CMHC: Half Of Canada's Mortgage Loan Business Has Vanished, And It's A 'New Normal'

CMHC: Half Of Canada's Mortgage Loan Business Has Vanished, And It's A 'New Normal'

TORONTO — Canada's national housing agency said Wednesday that the 47 per cent decline in the country's insured mortgage market year-over-year in the third quarter is the “new normal level.” The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said in its latest financial report that it provided mortgage loan
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The 12 Signs a Cheap Stock Is a 'Value Trap'

Nicholas Colas at nick@datatrekresearch.com. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Max Berley at mberley@bloomberg.net. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE. 1 Comments. Bloomberg Prophets. Professionals offering actionable insights on markets, the economy
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Lennox International's (LII) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Cowen

Lennox International Inc. logo Cowen reissued their buy rating on shares of Lennox International (NYSE:LII) in a research note published on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has a $210.00 price objective on the construction company's stock. Several other research firms also recently issued reports
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Fitbit Is Back on Top of Wearables, But Apple Is Growing Faster

The shifting fortunes came as more consumers gravitated towards more capable smart watches and away from simpler, and lower priced, fitness trackers. That helped Apple (aapl, +1.06%), which came out with its Series 3 Watch featuring cellular LTE connectivity in September as well as some fashion
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FDA Aims to Expand Early-Approval Program for Promising Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration wants to help patients get faster access to promising cancer treatments. The agency is preparing proposals that would expand an accelerated-approval program for lifesaving medications, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told House lawmakers on Thursday.
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Dover Federal's Schaefer named Chief Lending Officer

DOVER, DE (November 30, 2017) — With an impressive leadership style that has garnered exceptional results, Lynne Schaefer has quickly climbed the Executive ladder at Dover Federal Credit Union, being most recently named Chief Lending Officer. Prior to this notable promotion, Lynne previously
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FHFA adds incentives to go the extra mile in duty to serve

Final “duty to serve” evaluation guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aim to include more incentives for the agencies to go above and beyond mandatory increases in lending to underserved markets. Areas where the final guidelines changed from the proposed version include measures that
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Fed's Randal Quarles Says Bitcoin Could Be Dangerous for the Financial System

Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve official who oversees Wall Street, says central banks are a long way off from embracing cryptocurrencies as a means of paying for things. And with the price of bitcoin gyrating massively, he added that the digital-currencies movement could be dangerous for the
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Fed's Quarles says digital currencies pose financial stability risks

FILE PHOTO – U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Randal Quarles speaks during a Reuters sponsored panel discussion on the future of the U.S. housing foundations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in New York, July 19, 2006. REUTERS/Keith Bedford. In a speech Thursday, Quarles
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Coos County housing survey to examine shortage

COOS COUNTY — Statewide and countywide housing shortages have prompted Coos County to conduct a comprehensive housing study, which is scheduled to begin in January. … Susan Nelson from the property company E.L. Edwards said the housing market in Coos County is “on life support.”.
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It's always a good time to invest in real estate

Simply, no matter when you read this, be it in 2017 or 50 years later down the line, real estate will be a good investment. Why? Because it is the only investment that has stood the test of time and has always proved to be a sound investment to make! To see just why it is always a good time to invest in
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Mortgage rates inch lower in latest Freddie Mac survey

Average mortgage rates edged lower in the latest Freddie Mac survey, which occurred prior to the recent rise in long-term interest rates following an upward revision to Q3 GDP growth. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.90% for the week ending Nov. 30, down from last week's 3.92%, and the
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How ABQ stacks up in latest national housing report

Realtor.com released its National Housing Forecast on Wednesday and it's looking fairly sunny for Albuquerque. The Duke City was among the top 100 largest U.S. metros ranked by 2018 projected sales and price growth. Albuquerque was No. 35 with 2.92 percent projected sales growth and 3.71
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Turkish banking sector to stay resilient: Central Bank

The Turkish banking sector will remain resilient against global risks since it has a strong capital base, stable asset quality and adequate level of liquid assets, the Central Bank said on Nov. 30 in its latest financial stability report. “Despite the positive outlook in the global economy and financial markets,
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Uber Loses Another Executive Key to UberEats Expansion

Jambu Palaniappan, a driving force in the rapid international expansion of ride-hailing pioneer Uber, said on Thursday he was leaving to join a venture capital firm, the latest in more than a dozen top executive departures this year. The chief of UberEats for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
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Mortgage Lenders Experience a Drop in Profits

On Thursday, independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a drop in net gains in each loan they originated in Q3 2017, according to the MBA's Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report. Of the 347 companies reporting, 75 percent reporting were
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Get the facts about a reverse mortgage

RICHMOND, Va. – Brad Friedman is here to share details on how a reverse mortgage can turn your home's equity into capital that can be used to make needed improvements or cover monthly expenses. Let the experts at ReverseMortgage.Pro help you and your family determine if a reverse mortgage is
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3 key questions about North Korea's new missile capability

… an option the president has largely dismissed. 3. So, what can I do? Buy a bunker? This feels like a big, intractable problem, and it is. The answer isn't easy, and it's hard to know just how much to worry about this type of far-off, Cold War throwback threat. But one thing is clear: The more we understand,
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Yesterday's High in Focus: A Look at Freddie Mac Pfd P (FMCCP)

Freddie Mac Pfd P (FMCCP)'s high, the highest trade price for the day, was $9.1, while the lowest trade price for the day was $8.9999. Change is the difference between the current price and the previous day's settlement price. Change is the basis for describing and measuring data over a specific period
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Commercial and Multifamily Delinquency Rate Holds Steady

The delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgages held steady between the second and third quarters, and delinquency rates for loans held in bank portfolios reached a 24-year low, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
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Real Estate Roundup: Broker buys office building, hundreds of apartments change hands & 30 …

Real Estate Roundup: Broker buys office building, hundreds of apartments change hands & 30 …

Here is a roundup of breaking real estate deals and announcements in the area that weren't included in recent Austin Business Journal coverage. Professionals of all types mine this weekly list for business intelligence. Job seekers can get a jump on hiring, service providers can find some new
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Debit Cards

Our personal savings accounts cater to your money saving needs. Whether you're saving for the holidays or putting money away for medical purposes, we have an option that best fits your life.
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Longer-term mortgage rates slip for 2nd straight week

The five-year adjustable mortgage rate jumped to 3.32 percent, from 3.22 percent last week. That increase followed bullish comments on the economy by Fed chair Janet Yellen. Mortgage rates have mostly fallen in the past 12 months, even as the Fed has lifted short-term rates. A year ago, the 30-year
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Long-term US mortgage rates decline, short-term rate rises

Long-term US mortgage rates decline, short-term rate rises. By Associated Press By Associated Press. Business. November 30 at 11:50 AM. WASHINGTON — Long-term mortgage rates slipped this week, though shorter-term rates rose in response to better economic news that made it more likely the
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Support for mortgage interest and equity release

Pensioners on interest-only mortgages are likely to be worst affected by the changes, as when they sell they will not only have to pay off their mortgage capital at the end of their mortgage term, but also their mortgage interest support loan. According to research by insurer Royal London, assuming
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Spot trends and buy/sell signals: International Paper Company (IP), Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT)

At the session level, shares of International Paper Company(NYSE:IP) moved -0.04% from the open. The most recent bid on the stock was registered at $55.52. Further, company shares have been seen trading -5.83% off of the 52 week high and 14.50% away from the 52 week low. Narrowing in further
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Housing market 'back on track' with listings up, prices static

Housing market 'back on track' with listings up, prices static. 1 min ago. share. Source: 1 NEWS. The property market is back on track with an increase in new listings and prices static, according to website realestate.co.nz. Auckland, New Zealand – January 11, 2014: New Homes on January 11,.
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This Danish startup is completely rethinking the concept of banking – and its average customer is …

Banking is not about the money, but the experience. That is the premise for Danish startup and app-only bank Lunar Way. “Banking products are basically identical, because the conditions, like interest rates, are the same for everyone. Hence, the customer experience becomes the important variable,
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Who's Smarter, Dogs or Cats? Science Now Has the Answer

They might chew your shoes, occasionally pee on the rug, or snarf down your entire dinner the minute you turn your head, but it turns out your family dog is measurably smarter than your cat. Researchers at Vanderbilt decided to put the age old debate to the test objectively, studying the number of
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Ex-FISH chairman wants govt. to reduce mortgage financing cost

A housing expert, Mr Yemi Adelakun, says the Federal Government should evolve efficient means of boosting the availability of houses by reducing the cost of construction and mortgage financing in Nigeria. Adelakun, a former Chairman of the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) Programme, said
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The End of the Remorseless March Down in Yields Is Nigh

ECB policy can turn on a euro and hammer fixed income. Just look at what happened in the U.S.. By. Mark Gilbert. @ScouseView More stories by Mark Gilbert. and. Marcus Ashworth. @marcusashworth More stories by Marcus Ashworth. November 30, 2017, 2:27 AM PST. From. Annual Meetings Of The
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Oaktree Specialty Lending: Get Ready for a Dividend Cut

The underlying assets from which Oaktree Specialty Lending derives its value are the product of its old manager, Fifth Street Asset Management (NASDAQ:FSAM), a fact that becomes clear from its dismal fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. On Wednesday, Oaktree Specialty Lending revealed that book
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Payday Lending Bill Seeks To Cut Nation's Highest Interest Rates

A 2008 law toughened rules on payday lenders, but many of them have figured out a way to skirt that law. Pastor Carl Ruby of the Central Christian Church in Springfield says legislation at the state level is even more important now given recent changes in Washington. “I believe the Consumer Financial
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Realtors® Housing Minute: A Video Recap of Market Activity in October

Visit https://www.nar.realtor/videos/housing-minute to watch a 56-second, animated video from the National Association of Realtors® summarizing how the housing market performed in October, as well as a breakdown of single-family home prices during the third quarter of this year and NAR's 2018
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Housing survey to examine shortage

“Lack of housing is a statewide issue and it's a statewide issue for many reasons. You can't just say its affordable housing or workforce housing, because frankly we have teachers and mid-level managers moving here that also can't find a place to live,” County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins said.
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Annual Holiday Toy and Food Drive Launches at All Zephyr Real Estate Offices

While many are shopping, decorating, planning, making lists and checking them twice, others are hungry and Christmas will be bleak at best. According to the local food banks, one in four neighbors is at risk of hunger. Over 225,000 people benefit from nutritious food through our local food banks,
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Housing trends favor builders focused on entry-level buyers

In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017, photo, new home construction is underway in a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. It's lining up to be another strong year for investors who own homebuilding stocks as a proxy bet on the health of the U.S. housing market. Housing market trends are expected to remain
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White House Weighs Replacing Tillerson With CIA Chief

The White House is discussing whether to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, two White House officials said. The timing of the shakeup for President Donald Trump's national security team is unclear. Trump has told advisers that Tillerson might be out of his job
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Investing in alternative mortgage lending: risks and rewards

With strict new federal mortgage regulations on banks coming in January, more borrowers – and investors – will be looking at alternative financing. Investing in alternative mortgage lending is already a fast-growing, multi-billion dollar industry. Two key avenues for investors are Mortgage Investment
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Russell Simmons Steps Down From Companies After Misconduct Allegations

New York (AP) — Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent. “Rachel Getting Married” screenwriter Jenny Lumet — the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet — wrote an essay
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The CFPB: Center for Partisan Bickering

The CFPB: Center for Partisan Bickering

28 on Bloomberg Television. Many companies overseen by the CFPB would like it to be led by a five-member commission, a structure that would put it in line with such agencies as the Securities and Exchange Commission. That would take away the director's power to do things by fiat, and it could calm
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Matt Lauer, Kellyanne Conway, Arianna Huffington: Broadsheet for Nov. 30

And, as Lily Herman pointed out in Refinery29, turn the channel and you'll find Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell, who haven't missed a step on CBS This Morning since the ouster of former co-host Charlie Rose. There's been some gallows humor at Fortune about how, at this rate, journalism will soon be
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Lawsuit dropped in battle tied to Gwinnett's movie studio megaproject

In February, First American Title Insurance Company filed what's called an “interpleader” in Gwinnett County Superior Court. In the filing, First
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Tax reform bill worries lenders

WASHINGTON – The mortgage industry is panicking over a provision in the Senate tax bill that some analysts and trade groups say may drive small lenders out of the business. The Mortgage Bankers Association and other bank and mortgage trade groups scrambled over Thanksgiving weekend after
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Term Sheet — Thursday, November 30

Bitcoin has been on such a wild ride that I'm having trouble keeping up. I have 15 tabs open trying to figure out how this has played out. Here's a quick summary of what's been going on: Bitcoin blew past the $9,000 per coin mark on Sunday. Then, all hell broke loose on Wednesday. That day, it
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Wrestling Daily News Roundup – Tag Team Finished With The WWE?, NXT Title Change, Impact …

The Hardys and Anthem have been locked in a legal battle for the best part of 2017 concerning the gimmick, but it looks as though the company are
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Subservicer RoundPoint launches mortgage lending division

After 10 years of operation, RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp. has launched a retail mortgage lending division. Originally intended to neutralize
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Is The US Housing Market On The Brink Of A Bubble?

Each time home prices grow, forming a trend, we are getting suspicious: could it be a bubble? There is a reason to be suspicious this time: S&P/Case-Shiller 20 City Composite Home Price Index (FRED) reveals an upward trend from 2012 until 2017. It is not enough to qualify this trend as a bubble,
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Optimal Blue significantly improves data transparency and availability

Secondary marketing automation and services provider Optimal Blue recently introduced an advanced data visualization tool and significant
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Bitcoin Sends Elite Economists Into Glorious Fits of Confusion

In 2002, he coauthored an infamous paper concluding that “the risk to the government from a potential default on [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] debt
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Supreme Lending

Design and build of the Supreme Lending corporate office in Alpharetta, Georgia by Moeller Purcell Construction Company.
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Minor changes to Central Bank Mortgage Regulations following annual review

The Central Bank has published its 2017 Review of Residential Mortgage Lending Requirements, and announced that it will be making very minor
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November 30 – Locking in Barley Exports, Grain Prices

While it's unclear at this point who some of the major international buyers are, one has to look at the likes of Japan, China, and Saudi Arabia. In 2016/17, of Canada's total 1.35 million tonnes of barley shipped out, China accounted for nearly 82% (or 1.1 million tonnes). In 2015/16, China owned 73%
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Asianet Appoints Head of Sourcing Consultancy

Mr. Robertson is a highly experienced senior executive in international buying, trading and compliance for international retailers and has lived in Hong
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Real Estate: Office Space Innovation

Billions of dollars in capital are flowing into the industry in anticipation of groundbreaking changes that will affect how real estate is managed and sold in the future. Few people can anticipate when those changes will occur or what changes will occur at all. Maybe it'll revolve around the use of big data.
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Three reasons why investors must consider alternative lending

Alternative lending is very interesting from this perspective, as it is one of the few income options available to retail investors that may be shielded from
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Investors Buy Papa John's International (PZZA) on Weakness

Papa John's International logo Investors purchased shares of Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) on weakness during trading on Tuesday. $22.95 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $13.37 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $9.58 million into
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Zacks: Brokerages Expect Crown Castle International Corporation (CCI) Will Announce Quarterly …

KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Crown Castle International from $106.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank lifted their price target on shares of Crown Castle International from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 17th.
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Blankfein Says It's Too Soon for a Bitcoin Strategy

“Something that moves up and down 20 percent in a day doesn't feel like a currency, doesn't feel like a store of value,” Blankfein said Thursday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. “If it works out — and it gets more established, and it trades more like a store of value, and it doesn't move up and down
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It Looks Like Nobel Economics Laureates Don't Like Bitcoin

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz discusses Bitcoin and explains why the digital currency “ought to be outlawed.” A day after Noble laureate Joseph Stiglitz said bitcoin should be outlawed, another winner of the economics prize said the digital currency will eventually repeat the U.S. stock market crash that
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These Are the Best TVs You Can Buy Now

These Are the Best TVs You Can Buy Now

The best TVs of 2017 have big screens, higher resolutions, and more vibrant colors. And with the holidays around the corner (and plenty of discounts
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6 predictions you need to read about the 2018 US housing market

Millennials have, for the most part, been absent in the housing market in recent years despite the size of the generational group. Saddled with student
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Commercial loan delinquencies hit new lows

The delinquency rates for loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as loans held in life insurance portfolios, were near zero.
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Freddie Mac: Housing market on track for best year in a decade

With 2018 right around the corner, Freddie Mac released its report card for 2017, that while the economy is marked by robust job growth and low
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American Century Companies Inc. Increases Position in McDermott International, Inc. (MDR)

Finally, ValuEngine upgraded McDermott International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 6th. One research
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TD profit climbs on retail banking business

TD Bank says it earned $2.71-billion in its latest quarter, up from $2.30-billion a year ago, boosted by its Canadian and U.S. retail banking business.
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TSB to halve time it takes to get mortgage decision

Mortgage Pro allows documents to be uploaded instantaneously, alerts brokers to any updates on cases, and uses digital signatures so brokers can
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IBERIABANK (IBKC) Stock Rating Upgraded by SunTrust Banks

Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $89.00 … The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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SFTR may enable AI in securities lending

Incoming regulations that require vast amounts of data generation could pave the way for the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into securities
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OutMatch Presents at Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech Conference on Power of Predictive …

Jenkins was joined by Terri Lynn Cardona, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Prometheus Real Estate Group, the largest private owner of
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Western Sydney hit hard by mortgage stress

Western Sydney is among Australia's hardest hit areas for mortgage stress, with one in 10 households struggling to make their repayments, according
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Fannie And Freddie Watch: The Latest News Out Of Washington

Bloomberg reported the Treasury is discussing having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac retain a portion of the fourth-quarter dividend payments in an
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MAS warns of 'excessive exuberance' in property market: 3 key questions

The central bank said that recent developments, such as the wave of en bloc deals, could bring about potential risks. What is the MAS worried about?
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Mortgage industry latest real estate sector to express alarm over GOP tax bill

Add the mortgage industry to the list of groups concerned about the … The Mortgage Bankers Association said smaller companies unable to afford this
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UK House price growth remains subdued as prices edge up just 0.1%

House price growth slowed again in November, with average monthly property prices edging up just 0.1 per cent, according to new figures from
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Does International Business Machines Corporation's (IBM) PE Ratio Signal A Buying Opportunity?

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) trades with a trailing … While IBM might seem like an attractive stock to buy, it is important to
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Allianz Caps off a Strong Year of Real Estate Activity in the US with Its Investment in 1515 …

Allianz Real Estate grows its U.S. AUM to $16.3bn following the origination of $3.5bn in equity and debt investments and the opening of its Atlanta
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4 LI nonprofits get grants for real estate projects

4 LI nonprofits get grants for real estate projects … discussion entitled “Modern Trends in Retail Real Estate: Re-Purposing and Revitalizing Traditional
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Mortgage Rates Inch Lower

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Nov 30, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®
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Grattan on Friday: Nationals force reluctant Turnbull to dress in Shorten's banking clothes

It's another matter with the banking royal commission. Seldom is a government's impotence and frustration as much on display as it was when Turnbull
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Tarena International (TEDU) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

Tarena International (TEDU) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

BidaskClub lowered shares of Tarena International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 19th. Instinet lowered shares of Tarena International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $22.50 to $19.50 in a research note
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in October

Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from September to October, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined
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EDITORIAL: High housing costs the bane of state's economic growth

It's said you can crunch numbers to validate any argument, and that's the case with the latest reports on the state's economy and housing market.
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Andrew Young named Land of Lincoln Credit Union Chief Lending Officer

DECATUR, IL (November 30, 2017) — Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Young as the Chief Lending Officer (CLO). Before joining LLCU, Young was serving as the Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer for First Mid-Illinois Bank
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Benefits Of Using Cryptocurrency To Buy Real Estate

Even with the recent growth and prevalence of the blockchain technology (which is still shrouded in mystery), the real estate industry has still not been
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Apple Supplier Dialog Falls on Report of Shift to In-House Chip

Apple Inc. is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones from as early as 2018, reducing its dependence on Dialog Semiconductor Plc, Japan's Nikkei reported, citing unidentified sources. The report sent Dialog plunging the most in almost eight months.
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The UN's Problem With North Korea Is Africa

President Donald Trump's administration calls North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism and is stepping up pressure on China to cut off all ties with its neighbor after Pyongyang's test of another intercontinental ballistic missile this week. But an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting
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Porsche Introduces the World's Most Powerful Luxury Sedan

“Porsche's approach to plug-in hybrids is that they are providing a solid range [of options],” said Joe Wiesenfelder, the executive editor of Cars.com. “One of the areas where BMW continues to fall down is in the electric range and their plug-ins. These are big heavy vehicles that they're trying to make into
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Mortgage approvals fall year-on-year: e.surv

Those with smaller deposits continued to be squeezed out of the housing market in October, according to the latest monthly mortgage monitor by e.surv. E.surv, one of the UK's largest residential chartered surveyors, found that while the number of mortgage approvals remained level, the percentage
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How Blockchain Is Breathing New Life Into Virtual Real Estate

To its credit, Second Life popularized not only activities such as social interaction through digital avatars but also the monetization of virtual items and real estate. Rare and unique items in these virtual worlds and online games can reach six-figure prices in real dollars. Demand for such items has even
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Small Business Administration lending on the rise in Minnesota

Enter your user name and password in the fields above to gain access to the subscriber content on this site. Your subscription includes one set of login credentials for your exclusive use. Security features have been integrated on this site: If someone signs in with your credentials while you are logged in,
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International Paper Company (IP) Shares Sold by Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.

Mutual of Omaha Bank Wealth Management boosted its position in International Paper by 13.6% during the third quarter. Mutual of Omaha Bank Wealth Management now owns 17,007 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $966,000 after purchasing an additional 2,040 shares during
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Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances a Multifamily Property Located in Poughkeepsie, New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hunt Mortgage Group, a leader in financing commercial real estate throughout the United States, announced today it provided conventional Freddie Mac loan in the amount of $25 million to refinance a multifamily property located in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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Apple Could Be Designing Its Own iPhone Power Chips by 2018

Apple is designing its own main power management chips for use in iPhones as early as in 2018, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday citing sources. Apple's move would reduce its dependence on Dialog Semiconductor, that makes power-management chips for smartphone makers.
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FormFree Appoints Faith Schwartz to Board of Directors

Recognized by Mortgage Banking magazine as one of its 20 Distinguished Industry Women, Schwartz was also named one of HousingWire's 2012
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'No quick fixes': Housing market still rife with risk, despite Bank of Canada optimism

The Bank of Canada is breathing a sigh of relief that Canada's housing boom and the hints of a bust.
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House prices level off as pressure on incomes dampens demand

House price growth in the UK remained steady in November, according to Britain's biggest building society, undershooting economists' expectations
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Special Report: Canada regulator ignored warnings on risky mortgage investments

Compliance officers at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) had evidence that syndicated mortgages were being marketed and sold in ways that broke the law, putting the savings of thousands of Canadian mom-and-pop investors in danger. (Graphic: Hot property – tmsnrt.rs/2AGYA8n).
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE – Dupuis-Holshouser

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by assignment recorded on October 30, 2015 as Document Number A000465495 in the Office of the County Recorder of Carlton County, Minnesota. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The land referred to herein below is
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Don't call it a property bubble: developers say 'some overheating' in housing market

Although there is no evidence of an imminent Maltese property bubble, indications of overheating come from a rental market at risk of prices
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[Skin Idea] Pulsefire Miss Fortune

[Skin Idea] Pulsefire Miss Fortune

Playing with Pulsefire Caitlyn I realized how much Miss Fortune would fit in this skinline. Basically her two guns are Past and Future, she can use them to create a portal to the desired timeline. She also hunts Ezreal, but mostly for a bounty, and she uses her powers only to serve her interests (killing GP
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Now Fans Are Cheering Disney's Casting for Live-Action Mulan

After a worldwide search that reportedly screened nearly 1,000 candidates for the role, the filmmakers have settled on Chinese actor Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu. Read: Hollywood May Have Another Record Year Thanks to 'Beauty and the Beast'. Following repeated controversy over alleged
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Sonae billionaire Belmiro de Azevedo leaves fortune of €1.3 billion

Belmiro de Azevedo, the son of a seamstress and a carpenter who went on to shape Portugal's economy died yesterday at CUF hospital in Porto, leaving an estimated personal fortune of €1.3 billion. He was 79 years old. By coincidence, one of his sisters died the same day, also in a Porto hospital, and
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WHO'S NEWS: Commercial appointments and promotions

Prior to joining AmTrust Title, Frederick was Vice President, Agency Services Manager for Stewart Title Guaranty Company in New Jersey. Before that, he oversaw a group of nearly 100 agencies throughout the states of New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania for two other national title
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Tanzania: Mortgages Expected to Become Cheap

By so doing, many people will be able to construct houses. Potential customers are happy with the situation. Recently, Bank M Tanzania, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Development Finance Corporation Limited, the Karimjee family and Sanjay Suchak partnered to establish a mortgage finance
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AuraBlocks use Oracle Blockchain Service to create “transformational lending model”

Blockchain consulting company AuraBlocks has announced that it has used early access to Oracle's Blockchain Cloud Service to create a “next-generation” lending model for online marketplace for SMB lending Biz2Credit. The lending industry for SMB is plagued with issues around the financial
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Agency approves convention hotel deal despite ongoing paper chase

A $110 million first mortgage loan made to the LCRA but repaid by the hotel developers. A $32 million loan from NBH Bank to be repaid by securitizing revenue that will flow to the developers as a result of a city contract that gives Loews exclusive catering rights in the Convention Center's Grand
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OPEC Is Set to Extend Its Oil Output Cut Deal With Russia

OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers look poised to agree on Thursday to extend output cuts until the end of 2018 to finish clearing a global glut of crude while signaling they could exit the deal earlier if the market overheats. Non-OPEC Russia, which this year reduced production significantly with OPEC
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FHFA Hikes Conforming Loan Limits For 2018

For the second year in a row, and for only the second time since the start of the financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is increasing the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Starting in 2018, the conforming loan limit will rise from $424,100 to $453,100. The Housing and
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Tri Counties Bank Mobile

Mobile Banking from Tri Counties Bank for iPhone. Secure banking in the palm of your hand. Manage your accounts from your mobile device when it's
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Randi Zuckerberg Is Really Angry at Alaska Airlines

Randi Zuckerberg said on Twitter Wednesday night that Alaska Airlines workers allowed a man to continue making lewd comments to her during a flight from Los Angeles to Mazatlán, Mexico. The founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, and whose brother is Mark Zuckerberg, posted a screenshot of a
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Seeking affordability: Home prices most likely to drop in North

Buyers looking for low-priced housing in the next year or so may want to head North. According to the new Housing and Mortgage Market Review from Arch MI, Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming are the states most likely to see home prices drop in the near-term. Verify your new rate (Nov 30th, 2017)
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Australia will hold a royal commission into the nation's financial sector

Australia's biggest mortgage lender failed to report suspicious matters 'either on time or at all involving transactions totalling over A$77 million ($61 million)', AUSTRAC said. The agency alleged 53,700 contraventions of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing Act, particularly with
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Decision Day Nears — CEO Daily, Thursday 30th November

The U.S. Senate is moving toward a decisive vote on its tax bill Friday. And while the outcome remains unclear, the momentum looks hard to stop. A number of CEO Daily readers have taken me to task for being too generous to the GOP tax effort. Their view, stripped of expletives, boils down to this: 1)
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Short-term business finance and caveat loan – Introduction and explanation

Similar to a mortgage loan but with added treats and features, this type of secured financing allows you to pay down the loan with as much as you can and want to, at usually no added cost. This allows for reduction of the interest cost, you, as debtor, have to pay, which also enables lendees to redraw
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UPDATE 1-Swedish government to introduce tighter mortgage rules

The FSA has estimated the measure, which forces new mortgage borrowers who take on loans bigger than 4.5 times their gross income to make bigger repayments, will reduce property prices by around 1.5 percent. “This will pull down home prices further, but the effects should not be overplayed,”
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OPEC Is Said to Agree on Oil-Cuts Extension to End of 2018

“OPEC ministers have very clearly said that they're extremely committed towards getting that inventory overhang down,” Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultants Energy Aspects Ltd. in London, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “The questions that are going to get asked now are about
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French housing market heating up led by Paris

PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The rise in French property prices picked up pace in the third quarter, with the price of Paris apartments leading the charge as rock-bottom interest rates pushed the number of sales to an all-time high. The French housing market has gathered strength in the last year and a half,
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Family Building Society ups rates

Family Building Society has upped a number of mortgage rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. Discount and variable rates have been raised by between 0.10% and 0.25%, while fixed rates have been increased by between 0.25% and 0.30%. Highlights include a 5-year discounted rate
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Our Town Theatre endeavors to burn the mortgage

The Party at the Plaza featured some of Our Town Theatre's best-known actors. Shown from left in front are Richard Hill, Judy Finkel, Susan Bell, Sue Lisantti, Tatiana Wotherspoon, Phil Wotherspoon, Mikey Virts and Judy Bertsch. In back, same order: Don Sincell, Dave Callis, Jen Virts and Suzanne
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IBERIABANK (IBKC) & 1st Century Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCTY) Head to Head Contrast

IBERIABANK (IBKC) & 1st Century Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCTY) Head to Head Contrast

1st Century Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for 1st Century Bank, … IBERIABANK Corporation is a financial holding company. … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing services
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Recent developments in the property market pose potential risks to stability : MAS

It's a word of caution which came from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), warning of potential risks to the property market's instability in light of recent market developments like the en bloc fever in recent months. In its 2017 Financial Stability Review report released this month, MAS said that
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Real Estate – November 30

Levi S. and Ashley N. Jones to Stephen N. and Cortney L. Kalk, 3005 E. County Road 500S, Brandywine Township, $255,000. Matthew J. Davis to Michael D. and Charlotte S. Parr, 6084 W. Deer Run Drive, Sugar Creek Township, $180,000. Betty D. Holt Living Trust to Timothy A. Catiller, 322 N.
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HD.SERIES!! Watch Wheel of Fortune (US) Season 35 Episode 58 Online Ful

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Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Canadians' addiction to debt adds risk to real estate market

The higher qualifying rate is likely to lower the size of mortgage loan that will be approved for most borrowers. As a result, some borrowers might
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Offshore Banking Guards Against Tyranny

Confidential, offshore banking is hardly a popular institution. It's often seen a stand-in for rampant wealth inequality, secrecy and, in some cases, tax avoidance or evasion, even when the money is placed overseas legally. The Panama Papers and Paradise Papers, both large troves of leaked documents
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Australia to hold public inquiry into banks' misconduct

Australia will hold a public inquiry into misconduct in the banking and financial services sector following scandals that have dented public confidence in the industry, the government said on Thursday. The decision represents a humiliating climbdown for the government of Prime Minister Malcolm
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News Release Nomura Holdings Nomura to Establish Merchant Banking Division

Nomura to Establish Merchant Banking Division. Tokyo, November 30, 2017—Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it plans to establish a new Merchant Banking Division, effective January 1, 2018. The Merchant Banking Division will be responsible for overseeing Nomura's principal investment.
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Google Faces a Fresh Privacy Class Action Suit Over Tracking iPhone Safari Users

A veteran consumer advocate has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Google in the U.K., over the company's circumvention of privacy protections in Apple's Safari browser years ago. Between June 2011 and February 2012, Google bypassed the browser's anti-tracking protections to collect browsing
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Ctrip.Com International Ltd (CTRP) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Ctrip.Com International logo Ctrip.Com International Ltd (NASDAQ:CTRP) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the eighteen
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Local Housing Market Analysis

This observation may be attributed to the government's Help to Buy scheme, coupled with the increase in supply of the new homes sector (both South Eastern Construction and McDonald Bros have new sites open on the link road) leading to the second hand homes market having to become more
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Holiday Shopping Trends: Deals, Some Impulse Buying, 'Robust' Spending

Kate Berlant and John Early stop by to offer the perfect gift suggestions for the upcoming holiday season and end up teaching Jimmy Fallon the true
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Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Papa John's International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 price target on the stock
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Hungary to launch mortgage note indexes from December -cbank

BUDAPEST, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The Budapest Stock Exchange and the National Bank of Hungary will launch three mortgage note indexes from December to help the development of the domestic mortgage note market, the central bank said on Thursday. The central bank said an increase in the
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loanDepot securitizing $300M mortgage warehouse facility

… originated, first-lien, fixed-rate, residential mortgage loans eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or for guarantee by Ginnie Mae.
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To End UK Housing Shortage, Build More Houses. Duh.

Rarely has a solution to a problem been so easy to imagine and yet so hard to implement as in the case of the U.K. housing crisis. Britain needs to build more houses, particularly in overcrowded areas such as the southeast. Yet politicians prefer to tinker with demand: This will simply to push up prices,
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) Receives Daily Coverage Optimism Score of 0.12

Lloyds Banking Group PLC logo News headlines about Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE:LYG) have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of
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Trump's rollback of banking regulation well underway

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump's promised rollback of banking regulation is well underway, with vacancies at the top of key agencies and new legislation in the works. Since the start of his presidency, Trump has decried the financial rules and regulations put in place to combat the
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VAT in UAE: Key facts on real estate

A supply of real estate may include the sale, lease or giving the right in any real estate. What is a residential building for VAT purposes? A residential
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What Investment Flows Can Teach You About Brexit

To analyze trends in cross-border capital flows and changes in investor holdings, check out Bloomberg's Flow of Fund Portfolio at {FOFP }. The function displays Bloomberg's in-house holdings database, which is updated on a quarterly basis, along with monthly estimates between official quarterly
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Brief: Raffle to raise money for new roof at The Center

Brief: Raffle to raise money for new roof at The Center

Recent discoveries have shown that sections of the roof and back wall are failing worse than anticipated, and the roof is in need of immediate replacement. The raffle tree, donated by Pioneer Title Company of Pullman, is part of the Festival of Trees at the library. Tickets for the raffle are $1. Included in
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'LBDI Playing a Pivotal Role in Banking Sector, Despite Challenges'

The Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) has and continues to play a pivotal role in controlling the banking sector in the wake of the huge economic challenges that continue to confront the country, according to its president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John B. S. Davies, III.
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Video: When Should I Refinance My Mortgage?

MoneyTips. That refinance offer includes a lower monthly payment, but is it really better than your current mortgage? Author and C2 Financial Corporation Mortgage Advisor Casey Fleming reveals how to assess refinance proposals in our exclusive video above. MoneyTips is happy to help you get free
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Swedish government to introduce tighter mortgage rules

STOCKHOLM, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sweden's government gave the go-ahead on Thursday for the financial watchdog to impose tougher mortgage repayment rules on big borrowers, despite warnings the regulation could deepen recent house price falls. Earlier this month, the Financial Supervisory
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BSI Financial Named to SMU's Dallas 100 List for the Fourth Consecutive Year

BSI Financial is approved as a servicer by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, the Federal Home Loan Banks and several private investors, and is approved as an issuer by Ginnie Mae. It is ranked 1,756 on Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S.. BSI Financial's business
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Fannie Mae completes $16bn credit insurance risk transfer

Fannie Mae might be in dispute with the White House on the amount of money owed to the government (both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are due to pay the Treasury $7.7bn by the end of December), but the housing giant Fannie Mae says it has completed its ninth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer
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Lebanon County real estate transactions

Rick L. Clay to Diogenes Rojas and Augustina Nivar, 424 S. 7th St., $109,000. Leacock Properties to Radius Real Estate, 430 – 432 N. Ninth St., $52,830. Lucy F. Polson Estate to Harold E. Dice, 641 Union St., $32,000. Bruce E. Klingler, Sheriff, to Christopher Martin, 364 N. Harrison St., $9,600. Melissa
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RAIT Financial Trust Closes its Eighth Non-Recourse, Floating-Rate CMBS Transaction Totaling …

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) (“RAIT”) announced today the closing, on November 29, 2017, of its eighth non-recourse, floating-rate CMBS transaction, the underlying assets of which consist of twenty-one floating-rate commercial real estate first lien mortgage
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Trump Rails Against Theresa May After She Criticized Him for Tweeting Far-Right Videos

British Prime Minister Theresa May with U.S. President Donald Trump walk along The Colonnade at The White House on January 27, 2017. Photo by Christopher Furlong — Getty Images. By Fortune Editors and Reuters. 4:48 AM EST. U.S. President Donald Trump sharply rebuked British Prime Minister
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Europe's Privacy Regulators Are Ganging Up on Uber

Europe's national privacy regulators have joined forces to tackle Uber over the way it handled its monumental data breach last year. Each EU country has its own data protection authority (except for Germany, where each state has its own). When trying to take on U.S. giants such as Google (googl,
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International Business Machines Corp. Stock Still Is Way Overvalued

I'm not terribly interested in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) stock here and now. Back in February 2016 at $120 and 9.5x trailing earnings, IBM stock was a great buy. Back in February 2017 at $180 and 14.5x trailing earnings, IBM was a great short. But at $155 and 12.8x earnings,
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The Hottest (And Most Unlikely) Real Estate Sector

In our REIT Rankings series, we analyze one of the fifteen real estate sectors. We rank REITs within the sectors based on both common and unique valuation metrics, presenting investors with numerous options that fit their own investing style and risk/return objectives. We update these rankings every
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How Your Apple Watch May Save Your Life

A new app combines health tech with artificial intelligence that can warn you when a stroke might be imminent. By. Michelle Cortez. @FayCortez More stories by Michelle Cortez. November 30, 2017, 2:00 AM PST. A device that's embedded in a new wristband for the Apple Watch marries two existing
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Amazon Focuses on Machine Learning to Beat Cloud Rivals

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled new machine-learning tools, including algorithms that automate decisions and speech recognition, seeking to solidify its dominant position over Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. in the fast-growing and profitable cloud-computing market. Amazon Web Services Chief Executive
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It's 'Today' Without Matt Lauer, and That's Just Fine

The “Today” show alone generated about $508 million of advertising revenue last year, Bloomberg News reported, citing Kantar Media data. And yet Comcast's stock managed to climb more than 2 percent Wednesday, its biggest one-day gain since January. Some of the movement may be due to
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Your College Football Team Is Very Worried About GOP Tax Reform

For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have leaned on an obscure tax rule that allows sports boosters to make tax-deductible contributions
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Cottonville AME Zion celebrates mortgage burning

The pastor and members of Cottonville A.M.E. Zion Church will celebrate their mortgage burning at 3 p.m. Sunday. Senior Bishop of the AME Zion
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Somewhat Favorable News Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Encore Wire Corporation …

Encore Wire Corporation earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on … and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing.
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $430.50 Million

Piper Jaffray Companies reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $28.00 target price (up from $26.00) on shares of Oceaneering International in a research note on Tuesday, October 3rd. Scotiabank set a $37.00 target price on shares of Oceaneering International and gave the company a “buy”
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Why you should ignore your parents and spend up on a trip

They're in their 20s and, yes, they're closer to filling up their passport with stamps than they are to buying a house. We get it. You “just wonder” if … The next graph shows how the price of an international holiday has changed compared to the price of an owner occupied dwelling in Australia. Houses have
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How Outrage Over Australian Banks Sparked Inquiry

How Outrage Over Australian Banks Sparked Inquiry

Rigging interest rates. Enabling money laundering. Giving misleading financial advice. These are just some of the things Australian banks have been
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18465 Shares in Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) Acquired by Captrust Financial Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Robert Half International by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 641,811 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,338,000 after buying an additional 8,881 shares during the period.
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JCK Las Vegas to Feature New Gemstone Neighborhood at Sands Expo in 2019

The addition, which will house gemstone suppliers from around the world, comes at the request of the show's buyers and promises to offer an opportunity for those buyers to source directly from dealers both domestic and international. The new neighborhood will open on June 1, 2019—one day before
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This Is the Low-Profile, High-Stakes World of Venture Lending

New players—hedge funds that want to do direct lending, for example—had moved into the space, increasing competition for deals. So core yield, Hercules' metric for income from its portfolio excluding early repayments and one-time fees, had declined to 12.2 percent in the first quarter, the lowest level
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'Open banking' holds promise but cybersecurity fears loom for Canadian banks

TORONTO — As banks work to fortify their cybersecurity defences amidst a growing number of data breaches, they are also exploring the promise of
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Singapore records 13th straight monthly rise in bank lending

SINGAPORE, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Singapore's total loans, including bills financing Domestic Banking Units (DBU), witnessed a predicted year-on-year growth of 6.84 percent in October, to 649.56 billion Singapore dollars. It is a growth for the 13th successive month. Compared with the 640.68 billion
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UPDATE 1-Singapore c.bank warns of 'excessive exuberance' in property market

SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Singapore's central bank warned on Thursday of “excessive exuberance” in the city-state's private housing market, adding that it would take action, if needed, to maintain market stability. Developers have actively taken part in collective sales tenders for multiple
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TABLE-Hong Kong's October drawn down mortgage loans fall 22.3 pct m/m

Nov 30 (Reuters) – New mortgage loans drawn down in Hong Kong totalled HK$21.6 billion ($2.77 billion) in October, down 22.3 percent from a month earlier, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) data showed on Thursday. Following is the breakdown of data from the authority: 2017 2017 Oct Sept
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We have no deeds for my parents' house, what should we do?

Failing any information being obtained at all from these sources, it is possible to get a lost title bond from an insurance company and a solicitor can
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The Future of Real Estate: The seven global cities with the best economic prospects for the next …

Savills takes an holistic view of global real estate sector in its new flagship report, looking at long-term trends and (very) macro influences that affect resi, commercial and investment markets around the world. Feature; 30th Nov 2017
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Inside Sales – Telesales

Tip Top Capital is a growing agency seeking motivated sales individuals to join our team of successful funding specialists. Our finance company offers loans and merchant cash advances for small to…
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German SPD Prods Wary Rank-and-File Toward Coalition With Merkel

Germany's Social Democrats are laying the groundwork for a renewed alliance with Angela Merkel, preparing skeptical party members for a rerun of her “grand coalition” that governed Europe's biggest economy for the last four years. SPD chiefs have drafted a motion for a Dec. 7-9 convention that would
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REPORT: Cushman & Wakefield Americas CEO Steps Down

Succeeding Lickerman as CEO of the Americas (a position second only to Chairman and CEO Brett White, according to the Chicago Tribune) is Chicago real estate vet Shawn Mobley. Mobley's promotion comes after leading Cushman's Chicago market for five years through 2016. This year he served as
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Mortgage sales help UK bad bank repay 75% of debt to govt

The sale of nearly £12bn of Bradford & Bingley mortgages to Blackstone and Prudential earlier this year generated cash and allowed UKAR to repay a significant portion of its debts. The bad bank, which still has around £18bn of mortgages on its books, has repaid just under £37bn to the Financial
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Semi-Autonomous Trucks May Drive Across the Country In Platoons

(Fortune wrote about Peloton in April, when the company was closing a $60 million funding round.) Peloton predicts that platooning would save
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMI) Downgraded by Credit Suisse Group

Mizuho cut Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 16th
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Video: The Housing Market as a Game of 'Cruel Musical Chairs'

The Sightline Institute has created an explainer video to make a supply-side argument in favor of new housing developments—even new market rate
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Giving home buyers incentives risks creating a house of horrors

There was fresh evidence this week that Canada's once-sizzling housing market is cooling, particularly in the Toronto area. Prices across the country
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Trump Disaster Assistance Request Draws Bipartisan Criticism

A resident rides a bicycle in front of stores damaged from Hurricane Maria on a muddy road in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 18. Photographer:
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Don't Hold Your Breath on 'Reckoning' for Bill Clinton

The word has gone forth that a “reckoning” is due. Democrats are preparing to come to terms with Bill Clinton's sexual transgressions. Sort of.
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SEK eyes the Swedish housing market for direction – Danske Bank

SEK eyes the Swedish housing market for direction – Danske Bank

This is a potential major market mover”. “If the government gives the green light to the FSA proposal it could send EURSEK a bit higher, whereas a red light should open for a bigger correction lower in EURSEK. Key support is found around 9.81 and resistance just below 10.02. We still prefer to buy on
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Brexit Swings a Sledgehammer at Britain's Housing Market: Gadfly

Philip Hammond promised just last week to “fix Britain's broken housing market.” One slight problem is that Brexit threatens to take a sledgehammer to the plan hatched by the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer. U.K. construction workers from EU. 1 in 10. Now, it's unfair to pin the blame for the imminent
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Brexit Bulletin: Down to the Wire

On the Markets | The pound surged on Wednesday and bond yields rose as investors brought forward expectations of a rate hike. But Bloomberg's Vassilis Karamanis says option traders got it right when they played down hype that next month's summit could be a one-stop shop for Brexit solutions and
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Compass Points

Tickets are also available for a drawing for a movie-themed tree donated by Pioneer Title Company of Pullman with proceeds funding a new roof for the Center. Artists exhibiting their art and photography include Vickie Broeckel, Ken Carper, Greg Kessler, Bob Krikac, Nancy Rothwell, Rob Smith, Henry
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News From NAMB: November 17, 2017

News From NAMB: November 17, 2017 … Cards with Lock Alerts, read industry news, get answers to your UWM and mortgage questions and more.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Can Again Make Equity Investments in LIHTCs

The DTS obligation requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make special efforts to serve three affordable housing priorities: rural housing, affordable
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There is no simple fix for Britain's 'broken' housing market

You're probably sick of hearing that Britain is in the midst of a housing crisis – we've all heard it said so many times. Over the last few months, Theresa
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CommercePremier

CommercePremier is an exclusive banking program created for busy high-achievers. Think of it as banking with customized service, including
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How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower

The annual Leonids meteor shower this weekend will brighten the night skies with a fireworks show, courtesy of the universe. The meteor shower
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Marriott's Latest New York Hotel Is for the Airbnb Generation

In town for the launch, Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson sat down with Fortune to talk Moxy, the administration's impact on U.S. tourism,
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Timber Hill LLC Invests $280000 in Weatherford International PLC (WFT) Stock

Timber Hill LLC acquired a new position in Weatherford International PLC … They set a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price for the company.
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The money Manafort allegedly laundered through home renovations just doesn't add up: report

State and local authorities are also investigating Manafort's real estate transactions. Several of his real estate assets are subject to forfeiture upon
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does the bank offer online banking?

i want to know if this bank offers online banking and how you do it. – Let TD Helps show you how you can reach your goals.
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Rich Millennials Are Driving Banking Industry Change

Bank of America is launching “Erica” a bot that goes one step further to calculate complex solutions – all hands free. Launched from the app Erica can
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Union Bank Appoints Brian Mulvaney Orange County Regional Manager For Commercial Banking

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Union Bank today announced the appointment of Brian Mulvaney as Managing Director and Regional
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Home starts reach highest level in a year, permits rise | National Mortgage News

New-home construction rebounded in October to the fastest pace in a year, partly reflecting recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken South,
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American Dream or New York State-Created Nightmare?

The consumer (and voter) needs to have a more objective view of why closing expenses are so high. Is it because of the title insurance companies
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Eight things first time buyers MUST know before getting on the property ladder

It's all great news, but prepare for an influx of bamboozling information that, frankly, you could do without (side note: buying a house is tough enough
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Wall Street Will Be Riding the Boom From Tax Plan, Mnuchin Says

The Republican tax plan isn't designed to help rich New Yorkers, but Wall Street can certainly look forward to some advantages, said Treasury
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First 'lifetime mortgage' launched by Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society yesterday became the first high-street lender to launch a lifetime mortgage, capitalising on a surge in the number of baby
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