Mortgage Rates Thursday: A Teensy Bit Up

Mortgage Rates Thursday: A Teensy Bit Up

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged, the rate for the 15-year fixed rose one basis point and the 5/1 ARM went up one basis point, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 12 basis
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Real Estate Site Names the Top 10 NYC Neighborhoods to Watch in 2018

Are you looking to buy, rent or sell in New York City in the coming year? If so, you may want to keep your eye on these neighborhoods. Real estate site StreetEasy has released its annual list of the 10 NYC neighborhoods to watch, and for the first time in the history of the site's study, a Manhattan
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These are the key trends for the legal profession in 2018

IP litigation is another trend expected to show increase with a 35% increase in the number firms expecting to face IP litigation in 2018 compared to this year. … The former Gilbert + Tobin and Dentons lawyer leads the commercial real estate law team, writing resources for law firms and in-house legal
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How to Turn $500 Into a Fortune Down the Road

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jeff Rose explains how a 16-year-old with a lawnmowing business approached him to ask for investment tips. The teenager didn't have the sort of financial background Rose did, or even a ton of money to invest — he only had about $500. Some people think
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Five Ways To Link SBI Bank Account With Aadhaar Card – SMS, App, Online, ATM, Branch Visit

Four ways to link Aadhaar number – the 12-digit personal identification number known as Unique Identity Number (UID) issued by the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) – with SBI bank accounts, as mentioned on SBI's website – sbi.co.in – are SMS, ATM, internet banking (via onlinesbi.com)
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First-Mid Illinois Bank acquires First Bank & Trust

First Bank & Trust offers quality banking, lending and financial services in East Central Illinois.
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Walmart Is Testing Personal Shopping and Cashier-Free Stores

In another digitally-focused move, Walmart is also reportedly working on developing a cashier-less store. Recode reported that the locations would be free of checkout line or cashiers, similar to Amazon's Amazon Go store. Walmart did not immediately response to Fortune's request for comment.
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2018 real estate forecast: foggy, lukewarm

Going into 2018, Chicago-area homebuyers and sellers will be contending with both national and local headwinds that, may make for a tepid real estate market: not so hot, but not ice-cold, either, according to the experts Crain's consulted. “Our market isn't going to be sexy—it never has been,” said
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Tax bill may cause mortgage rates to temporarily spike

Mortgage rates rise and fall in line with the yield on 10-year Treasury notes, which has hovered around 2.5% since congressional Republicans passed the tax reform bill, an increase of about 15 basis points from a week ago, when the yield was 2.35%. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 3.94%
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Maine's Housing Market 'As Robust As We've Seen,' Says Trade Group

The Maine Association of Realtors says sales of single-family existing homes increased 11.5 percent in November 2017 compared to a year earlier. According to an association report, 1,576 homes were sold in Maine in November. The median home sales price also increased in Maine over the past
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What Stands Between Guy and $127M Bitcoin Fortune: Garbage

(Newser) – When covering the story four years ago, Newser's headline read, “$7.5M Bitcoin Fortune Buried in Landfill.” That fortune ended up in a Welsh landfill after James Howells threw out a hard drive over that summer while cleaning up his workspace. On it was the cryptographic “private key” he
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Bain Snaps up HMC's Real Estate Team

Dan Cummings, an industry veteran and currently managing director and Head of Real Estate at HMC, will lead the team which he helped found in 2010. Cummings and the real estate team have reportedly been looking at options to move outside of the HMC umbrella for the past year, including starting
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Local Claremont Realtor Jon Brunasso Joins the Swodeck Group of The Associates Realty

He has lived locally in these cities for 30+ years and is well attuned to the local real estate market trends of the area. As one of the newest members of The Associates Realty Group, Jonathan joins one of the largest realtor groups in Southern California, with 250+ realtors. In the Associates Realty he is
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Zephyr Real Estate Announces Third Quarter Awards for Marin Office

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zephyr Real Estate has presented the 2017 third quarter sales awards for the Marin office. Highest Dollar Volume for an Individual Agent goes to Chris DeNike at $13.8 Million. Chris, a consistent high producer, is a long-time resident and avid
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Fannie and Freddie get band-aid instead of surgery

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are getting a band-aid instead of surgery. The U.S. housing finance giants will each be allowed to keep $3 billion in capital to absorb losses, just as their cushion was slated to go to zero in 2018. The move will help them
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Savant Capital Boosted Its Amazon Com (AMZN) Holding; Biglari Capital Has Lowered Investors …

Biglari Capital Corp decreased Investors Title Co (ITIC) stake by 19.06% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Biglari Capital Corp sold 9,300 shares as Investors Title Co (ITIC)'s stock rose 40.02%. The Biglari Capital Corp holds 39,500 shares with $7.07 million value, down from 48,800 last quarter. Investors
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Five banks fail to meet open banking deadline

Barclays has been given until February 2018 to fully complete its open banking upgrades, HSBC's deadline has been extended to April 2018, while Bank of Ireland has been given until September 2018. At RBS and Santander, the issue is restricted to their business and private banking brands, with
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Netspend Prepaid

The Netspend Prepaid Mobile App lets you manage your account wherever you are, whenever you need it. That means it's easy to do things like: • Check your account balance and transaction history • Send money to friends and family • Find no cost reload locations • Load checks straight to your account
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Some Investors Think Bitcoin Could Reach $50000 Next Year

… but is up almost 86% since last month and up more than 1,743% since last year. From there, the math is simple: In order for Bitcoin to reach $50,000, it would need to increase by over 200% in the next 12 months. Phew. And will it? Look no further than the cover story of Fortune's January 2018 issue,
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prepaying mortgage payment

I want to prepay a number of monthly mortgage payments, but I want to make sure these payments will be booked as monthly payments rather than prepayments of principal. Is that possible and of so, how do I do that?
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Gradifi Now Working With Over 300 Employers

Gradifi, the leading provider of student loan repayment and college savings benefit programs to U.S. employers, today said that 40 more companies will offer its student loan repayment program to help employees pay off their student loans faster.
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Risks to banking sector remain elevated, gross NPAs likely to rise to 10.8% by March: RBI

The gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) in banking sector may rise from 10.2 percent of gross advances in September 2017 to 10.8 percent in March 2018, according to Reserve Bank of India. “Stress test suggests that in the baseline scenario, GNPAs of the banking sector may rise from 10.2 percent
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CanNor gives $1 million to Nunavut lenders

Nunavut's network of community business investors has a million more dollars to lend to small- and medium-sized businesses, thanks to an influx of new capital from CanNor. The federal minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Navdeep Bains, announced that
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Comparing PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) & Porter Bancorp (PBIB)

Porter Bancorp (NASDAQ: PBIB) and PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE:PFSI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership,
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One Month at a Time: Lending a voice to Clendenin choir's annual performance

With scant rehearsal time and a worn copy of the score to Handel's “Messiah,” reporter Bill Lynch joined the Clendenin United Methodist community choir's annual performance of the Christmas classic. Courtesy photos. Clendenin United Methodist Church. The choir performs the piece annually at the
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Mali's hidden history of fortune-telling

Elderly women are found of being seers in fortune-telling, a duty that has made them very popular and successful. The act involves the use of cowrie shell being picked at random to foretell where your luck lies. In Mali, as in other West African countries, visionaries are often consulted by families.
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Fannie, Freddie Permitted by US to Keep $3 Billion Buffers

The Federal Housing Finance Agency and U.S. Treasury Department said they have agreed to let mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac retain … Some Democratic senators had also called for Fannie and Freddie to keep buffers, while some Republicans said such a change was unnecessary.
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Presidio Bank and FTNI Partner to Add Truly Integrated Receivables to Presidio's Growing Portfolio …

Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI), a provider of industry-leading integrated receivables solutions, today announced a new partnership with Presidio Bank, a leading commercial banking institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. The new partnership delivers Presidio Bank and its business
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Why Trump Commuted the Sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, Kosher Meatpacking Executive

The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump commuted the 27-year prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, the former executive of what was once the United States' largest kosher meatpacking operation. Trump's action neither vacates Rubashkin's conviction nor relieves
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Strength of housing market encouraging buyers to make move to Chellaston

The strength of the property market in the East Midlands is encouraging more people to make the move to a new home in Chellaston, according to Ashberry Homes. The housebuilder has seen an increasing number of enquires at Bowbrook, a development of new homes which is being built on land off
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First Team Real Estate and Stearns Lending Join Forces to Enhance Housing Opportunities Across …

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The First Team Real Estate family of companies and Stearns Lending—two of Southern California's most prominent financial powerhouses—have joined forces to announce the creation of a new mortgage company, branded Bankers Lending Center.
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD) Shares Bought by Janus Henderson Group PLC

BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 6.4% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,860,178 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $1,094,791,000 after buying an additional 112,029 shares during the period. Koch Industries Inc. raised
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Pound Sterling Set for a Steep Fall Vs Euro in 2018 Say Lloyds Banking Group

The Pound-to-Euro rate could be set for a steep fall in 2018, according to strategists at Lloyds Banking Group, who warn of considerable uncertainty that will surround the exchange rate in the year ahead. Brexit and monetary policy on both sides of the English Channel will be key drivers of the Pound
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Ballooning French Corporate Debt Rattles Regulators, but Not Lenders

Ballooning French Corporate Debt Rattles Regulators, but Not Lenders … The council says the lending cap, which will take effect in mid-2018, applies to about 10 firms which it is has not identified. … Villeroy acknowledges there is no imminent danger and the lending cap is for now more bark than bite.
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HDFC Capital raises $550 million through initial close of second affordable housing fund

“India's housing market presents a compelling investment opportunity driven by the country's continued economic growth and backed by supportive government initiatives. Our investment in HDFC's platforms aims to meet the strong demand for early-stage financing of housing projects and encourage
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Magic Leap (Finally) Unveils Its First Augmented Reality Headset

Magic Leap, the Florida startup that has made huge promises for its augmented reality technology, has finally unveiled images and a somewhat vague release plan for the first version of its product. And, according to hands-on reports, the darn thing works. The Magic Leap One: Creator Edition will be
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EA to miss its guidance due to 'Star Wars' game loot box controversy, analyst predicts

Gamer outrage over Electronic Arts' in-game moneymaking plans in its “Star Wars Battlefront II” title will hit the company's bottom line, according to one Wall Street firm. Cowen reduced its price target and profit forecasts for Electronic Arts shares, predicting poor sales of the company's “Star Wars” title
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UpLift Increases its Lending Capacity to $200m and Closes $90m New Financing as it Continues …

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Travel financing innovator UpLift announced that it expanded its lending capacity to $200m and closed financings of $90m, as the UpLift Pay Monthly solution gains rapid adoption across the travel industry. UpLift's $75mm credit facility is in partnership
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Total Mortgage Opens Branch in Newport, RI

Total Mortgage Opens Branch in Newport, RI

NEWPORT, R.I., Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Total Mortgage, a national mortgage company headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, has acquired and opened a branch in Newport, Rhode Island. This is Total Mortgage's first branch in Rhode Island, as well as the first step in a planned nationwide
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now allowed to hold $3B capital reserve

“The Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Department of the Treasury have agreed to reinstate a $3 billion capital reserve amount under the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for each Enterprise beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017,”
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These are the Louisville commercial real estate stories you liked the most in 2017

2017 was another year of twists and turns in the commercial real estate market as movement occurred in hotels, apartments, retailing, office buildings and industrial warehouses. Each year, we compile the most-read commercial real estate stories of the year, providing a snapshot of what garnered the
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Commentary: Risks and rewards of careers in real estate must be carefully weighed

At this joyous time of year, let me begin by wishing all my readers a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year! A career in real estate offers flexibility in scheduling and earning potential that's hard to find in most 9-5 jobs, but those benefits must be balanced against some unique demands.
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The Trump SoHo Hotel Has a New Name

As of midnight on Thursday, the business now operates as The Dominick Hotel. The property will be run by an affiliate of CIM Group, which has owned the hotel since 2014. Hotel staff and guests who have already made bookings will not be affected by the change. The change follows a Trump
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City enters deal with firm for sale of properties

Ronnie Harris said they are able to provide this service through securing title insurance on the properties that they sell. This, they say, is the difference between an abandoned property becoming an unsafe, financial and civic blight, or being afforded a second life through the surety that comes with title
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Jan's Take: No breather for Austin real estate development in 2017; Residential agents stage coup

New development and the concomitant infusion of outside capital often translates to escalating property values, higher taxes and unprecedented pressures on public infrastructure. Many traditional neighborhoods are forever changed. In the six years I've been covering real estate in Austin, I've seen
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How Technology Will Transform The Real Estate Sector in 2018

The real estate sector in India is affected by many factors like demographics, government policies, and interest rates. Similarly, another factor that has played an important role in bringing the disruption in the real estate market is technology. In the digital era, with the help of smartphones and technology,
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Mortgage Rates Up Slightly

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China Adds Rental Homes to Property Policy

Ensuring a steady supply of new homes will be the primary goal of China's property-market policy in the years to come. This is one of the key takeaways from the Central Economic Work Conference which ended Wednesday. The government will step up efforts to encourage developers to build more
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Mortgage Network adds loan officer

Prior to joining Mortgage Network, she served as a mortgage originator for Maine Capital Group and also worked in marketing and business development for two title companies. “My real estate experience has taught me the importance of all of the steps necessary to ensure a smooth transaction, and
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Mortgage rates today, December 21, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today have blasted out of their doldrums, and if you're floating an interest rate, this is not a good thing. After weeks of almost no movement, signs of potential increases showed up, and we noted them here,. And now we have two straight days of mortgage increases. Mich of this can be
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YouTube Stunt Gone Wrong Ends in Manslaughter Plea

A 20-year-old mother of two has plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter in Minnesota, after a planned YouTube stunt ended in the death of her boyfriend. Monalisa Perez and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III, were aspiring YouTube stars who had filmed a number of prank and stunt videos.
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Pilbara property market's road to recovery: Road to recovery: Buyers 'not going to lose money'

So what does this all mean for the once thriving Pilbara property market, where the bulk of WA's resources activity is focused? Port Hedland property prices are beginning to climb again. Photo: Erin Jonasson. Richard Naulls, of Ray White Karratha, said there was no doubt the market was steadily on the
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Think Tank: Amid Holiday Rush, Retailers Need to Take Time to Study Trends

Underscoring this point, we've seen recent M&A activity involving pure play e-commerce companies buying up retailers with real estate, as well as traditional retailers buying pure play e-commerce retailers. The visionaries understand the significance of offering multiple options to consumers.
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Janus Henderson Group PLC Sells 249338 Shares of MGM Resorts International (MGM)

Advisor Group Inc. grew its position in shares of MGM Resorts International by 35.3% in the 2nd quarter. Advisor Group Inc. now owns 24,967 shares of the company's stock worth $780,000 after buying an additional 6,509 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its position in
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FHFA: Home prices continue to soar on West Coast

Home price increases picked up the pace once again in October, especially in the Pacific region, according to the latest House Price Index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Home prices increased in October, up 0.5% from the previous month, the HPI showed. September's estimate was revised
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Protecting the future of peer-to-peer lending

Today the peer-to-peer lending industry was given a boost of confidence as the government began legislating to clarify that no business borrowing through a peer-to-peer platform needs to be regulated as a 'deposit taker' (often referred to as a 'banking licence') unless that is their core business.
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Current Mortgage Rates for Thursday, December 21, 2017

Mortgage rates have increased this week due to the passage of the Republican tax bill. On their current path, it seems they are headed for their largest weekly rise in several weeks. They are climbing off of very accommodating levels, but we still think that the smart decision is to take action now to try and
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Typical Mortgage Payment Up 11% YOY

On top of rising home prices, home buyers have seen their mortgage payments increase by about 11 percent over the past year due to higher mortgage rates. Home-price gains of over six percent have been logged in recent months, CoreLogic reports, but looking at prices alone can be misleading when
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Don't bank on Basel Committee

It's caused huge damage not only to the reputation of the banking system in general, but to advanced countries' economic systems in particular, which are continuing to adjust. Whatever their respective merits, both Trent and Basel share absurd complexity and articles of faith. Trent dealt with how many
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More than €2.5bn invested in Irish commercial real estate in 2017

Commercial property consultants CBRE Ireland today released statistics on the volume of investment spend in the Irish market during 2017. According to CBRE, more than €2.5 billion was invested in commercial real estate in the Republic during the last 12 months in more than 214 individual investment
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Month's domicile sales up by 5.6%

The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages was 3.93 percent last week, slightly better than the 4.16 percent rate a year ago, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. At the current pace, it would take 3.4 months to sell the homes on the market, the
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MBA Opens Doors Foundation Families

Impacting Real Lives Every Day. Everyone knows a family member, friend, collegue or neighbor that is facing the unthinkable…caring for a critically ill or injured child. Our immediate thoughts go to praying for a speedy recovery, but we often forget about the financial harship a family can face when
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UPDATE 1-Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac receive $3 billion capital cushion

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has reinstated a $3 billion capital cushion for each of the mortgage guarantors, citing the imminent tax overhaul. The $3 billion cushion, which comes after Fannie and Freddie were expected to eliminate their
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Banks Vie for $200 Billion of Latin American Tax-Amnesty Wealth

The effort required to vet wealthy individuals from outside the U.S. can be so intensive that banks are increasing minimum investment amounts for prospective clients, and in some cases it may not even be worth trying. Those with complex ownership structures may have to wait more than a month to open
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Real Estate Transactions: Nov. 20 – Nov. 24, 2017

Real Estate Transactions: Nov. … The following property transactions, those most recently released to the Centre Daily Times, were recorded from November 20, 2017, through November 24, … Jean M. Wagner Estate and Janie L. Burns to Brookside Property Holdings LLC, 170 Wagner Lane, $70,000.
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Tracker mortgage scandal may cost banks more than €1bn

Two years after the Central Bank ordered banks to find borrowers who were either denied a low-cost mortgage linked to European Central Bank rates or put on the wrong rate entirely, the regulator revealed this week that the number of identified impacted customers had grown by 13,600 to 33,700 since
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Fannie Mae (FNMA), Freddie Mac (FMCC) on Watch as FHFA Reinstates $3B Capital Reserve

“The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Department of the Treasury have agreed to reinstate a $3 billion capital reserve amount under the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for each Enterprise beginning in the fourth quarter of
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Black Knight's First Look at November 2017 Mortgage Data: Continued Hurricane-Driven Effects …

The Mortgage Monitor report will be available online at http://www.bkfs.com/CorporateInformation/NewsRoom/Pages/Mortgage-Monitor.aspx by Jan. 8, 2017. For more information about gaining access to Black Knight's loan-level database, please send an email to dataanalyticsinfo@bkfs.com.
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Tracker mortgage scandal 'absolutely a crime', TD claims

Financial scandals such as the mistreatment of tracker mortgage customers will continue until a banker is arrested and faces consequences, Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has claimed. The Carlow-Kilkenny deputy, who is chairman of the Oireachtas finance committee, said it was time for the banks to
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Will the new tax laws slow Seattle's housing market? (Part 1: Doubled Standard Deduction)

Now that the big GOP tax plan has passed, let's have a look at how it may affect the Seattle-area real estate market next year when it goes into effect. Before we start, I want to be very clear up front: I am neither endorsing nor denouncing the tax plan that just passed. To be honest I don't personally know
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Online Dating Executive Launches Service Matching Real Estate Agents, Clients

Home By Home matches agents with pre-screened clients who agents would not have met otherwise. Unlike other online advertising partners, agents only pay a fee when they successfully close a transaction with a Home By Home-referred client. Make finding experienced real estate agents simple and
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How One Apollo 8 Photo Changed the World

Forty-nine years ago, Apollo 8 succeeded as the first manned mission to the moon. On Dec. 21, 1968, three astronauts blasted off from Florida and left the Earth's orbit. Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr., and Bill Anders were aboard the historic spacecraft that orbited the moon. Anders was mission
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Long-term US mortgage rates blip higher this week

FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, file photo, “For Sale” signs are stacked up outside a complex of townhouses in Houston. On Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, Freddie Mac reports on the week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
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Mortgage rates begin to wander higher

Although mortgage rates this week remained stuck in the same rut they have been in since October, they have started to wander upward. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average inched up to 3.94 percent with an average 0.5 point. (Points are fees
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What Does LLC Mean?

A limited liability company, or LLC, offers unique protections for owners and partners, as well as tax benefits.
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Mortgage rates inch up, and some fear a tax-cut-fueled surge is coming

Mortgage rates follow the path of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note BX:TMUBMUSD10Y and bond yields are surging as the Republican tax plan moves closer to becoming law. The package passed Wednesday is expected to stoke higher deficits and inflation, making bonds less attractive. Yields rise as
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Fannie, Freddie to each keep $3 billion capital reserve

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday confirmed that it had reached an agreement with the Treasury Department to allow the government-sponsored mortgage enterprises it regulates, Fannie Mae FNMA, -0.55% and Freddie Mac FMCC, +0.34% to retain $3 billion in capital. The two
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Treasury, FHFA strike deal to let GSEs retain 'limited' capital

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to build capital buffers to protect against losses under an agreement between the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced on Thursday. “Under the modifications announced today, Fannie Mae and
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LIST: Bank schedule for 2017 holidays

MANILA, Philippines — A number of banks have announced that they will close operations for the coming Christmas and New Year festivities. Both Christmas and New Year fall on Mondays. The Malacañan earlier declared Dec. 25, 2017 and Jan. 1, 2018 non-working holidays. It has also announced
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Fame and fortune 2017: celebrities share their biggest money wins – and mistakes

Many have then boosted their wealth further through property and other investments, product endorsements, publishing or media contracts. But the road to riches is far from smooth. Anecdotes interviewees have shared with Telegraph Money this year include borrowing £200,000 to fund a gambling habit
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The 10 biggest real estate tech deals of 2017

Though property prices came back down to earth in 2017, real estate tech valuations shot into the stratosphere. WeWork is now worth $20 billion. Compass is valued at $2.2 billion following a December funding round. Have you heard of Placester? Well, investors think it's worth $202 million. The Jared
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Freddie Mac Prices $586 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-F41

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Dec 21, 2017) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with seven-year terms. The approximately $586 million in K Certificates (K-F41 Certificates)
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Banking on beans

INDIANAPOLIS — Soybeans may be a profitable option for farmers in 2018, said Bill Gentry, managing director of agricultural counseling at Risk Management Commodities. “Chinese soy consumption goes up about 4 percent every year,” he said. “Our production has not gone up 4 percent year after
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California Public Employees Retirement System Has $90.79 Million Holdings in Marriott …

California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) by 0.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 823,377 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 6,837
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La fabricación inteligente de GAC Motor atrae a visitantes globales al Fortune Global Forum 2017

GUANGZHOU, China, 21 de diciembre de 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GAC Motor, el fabricante de automóviles que crece más rápidamente en China, ha sorprendido al Fortune Global Forum 2017 (“el Foro”) como proveedor oficial de servicio de coches con 380 coches incluyendo la berlina GA8,
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Chubb Restructures Real Estate and Hospitality Practice

Chubb has restructured and made several appointments in its its Real Estate and Hospitality practice. As part of this new structure, the following appointments are effective immediately: Seth Gillston, Chubb's existing Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice leader, has been appointed
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Meet The Real Estate Agent Of The 21st Century

Lately, it's been tough to escape the headlines questioning whether real estate agents as we know them are doomed. “Why do real estate agents still exist?” wonders The Washington Post, while The Street asks, “Will real estate agents become obsolete?” These headlines might not sound very
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Online Banking Problem after second wan connection

Hi guys,. Two days ago i've added second wan connection, it works very good with auto load balancing. But i get error when browsing online banking. Online banking web page inform me there is an security error. When i disable multi wan, there is no error on online banking.. Could you help me about
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Movement Mortgage breaks ground on second building at Fort Mill headquarters > Columbia …

Retail mortgage lender Movement Mortgage broke ground today on a second building at its headquarters in Fort Mill. The $18 million, 90,000-square-foot building is expected to open in January 2019 and is part of the company's goal to add more than 700 employees to its headquarters during the next
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Spain's Mortgage Approvals Increase In October

MADRID (Alliance News) – Spain's mortgage approvals increased in October, the statistical …
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac receive $3 billion capital cushion

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The housing regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has reinstated a $3 billion capital cushion for the housing enterprises, citing the imminent tax overhaul. The Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency also said the enterprises likely will
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American International Group Inc. Boosts Holdings in First Midwest Bancorp Inc (FMBI)

The firm owned 80,960 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the quarter. American International Group Inc. owned about 0.08% of First Midwest Bancorp worth $1,896,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other hedge
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EFSE lending 5 mln euro to Montenegro's Alter Modus

PODGORICA (Montenegro), December 21 (SeeNews) – Montenegrin lender Alter Modus said on Thursday it has received a 5 million euro ($5.9 million) senior loan from the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) to continue to supply sustainable financing to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in
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Emmer, Hultgren bill protects mortgage lenders from burdensome regulations

Newly proposed legislation by U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Randy Hultgren (R-IL) would give America's Main Street banks and credit unions more time to comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) stringent mortgage loan data requirements. The Home Mortgage Reporting
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EXCLUSIVE: CML exodus as four leave UK Finance

EXCLUSIVE: CML exodus as four leave UK Finance

A quartet of former Council of Mortgage Lenders employees are leaving UK Finance – with June Deasy, Mohammad Jamei, Caroline Offord and Bob Pannell all departing. June Deasy, who was head of policy at both bodies, has already exited to focus on consultancy work. And leaving this week are
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Five Things You Should Know About… impaired credit lending

The first impaired credit mortgages were offered to UK borrowers in the mid-1990s. Sizing this market has always been difficult but latest UK Finance figures show that specialist lenders grew their share of new lending significantly in 2016, to around 4 per cent, and this growth is expected to continue in
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Congress: Hands off new rule protecting families from payday lenders

Ignoring the voices of families and communities who have worked for many years for relief from the harms of predatory payday lending, a handful of members of Congress have introduced legislation that would nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's national rule to rein in payday-lending
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What Might Happen If Trump Orders Mueller Fired

President Donald Trump says he doesn't intend to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing an investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign that has spilled over to Trump's associates and perhaps the president himself. But not everyone believes him, including activist groups
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Financial Sector Update for 12/20/2017: NXTD,NETE,PNC,HIG

But mortgage activity slowed during the seven days ended Dec. 15, with home-loan applications falling a seasonally adjusted 6% from the prior week, marking the second week in a row for a decline. The number of refinancings slipped 3% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers
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Terra Firma Capital Corporation Announces Closing of Two First Mortgage Transactions in Two …

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Dec. 21, 2017) – Terra Firma Capital Corporation (TSX VENTURE:TII) (“Terra Firma” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the closing of two first mortgage loans (the “Loan(s)”) to separate and unrelated borrowers in the U.S. totaling US$21.1 million
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Investment could mean a rise in offshore buyers

“A key strategy for mortgage brokers is to tap into a pipeline of investors by working with a company like Juwai or even with agents who have large numbers of this kind of buyer among their client base. If you have a flow of buyers coming your way, success will be much easier than if you have to struggle
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Alternative asset classes: P2P lending emerges as viable option in India

The much-awaited RBI guidelines for P2P lending platforms recognizing them as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have boosted online lending and encouraged retail investors to treat this asset class more seriously. India has a unique problem of too much money chasing too few customers.
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What Is a Foreclosure? 4 Things Homeowners Need to Know

The real problem starts if you're more than 90 days late on your mortgage payments, at which point the bank will issue a “Notice of Default” with the County Recorder's Office. You'll receive a letter in the mail notifying you that you've defaulted on your loan, and you typically have 90 days to pay off your
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ATRIUM MORTGAGE INVESTMENT (OTCMKTS:AMIVF) Short Interest Increased By 753.06%

Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation provides financing solutions to the real estate communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia in Canada. The company has market cap of $329.08 million. It offers various types of mortgage loans, including land and land assembly financing
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ICMA updates European repo guidelines

ICMA's guide covers the full scope of the repo trading life cycle including both repo and sell/buy-backs but securities lending transactions are out of the scope. The guide focuses on trading and post-trade conventions in the crossborder repo market in Europe, meaning it differs in emphasis from codes
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This Morning's Technical Outlook on Credit Services Stocks — Navient, PayPal, Oaktree Specialty …

Equities under assessment this morning are: Navient Corp. (NASDAQ: NAVI), PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (NASDAQ: OCSL), and CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTS). All you have to do is sign up today for this free limited time offer, click the link below:.
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'Hamilton' Investors Have Seen Returns of Over 600% on the Hip Hop Musical

Investors in the hip-hop musical Hamilton have made “unprecedented” returns of roughly 600%, according to one investor, on an initial investment of about $12.5 million. Its London run, which begins on Thursday (two weeks behind schedule), is likely to follow in the footsteps of the New York production
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Roumell Asset Management LLC Purchases 271870 Shares of SeaChange International (SEAC)

The institutional investor owned 1,215,205 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 271,870 shares during the quarter. SeaChange International accounts for about 7.8% of Roumell Asset Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position.
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Ramaphosa Has Unsteady Grip on South Africa's Ruling ANC

Cyril Ramaphosa, the newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, has a tenuous hold on power in the party after his allies fell short of securing outright control over its top leadership body. A lack of support from a clear majority of the 86 voting members of the ANC's National
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Brexit Bulletin: A Christmas Argument

Sign up to receive the Brexit Bulletin in your inbox, and follow @Brexit on Twitter. The harmony didn't last long. It's less than two weeks since Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker were all smiles, boasting of a breakthrough in the first phase of Brexit negotiations at the
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Moody's Affirms Nine Classes of JPMCC 2016-JP4

The loan represents a pari-passu portion of a $1,013,724,000 first mortgage loan and is also encumbered with a $186.3 million subordinate B-Note. The property was 65% leased as of June 2017. Moody's structured credit assessment and stressed DSCR are aaa (sca.pd) and 1.31X, respectively.
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Late Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner's wife and kids must stay drug-free to inherit fortune

At the height of his success, Hugh Hefner was said to be worth £200 million, and while his fortune may have reportedly dwindled to a slightly paltrier £32 million when he passed away in September, if his family wants to get their hands onto any of it they have to be drug free. In documents obtained by
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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Rules, Data Security Top Concerns for Lenders

According to the Indicator, which polled more than 600 banks and credit unions across the country, top regulatory concerns include the fair lending exam, new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act rules, and the ability to track, maintain, and report to regulators. Just under 50 percent of respondents said
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Commentary: 4 Apple Products You Probably Wasted Money on This Year

Commentary: 4 Apple Products You Probably Wasted Money on This Year

A customer holds up two bags after purchasing the new iPhone X at an Apple Store on Nov. 3, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images. By Jay Kapoor. 6:00 AM EST. In many ways, Apple (AAPL) is the preeminent technology company. It sets the high bar for excellence when it comes
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Freddie Mac 5.79 (FMCCK) A Look Inside the Technicals

Shares of Freddie Mac 5.79 (FMCCK) are on watch as they closed the most recent session above the Parabolic SAR line. The current level of the shares currently stands at 12.0900 at the time of writing. SAR stands for stop and reverse and it is a trend following indicator, designed to identify the turning
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Freddie Mac 5.81 O (FMCCO) CMF Showing Increased Buying Pressure

Freddie Mac 5.81 O (FMCCO) is seeing positive money flow as the Chalkin (CMF) indicator is holding above the zero line. The Chaikin Money Flow Indicator is an oscillator developed by Marc Chaikin. An oscillator is an indicator that is used as a counter trend showing when the market is overbought or
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The Hottest Real Estate Markets of 2017: Who Gained Big, Who Fell Hard

Each month at realtor.com®, we identify the country's hottest metropolitan markets for real estate—the ones whose homes attract the most listing views and spend the fewest days on market as buyers snap them up. Sometimes we see places dominate the top of the list for months without a break; other
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Emerging Markets: Why India Stocks Could Be Big Winners in 2018

… accounts to a population that is largely unbanked. Oh, of Matthews Asia, says IndusInd Bank is also poised to capitalize on India's fast-growing and fast-flowing stream of disposable income. A version of this article appears in the Jan. 1, 2018 issue of Fortune with the headline “Investors Look to Asia.”
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Squeeze on family budgets will rein in house price growth, says Nationwide

Homeowners will be lucky to see any increase in property prices next year as the squeeze on family finances hits the housing market. Nationwide Building Society expects house price growth “to be broadly flat in 2018, with perhaps a marginal gain of around 1 per cent”. It could be worse region by
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Northwest Bank to build Loves Park branch

LOVES PARK — Northwest Bank will hire 10 people to operate a 12,000-square-foot bank branch it will open next fall at Perryville Road and Broadcast Parkway. The new branch, which represents a $5 million investment, will house a full-service mortgage banking team, administrative staff, conference
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90 percent of borrowers think they got a great mortgage rate — but did they?

A conforming loan is just one that meets the terms and conditions imposed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). But what does that spread actually mean? Well, let's assume the average mortgage rate you qualify for today is 4.0 percent. The best lender will offer
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Russian and Chinese Buyers Are Snapping Up Greek Properties

The Moscow-based chief executive officer of real-estate platform Tranio.com has bought a building in the Greek capital and is in the process of acquiring five others with a view to selling apartments to international investors. For Kachmazov, the sales pitch is clear: buying property in Greece can give an
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What Amazon's HQ2 Could Mean For Housing In East Boston

Along Eastie's waterfront, complexes like The Eddy have studios starting at $2,000 and two-bedroom apartments starting at $3,050. With the housing market so tight, it's unclear where Amazon's workers would live — if they wanted to stay in Eastie. Boston's bid cites the mayor's plan to create 53,000 new
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5 Burning Questions for Bitcoin Investors in 2018

Even investors who wouldn't dare buy Bitcoin wonder how long its bull run will last. The answers to these questions could determine when the party ends. 1. Will Wall Street Fall in Love? The lack of a regulatory road map has kept big financial institutions and asset managers from investing in
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What gentrification? Much of Detroit is getting worse.

We're feeling the aftershocks. The federal government, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, should not have been selling properties for pennies on the dollar to anonymous, dark moneyed speculators. The federal government downloaded responsibilities to cities like Detroit that are already greatly distressed,
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Find a Chase Home Lending Advisor in Lancaster. Speak with a Lending Advisor or schedule a consultation to see if you prequalify.
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Bank of England Chief: Bitcoin Isn't a Threat to Financial Stability

Bank of England (BoE) head Mark Carney said on Wednesday that bitcoin's meteoric price gains do not pose a threat to global financial stability. Talking to British lawmakers in Parliament, Carney said that bitcoin's recent price moves are “significant” and more like an “equity-type risk,” Reuters reports.
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Rolling Stone Magazine Has a New Owner

Jay Penske's Penske Media, publisher of Variety, Deadline, Robb Report, and IndieWire has bought a majority stake in Wenner Media, the New York-based publisher of Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, and Glixel, reports the Los Angeles Times. The deal comes with a 51% stake in Wenner Media's flagship
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3 Retail Stocks That Amazon Won't Crush

… sustainable pace before buying in, but she sees Target making the right moves for the new retail era. “They're very focused on being the right omnichannel retailer for their customers,” she says. A version of this article appears in the Jan. 1, 2018 issue of Fortune with the headline “Filling Retail's Empty
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5 ways Trump's tax plan may impact metro Phoenix's housing market

Lowering the mortgage-interest rate deduction from $1 million to $750,000 for homeowners could hurt high-end home sales in the Valley. But since the median home price is about $250,000 in the Phoenix-area, this change will only impact a small part of the housing market. Nationally, it will impact only
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Housing Market Sees Sales Uptick in Western Pa.

“Although summer is the most popular time of year for real estate activity, the winter months can make a lot of sense financially,” said George Hackett, current president of West Penn Multi-List, Inc., and president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services, Pittsburgh. “A lot of people find it inconvenient to
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Four Ways To Link Bank Account With Aadhaar Card

A deadline of March 31, 2018 has been set for linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts. Existing account holders were earlier required to seed their Aadhaar number – the 12-digit personal identification number also known as Unique Identity Number (UID) – into their bank accounts by December 31, 2017.
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“UK Housing market has remained broadly resilient in 2017”

Revealing the monthly estimated figures for both residential and non-residential property transactions, HMRC property statistics for November 2017 have been published today. Showing data for the UK and its constituent countries, the publication is based on data from both the HMRC's Stamp Duty Land
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Britain to EU: You Need Our Banks as Much as They Need You

Britain to EU: You Need Our Banks as Much as They Need You

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney used almost exactly the same words during his own questions session in Parliament a couple of hours earlier. He said London handled “the most complicated bits of finance, the wholesale markets, the equity underwriting, the derivatives, FX trading.” The British
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15/26 Fortune Street Coomera Qld 4209

Position is Perfect. 3 bedrooms Unit for Sale. $295000 – $320000. 15/26 Fortune Street Coomera Qld 4209. Listed by LJ Hooker – Coomera. Features: Study.
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Homeowners with a tracker mortgage were a target for years

Homeowners with a tracker mortgage – or a chance of being entitled to one – had a target on their back before Lehman Brothers went bust on 2008. As banks' financial market borrowing costs and deposit rates soared above what they were taking in on low-cost tracker loans they looked at every which
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Several US Employers Are Being Accused of Age Discrimination Over Ads Placed on Facebook

A mousepad with the Facebook logo is seen at Facebook's new headquarters, designed by Canadian-born American architect Frank Gehry, at Rathbone Place in central London on December 4, 2017. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 2:55 AM EST. Several U.S. employers engaged
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Real Risks You Need To Know Before Investing In Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB)

The banking sector has been experiencing growth as a result of improving credit quality from post-GFC recovery. Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB)is a small-cap bank with a market capitalisation of USD $3.28B. Its profit and value are directly impacted by its borrowers' ability to pay which
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M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) Names Rene Jones Chairman and CEO

M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB)(“M&T”) announced today that René F. Jones has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of M&T and its principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank. He was also elected to the Board of Directors of both M&T and M&T Bank. Mr. Jones succeeds M&T's
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Blackstone to buy $1.8B industrial portfolio

The deal was reported by Real Estate Alert earlier this month. Blackstone plans to finance the acquisition with a combination of cash-on-hand and property-level debt. The company is negotiating with lenders for the property-level loans, and expects to close on the package by March or April of 2018.
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9 Banking Trojans & Trends Costing Businesses in 2017

It's interesting to see banking Trojans resurface because of the resources they need to work. Unlike comparatively simple attacks like ransomware, banking malware requires several players and is difficult to launch and monetize. Botezatu suggests the rise could be attributed to both code leaks of other
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7 ways LA tried to solve its housing crisis in 2017

LA officials made it a bit harder for landlords to remove rent-controlled units from the housing market earlier this year. Under new rules, property owners planning to tear down and replace buildings protected by the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance will have to make an equal number, or 20 percent
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ABA Recommends Changes to Agencies' Regulatory Capital Simplification Proposal

The American Bankers Association today offered feedback to the federal banking agencies on a recent proposed rule that would simplify the complex Basel III regulatory capital calculations for all but the very largest banks. The proposal would simplify the treatment of assets subject to common equity tier
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Presentation of INVL Baltic Real Estate

The real estate investment company INVL Baltic Real Estate has announced the forecasts stating that the 2017 net operating income of the company will amount to 2.57 million euro, which is 28 per cent higher than in 2016. Meanwhile, comparing with 2017 forecast, it is calculated, that the company's
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A present for the past

It previously housed a title company and two telecommunications firms. It has 10,000 square feet of space for exhibits and curation, and a basement for storage. “Everett, here's your museum,” said Dave Ramstad, president of the museum group's board of trustees. “It hasn't had a home in 10 or 15 years,
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Housing Wire Real Estate Topics Feed

Housing Wire Real Estate Topics Feed. by @Paul_Domelowicz. About ⚡⚡MyRealtorPaul⚡⚡. Tell more people that you love them. You never know how much they might need it. – Chris Brogan #quote
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Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC Has $2.94 Million Stake in Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 38.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,323,259 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $1,776,394,000 after buying an additional 3,728,533 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge
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Top regulator urges banks to boost fintech services, sees little threat in bitcoin

The chief U.S. bank overseer on Wednesday called on the financial services industry to provide better ways to serve customers online or risk losing business. Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said that banks have to offer customers easier access to lending and other critical services through
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Stocks end firmer on foreign buying in financial shares

“The $825 million loan approval by World Bank for fiscal reforms, IMF (International Monetary Fund) statement on Pakistan's high growth path following Pak-IMF talks, and higher global crude oil prices (also) played a catalytic role in the higher close in oversold scrips.” Analyst Ali Raza at Elixir Securities
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Mortgage Origination Report Shows FICO Scores Dropping Across Loan Products

FICO scores dipped across most loan types in November according to the Origination Insight Report released by Ellie Mae, a cloud-based platform provider for mortgage providers, on Wednesday. The report focuses on loans that closed in a specific month and compares their characteristics to similar
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Big four banks buffeted by a year of political storms

Pravin Gordhan's dismissal in March, to have him replaced with the inept Malusi Gigaba, sent banking shares spiralling downwards just after most had reported strong full-year results for 2016 (FirstRand, which has a June year-end, was due to report its performance for the six months to December).
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Bankruptcy judge clears way for First NBC Bank's estate to pursue plan for marketing tax assets

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a U.S. banking regulator that protects bank customers in the event of failure, was named the bank's receiver before selling off much of its assets. That agency is expected to use about $75 million of the tax assets to obtain a refund on federal taxes that First NBC Bank
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Principality to Roll Out Video Advice Service for Mortgage Customers

Principality Building Society is to roll out a mortgage advice video appointment system across Wales following a successful pilot. All of the Society's 53 branches will be fitted with the Principality Connected video system that will have touch screen functionality and allow branch mortgage advisors to give
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Tracker mortgage cases may top 36000 as Ulster Bank talks continue

Tracker mortgage cases may top 36000 as Ulster Bank talks continue

Two years after the Central Bank ordered banks to find borrowers who were either wrongly denied low-cost mortgages linked to European Central Bank rates or put on the wrong rate entirely, the regulator revealed on Wednesday that since September the number of customers hit by the scandal had
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Bitcoin Futures Are a Great Way to Not Own Bitcoin

Here is the story of Longfin Corp., a fin-tech-ish company that was listed on Nasdaq on Wednesday and then announced on Friday that it was acquiring Ziddu.com, “a blockchain-empowered global micro-lending solutions provider,” causing its stock to go up by more than 1,200 percent and giving it a
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The 12 House Republicans Who Voted Against the Tax Bill

The House passed a tax overhaul Tuesday in a 227-203 vote that stayed mostly along party lines, except for the 12 Republicans voting no. So who are the Republican rebels? Here's a breakdown the names, a look at these members' districts, and why they bucked the tax bill.
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Year of the Exit: Veteran Hedge Fund Managers Leave Industry

First came the wave of pension funds and other institutions stepping away from hedge funds. Now big-time managers themselves have decided they've had enough. While hedge fund closures have been ticking up since 2014, this year has been different: the names have gotten bolder, their time in the
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Tax Bill's Corporate Benefits Would Come Early, Then Fade, Study Says

Companies across all industries and sectors would pay an average effective tax rate of 9 percent next year under the Republican tax-overhaul bill, a Penn Wharton Budget Model study said on Tuesday. By 2027, that average effective rate would double to 18 percent — because of some corporate tax
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Mortgage Loan Processor

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

The anticipated date of the bulk sale is January 10, 2018 at the office of Lawyers Title Company, P.O. Box 1783, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315. This bulk sale is not subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6102.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be
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Supreme Court Considers Zoning Merger Case- How does this apply in Southampton Town?

Single and separate status can be proven through a title company analysis of surrounding lots or a determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals. If a substandard lot is held in common ownership and contiguous, an application can be made to the Zoning Board in Southampton to determine if the lot is
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Revealed: The top 10 most expensive zip codes in the US for real estate, with California's 94027 …

PropertyShark has released its annual rankings for the most expenses zip codes to buy real estate, and the median prices at the top are nothing short of staggering. The Golden State takes the cake with the number one spot on the countdown, with property in the city of Atherton, Calif, in zip code 94027
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Britain's housing market hotspots in 2017 revealed by property website

Bristol, Sudbury in Suffolk and Livingston in West Lothian have all been identified as top property hotspots in 2017. Rightmove said Bristol was the most searched-for place outside London this year for both buyers and renters. Meanwhile, house asking prices in Sudbury have surged by 13.1% over the
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Nationally, home sales strongest in 11 years

But they fell in the West, where homes cost more and the price appreciation has been the most extreme. Offsetting some of the cost pressures have been relatively low mortgage rates. The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages was 3.93 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac. Share.
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Schuette: Oakland County Mortgage Auditor Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Assistance Scheme

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that Robert Shumake, 49, of Southfield, has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Credit Services Protection Act, while his business Mortgage Auditors of America has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Obtaining
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From perfumes to jewellery… save a fortune this Christmas on filling stockings with these cut-price …

Whether it's a pair of slippers or this year's hottest board game, many retailers are selling near- identical presents for drastically different prices. One of these sets of gifts costs £159.50 while the other will set you back £1,243.88, as JENNY FRANCIS reveals.
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Federal court boosts protections in native title negotiations

The federal court has made a landmark decision strengthening the protections for traditional owners against governments or companies that try to circumvent good faith negotiations. In a majority decision handed down on Wednesday, the court ruled that the obligation for parties to negotiate in good faith
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Positive Buying Pressure Spotted in Shares of Freddie Mac 6.02 Pfd (FMCKL)

Freddie Mac 6.02 Pfd (FMCKL) shares are seeing solid buying inflow as the Chaikin Money Index is holding above zero. If the price consistently closes in the upper half of the daily range on high volume the indicator would read above zero and indicates a strong market. When the indicator stays above
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Fortune Favors the Bold is a podcast created by Mastercard storylab and Gimlet Creative, and it's about the changing role money plays in our lives.
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San Diego luxury housing could see a boost under tax plan

Home sales from $2 million to $4 million had the biggest percentage increase in sales, with 712 sales so far this year up from 471 in 2016. Steven Thomas, chief economist at Reports on Housing, said he wasn't so sure the tax change would be a windfall for the luxury market. Instead, he said it could
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Landlords Just Got a Big Tax Break

“Lack of inventory was a major problem for American home buyers before tax-reform. Unfortunately, this bill does nothing to improve it, and will likely result in even fewer homes for sale,” said Redfin chief economist Nela Richardson. “Pass-through tax cuts, combined with changes in the ability to deduct
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Investors Buy Shares of Philip Morris International (PM) on Weakness

Philip Morris International logo Traders purchased shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) on weakness during trading on Wednesday. $209.59 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $114.18 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $95.41 million into
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A Decade After Bubble, Spanish Real Estate a Hot Buy Once More

A Decade After Bubble, Spanish Real Estate a Hot Buy Once More

“It's basically the year when it's all come together,” said Ismael Clemente, founder and chief executive officer of Madrid-based Merlin Properties Socimi SA, Europe's third-largest real estate investment trust. “The Spanish economy is doing well, its banks are healthy, there's a very investor-friendly legal
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Mortgage Rates Bounce on Strong Home Sales News

The average prime 30-year fixed mortgage rate quoted on Zillow edged lower late last week – falling about 5 basis points from Tuesday to Friday – after the Federal Reserve increased short-term lending rates. Mortgage rates edged higher this week, rising to 3.8 percent by Wednesday afternoon, their
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) Shares Bought by Envestnet Asset …

Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Expeditors International of Washington by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 86,500 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $4,897,000 after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman
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GlobalEnglish is the leading real world business training partner for Fortune 500 English Training for hundreds of global corporations.
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Timbercreek Global Real Estate Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Distribution for 2017

TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – December 20, 2017) – Timbercreek Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: TGF.UN) is pleased to announce it has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.46 per class A unit of the Fund (“Class A Units”) and $0.46 per class B unit of the Fund (“Class B Units”) to be paid
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Housing report shows saturated student market, lack of family and professional housing

The Greenville housing market is over-saturated with student housing and lacking a healthy supply of market-rate housing, according to a consultant hired by the city, who said the situation is projected to continue getting worse. Jessica Rossi, a planner with Kimberly-Horne, a firm hired by the City of
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Financial Stability Oversight Council identifies cybersecurity as primary area of risk for the banking …

The Report states that the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) should continue to promote processes to strengthen response and recovery efforts while working closely with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), law enforcement, and industry partners to carry out
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National home prices are expected to take a hit after tax reform — and two rich, blue states are the …

Both the House and the Senate voted to pass the final GOP tax bill on Wednesday. The tax bill is set to disproportionately affect homeowners in affluent parts of the US. Several housing markets in the Northeast will see home prices fall behind typical growth as a result of tax reform.
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Marriott International Inc (MAR) EVP Edward A. Ryan Sells 5900 Shares

FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Marriott International by 32.5% in the 2nd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,406,182 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,545,394,000 after purchasing an additional 3,780,639 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in
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looking for an experienced high energy telemarketer to call on law firms and real estate companies to schedule appointments for real estate title sales people. A background in real estate and or Para.
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Dear St. Mick: My Holiday wishlist for the CFPB's new director

I don't know about the rest of you, but I love the holidays. The food, the family, the music, the gift-giving—it's all great. Although, personally, my favorite part has always been the gift-getting. I know that's not a popular thing to admit, but let's be honest, getting stuff you want without having to pay for it is
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Australian house prices look set to fall in 2018

When it's all said and done, 2017 will be regarded as a year of two halves for Australia's broader housing market. The first, a period of rip-snorting price growth, especially in Australia's southeastern capitals, fueled by low interest rates, strong population growth, lower-than-usual market turnover and an
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Campbell Agency Review Threatens Long-Running BBDO, MEC Relationships

MEC's New York office was Campbell's U.S.media buying and planning agency beginning in 1999, and the agency also won international buying and planning assignments in 2006. MEC did not provide comment by press time. Campbell, like most big food companies, has faced sales pressure in recent
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Title Change On Tonight's WWE NXT

This is the first title reign for O'Reilly and Fish since signing with the company earlier this year. SAnitY's Young and Alexander Wolfe won the titles back in August at NXT “Takeover: Brooklyn III” during SummerSlam weekend. The title change actually took place back on November 29th at the NXT TV
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Bitcoin Is Not a Systemic Financial Risk, Say Top Economists

A new survey finds that nearly 75% of a pool of top European economists do not think cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are, or will become, a threat to the stability of the financial system. The latest survey from the London-based Center for Macroeconomics didn't ask whether the Bitcoin or cryptocurrency
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How will tax overhaul affect Houston economy, real estate market?

Under the tax changes, homeowners will be able to deduct interest on the first $750,000 of their mortgage debt, down from $1 million. That will affect only small slice of homeowners: about 2.5 percent of homes sold in Texas are priced over $750,000, according to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.
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United American Land gets $65M mortgage on DoBro building

The mortgage from Signature Bank replaces a $37 million 2015 loan from TD Bank, and the package includes a gap mortgage of $27.5 million. The mixed-use Fulton Street building is seven stories tall and spans roughly 139,000 square feet. It has 121 residential units and retail spaces occupied by Old
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Tax bill 101: What the new law means for homeowners

The real estate lobby is one of the most powerful and active on matters related to the tax code, and the mortgage-interest deduction has long been considered a sacrosanct pathway to the American dream of owning a home. That's why even though the cap is higher than the $500,000 the House
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Big payouts for victims of tracker mortgage scandal

Borrowers caught in the tracker mortgage scandal could be in line for compensation payouts of up to €500,000 after the government outlined new measures to rein in rogue banks. Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, said that doubling the settlement the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) can
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