or the company's sales practices problems that came to light last year as part of a regulatory settlement. Mr. Codel's firing was “for acting in a manner that was contrary to the company's
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Owners in UK are not confident about accessibility of housing market in coming years

The majority of adults in the UK, some 80%, are not confident in the Government's ability to make it easy and more accessible for people to buy a property over the next two years, a new survey has found. The result of the poll comes at a time when the Government is putting housing at the top of the
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Freddie Mac Announces Guide Bulletin 2017-26 Covering Changes to Eligibility for Certain …

Specifically, the Bulletin announces the availability of 5-year ARMs as a newly eligible product under “Home Possible,” “Freddie Mac Relief Refinance,” and “Financed Permanent Buydown” mortgage programs. Freddie Mac is also removing the requirement that all income reported on Home Possible
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US housing starts hit one-year high; permits increase

The sharp rebound in home construction reported by the Commerce Department on Friday could ease concerns about the housing market, which has been a drag on the economy since the second quarter. Housing starts surged 13.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million units.
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US housing starts up 13.7%

StockMarketWire.com – Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,290,000, the US Census Bureau and the US Department of … Single-family housing starts in October were at a rate of 877,000; this is 5.3% above the revised September figure of 833,000.
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Wells Fargo ousts consumer lending head over communication that was 'contrary' to company policy

Wells Fargo's consumer lending division head was dismissed this week after a communication with a former executive that wasn't in keeping with company policy, the bank said. The dismissal was not related to sales practices or the business unit in question. Reached by phone Codel would only say,
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Al Franken, Stitch Fix IPO, Marrying Up: Broadsheet for Nov. 17

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Sexual harassment allegations emerge against Al Franken, Katrina Lake's Stitch Fix goes public, and Louise Linton makes (more) enemies online. Have a relaxing weekend. EVERYONE'S TALKING. • Hire to fight harassment. Renowned sociologists Frank Dobbin
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Blaming baby boomers won't put roofs over young people's heads, Sajid

He says the baby boomers are impeding new houses in the countryside and rendering his Tory-deserting millennials “rootless and resentful of both capitalism and politicians”. What rubbish. New building is under 10% of the housing market, and has never made a measurable impact on house prices.
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11301 Fortune Avenue, Cleveland, OH

11301 Fortune Ave, Cleveland, OH is a 2 bed, 1 bath Multi-family available for rent in Cleveland, Ohio.
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You have to pay nearly $1 million just to view these apartments

Real estate agents in the city are asking potential buyers to stump up 7 million Hong Kong dollars ($900,000) to view a new batch of luxury condos, the latest example of the dizzying rise in prices in the world's most expensive property market. The new complex offers sweeping views of Hong Kong's
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Tenements in the Pilbara Have Cleared Native Title and Are to be Granted

Tenements in the Pilbara Have Cleared Native Title and Are to be Granted

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSX-V:MMS) (the “Company” or “Macarthur Minerals”) is pleased to announce that it has finalised heritage agreements with the Palyku and Njamal native title claimants. Both groups have withdrawn
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US homebuilder sentiment rises in November

In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017, photo, a forklift is parked in front of one of the houses under construction in a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. On Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo releases its November index of builder sentiment. (AP Photo/Keith
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Refis gain activity share as mortgage app volume increases

The average contract interest rates for various 30-year fixed-rate mortgages remained unchanged during the period. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with conforming loan balances had an average rate of 4.18%, with points increasing to 0.40 from 0.38, including the origination fee, for 80% loan-to-value
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MARKET LIVE: Sensex, Nifty trading over 1% higher on Moody's upgrade; banking stocks lead gains

The Sensex and Nifty logged over 1 percent gains in Friday's trade after Moody's Investor Services lifted India's local and foreign currency debt ratings to Baa2 from Baa3, saying continued progress on economic and institutional reforms will enhance the economy's high growth potential. Giving a thumbs
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Fed's Brainard: Standards Needed to Protect Consumer Data When Shared

Consumers need better information about what happens when they share bank account credentials with third-party financial aggregators, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said today at a fintech conference. She emphasized that consumers, banks, aggregators and regulators all have a role in
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Poll finds good news for first-time homebuyers

That's down from 37 percent in 2016. This points to slightly looser credit standards. It also suggests improved financial health among borrowers. Nearly six in 10 buyers financed their home via a traditional mortgage. Thirty-four percent of first-timers obtained a low-down payment FHA mortgage; that's up
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Wells Fargo fires consumer lending head Franklin Codel

Nov 17 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday Franklin Codel, a senior executive vice president and head of its consumer lending organization, has been dismissed, effective immediately. Codel acted in a manner that was contrary to the company's policies during a communication he had with a
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National Real Estate Management Company Invests in Contact Center Cloud Solution from Five9

SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVN), a leading provider of cloud software for the enterprise contact center market, today announced that a rapidly-growing national real estate management company has selected a Five9 contact center cloud solution to support its
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Single women buying more homes, even in challenging Nashville real estate market

Laura Hall is happy to be one of the growing number of single women buying homes in the Nashville region, but getting the keys to her front door required a few trade-offs. She wanted her first house to be in the Crieve Hall neighborhood close to her work in the 100 Oaks area. And she knew what she
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Jose E. Cil Sells 70146 Shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) Stock

FMR LLC lifted its stake in Restaurant Brands International by 10.9% in the second quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,492,590 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $969,362,000 after buying an additional 1,528,447 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in
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Sold: Latest Macon County real estate transfers

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue real estate transfer declaration sheets were submitted with the deeds recorded in the Macon County Recorder's Office. … 1425 E. Logan St., $15,000, Prairie State Bank and Trust to Prairie State Bank and Trust as custodian of Andrew W. Hendrian IRA.
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Could Help Your Portfolio. The Stock Formed Multiple Top Chart …

Investors sentiment increased to 1.67 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.72, from 0.95 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 3 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 15 reduced holdings. 15 funds opened positions while 15 raised stakes. 791,260 shares or 0.93% more from 783,950 shares in 2017Q1 were
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Singapore: P2P lender Crowd Genie targets raising up to $31.6m via ICO

Crowd Genie is among P2P (peer-to-peer) marketplace lending platforms licensed to operate in the city-state by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). It focuses on facilitating easier capital access for borrowers, primarily small and medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to grow their business.
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Government can no longer ignore impact of Stamp Duty on transactions, says major agency

Government inaction on the housing market will put the brakes on price growth next year, an agent has claimed. Jackson Stops is predicting that house price growth will remain flat in 2018 due to punitive Stamp Duty levels and continuing economic and political uncertainty. The national agent is
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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (November 16, 2017)

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Nationwide launches into equity release

Nationwide Building Society has become the first major high street lender to enter the equity release market. The society is offering lifetime mortgage products priced between 3.8% and 4.8%, which are divided into four tiers based on loan-to-value. Loans are available up to 46% LTV, with the amount
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FLASH: US housing starts up

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Mortgage Cons – Jr (SAFE)

Learn more about applying for Mortgage Cons – Jr (SAFE) at Wells Fargo.
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Grammy Winner Hezekiah Walker and LOANS FROM LISA Make History in the Mortgage Industry

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bishop Hezekiah Walker and LOANS FROM LISA take the mortgage industry by storm with a first-time-ever nationwide Mortgage Seminar Church Tour. The founder and senior pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle Churches, Bishop Hezekiah Walker
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Inventory shortage to drive housing market in 2018

“In most markets around the country, inventory of homes for sale has become so tight that housing is now a game of musical chairs: Nobody wants to stand up from the home they're currently living in and list if for sale, for fear they won't be able to find another home to buy,” Gudell said. “This inventory
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Apple Diversity Chief to Leave Months After Taking the Role

Apple Diversity Chief to Leave Months After Taking the Role

Apple Inc.'s head of diversity and inclusion is leaving the technology company after a few months in the role. Denise Young Smith will depart at the end of 2017 and will be succeeded by Christie Smith, a veteran of accounting firm Deloitte LLP, an Apple spokesman said. Young Smith was named to the
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OMERS launches European real estate lending strategy – EuroProperty

The lending business will be managed by Oxford Properties, the international property arm of OMERS Group. Oxford Properties will likely target
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Mortgage Sales Assoc (SAFE)

Learn more about applying for Mortgage Sales Assoc (SAFE) at Wells Fargo.
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Biggest-Ever Singles' Day Buying Binge Has Left Behind a Record-Setting Pile of Trash

China's Singles' Day online discount sales bonanza on Saturday saw bargain-hungry buyers spend over $38 billion, flooding the postal and courier
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CBRE outlines trends that will shape retailing by 2030

CBRE outlines trends that will shape retailing by 2030 … released by CBRE this week at the MAPIC retail real estate conference in Cannes, France.
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Senior Product Manager…

Currently, we are looking for a Sr. Product Manager who has Commercial Lending experience to join our team. If this sounds like a match for you,
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Borrowing in Later Life

This allows you to take a repayment mortgage (repaying both the capital and interest), up to age 85 at the end of the repayment term, based on your
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Nationwide launches equity release mortgage

Nationwide Building Society is launching a Lifetime Mortgage, and is the only major, high street lender to offer an equity release product.
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Choosing Between Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) and Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (AMBC)?

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) operates in the Surety & Title Insurance segment of the Financial sector. The company has grown sales at
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FY2017 EPS Estimates for Encore Wire Corporation Increased by DA Davidson (NASDAQ:WIRE)

Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ:WIRE) – Analysts at DA Davidson … and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing.
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`Fragile' Pakistan Says It Can Weather the Financial Storm

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said in an August interview that Pakistan won't seek another IMF package and is poised to introduce “radical” tax reforms in a country where less than 1 percent of its more than 200 million people file income returns. Abbasi in a text message to Bloomberg this
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In lending its all about the recovery

I use the term shadow banking deliberately in this first sentence because most forms of alternative and direct lending (a large part of alternative
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ESMA's final MMF report reveals parting on haircuts

The European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) industry consultation on money market funds (MMFs) has divided opinion on the best
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PayPal's CEO on Venmo: Don't Mess Up the 'Special Magic'

Fortune's Michal Lev-Ram caught up with Schulman (yes, he was wearing the boots) to find out more about what's driving PayPal's performance and
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Sears Dials Up Discounts to Record Levels as It Copes With Slump

The 131-year-old company also has an e-commerce marketplace that hosts third-party sellers — similar to the approach of Amazon.com Inc. But the efforts haven't done much to pull the company out of a tailspin. Same-store sales fell 17 percent at Sears last quarter and 13 percent at Kmart. The Hoffman
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Tesla Seals Order From Michigan Grocery Chain for Semi Trucks

Tesla Inc.'s Semi is headed for the grocery stores in Detroit Three automakers' backyards. Meijer Inc. has reserved four Semi trucks for $5,000 deposits apiece, Dan Scherer, a fleet manager for the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer, said at the product unveiling held Thursday at Tesla's design
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Malaysian Economy Expands at Fastest Pace in More Than 3 Years

Malaysia's economy grew at the fastest pace in more than three years in the third quarter, supported by resilient domestic demand and a manufacturing sector that's benefiting from booming global trade. Key Points. Gross domestic product rose 6.2 percent from a year earlier, after climbing 5.8 percent in
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Even Real Estate Developers Can't Afford Toronto's Housing Market

Toronto-area land prices have gotten so high that developers are struggling to build new homes that people can afford. Buyers are no longer lining up,
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PROPERTY: North West housing market "continued to stutter" in October, says RICS

Demand from buyers and agreed sales fell, and nearly half the region's agents saw house prices rise, says the Royal Institution of Chartered
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Comcast and Verizon enter fray with 21st Century Fox approaches

One person said Comcast's decision to initiate talks came after reports that Disney had held talks with Fox about buying its movie studio, cable channels and international business. That combination would exclude Fox's broadcast network and Fox News Channel, as well as its sports rights. The talks
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UPDATE 1-Swedish housing starts slow in Q3 as market cools

UPDATE 1-Swedish housing starts slow in Q3 as market cools

STOCKHOLM, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Swedish housing starts slowed slightly in the third quarter, data showed on Friday, providing further evidence that
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Merkel Pushes Ahead With Party Talks as Coalition Hurdles Remain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing ahead with discussions on setting up her fourth-term government after all-night talks with potential
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Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund attracts auditor

Baker Tilly Azerbaijan LLC won the tender for the purchase of audit services for financial statements of Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund OJSC, the Fund
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India's First Moody's Upgrade in 14 Years Bets on Reforms

Moody's action was in line with the Bloomberg Economics model — which predicted an upgrade based on the divergence between actual ratings and
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Wall Street Has New MiFID Migraine, This Time in Futures Market

For Wall Street banks, the ripple effects keep spreading from sweeping new European rules that govern how brokerage clients pay for investment
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Salvatore Riina, Sicilian Mafia's 'Boss of Bosses,' Is Dead

Salvatore “the Beast” Riina, the Sicilian mafia godfather who ordered the killings of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, as well as
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Canadian small business lending slows in Sept -PayNet

OTTAWA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Lending to Canadian small businesses cooled in September after climbing earlier in the year, according to data released
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Jennifer Harazin

From there, she built American Mortgage and Equity Consultants from a small local mortgage company to a national mortgage lender, taking it into
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China tightens bank shareholding rules after lifting cap on foreign stakes

All investors – individuals, or those acting in concert to skirt the rules – seeking a more than 5 per cent stake in a Chinese commercial bank will need
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Nationwide hit by mortgage lending price war

Fierce competition in the mortgage market has hit Nationwide's net lending which dropped by a third, and the chief executive says the price war is
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UK accountants call for easing of Kenya lending rate cap law

We understand at the moment there are some limitations that commercial banks have in lending – because of the interest rate capping law. The review
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Carillion warns on profits and says it will breach banking covenant

As a result it expects to breach banking covenants on December 31, and said it is now necessary to defer the covenant test date to April 30.
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Billion-dollar landlords: Rental home giant once led by Trump ally is under fire

Barrack directed the company to buy bundles of foreclosed homes after the housing market collapsed in 2008 and rather than reselling them, the
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Labor offers to work with Nats to set up banking royal commission

Labor will work with angry Nationals to try to establish a royal commission into banks as the Coalition's junior party seeks to wreak revenge after
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With Myanmar's economic future looking promising, AYA Bank seeks foreign investors

But it is keen to move towards a broader set of financing capabilities in order to assist infrastructure projects and mortgage financing for end-buyers.
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Storm clouds ahead?

… who formed commercial real estate brokerage firm Land Solutions in 2001 and … At the same time, a renewed nationwide trend toward home equity
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This Northeast housing market is seeing a fall bump

Figures from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors show a 2.5% rise in pending single-family home sales (5,181) in October from a year earlier
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INDIABULLS REAL ESTATE LTD. (IBREALEST.BO) Seeing Increased Action in Session

Technical analysts often study charts in order to define trends. This research is … Currently, the 14-day ADX for INDIABULLS REAL ESTATE LTD.
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Built construction lending technology company raises $21 million

Nashville construction lending company Built has raised $21 million from venture capital firms in San Francisco and New York, marking one of the
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United States: Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending …

Misrepresentation: developer entitled to directed verdict on claims of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation asserted by condominium
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Want to buy a house? Here's the most affordable metro area in the country…

Want to buy a house? Here's the most affordable metro area in the country…

… rates, which come from Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and assumed a 20% down payment to get its figures.
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Nationwide profits fall as mortgage borrowing flattens out

Gross mortgage lending fell 4.6 per cent to £16.7bn, although the average loan to value ratio of new loans stuck at 71 per cent. Meanwhile, deposits
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Genoan bank Carige races to reassemble capital raise deal

The board of Italian mid-sized bank Carige was racing to bring a banking consortium and its biggest shareholders back to the table on Friday to
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Nationwide posts fall in profit, strained by low interest rates and mortgage market competition

Nationwide posts fall in profit, strained by low interest rates and mortgage … low interest rates, as well as fierce competition in the mortgage market.
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Global Real Estate Software Market 2017 CoStar, Fiserv, IBM Tririga, Oracle Corp, Trulia, Zillow

Global Real Estate Software Market 2017 CoStar, Fiserv, IBM Tririga, Oracle … consumption volume, market trends and Real Estate Software business
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Property market imbalances pose significant risks to economy

KUALA LUMPUR: The imbalances in the property market pose significant risks to the overall economy in the event of a shock, said Bank Negara
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Drugs, Guns Seized in Search of Fortune Home

A 43-year-old man is in custody following the search of a home in Fortune. The RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Fortune at around
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House Passes Landmark Tax Reform Bill

American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols welcomed the development, noting that ABA is “encouraged by the bill passed today
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Real estate trusts lag as market

Shoppers take a break at a mall in Paramus, N.J. Real estate investment trusts have fallen behind the broader market this year, held back by store
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Katie Simpson

Title/Company: Market president for Minneapolis/St. Paul, Bank of America; Market executive for Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America Merrill
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Blockbuster Reforms May Take Back Seat as Modi Eyes Elections

India's national sales tax might be the last big-ticket reform from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he prepares for about a dozen of state polls and
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Ulster Bank closing 11 Northern Ireland branches with 40 jobs lost

The move, the bank said, was down to the “radical” change in banking and the increase in reliance on digital technology to carry out transactions.
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A is for Affordability

In the lexicon of the mortgage market, and perhaps top of the heap in terms of importance, we definitely find A for Affordability. As practitioners and
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'We Are Stronger Together.' The Skimm Co-Founders Talk About The Power of Their Partnership

Zakin and Weisberg discussed how they benefit from jointly running their newsletter TheSkimm, which they founded in 2012, at Fortune's Most
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Cards Against Humanity Buying Border Land to Slow Trump Wall 'That Everyone Knows Will …

Cards Against Humanity, the popular irreverent card game, says it is buying land on the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to stop President Donald Trump's
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Pioneers Of High-Quality Near Beer Are Banking On Non-Drinking Binges

Jeff Stevens decided to give up alcohol when he was 24. He's 50 now — and he's had no regrets about going sober for the sake of his health. Except
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Private Equity Giant Cerberus Emerges as New Deutsche Bank Shareholder

Cerberus Capital Management has taken a 3 percent stake in Deutsche Bank AG as the U.S. private equity investor ramps up a wager on the German
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Open Vector partners up with Volante for open banking

The partnership between Open Vector and Volante Technologies creates an end-to-end service for the global banking industry looking to adopt open
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Trussle hires VP engineering from Funding Circle

Gretton will lead Trussle's engineering team and help Trussle achieve its goal of having instant mortgage approvals and lifetime mortgage monitoring.
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Sotheby's Dubai inaugural auction achieves sales of US$3.6m

Bidders in the room, on the phone and online competed to buy works spanning 20th Century and Contemporary Middle Eastern and International art,
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San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland are nation's three most competitive markets

San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland are nation's three most competitive markets

The San Jose metropolitan area posted the nation's steepest year-over-year plunge in the number of homes for sale in October — falling by a
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Buffalo Niagara job market slumps for second straight month

Buffalo Niagara job market slumps for second straight month … the past year – something that seems unlikely in a robust housing market, Keith said.
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Money Alone Won't Fix The Housing Market – We Need Strong Political Leadership At All Levels To …

Money alone will not fix the housing market. Spent badly, it could even do more harm than good by simply replacing or displacing activity currently
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Unveils a New $200000 Roadster in Surprise Twist At Truck Event

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new electric Roadster in a surprise twist at the end of the company's planned reveal of its new semi-truck known as
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Tucson continues to struggle to add jobs, but real estate perks up

The state's unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent in October, the lowest since December 2007, when the Great Recession was beginning. Arizona
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Intuit gets into the money lending business

Intuit has introduced QuickBooks Capital, a lending product targeted at small businesses, and particularly new small businesses. The product joins a
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The Week in Public Finance: Trump's Impact on Trade, a Predatory Lending Loophole and More

President Donald Trump signed the so-called Buy American, Hire American executive order in April. The order clamps down on guest worker visas
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Market plateau does not point to crash, expert says

THERE has been much talk of property bubbles and huge price corrections for Australian real estate of late, but a recent survey showed most of us are
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Best Bank In 'Towne' For A Flat Yield Curve

And this flattening has investors worried about bank earnings. The KBW Regional Banking Index has underperformed the S&P 500 by more than 18%
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Northern Ireland house price rise of 6% allays concerns over economy: survey

A jump in house prices of nearly 6% to around £160,700 suggests that the economy is coping well under pressures including Brexit and the lack of an
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2B/7 Union St Wickham NSW 2293

Eaton on Union – 2 Bedroom Apartments. 2 bedrooms Apartment for Sale. Call for details. 2B/7 Union St Wickham NSW 2293. Listed by Walkom Real
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FHA Report: Delaying Premium Increases Kept Mortgage Fund at Mandated Capital Levels

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released November 15 its 2017 Report to Congress on the financial status of its Mutual Mortgage
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3B/7 Union St Wickham NSW 2293

Eaton on Union – 3 Bedroom Apartments. 3 bedrooms Apartment for Sale. Call for details. 3B/7 Union St Wickham NSW 2293. Listed by Walkom Real
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Could Tiger Lily inherit nothing of Michael Hutchence's £16million rock fortune?

THERE are fears the daughter of Michael Hutchence will never see any of her father's fortune after the late rocker's finances were dragged into the
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North Korean Missiles Still Lack Re-Entry Capability, Seoul Says

North Korea hasn't secured the key technologies needed to build ballistic missile that can survive a return through the atmosphere, according to South
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Catalan Separatists Shrug Off Broken Promises for December Vote

Catalan separatist voters are standing by their political leaders despite the disappointments and broken promises of the past month, according to
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Bitcoin Emerges as Crisis Currency in Hotspots

About a third of the customers queuing at La Maison du Bitcoin's teller windows in Paris aren't speculating on the value of the cryptocurrency. They're
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Real estate in brief: Auto Financial Group inks sublease deal on San Felipe

Rob Banzhaf and Ryan Dierker of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented Hunt Guillot, which relocated to an 11,000-square-foot space in The
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396A Penshurst Street Chatswood NSW 2067

Prime location, land with development potential (STCA). 3 bedrooms House for Sale. Pre-Auction. 396A Penshurst Street Chatswood NSW 2067.
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Nationwide warns on tougher mortgage trading conditions

Nationwide warned of tougher trading conditions ahead in the UK mortgage market as … gains drove a 10 per cent drop in profits in the first half of its financial year. … Although mortgage volumes remain strong, we're prepared for the
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AT&T Wants to Get Vertical With Time Warner. Is That a Problem?

AT&T Wants to Get Vertical With Time Warner. Is That a Problem?

Entertainment Inc. People familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg that officials at Justice's antitrust division advised AT&T to explore alternatives
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KeyBank's Anthony Rizzo leads commercial lending in WNY

When the parent company of KeyBank N.A. acquired First Niagara Financial Group Inc. last year, Anthony Rizzo switched employers. But the functions
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Ameren Illinois Announces Pricing of First Mortgage Bonds Offering due 2047

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the first mortgage bonds or any other securities and shall not
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Confidence grows as house prices keep on creeping upwards to £160758 average

HOUSE prices in the north are still creeping upwards, with the market showing what experts claim is “confidence and resilience”, a new report claims.
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Market Now: Realty stocks trade up; Prestige Estates, IB Real Estate top gainers

Market Now: Realty stocks trade up; Prestige Estates, IB Real Estate top …. Indiabulls Real Estate (up 3.98 per cent), Godrej Properties (up 3.85 per
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Head to Head Comparison: TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) vs. Its Rivals

TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) is one of 543 publicly-traded companies in the “Closed End Funds” industry, but how does it weigh in compared
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Zeus Spawn 'Terdot' is a Banking Trojan with a Twist

A Zeus spinoff called Terdot, a banker trojan with espionage capabilities, has emerged as a highly customized man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy, able
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Mortgage changes not expected to impact housing prices

Royal Lepage real estate agent Aaron Jasper says there hasn't been a flurry of buying activity in anticipation of the stricter mortgage qualifications.
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Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) CEO On Q1 2018 Results

… including through refinancing and securitizations, increasing realizations in multifamily real estate portfolio, refining controlled investment operating
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Local woman appears on 'Wheel of Fortune'

The “Wheel of Fortune” format involves individual contestants, or in this case contestant teams, spinning a wheel to land on big-dollar amounts while
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Mugabe's Defiance of Generals Leaves Zimbabwe in Political Limbo

Zimbabwe entered a third day of political limbo as talks dragged on between President Robert Mugabe and military generals who took power and
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Selective buying at lint market due to paucity of better grades

Option for import on quality matter remained in strong consideration while international-domestic price parity favoured import. Secondary buyers
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Mueller Subpoenaed Trump Campaign for More Documents

Special Counsel Robert Mueller served U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign a subpoena in mid-October, according to two people
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Tesla Unveils 'World's Fastest Production Car' and Electric Big Rig

Elon Musk pulled off a Steve Jobs-ian “one more thing” surprise at the unveiling of Tesla Inc.'s Semi model, rolling a new Roadster sports car out of the
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Why So Much Is at Stake in Italy's Next Elections

Italy's all-too-familiar postwar brew of government dysfunction, economic stagnation and toxic debt has investors worried again, even as the specter of
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Comcast wants to buy Fox's international biz, but it'll have to wait for AT&T-Time Warner approval first

Part of what's fueling interest in Fox's international business is the regulatory hemming and hawing that's holding up Murdoch's proposed bid to buy
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Fox Wins Appellate Battle Over The Title of 'Empire"

Fox Television has scored a big win at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that will give entertainment companies room to pick titles of artistic
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No real estate tax hike expected for Northampton County residents

EASTON, Pa. – Northampton County property owners will pay the same in real estate taxes in 2018 as they did this year under the millage rate being
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Same-sex marriage: Men of God hold no mortgage on the national soul

Church hierarchies take note. As self-appointed conduits to the metaphysical, you've always talked about souls and the intrinsic worth of doing what is
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Trump to Rally House GOP Before Crucial Vote: Tax Debate Update

House leaders are poised for a Thursday vote on their tax-overhaul bill as Senate tax writers continue to debate their proposal to make individual
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