IBERIABANK, a financial institution headquartered in Lafayette, La. with branches all over Arkansas, will pay over $11.6 million for what the Department of Justice alleges were violations of the federal False Claims Act in which IBERIABANK falsely certified documents in order to obtain mortgage
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank lobbyists are scrambling to preserve a critical $2.2 trillion-a-day short-term funding market that would be disrupted under a provision in the Republican U.S. tax overhaul that aims to crack down on tax-dodging by multinational corporations, banking industry sources said
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Builders say recent natural disasters may be further slowing down Sacramento's construction boom. Contractors are stretched thin as is, and new roadblocks may mean people looking for a place to live will have to wait. The wildfires that ripped through northern California
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Toll is benefiting from a stronger housing market, and Apple has gotten a lift from its iPhone X and greater recognition of its lucrative services business. After rebuffing a takeover offer from Kraft Heinz, Unilever bought back shares, hiked its dividend by 12%, made plans to divest a slow-growing unit, and
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Regarding Edward Pinto's “To Spur Homeownership, Stop Subsidizing It” (op-ed, Dec. 5): The thought that homeownership can be increased by devaluing all homes is an idealistic and completely impractical premise. With respect to housing, the current U.S. tax code has existed for 100 years and as a
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As the times have changed, customers' lives got busier, and Merchants Bank responded. They started opening the drive-thru lanes earlier, added Saturday banking hours, and incorporated the latest banking technology. The goal was to make their customer's day easier. As banking got more impersonal
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Hundreds of customers will face a two-mile round trip to sort out their finances when a bank shuts its doors for the last time. Bank of Scotland has announced it is to close its Giffnock branch, in Fenwick Road, in the new year. Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Bank of Scotland, said it will close 49
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I was named a CoStar Group Power Broker from 2007 to 2014. Also recognized by the Commercial Realtors Alliance as a Top Five Grossing Agent throughout Southeastern Virginia in 2009 and 2014. Selected by CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) as Groundbreaking Woman of the Year in 2017.
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Vermont Business Magazine The foundation has been laid for a model home in South Burlington for a market-rate development between two of South Burlington's busiest thoroughfares. O'Brien Brothers officially cut the ribbon on a new residential community today on Hillside at O'Brien Farm, which
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UZI dismantles brTT in a Miss Fortune mirror match at All-Stars. This All-Star one-vs-one wasn't even close as the defending champ won easily. Xing Li. League of Legends Analyst. preview Photo via Riot Games. Jian “UZI” Zi-hao wasn't the best ADC in China this year. That was probably Team WE's Jin
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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Choice Hotels International by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,651 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period.
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Sometimes to take a big leap forward, it can be beneficial to take a step backward. In a sense, that is what a local title company has done in an attempt at revolutionizing policies and procedures concerning wire fraud. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm!2EC:4< #@D6[ 7@F?56C 2?5 AC6D:56?
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A banking watchdog has been urged to step in amid concerns that consumers could be left struggling to access free-to-use ATMs. Consumer group Which? raised concerns there could be mass closures of cash machines due to a row over how the network is funded. Last year 2.7 million people in the
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Let's talk about the popular Vitasoy International Holdings Limited (SEHK:345). The company's shares led the SEHK gainers with a relatively large price hike in the past couple of weeks. With many analysts covering the large-cap stock, we may expect any price-sensitive announcements have already
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released district-wise data for aggregate deposits and bank credit for 666 districts. Mumbai, as befits the country's financial capital, accounts for a lion's share of banking business. Mumbai City accounted for Rs 11.9 lakh crore of bank credit outstanding at the end
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William Lyon Homes (NYSE: WLH) and Meritage (NYSE:MTH) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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But the real estate sector has been growing since the early 2000s due primarily to rising household incomes and an unmet demand for housing. Mainly driven by remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the housing sector has been on an upswing, dipping only momentarily during the global
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C.K. wrote and directed the black-and-white comedy earlier this year, and the Orchard later acquired it at the Toronto International Film Festival for $5 million. In addition to buying back the rights, C.K. will also cover the marketing costs that have been incurred thus far, which reportedly could be in the
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“It never occurred to her that she shouldn't do it just because she'd never done it,” she said of her mother's foray into the real estate business. “I think when the opportunity presented itself, it just made perfect sense. She treated everybody the same, and I think people respected that. She wasn't out to
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ServiceSource International logo ServiceSource International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SREV) CEO Christopher Carrington bought 33,900 shares of ServiceSource International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $2.95 per share, for a total
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Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Tempur Sealy International by 1,821.2% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 554,027 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,579,000 after buying an additional 525,190 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers
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The largest fall in sales of £1 million-plus properties in the UK has been in Scotland, with transactions decreasing by more than a third. In the first six months of this year 53 homes worth £1 million or more were sold, down by 35 per cent from the same period last year. Across the UK such sales decreased
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The number of residential listings in the Okanagan has fallen significantly since October, but there are still more houses for sale than at this time last year. In the Okanagan region — labelled between Peachland and Revelstoke — there were 605 listings posted to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in
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IT is little wonder that investors are always on the lookout for other means of increasing their wealth when interest rates for fixed deposits are meagre to say the least, and the stock market has not been performing too brilliantly of late. Enter equity crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending. It is clear that the
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Swiss National Bank grew its position in International Business Machines by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 3,534,977 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $543,786,000 after buying an additional 100,700 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust
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Using this rule of thumb, for example, the average homeowner of a subsidized condo in Aspen might expect to set aside or spend up to $20,000 per year (1% of the $2 million average free-market price of a condo/townhome) above and beyond their mortgage, property taxes, and insurance just to
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In 2008, a Wenzhou merchant surnamed Chen set up a real-estate speculation squad with twenty of his friends. They bought houses on the same street, negotiated on the sale price, and went to the same agent to sell houses. If anybody sold at a lower price, Chen would kick him out of the squad.
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BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA lifted its stake in IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC) by 346.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its … is a holding company for IBERIABANK, a Louisiana state chartered banking corporation; Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance
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Real estate developer and medical real estate owner Meridian has received two HREI Insights Awards in the categories of “Best Renovated or Repurposed Healthcare Facility” and “Best New Medical Office Buildings and Other Outpatient Facilities under 25,000 square feet.” Sponsored by Healthcare
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Prudential PLC raised its holdings in CACI International by 33.7% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 213,500 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $26,698,000 after buying an additional 53,800 shares during the period. Cardinal Capital Management raised
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Remember Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? They were contributors and casualties of the financial crash in 2008, requiring a bailout from the federal government totaling $187.5 billion. The rescue also involved placing the government-sponsored enterprises in conservatorship under the Federal Housing
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European stocks closed at their highest in a week on Friday after the European Commision, the European Union's executive arm, said that “sufficient progress” has been made in negotiations about the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the trading bloc and global banking regulators reached a deal about
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All your basic banking needs in one account. Zero balance, unlimited ATM withdrawals and access to ATMs of other banks, with the Basic Banking account. Zero balance. An easy banking solution without any minimum balance. Free debit card. Get a Standard Chartered debit card for your daily
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7 On Your Side's Consumer expert Michael Finney answers your questions, every weekday on ABC7 Mornings. Submit your video questions and tune in at 6 a.m.. KGO. By Michael Finney. Friday, December 08, 2017 05:49PM. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) –. The following 4PM Q&A is scheduled to air
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Dynex Capital (NYSE: DX) and Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
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A Coast and Country statement said: “Due to a technical error by the payment collection company AllPay, on Friday December 8 around 4% of Coast & Country customers have had their rent collected twice from their bank accounts. “Coast & Country is advising all customers to check their bank accounts
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ValuEngine cut shares of Tower International (NYSE:TOWR) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Thursday morning. A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. FBR & Co reissued a buy rating and issued a $40.00 price target
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Alison Elder has 13 years of experience in real estate and more than 27 years of corporate leadership experience, with sales volume approaching $400 million since 2009. She has been Chase International's Realtor of the Year five years in a row and was named to Real Trends America's Best Real
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San Diego marketers are convinced its other attractions—such as beaches on offer year-round, when all the Mayo Clinic can offer in addition to health care is a Minnesota winter. (Photo: Shutterstock). Ah, San Diego—sun, sand, beaches… and hospitals. A report in Stat News says that San Diego is
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Congratulations to an enterprising builder: “Starting a bank is like giving birth,” said Mary Ann Scully, chairman, president and chief executive of Howard Bank in Ellicott City, Md. “It's creating something.” Scully has overseen her bank's growth from its start with one location in August 2004 into a $1.1
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