Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Bloomberg. 10:53 PM EST. William Duhnke, a longtime
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VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Real Estate Association says a strong economy has pushed up demand and prices for housing in the province compared with last year. The association's latest report says 7,731 sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service in November, a 20.4-per-cent
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When a federal finance minister makes a stop in Vancouver, he'll inevitably face questions about the city's punishing home prices. And that's precisely what happened when Bill Morneau stopped in for a chat with Global BC anchor Sophie Lui, to talk about issues such as housing affordability. Coverage
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Heinen sees Brexit-driven newcomers pushing prices even higher. In the third quarter, home prices in the city jumped 17 percent from the same period a year earlier to an average of 378,000 euros ($445,000), according to the organization of real estate agents and appraisers NVM. That compares with
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Rising materials costs, higher impact fees and a scarcity of construction workers are making it both more expensive and difficult to get projects built, said Joblon. “People can't make the deals pencil out,” Joblon said. More are biding their time, but some developers are turning to riskier lending sources or
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The Toronto House Price Index is up by around 130% since January 2009 and up by almost 14% YoY despite a decline of nearly 11% from its high in July. The Vancouver House Price Index is similarly up by around 102% over the same time period. Home values in Vancouver have not, however, been
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the changes would help customers make “meaningful comparison” between different banking services and help drive up standards. It would allow services like price comparison sites to effectively rank banking providers by different quality measures.
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Claudia Tenney's bill to ease mortgage rules for community banks passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving the first-term congresswoman her second legislative achievement. Tenney, R-New Hartford, authored the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act (H.R. 3971) to roll back
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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bank Leumi announced that Chris Williams has joined the organization as its new Regional Manager for U.S. Private Banking in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, Williams leads a team of Chicago-based relationship managers who help clients manage their wealth through
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Long told the Trib that the district is working quickly to address the issues and act on DePasquale's recommendations, which include approving a board policy that explicitly prohibits personal lending to school employees and developing stricter procedures for approving financial transactions. The district
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Boeing claims Bombardier's new C Series passenger aircraft receives subsidies that give it an advantage internationally. Canada had been in talks to purchase the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing in an effort to bridge the gap between its aging F-18s and the new fighter fleet that it plans
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Despite movies like Sneakers glorifying hacking into banks 25 years ago, most people — and by extension, most potential clients — remained blissfully ignorant of the legal issues surrounding cybersecurity until very recently. In a new piece in Legaltech News, Rhys Dipshan talks to lawyers making
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Chippewa Commons, Stanley Gordy's assets sold to mortgage lender … Assets from four more Gordy's locations — closed stores at Chippewa Commons, Stanley, Hayward and Eau Claire (in the Shopko Plaza) — may be sold to mortgage lender and real estate company American Financial Network
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A who's who of celebrities, investors and celebrity investors have come together to invest $47 million into Aspiration, the company launched by a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton to challenge the traditional banking industry. For Andrei Cherny, Aspiration's founder and chief executive, the
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The Financial Times banking team discusses the biggest banking stories of the week, bringing you global insight and commentary on the top issues … the long-awaited compromise deal on Basel reforms, banks' reaction to the preliminary UK-EU deal on Brexit and the future of Swiss private banking.
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Rather than focus on the oddities of this one contest, it seems more emotionally productive to pull back the lens and look at how the demographics of both political candidates and the working voter base are changing. Despite notable differences in their resumes and reputations, Alabama's Doug Jones
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“It is easy to overlook, but the reality is first-time home buyers have greater borrowing power today than in most of the last 40 years and that won't change, even as mortgage rates rise in 2018,” Fleming added. “So, fear not, potential first-time home buyers, the American Dream will remain within reach if
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