Agency CRT rallies to kick off 2018

Agency CRT rallies to kick off 2018

… with the secondary market performance of bonds across triple-B, double-B and unrated classes surpassing analysts' expectations. By Max Adams; 09:30 PM. According to data from JP Morgan, class M2 bonds from 2017 Freddie Mac STACR and Fannie Mae CAS transactions tightened below 200bp
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PreApp 1003 Joins NAMB+ as an Endorsed Provider

NAMB+ connects NAMB members with an array of Endorsed Providers aimed at helping mortgage professionals gain a competitive advantage in today's marketplace with discounts and special programs only available to NAMB members. NAMB+ brings everything from compliance, digital mortgage
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Linda Mar and Hwy 1

Find Chase branch and ATM locations – Linda Mar and Hwy 1. Get location hours, directions, and available banking services.
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Sharp slowdown in house price growth in 2017

“Overall we expect annual price growth to continue in the range of 0 to 3 per cent at the end 2018.” Jeremy Duncombe, exiting director of Legal & General Mortgage Club, said the market was “on a strong footing for 2018” thanks to price growth that is now in line with wage inflation. He said: “House price
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FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial (FNF) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. logo Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Wednesday. According to Zacks, “Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. is a leading provider of
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Accord hires Jeremy Duncombe from L&G

Accord managing director Charles Canning says: “I am delighted to announce Jeremy's appointment to this newly created role. He is a familiar face to many in the intermediary market and has a wealth of mortgage experience and will be a great asset to Accord and the Yorkshire Building Society Group.”.
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Jeremy Duncombe set to join Accord

Accord Mortgages appointed Jeremy Duncombe as its director of intermediary distribution, responsible for the lender's position in the intermediary market. Duncombe has over 20 years' experience in the financial services industry, and most recently director of Legal & General Mortgage Club. He will
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Dubai government to stage annual real estate show in challenge to Cityscape

The government of Dubai said on Monday it will launch its own three-day real estate exhibition to promote the sale of completed and distressed properties across the emirate and attract more overseas investors. “This initiative is part of our ongoing efforts to support the real estate sector and help more
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Real Estate – 01-10-2018

212 82nd St., Holmes Beach, a 2,366 sfla / 3,083 sfur 5bed/4bath/2car pool home built in 2016 on a 8,100 sq ft lot was sold 11/16/17, Lalonde to 212 82nd St. LLC for $1,475,000. 645 Key Royale Drive, Holmes Beach, a 2,679 sfla / 3,405 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car bayfront home built in 1968 on a 16,631 sq ft
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Senate Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Achieves Important Milestone

The controversial decision to repeal net neutrality, which opened the door to Internet providers favoring certain online traffic, could still be overturned. A Senate bill that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission's decision in December, received its 30th co-sponsor Monday, meaning that it
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Aspen homeowner sentenced to 200 months in prison for predatory lending scheme

A predatory lending scheme has resulted in a 200-month prison sentence for Aspen homeowner Scott Tucker, authorities said Friday. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel also sentenced co-defendant Timothy Muir, an attorney, to 84 months in prison. “For more than 15 years, Scott Tucker and Timothy Muir
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Waning clientele leaves libraries in a bind

On Monday afternoon, a huge crowd of people waited outside the Eloor Lending library in T. Nagar, leading to a traffic jam on the road outside. The library, which is shutting down, had announced an 'everything-must-go' discount sale on the books, which had attracted the large crowd. There were so
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Deutsche Bank Might Report Third Consecutive Loss in 2017

Deutsche Bank AGDB will likely report annual loss consecutively for the third year, as its results are expected to be impacted by change in tax rates and poor performance of the investment banking segment. High legal expenses during the final quarter of 2017 also played a role in wiping out profit.
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Lending rates should come down further – AGI

That notwithstanding, the outgoing President of AGI James Asare Adjei said “there is the need for substantial reduction in the lending rates in the country.” “That's why the … “After the cumulative 450 basis points lowering, we have seen lending rates come down by some 150 basis points. This is not as
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Corker's MBA GSE Proposal

Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) have been in conservatorship handing all of their money to the government since 2008. Senator Bob Corker is working on a proposal that could make preferred shares whole or close to it according to people familiar with the matter who
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Man Who Claimed 'Wheel of Fortune' Told Him to Kill Mom Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

An Ohio man who was said to believe he received messages from Wheel of Fortune to kill his mother before he beat the elderly woman to death has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Derrick Williams, 48, reportedly thought his mother, 78-year-old Alaine Williams, was using witchcraft on him
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CES 2018: See What the Newest Technology Looks Like

The world's largest electronics trade show, the Consumer Electronics Show or CES, is gathering tech companies in Las Vegas this week to show off their newest products. From Jan. 9-12, 180,000 people are expected to visit the convention to experience the self-driving cars, 8K televisions, and robots,
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SEC halts crypto stock that surged 900 percent last year

A Hong Kong-based company whose stock benefited from cryptocurrency fever to jump more than 900 percent last year had trading in its shares suspended by U.S. regulators over concerns that investors are being misled about the company's business.
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Kevin Owens On Headbutting Vince McMahon, WWE Title Vs. WWE Universal Title, Social Media …

Obviously you'd be a grand slam champion, but now that you've been Universal champion, which is a top title in the company, why would it still mean a lot to win the WWE title? “Honestly, to me, the WWE championship and the Universal championship are the same thing. They're the top championships
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Northern Nevada housing market: Is relief on the horizon for 2018?

Permits for single-family homes in Washoe County have climbed from 1,226 issued in 2014, to 1,938 in 2016, according to reports from the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors. The median price of those homes has increased from $262,000 to $355,000 in the same years, pushing more working-class
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Teller, Float

Teller, Float

New Career Opportunity! Key Bank- Branch has an opening for a Teller, Float in Bridgton, ME.
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Cash & Banking Analyst

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Bahrain-Turkey banking ties highlighted

The visit included meetings with TBB Risk Centre Which is considered as a leading advisor to all Turkish financial institutions in the area of risk management by providing information and reports on banking and investment risks, including credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk, as well as operational
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Commercial originators expect another year of growth in 2018

“Mortgage bankers look to 2018 as another growth year for the commercial and multifamily mortgage markets,” MBA Vice President for Research and Economics Jamie Woodwell said. “The majority of top firms expect a 'very strong' appetite from lenders and a 'strong' appetite from borrowers to drive
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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 8 Jan 2018) – HAT, SYS1

Increased lending on quality watches is also worth a mention. When a customer presents an item to pawn, H&T has a facility which lets it send high-definition images of the item from the stores to central office, where jewellery experts determine its value. Expertise in watches is an important part of the
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Will Consumer Lenders Benefit from the Removal of Tax Benefits for HELOCs?

Another player in the unsecured consumer lending space called LightStream offers loans as low as 2.49% depending on the use of proceeds. This could lead to the very best borrowers moving to products offered by these companies while borrowers with a less than perfect credit history, who would
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More than 200 financial institutions enhance customer engagement with real-time banking alerts …

“Notifi is changing the way customers look at our bank,” said Stephen Davenport, vice president and chief operating officer, First Savings Bank of Hegewisch in Chicago. “Our customers see alerts as a proactive way we're communicating information that is important to them, adding significant value to
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UBM top management departures as company attempts to accelerate growth

UBM has also sold its last major publication, the construction industry title Building. The sale signals a final step in the company's transition from magazine publisher to events company. The events business now makes up more than 90% of UBM's £893m revenues, according to the Daily Telegraph,
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Realtors do not expect major changes in Kazakhstan's real estate market

By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend: No serious changes are expected in the pricing on the real estate market of Kazakhstan, believes Elena Griva, the president of the United Association of Realtors of Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports. “There have been no seasonal changes in prices for several years. Prices have
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Duncombe leaves L&G for Accord

Mark Holweger, managing director of Legal & General Insurance (Partnerships), said: “We can confirm that Jeremy Duncombe will be leaving Legal & General Mortgage Club in March 2018, and thank him for his contribution. “Jeremy leaves the Mortgage Club in a strong position, with a highly
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Glendenning address available on request

Family Home in Sought After Location!. 5 bedrooms House for Sale. $829000-$879000. Glendenning address available on request. Listed by Response Real Estate – Quakers Hill. Features: Ensuite, Built-in Wardrobes, Air Conditioning, Garage Spaces, Close to Shops, Close to Transport.
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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer and …

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR) (“Wheeler” or the “Company”) today announced that Wilkes Graham has notified the Company of his intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer to accept a position with a
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Why bankers struggle to live on a salary alone

People who don't work in finance think bankers are all inordinately rich. This isn't necessarily the case – especially at the start. When I started out in banking in 1999. I was on a $40k salary. I'm not quite sure how I survived on that in NY City, but I did. I certainly wasn't living the “banking life.
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Testimonial Tree Partners With J4 Mortgage Solutions to Offer Online Review Software to Mortgage …

ESTERO, Fla., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Testimonial Tree announces its new alliance with J4 Mortgage Solutions, LLC, a mortgage technology consulting firm, to add online reviews and automated feedback to its suite of tech services. This strategic partnership offers insight for J4's clients into
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Housing market stagnant, says Halifax

House price growth in the UK has more than halved over the past year and the market is stagnant amid economic uncertainty and the unaffordability of many properties, according to Britain's biggest mortgage lender. Halifax said that prices rose by 2.7 per cent in the year to the end of December,
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A FedEx Employee Found the Largest Prime Number So Far. It's Over 23 Million Digits

Germantown, Tenn., resident John Pace found the number through his volunteer work with the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), a project that crowdsources computing power to search for a subset of prime numbers called Mersenne primes. Like a normal prime number, these can only be
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The Cold Blast Hasn't Changed Anyone's Mind on Trump's Coal Aid

America's power grid survived the recent arctic blast without any major blackouts. That hasn't exactly changed the minds of people on either side of the debate over what's needed to keep the country's electricity sector reliable. The freezing spell came right before the Federal Energy Regulatory
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Ashley Ilsen leaves Regentsmead to launch new lender

“It's been an amazing five years at Regentsmead, after being given the opportunity to work my way up through the business and head up the lending department, alongside Sam Howard,” said Ashley. “I will have nothing but fond memories of my time at Regentsmead, however, I think now is the time for a
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Focus on managing risk

Other industry experts include Angie Treptow with Farm Credit Services of America, who will provide an ag financing outlook; Brian Gossling with the Iowa Farm Service Agency, who will discuss how the lending process works for new livestock projects; Steve Ferguson with the Iowa Finance Authority,
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Ethereum Regains Title as Second Most Valuable Cryptocurrency Behind Bitcoin

“First, it was due to capital flows with investors realizing their profits from cryptocurrencies,” sad Iqbal Gandham, Managing Director at cryptocurrency exchange eToro in an email to Fortune. “Secondly, a data adjustment by CoinMarketCap, the most popular site for cryptocurrency pricing data, removed
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Black Knight Signs Agreement with Citi to Implement Black Knight LoanSphere Origination …

Black Knight Signs Agreement with Citi to Implement Black Knight LoanSphere Origination …

To support Citi's origination requirements, Black Knight will be adding correspondent lending capabilities to the system. The enhancements will allow the Empower LOS to perform all correspondent loan origination, delivery and purchasing activities within the system – helping to standardize operations,
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BankThink FHFA should resist calls to weaken mortgage standards

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—the two government sponsored enterprises that support much of the U.S. mortgage market—guaranteed and purchased a significant number of nonconventional mortgages in the run-up to the crisis, more than a decade ago. As a state regulator at the time, I was working
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Property Management Software Market – Need to know about this Global Market for the forecast …

A Proclamation in the addition of a new report on the worldwide market to its vast base of statistical surveying reports titled “Global (North America, Europe And Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East And Africa) Property Management Software Market 2018 Forecast To 2023” offers a complete
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Did Oprah Winfrey Launch a Presidential Campaign During the Golden Globes?

Oprah Winfrey's stirring speech on oppression and bullying during Sunday's Golden Globes broadcast sounded a lot like something you'd hear on the campaign trail. Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the gala, she addressed the #MeToo movement in an adroit fashion, ending with the phrase “a
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Housing market tightens further to end 2017

Jan. 8, 2018. New home listings jumped in Sioux Falls at the end of 2017, but inventory got even tighter. While new listings were up 16 percent in the city, closed sales climbed 6 percent, according to the Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire. Pending sales in the area were up 16 percent. That meant
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Wake County principal tries his luck on game show – and hopes to inspire students

If Stough Elementary School principal Chris Cox wins big when he and his wife appear on “Wheel of Fortune” this week, his daughter should probably get a cut. Cox and his wife, Amanda, will appear on the game show Tuesday. (It's Sweethearts Week on the show, so they got to compete together.)
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Newcastle revamps first-time mortgage options

Steve Carruthers, head of mortgage distribution at Newcastle Intermediaries, said the legal fees package included all standard legal costs including Land Registry fees, Land Registry Priority Search, Bankruptcy Searches, Property Searches (such as Local Authority, water and drainage fees) and VAT.
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Insider Trading at Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share?

Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, December 7th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the auto parts company to buy shares of its stock
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International investors fuel Bursa Malaysia last week with RM915.1m inflow

KUALA LUMPUR: International investors mopped up RM915.1 million net of local equities in the first week of 2018, the biggest weekly net inflow recorded since March 2017. According to MIDF Research, foreign investors were net buyers on all four trading days last week, extending the buying binge to
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Black Knight's Mortgage Monitor: Tappable Equity at All-Time High, But Tax Code Changes Could …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based on data as of the end of November 2017. This month, Black Knight finds that tappable equity – the amount of equity
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CIBC acquires tech savvy Wellington Financial, launches CIBC Innovation Banking

TORONTO — CIBC has signed a deal to acquire Wellington Financial as part of its plan to grow its business in the fast-moving technology sector. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. The specialty finance firm will become part of CIBC Innovation Banking, a new business for the big
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Real Estate Software Market Analysis, Market Size, Regional Outlook, Competitive Strategies and …

The major growth drivers, challenges, and trends influencing the global Real Estate Software market are inspected at length. The report also presents a thorough qualitative and quantitative data affecting to the projected impact of these factors on market's future growth prospects. A number of analysis
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US Small Business Lending Building Momentum

CHICAGO–(Business Wire)–Small business lending expanded in November, according to the latest U.S. Small Business Credit Monthly Report from PayNet, the leading provider of small business credit data and analysis. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index (SBLI) rose 4.1
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What Apple Should Do About Kids Addicted to iPhones

Fortune kicks off a robust year of live events tonight in Las Vegas at CES, where I'll interview Jensen Huang, CEO of chipmaker Nvidia, and Michal Lev-Ram hosts a panel with top executives from digital mapmaker HERE Technologies; Chinese search leader Baidu; and NIO, the Chinese car upstart.
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Kohl's Totally Won the Holiday Shopping Season With Huge Sales Gains

Kohl's CEO Kevin Mansell has previously told Fortune that the chain's No. 1 priority would be to take steps to drum up store traffic even as it has invested heavily in its e-commerce in large part to better integrate both avenues. Unlike Penney or Macy's, Kohl's only has a small fraction of stores in shopping
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Four out of 10 think 2018 will be tough financially

Four out of 10 people expect 2018 to be a financially challenging year with 11% thinking maintaining mortgage and rent payments will be their main financial concern for 2018, according to research from GoCompare. The comparison site also found that 12% admitted to being 'seriously worried about
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Term Sheet — Monday, January 8

BIGGER ICOs: Let's start with crypto. Some of you cringe when you hear “Initial Coin Offerings,” but it doesn't appear they're going away anytime soon. Telegram, an encrypted messaging company, plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, according to TechCrunch. To fund
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TMA adds Paragon Bank to its lender panel

TMA Club has added Paragon Bank to its lender panel, offering members access to a broad range of buy-to-let products catering for both portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. The products are tailored to landlords with large and more complex property portfolios where mortgage applications require
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Boston price comparison: What $700000 buys around the city right now

Boston price comparison: What $700,000 buys around the city right now … Boston is one of the few places in the U.S. where $700,000 is not that much money in real estate. Perhaps because of that, $700,000 (or close to it) is an especially busy price point in the city's housing market. Here's what it buys
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Payday lending king, lawyer receive prison sentences

The Leawood businessman who rode a payday lending empire to a second career as a race car driver will be making a long pit stop in prison. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel sentenced Scott Tucker to 16 and a half years in prison for running a payday lending operation that prosecutors say was made
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Seattle's popularity among foreign real estate investors rises as the Bay Area's drops

Seattle's popularity among foreign real estate investors rises as the Bay Area's drops

Foreign real estate investors' increasing desire to buy commercial properties in Seattle has put the city in one organization's top 10 list. It's the first time in the annual ranking's 26 years that Seattle has cracked the top 10, according to a spokeswoman for the organization, Washington, D.C.-based
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Hensarling Aide Named CFPB Chief of Staff

Kirsten Sutton Mork has been named chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a position previously held by the agency's Deputy Director, Leandra English. Mork is Staff Director of the House Financial Services Committee, a position she's held for the past four years, and she is
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Form N-MFP2 PRUDENTIAL Government For: Dec 29

… N N N Freddie Mac Freddie Mac , 0.0000% 313397RX1 S6XOOCT0IEG5ABCC6L87 US313397RX18 U.S. Government Agency Debt Y Standard and Poor's Ratings Services A-1+ 2018-01-17 2018-01-17 2018-01-17 N N N 0.0101 4997310.00 4997310.00 0.0095 N N Y N Freddie Mac Freddie Mac
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Luxury property hotspots to look out for in 2018

In a recent report, global real estate firm Engel & Völkers outlined the most promising luxury property trends in four major Canadian cities – namely, … The report came amid findings that the highest asking price for a detached home in the first three quarters of 2017 was $35.8 million, for a property in
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DHS Could End Temporary Protected Status For 200000 Salvadoran Refugees Today

Immigration activists, including U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) (2nd R), stage a protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol December 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Activists urged the Congress to pass a clean Dream Act and protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries before the end of the year.
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More areas in PH being served by banks | SunStar

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that local government units (LGUs) that are unbanked has dropped to 571 as of June 2017 from 589 in the same period in 2016. According to BSP's report on the state of financial inclusion released Monday, 24 LGUs gained banking presence with the
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Exclusive: Bankers Invited to Saudi Arabia to Pitch for Aramco Listing Roles

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco has invited banks pitching for roles in its stock market listing, including Citi and Goldman Sachs, for meetings in the kingdom in the coming weeks to make their case, according to three banking sources familiar with the matter. The meetings are an indication
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Central Bank aims resources at financial education for senior citizens, students

During the course of 2018, the Banking Supervision Department will also work to promote digital education for senior citizens, with the goal of reducing the digital gap and assisting them in adjusting to digital banking, he said. This will, among other things, provide tools and courses for the use of digital
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Halifax announce new cashback offer for mortgage customers

Halifax has announced that it is offering first-time buyers, homemovers and those who remortgage from another lender £500 cashback on qualifying mortgages until 18 March 2018. According to the lender, as well as the cashback, eligible borrowers will have a dedicated adviser guiding them through
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Tracker mortgage scandal to have 'limited' impact on securitisations

DBRS rates about €12.3 billion of outstanding Irish residential mortgage securitisation (RMBS) bonds, with exposure to mortgages originated by ten lenders. In a new review of how the scandal will impact on securitisation vehicles, DBRS said that as the redress and compensatory payments on offer from
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Enova International Inc (ENVA) Shares Bought by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in Enova International by 0.8% during the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 12,264 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $182,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global
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Vail area real estate market cracks $2B for first time since 2008

EAGLE COUNTY — The Vail area estate market hadn't hit $2 billion in annual sales since 2008. But Eagle County reached that plateau with month to spare in 2017. Because Land Title Guarantee Co.'s data reflect transactions reported with the Eagle County Clerk & Recorder's Office, there's always a
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Warndon Library celebrates 50 years of lending

A LIBRARY at the heart of Warndon recently celebrated 50 years of lending to city bookworms. Staff, borrowers and Warndon Library users joined together for a morning of celebration, memory and fun marking 50 years of the popular library. In 1967, the first library at Cranham Drive was opened by the
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Here's Why GoPro Is Giving Up on Drones

GoPro, the company that built its name on action cameras that could be brought along on fun excursions, is in some trouble. The company on Monday announced plans to cut its workforce by 20% and exit the drone business. The move will bring GoPro's total workforce to just under 1,000 after at least
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8 construction trends to watch in 2018

Other trends that will shape construction revolve around policy, both federal and state, the ongoing labor shortage and gargantuan projects, …. imagine,” Tom Smith, chief technology officer of data center solutions at national commercial real estate firm Transwestern, told Construction Dive in November.
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Putlocker! Wheel of Fortune

[S35E86] Online Full Putlocker As our Online TV online Wheel of Fortune (US) Season 35 Episode 86 Online live streaming online on History Channel Live Now Work 100%. Online Full 1080p Wheel of Fortune (US) Season 35 Episode 86 hq online Viewing live channels free live HD TV Online Full
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Trump wants more countries buying American weapons

A State Department officials said the new approach would give “our partners a greater capacity to help share the burden of international security, benefits the defense industrial base and will provide more good jobs for American workers.” The Trump White House has already been involved in increasing
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Mortgage competition sees 'sharp slowdown' post-rate rise

There has been a “sharp slowdown” in mortgage competition in the two months since the Bank of England increased the base rate, according to Moneyfacts research. Its data shows a steady decline in product numbers since October 2017, when availability reached 4,815 – the highest number of deals
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Form N-MFP2 PLAN INVESTMENT FUND For: Dec 31

… 207300.00 207158.52 U.S. Treasuries (including strips) FREDDIEMAC S6XOOCT0IEG5ABCC6L87 2043-05-01 2.154000 129447.00 62177.93 Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities FANNIE MAE B1V7KEBTPIMZEU4LTD58 2036-04-01 3.551000 6096.00 653.23 Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary …

Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share logo Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share (NYSE:JCI) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors bought 17,181 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,257% compared to the typical daily
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Eli Lilly CEO Says Tax Reform May Lead to More Successful Deals

Eli Lilly CEO Says Tax Reform May Lead to More Successful Deals

Eli Lilly & Co. Chief Executive Officer Dave Ricks said on Monday that the recent changes in U.S. tax policy will help the drugmaker lower its global tax burden as he continues to look for deals in areas like oncology. “We may win a few more contests that we were losing before,” he said in an interview at
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Democrats Need to Take Black Women More Seriously. Oprah Could Be the Answer

The Oprah 2020 buzz reached a new high Sunday night after the billionaire media mogul delivered an impassioned speech at the Golden Globes awards ceremony, and it's got people wondering if Democrats are ready for their Aha! moment. In receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey
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Big banks release their hold on mortgage servicing industry

Many of the big banks are among the nation's top mortgage servicers by portfolio volume, however they are slowly beginning to release their hold on the … Ongoing regulatory scrutiny is continuously pushing banks further away from servicing residential mortgage loans even as nonbanks continue to
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The Daily Prophet: Dividends, Bond Yields And False Narratives

“South Korea and China tightening is weighing on bitcoin and in the ICO market, things started slowing down, with the SEC cracking down on illegal offerings.” Coinmarketcap.com's decision to exclude Korean pricing data for coins helped create the appearance of a large drop in prices, which some
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Trump Health Nominee Faces Another Grilling on US Drug Costs

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Health and Human Services Department is likely to face questions on those subjects and others when he faces senators at his second hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Alex Azar. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg. Until about a year ago, nominee
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Chinese lending giant sets up shop in NZ

Chinese lending giant sets up shop in NZ … months after its subsidiary joined the New Zealand Bankers' Association, China Construction Bank (CCB) has been officially recognised by authorities as a registered lender. … The lender is incorporated in China, and will operate in New Zealand as a branch.
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This is what your bank is charging you for a basic saving account

The topic of bank charges has dominated column inches in the business press after it was revealed that the country's largest lender, State Bank of India, earned a hefty income of Rs 1,771 crore in just 8 months from depositors who had failed to maintain the minimum balance. ET takes a look at some of
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Good Fortune for 2018!

Wishing to all the community good luck on your come back to office ! I designed this brand to represent the force and fortune needed for a new season of work.
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Colorado Springs real estate broker gets probation for stealing from tenants, landlords

A disgraced Colorado Springs real estate broker who admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from landlords and tenants was sentenced … Police said Dalton, owner of local property management and real estate firm Encore Properties LLC, stole the money by withholding rent money and
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Illinois title company relocates

The company also announced plans for a new logo, website and an updated computer system. Madison was founded in 1984 by Frank Flanigan. The company provides services in Madison, St. Clair, Macoupin, Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, Clinton, Montgomery, Monroe, Washington, and Randolph counties.
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Commercial Mortgage Market Monitor December 2017

In December, the legacy CMBS delinquency rate increased by 60 bps to 47.6% and the special servicing rate increased by 40 bps to 54.6%, driven largely by payoffs and liquidations factoring down the outstanding balance of legacy loans (denominator effect). In CMBS 2.0, the delinquency rate declined
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High cost of borrowing causes rentals hike

For 2017, the housing sector has seen a general decline in interest rates on mortgages from an average of over 22 percent to about 18 percent, indicating, in part, availability of mortgage finance for eligible borrowers. The majority of borrowers with bank and micro-finance housing loans are individuals
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Melbourne properties get even higher price tags

Homebuyers looking to snatch a great deal in Melbourne may be surprised when they take a look at the most recent asking prices. Herald Sun reported that sellers are now demanding over $1 million for homes, with the median asking price hitting record levels: up 15% annually to $528,100. Citing a
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World Bank-backed book cites Equity as banking role model

“The cases presented in the book of high-impact entrepreneurship in the financial sector such as the stories of Banco Unico in Mozambique, Fidelity in Ghana, Banco Atlantico in Angola, and Equity Bank in Kenya shows us the opportunities that vibrant African societies present for risk takers,” said Prof
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Nashville Housing Market Bests 2006 To Set All-Time Sales Record

According to the Greater Nashville Realtors, 2017 was the best year on record for the Middle Tennessee housing market. The group says nearly 41,000 homes sold last year, about a 4 percent increase from 2016. That broke the previous record, which had been set in 2006, before the Great Recession.
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Hottest Markets for 2018 Include Tech Hotspots, Southeastern Charmers

The U.S. housing market is hot, with more than half (52.6 percent) of all homes nationwide worth as much or more than they were at the peak of the national housing boom in April 2007. Some markets, though, have proven hotter than others – kept at a boil by healthy income growth, abundant job
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SIOUX CITY HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG

SIOUX CITY HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG … Kevin McManamy, President of United Real Estate solutions, says there were 1,831 homes sold in the Sioux City area in 2017 according to statistics from the … Many spend less than a month on the market before an accepted offer.
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TEE International Limited (SGX:M1Z): Risks You Need To Consider Before Buying

If you are looking to invest in TEE International Limited's (SGX:M1Z), or currently own the stock, then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it can affect the risk of your portfolio. Broadly speaking, there are two types of risk you should consider when investing in stocks such as M1Z.
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Top 12 stories to watch in 2018

Employers and educators are collaborating to nurture needed skills and promote commercial real estate's multidisciplinary career opportunities. Mentoring, employee engagement and competitive compensation underpin strategies to attract and retain new generations of professionals and better reflect
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Affordability challenges have homebuyers more cautious about the market

Consumer confidence in the housing market during December was better than it was 12 months prior but weaker than in November, according to Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index for December 2017 was 85.8. That reading is down by two
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Jack Ma's Debt Giant Grinds to Halt as China Curbs Micro-Loans

Jack Ma's Debt Giant Grinds to Halt as China Curbs Micro-Loans

China's regulators are targeting the estimated 1 trillion yuan online cash micro-lending industry that has drawn criticism for exorbitant interest rates and underhand lending practices. An extended fundraising halt could limit the ability of Ant Financial — which is controlled by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s
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Form N-MFP2 AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE For: Dec 31

… strips) FREDDIE MAC 2029-06-01 4.093000 150.92 0.39 Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities FREDDIE MAC 2020-01-01 3.606000 4441.70 2.69 Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities FREDDIE MAC 2020-06-01 5.744000 215.98 0.30 Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities FREDDIE MAC 2020-07-01
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10 facts that explain where Metro Vancouver's housing market stands heading into 2018

In 2017, Metro Vancouver's housing market was a story of steady sales and reduced listings but will the same narrative stick in 2018? Last year, the region's sales total was 9.7 per cent above the 10-year sales average, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's (REBGV) latest data,
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Stock Market Gave Best Performance – Market Update

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage across the industry, according to Freddie Mac, is below 4%. It's a great time to lock your rate. Average 30-year fixed rates were 3.95% with 0.5 points in fees last week. This is down four basis points on the week and down from 4.20% at this time last year.
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Intel CEO's Stock Sales May Warrant SEC Examination

Technology companies, including Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google and Amazon.com Inc. are rushing out fixes for PCs, smartphones and the servers that power the internet, and some have warned that their solutions may dent performance in some cases. Intel shares fell 0.2 percent to $44.64 at 11:46
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Housing finance reform advocate Ed Royce retiring from Congress

During his time on the House Financial Services Committee, Royce pursued several bills that addressed a number of housing finance issues, touching on everything to how much the CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are paid, to how the government-sponsored enterprises evaluated credit
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Cronheim Mortgage Arranges $5M Loan for 168-Unit Apartment Complex in Fort Lee, New Jersey

FORT LEE, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $5 million in financing for Palisade Gardens, an apartment complex located in Fort Lee. Provided by American United Life Insurance Co., the loan was structured on a 10-year self-liquidating basis. Constructed in the 1950s, Palisade Gardens
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Jeff Bezos Is Now Worth More Than Bill Gates Ever Was

Jeff Bezos's net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as Amazon.com Inc. shares added to a 12-month surge that's lifted the online shopping giant's market value by almost 57 percent. Amazon shares have risen 6.6 percent this year, with a report showing the
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Mortgage Rates Back Near Recent Highs

Mortgage rates rose today, largely due to bond market movement from the end of last week that never made it onto last week's rate sheets. Specifically, the bond markets that underlie mortgage rate movement had a fairly bad day last Friday, but not until after most lenders already released their first rate
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FirstBank Named Reverse Mortgage Partner for National Lender Network

As an existing member of the national Mortgage Collaborative, FirstBank Mortgage has taken on a new role as the organization's preferred partner for reverse mortgages. The collaborative, a member-based organization of more than 120 lenders, also includes a number of preferred partners that offer the
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Minnesota lender changes name

Mortgage Lending Services, LLC has changed its name to TruStone Home Mortgage, LLC, the company announced. … “The name TruStone Home Mortgage captures the company's brand and connects the company back to our credit union,” TruStone Financial CEO Tim Bosiacki said in a release.
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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Closes Record Level of New Loan Commitments in …

Through its national direct origination platform, the Company provides a broad offering of flexible and reliable financing solutions for commercial real estate owners and operators. The Company originates senior mortgage loans, as well as subordinate financings, mezzanine debt and preferred equity,
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Non-Profits Protest AFFH Policy Change

“Americans strongly believe that a ZIP code should not determine a child's future, and that everyone—regardless of their race or national origin, the language they speak, or whether they have children or have a disability—should have access to the opportunities they need to succeed,” said Shanna L.
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Slowdown in Sydney and Melbourne good for some buyers

When it comes to real estate, Australia clearly has a split personality disorder, with prices in Sydney and Melbourne on the decline and prices rising or remaining flat in other capitals. A report released last week by CoreLogic found that home prices had dropped in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Darwin
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Trump Is Close to Picking Fed Vice Chair

Other names linked to the position at the time include former Fed Governor Lawrence Lindsey, head of an economic advisory firm, and Mohamed El-Erian, a columnist for Bloomberg View and chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, Pimco's parent company. Neither could be immediately reached for
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Tappable Home Equity at All-Time High

“As of the end of the third quarter of 2017, 42 million homeowners with a mortgage now have an aggregate of nearly $5.4 trillion in equity available to borrow against,” said Ben Graboske, Executive Vice President of Black Knight Data & Analytics. “That is an all-time high, and up more than $3 trillion
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Lanzhou eases caps on housing market

LANZHOU in Gansu Province has eased property curbs amid a nationwide clampdown on housing speculation, raising concerns that other cities may follow suit which will further inflate price bubbles in the sector. The provincial capital, with a population of 3.6 million, lifted property tightening measures
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Westminster watch: free to trade?

It is also important for the travel sector. You always need to shape your message to resonate with the intended audience and the Brexiteers that sit in key departments (DfT, International Trade), and who are swimming shark-like around the prime minister, are in this worthy business mould. If we want APD
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Industry memorializes CFPB's Laurie Maggiano on social media

David Stevens, CEO and president of the Mortgage Bankers Association, mourned Maggiano's passing in a LinkedIn post. “Mourning the passing of Laurie Anne Maggiano – an amazing public servant who I was privildeged to work with both at Treasury and the CFPB.She had amazing integrity, work
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This Canadian real estate market is burning up (Hint: It's not Toronto)

By all accounts, 2018 will be a slower year for the Canadian housing market, as rising interest rates and new mortgage rules dampen the market. But while the rest of the country is cooling down, there's one market that looks to be heating up. “Residential sales in 2018 will increase more significantly in
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Public lending to rice sector on the rise

Public lending to rice sector on the rise

The Rural Development Bank (RBD) has disbursed more than 60 percent of the $50 million in loans in an emergency fund aimed at bolstering paddy prices, a sharp increase compared with last year, when only five percent of the money in the fund was dispensed. More loans will be disbursed before the
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'Wheel of Fortune' Disney Sea & Shore Week

If these sound as good to you as they do to me, then this is the perfect week to be tuning in to “Wheel of Fortune.” Starting tonight, it's the fourth annual Disney Sea & Shore Week, and you'll get to preview all of these amazing Disney Destinations. And you can play along, as fantastic contestants solve
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Kiwi nurse tests property market aboard 'smashed avocado'

A Kiwi nurse has taken an unusual approach to the city's skyrocketing house prices. Twenty-nine-year-old Olivia Hammond has moved her property hunt to the water, by renovating a houseboat she bought off Trademe. Ms Hammon said the houseboat was a method for her to enter the house market
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FY2018 EPS Estimates for American International Group Inc Increased by B. Riley (AIG)

Deutsche Bank upgraded American International Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $58.00 to $59.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “buy” rating and issued a $74.00 price target on shares of American
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Celebrity Real Estate: Acting Couple Rumored To Be Moving Into Martin Amis' Former Cobble Hill …

According to the property's Corcoran listing, the 6,600-square-foot home spanning five stories is one of Cobble Hill's largest homes, with six bedrooms and five and a half baths. The home boasts high ceilings, an elevator, garden, roof deck, and patio. The listing also notes that the building “received a
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DC cracks top 5 in US for foreign real estate investors

Respondents also say online shopping is likely to have the biggest effect on real estate over the next five years.” The top five property types listed by members are, in order: industrial, multifamily, office, hotel and retail. The Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate's members are among the largest
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New Analysis Details CFPB HQ Cost Overruns

According to a Daily Caller News Foundation report, the original cost estimates for the renovation was $55 million, but the agency under Richard Cordray's leadership sought $216 million in renovations in 2014, which was rejected by the Federal Reserve's Inspector General. The project was removed
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Amazon Alexa Is Now Available on HP, Acer, and Asus Computers

Amazon's voice-activated assistant Alexa is coming to several laptop and desktop computers sold by HP Inc., Asus, and Acer. The three personal computer giants debuted personal computers on Monday that are designed to work with Alexa, part of a push by Amazon to spread its voice assistant to more
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3 Months, 3 Housing Trends: Buyer Prep, Loan Rates, Taxes

At the same time, make sure you have enough in savings. This isn't easy, especially if you overspent during the holiday season. “You want your credit score to be at its best so you can qualify for the best rates,” says Rick Sharga, chief marketing officer for Ten-X, an online real estate marketplace in Irvine,
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CNB Recognized by the Small Business Administration

CNB's commercial lending team recognized at the SBA's annual meeting. Community National Bank (CNB) was recognized at the Small Business Administration's (SBA) annual meeting as Vermont's top 7(a) dollar volume lender. CNB achieved this by having the highest total volume of 7(a) and 504
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European Banking Authority staff in London to be given extra time to move after Brexit

Some staff at the European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU's banking regulator, will be given extra time in London before being forced to move to Paris after Brexit. EBA staff with children will be given flexibility to stay in London beyond the March 2019 cut-off point, when the UK leaves the EU. No formal
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How will new 2018 tax law affect home sales: experts

The new tax law that went into effect this month made buying homes financially less appealing in a high-cost area such as Westchester and Rockland. But predicting how it could affect the Lower Hudson Valley's housing market isn't that simple. “The general comment is that there's nothing in the new law
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4 Qualities Philadelphia Borrowers Should Look For In A Lender

Borrowers will appreciate a team that understands and can effectively work toward their goals throughout their projects' life cycles. According to KeyBank Eastern Pennsylvania Market Leader Christophe Terlizzi, this process builds trust and vests interest, motivating the lending institution to protect and
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New CEO, new chairman and new agenda for commercial real estate group

Opposition to commercial real estate owners and businesses being required to report energy consumption and environmental information to government agencies. The city of Phoenix had previously looked at having landlords report energy use at their buildings. That got caught up in the Legislature's
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7 Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin Debit Cards For Buying Real-world Goods

The Metropolitan Commercial Bank issues the card in the U.S and Wavecrest Holdings in Europe. When applying international currencies there are fees but the loading fees are free in general. Also, the top up charges a Bitcoin network fee. The physical card costs $10 to purchase, Bitpay's ATM fees
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TruAmerica, Blackstone Buy 2 for $127M

The JV received acquisition financing through Freddie Mac's seven-year fixed-rate program, which was arranged by Troy Tegler of CBRE. With the acquisition of Montair and Walden Pond, TruAmerica and its partners now own and operate 14 properties totaling 2,892 units in Washington state and six
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Mortgage lending rates too steep

The country's mortgage lending rates are still too high, a scenario that is limiting the number of ordinary people who can access mortgage finance, an expert in the industry has said. Real Estate Institute of Zimbabwe (REIZ) president Mike Juru, said the lending rates, tenure of the mortgage, minimum
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Does Robert Half International Inc's (NYSE:RHI) PE Ratio Signal A Buying Opportunity?

Robert Half International Inc (NYSE:RHI) trades with a trailing P/E of 21.9x, which is lower than the industry average of 22.5x. While this makes RHI appear like a great stock to buy, you might change your mind after I explain the assumptions behind the P/E ratio. Today, I will deconstruct the P/E ratio and
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Greenberg Traurig's Susan Neuberg to be a Panelist at CRE Financial Council Miami 2018 …

She counsels clients in the financial services and real estate industries on complex real estate matters, debt structures, and equity joint ventures, as well as GSE securitization, special servicing, workouts and rating agencies criteria, CMBS and Freddie Mac portfolio servicing practices, and single
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Laurentian Bank of Canada Announces C$125 Million Bought Deal Financing

Finally, the other third party purchaser previously referred to by the Bank (the “Other Third Party Purchaser”) confirmed to the Bank that the $76 million of mortgage loans inadvertently insured, as well as a further $12 million of mortgage loans subsequently determined by the Other Third Party Purchaser
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Civil rights, housing, community development groups slam HUD's fair housing rule delay

Civil rights, housing, community development groups slam HUD's fair housing rule delay

In the wake of the Trump administration moving to delay an Obama-era fair housing rule, prominent Democrats like former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services, spoke out
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New insurer buying Zurich Life Singapore portfolio

These include Zurich International Life, a direct life insurer, and Zurich Insurance Company, which operates as the Asian commercial insurance business for … A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 09, 2018, with the headline 'New insurer buying Zurich Life
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Mortgage Rates Monday: Mixed

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went up by one basis point, the rate for the 15-year fixed rose one basis point and the 5/1 ARM dropped two basis points, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Monday. The average rate on the 30-year
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Woman Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Eating Raw Oysters

The incident happened in September when Vicki Berquist and her wife Jeanette LeBlanc were visiting Louisiana. The duo went crabbing with friends and family and consumed roughly two dozen raw oysters. LeBlanc's health almost immediately took a turn, at first in the form of respiratory distress and a
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Time running out for mortgage help for Florida homeowners

Baltrun says apply if you've lost your job, gotten a divorce, had a death in the family, basically anything that would make a mortgage payment difficult. “Your home is the most important asset you have and obviously it's a very stressful situation. We want people to know there is government funding
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Swimming Upstream: Costs of Education and Housing, Crowded Job Market Cause Toronto's …

The daily commute of Tina Hafizy, a 21-year-old Politics student, consisted of a 15-minute walk from her parents' suburban home, a 40-minute bus ride, and a 40-minute subway ride to Ryerson University in the heart of Toronto. After a year of commuting, she relocated to an apartment within walking
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CIBC targets technology industry with new Innovation Banking arm

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is targeting the technology industry – and its tech-savviest clients – with its latest division. On Monday the 150-year-old institution announced the launch of CIBC Innovation Banking, a full-service business that will fund and support North American technology
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Current Mortgage Rates for Monday, January 8, 2018

Here we go with another week. We've got several speaking engagements from Federal Reserve officials this week as well several important economic reports out. That means there will be multiple chances for current mortgage rates to adjust this week. Read on for more details.
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Homeowners are sitting on trillions in cash

The 42 million homeowners with mortgages have a collective $5.5 trillion in “tappable” equity, according to Black Knight Data & Analytics, which studies the mortgage industry. This is $3 trillion more than they had when the housing market last bottomed in 2012, following the financial crisis. Black Knight
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Than 200 Financial Institutions Enhance Customer Engagement with Real-Time Banking Alerts …

“Notifi is changing the way customers look at our bank,” said Stephen Davenport , vice president and chief operating officer, First Savings Bank of Hegewisch in Chicago . “Our customers see alerts as a proactive way we're communicating information that is important to them, adding significant value to
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Dunkin' Donuts Is Getting Rid of 10% of Its Menu

As of Monday, stores in New York and New England will see a smaller menu, with “slow moving” items such as smoothies, afternoon sandwiches, and some breakfast items eliminated. Franchises throughout the rest of the country will see the changes by March. Chris Fuqua, the company's senior vice
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'The Mindy Project' star Fortune Feimster gets engaged to girlfriend

“The Mindy Project” star Fortune Feimster and her girlfriend Jacquelyn Smith are engaged. The couple announced the news on Instagram on Friday by posting photos of the proposal, which occurred during their recent trip to Big Sur, California.
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Former Race Car Driver Sentenced To 17 Years For Illegal Payday Lending

Scott Tucker, a self-made businessman from Kansas who later became a successful race car driver, has been sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for crimes related to a fraudulent online payday lending business. Tucker earned an estimated $3.5 billion from his illegal venture, which, as it
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Le gold rush: why a tiny French village is a magnet for treasure hunters

The modern treasure hunt has its roots in the 1880s, when Saunière, an impoverished Catholic priest, appears to have come into a fortune that enabled him to throw money around to renovate the church. The clergyman refused to say how he came into his sudden wealth before he died in 1917.
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LendingTree Releases Monthly Mortgage Offer Report for December

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — LendingTree®, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, today released its monthly Mortgage Offers Report which analyzes data from actual loan terms offered to borrowers on LendingTree.com by lenders on LendingTree's network. The purpose of
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Bitcoin Is Tumbling Again

The rout in bitcoin is part of a broader selloff in the cryptocurrency realm, with nine of the top 10 by market cap falling at least 10 percent, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Ripple tumbled as much as 31 percent to as low as $1.90, while litecoin slumped as much as 16 percent to as low as $230. Bitcoin is
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Oppenheimer Reinforces Commitment To Healthcare Investment Banking With New Hires And …

Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) – a leading wealth manager and investment bank and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) – today announced a continued emphasis on the Firm's healthcare business, including significant investments across its healthcare investment banking, research, and
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Nikhil Unwala shares his good fortune

The Queen's College sixth grade student decided to share his good fortune after winning the phone at the Cancer Society's family bingo night. Unwala approached Aliv CFO Barry Williams to put an additional $350 on the value of the phone, and together they transformed a $650 phone into a $1,000
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This Week in Training and Events; Vendor, Lender, and Bank Updates

Looking at this week, there is plenty of scheduled news, probably all of which will suggest that the U.S. economy continues to motor along. … First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (a national mortgage lender based in Virginia and having retail, wholesale, correspondent channels) announced that
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Uncertainty still affecting housing market

Uncertainty still affecting housing market

December was usually a soft period in the housing market. But after adjusting for normal seasonal variations, there was a rise in prices and sales over the month compared with November 2017. The rise in prices corresponded with the downward pressure on borrowing rates late last year. Ms Mundy
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Senior Director, Investment Banking

This position serves as a senior origination officer for the Energy Banking team focused primarily on new client acquisition across a national footprint. This role will coordinate with Capital Markets product partners to deliver strategic and capital raising alternatives to corporate clients and the portfolio
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Bank staff enjoys 100pc mortgage

A staff of a local bank reportedly took out a 100 percent mortgage loan to purchase last month a flat at One Kai Tak for HK$11.16 million. The unit at the “Hong Kong property for Hong Kong people” development was constructed by China Overseas Land and Investment (0688). The flat has a sellable
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US Consumers' Awareness and Use of Marketplace Lending

Marketplace lending is a new model of lending that matches borrowers and investors through online platforms without the use of a financial institution as an intermediary. It is unclear what role marketplace lending ultimately will play in consumer finance, but certainly consumer demand will be a major
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Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC Closes the Purchase of a Townhome-Style Multifamily …

OAK BROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC announced today that it negotiated and closed the purchase of Avalon Huntington, a 99-unit townhome-style multifamily property located in Shelton, Connecticut, a suburb approximately 12 miles west of New Haven.
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One of KC's most-active CRE firms adds multifamily brokerage

In response to demand from clients, AREA Real Estate Advisors has added a new practice area: multifamily brokerage. Since its inception as RED Brokerage LLC in 1999, AREA has been one of Kansas City's leading independent commercial real estate firms with expertise in retail, office and industrial
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The forwards Watford should consider buying from Liverpool, Newcastle and more if they don't sign …

While the bookies make Marco Silva's side favourites to prise Slimani from the Foxes, Jamie Vardy's injury and Claude Puel's willingness to let the Algerian international play in the FA Cup at the weekend means it could be a tough deal. We've taken a look at who else the former Sporting Lisbon boss
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'Oprah for President' Talk Sends Weight Watchers Shares Higher

While the 63-year-old media mogul told Bloomberg News backstage that she has no plans to run, an anonymous report from CNN that she is “actively thinking” about a bid fanned the flames on Monday. That helped drive Weight Watchers share up as much as 13 percent to $52.96 in New York, the
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Need emergency cash? Payday loans aren't your only alternative.

Payday lending has come under increasing scrutiny because of its heavy cost to borrowers, including high fees, short repayment periods, and the danger of ensnaring them in debt. Eighteen states now restrict or ban the loans. In October the federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau imposed new
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Investors Bank branch in Franklin Square, NY to serve your financial needs.
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National Housing Market Index release for Q3 2017

The National Housing Market Index (NHMI) combines AEI Center on Housing Markets and Finance (CHMF) data on the federal agency market (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Affairs, and Rural Housing Service) with data provided by First American via
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Mamaroneck's Lum Yen Celebrates Anniversary With Discounts Hidden in Fortune Cookies

Forty-five years in the restaurant business is something to applaud. Gene Lum currently manages the Chinese establishment that has kept customers happy and stomachs satisfied since 1972. His parents, Yolanda and John Lum, came to America in 1968 and started by opening up a small takeout shop
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European Equity Benchmarks Close Mixed; Automotive Stocks Buoy Continental Markets

“As we'd anticipated, the housing market in 2017 followed a similar pattern to the previous year. House price growth slowed, whilst building activity, completed sales and mortgage approvals for house purchase all remained flat,” said Russell Galley, managing director, Halifax Community Bank. “This has
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Top five things people do at DITF

For them, it becomes sort of a heaven when majority of the local stalls showcase kitchen appliances, while competing with the international brands, with offers like “buy one oven and get 10-15 items free.” Halima Begum, a home cook, told the Dhaka Tribune: “What you should do at the trade fair is that
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Don't panic: Consumer debt boom is driven by rich borrowers, not the vulnerable poor

Most lending growth went to borrowers with relatively strong credit scores across all categories studied, including personal loans and above-zero percent credit cards. “This suggests much of the growth is going to the borrowers least likely to suffer financial distress,” the economists found, analysing data
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Saudi Women to Attend Official Soccer Matches for First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to attend official soccer matches for the first time this year, as the kingdom relaxes rules on entertainment. Women can attend three matches this month, after the General Sports Authority said in October that three stadiums will no longer be male-only. The facilities in
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Some Types of Make-Work Jobs Won't Survive

Oregon will now let people pump their own gas. That's not great for the attendants. by. Noah Smith. @Noahpinion More stories by Noah Smith. January 8, 2018, 2:00 AM PST. We shall not look upon his like again. Photographer: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg. I never liked full-service gas stations. There's
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Poland to Announce Big Cabinet Revamp as Fight With EU Deepens

Poland's prime minister will announce a “deep reshuffle” of his administration as soon as Monday while he prepares to meet the head of the European Commission to discuss a judicial overhaul that has triggered the threat of EU sanctions over democratic backsliding.
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Spanish Bank Eyes Post-Brexit HQ in London

Spain's Alantra Partners SA is considering moving its headquarters from Madrid to London in a bet the U.K. capital will remain the center of European business and finance even after Brexit, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The investment bank and money manager, which oversees
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News Highlights: Top Global Markets News of the Day

The High Stakes in the Looming Fannie and Freddie Overhaul. A decade after the collapsing housing market led to a dramatic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Congress is gearing up to tackle the politically thorny issue of housing finance reform in 2018. Oil Advance on Supply Risks, Falling
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Three Supply Chains Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Three Supply Chains Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

… 20th century, commercial real estate companies were discovering the importance of perfecting supply chain real estate strategies, and JLL formed the industry's first dedicated Supply Chain and Logistics group in 1997. Twenty years later, they've recognized three new and momentous trends that are
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Pacer Plans Real Estate ETF Family

Each ETF will focus on a specific subset of the U.S. real estate industry, with REITs potentially representing significant portions of the funds' underlying indexes. Eligible companies must have market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily traded volume of at least 10,000 shares.
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UK housebuilders take blow as price growth slows

UK housebuilders were among the worse stock market performers on Monday after new figures indicated slowing house price growth. Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon — Britain's three largest housebuilders — fell more than 1 per cent on Monday as the companies prepared to
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Why I Am Buying Wheeler Real Estate Preferred Series D Shares

Some notable Seeking Alpha authors have written articles critical of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust as well as the common equity for the company, WHLR. However, Wheeler has three preferred share series, two publicly-traded, that do not share the weaknesses of the common equity and offer
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Coming this February: The Real Deal's annual Data Book

It's almost here! The Real Deal's highly anticipated annual Data Book will be arriving with our February 2018 issue. The 2018 Data Book is an essential compendium of last year's real estate rankings, record-setting figures and statistics, written for industry insiders. TRD's real estate almanac spans the
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Berkshire to Reap Estimated $37 Billion Bump From US Tax Cut

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is poised to report a huge increase in book value, the yardstick that Warren Buffett uses to measure progress at his conglomerate, thanks to the recent changes in U.S. tax law. The measure of assets minus liabilities probably rose by 12 percent or $37 billion in the final three
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Biggest IPO of the Year Could Be Spotify's Non-IPO

Spotify AB will soon shine a bright light on just how big the holes are in our capital markets. Far more than just bankers should take note. Sometime, reportedly by the end of March, shares of the streaming music service will start trading for the first time. The deal, a direct listing, has received attention for
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Matthew Standish joins Equilaw

Equilaw has appointed Matthew Standish, formerly of Age Partnership and Equity Release Information Centre, as its new head of business development. Standish said: “I'm thrilled to be joining a company with ambitions that match my own. 2017 was a fantastic year for Equilaw and the future looks very
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Golden Globes: Weinstein Scandal Pushes Marchesa Off the Red Carpet

Keren Craig, Harvey Weinstein, and Georgia Chapman attend the Marchesa show during September 2016 New York Fashion Week. Victor Hugo Patrick McMullan via Getty Image. By Emily Price. 1:48 PM EST. There was one notable absence from the Golden Globes red carpet this year: Marchesa.
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What is Open Banking? When does it start? Are your details at risk from fraud?

The new rules will force banks to share your personal details with other providers – as long as you give your permission – in a bid to encourage competition and help consumers get better deals. But there are fears the changes could lead to an increase in bank transfer scams as crooks try and take
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Berkeley woman to be evicted from her home of 53 years despite long fight to stay

Frazier took over the business and the mortgage. Her financial situation was difficult as far back as 2005, but she was able to balance things until the economic downturn in 2009. “I was running my mom's daycare, paying everything on time, and then, in 2009, when the economy failed, my [daycare]
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John Fearon Joins CFBank

John is an accomplished mortgage executive that brings to CFBank a proven track record of growing and building mortgage lending businesses. He founded Fearon Financial, LLC/Smarter Mortgages in 2005 and grew it into a mortgage company generating loan volumes of up to nearly $1 billion
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Editorial: Proposed housing developments can create angst in sleepy towns

Here's how he sees it: “Taken together with Athol's ongoing and substantial investment in education and cultural facilities — through a new elementary school, major expansion of the public library and planned improvements at the high school — the housing market should continue to blossom by
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Record home sales in North Texas in 2017

More than 106,000 preowned single-family homes were sold in the area by real estate agents. That's 5 percent more than the all-time high sales in 2016. North Texas home sales have risen more than 60 percent since 2010. The 2017 sales increase was helped by a jump in December home purchases.
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Tax Cut Uncertainty Dampened Consumer Attitudes in December

The net share of consumers who said mortgage rates will go down over the next 12 months fell 1 percentage point in December, to a negative net of 52 percent. Finally, the net share … The December 2017 National Housing Survey was conducted between December 1, 2017 and December 18, 2017.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Could Make $37 Billion from Trump's Tax Cut

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is poised to report a huge increase in the yardstick that Warren Buffett uses to measure progress at his conglomerate, thanks to the recent changes in U.S. tax law. Book value, a measure of assets minus liabilities, probably rose by 12 percent or $37 billion in the final three
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The Democratic Donor Who Wants Trump Impeached Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

Outspoken billionaire Tom Steyer is not running for office in 2018 — but he's not sitting on the sidelines, either. Speaking about his immediate political future in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the hedge fund manager and Democratic donor said that instead of pursuing his own candidacy in the midterm
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Barclays investment banking jobs at risk

The organisation declined to comment on reports that it was poised to make “significant cuts”, while sources close to the organisation suggested that although there may be some changes this was part of “business as usual” at the bank. Barclays was hiring staff for the investment bank in 2017, after a
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Arlington Asset Investment (AI) Receives Daily News Sentiment Rating of 0.14

Arlington Asset Investment logo Headlines about Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE:AI) have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern
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Santander Bank Shows Customers That Respect Adds Up

BOSTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Santander Bank is bringing respect back to banking. With the introduction of new features and upgrades to its digital banking platform at the end of 2017, the Bank topped off a year dedicated to showing customers how respect adds up. And, beginning this week
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