ESMA gives SSR technical advice

ESMA gives SSR technical advice

Verena Ross, executive director at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), addressed the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament to discuss elements of the short selling regulation that came into effect on 1 November 2012 and in respect of which the
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TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX) Upgraded to “Buy” at Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services

TPG Specialty Lending Inc logo Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services upgraded shares of TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat reports. A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on
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How increasing mortgage rates could affect housing

We're in an era of historically low mortgage interest rates and the expectation is that interest rates have nowhere to go but up. But how quickly will rates increase and…
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Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Expectations

Capstead Mortgage logo Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17, Yahoo Finance reports. The business had
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Wisconsin credit union membership rises to all-time high

Although the number of Wisconsin credit unions continues to shrink, the industry's overall membership surpassed the 3 million mark for the first time in 2017 and its earnings continued to grow. State-chartered credit unions posted net income of $372.4 million last year, or 13.1% more than $329.2 million
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Metro Bank buys $731 million mortgage portfolio from Cerberus

Metro Bank said the portfolio was secured mostly on properties in London and the south east of England and had a similar credit profile to its current mortgage book. “This high-quality loan portfolio further strengthens our high growth, organic business model and complements our conservative risk
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Romania: Lending recovers despite policy tightening

Private lending sped up across the board in January, amid a rising interest rates environment with corporate loans posting the biggest growth rate.
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'Shark Tank' Stars Discuss Investing Amid Stock Volatility, Tax Reform, and Bitcoin

Fortune recently sat down with Corcoran, Herjavec, John, and O'Leary to talk about the show's first nine seasons and the business trends that could wind up on Shark Tank in the future, as well as the sharks' thoughts on stock market volatility, tax reform, and cryptocurrency. One thing we learned from the
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How I Went From Making $13000 To Six Figures Without Spending A Fortune

Forbes Coaches Council Top coaches offer insights on leadership development & careers. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Post written by. Rachel Feldman. Rachel helps her clients to build profitable and sustainable businesses online and offline and earn the money they
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Fortune International Group Pays off $284 Million HSBC Construction Loan Well Ahead of Jade …

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Miami, Fla.-based real estate development company Fortune International Group today announced that it has paid off a $284 million construction loan on Jade Signature. The 57-story, luxury oceanfront condominium, created by Herzog & de Meuron,
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BNR: Banks marginally toughened consumer loan lending standards in Q4 2017

Credit institutions maintained lending standards for retail housing loans and land ones constant and have marginally toughened those for consumer loans in the last quarter of 2017, shows survey conducted by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) on lending to non-financial companies and population.
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Lisa Marie Presley Sues Manager for 'Reckless Mismanagement' of Elvis Fortune as He Blames …

According to two sets of documents obtained by PEOPLE and first published by The Blast, both are pointing fingers and demanding big bucks from the other. In Presley's case, she claims Siegel spent 11 years whittling down the $100 million trust she inherited after the death of her father Elvis Presley in
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Nationwide Title Clearing promotes Debbie Lastoria to VP of national sales

Lastoria previously served the company's vice president of business development. While serving as NTC's VP of business development, Lastoria was honored as one of HousingWire Magazine's Women of Influence in 2015. Lastoria joined NTC more than 10 years ago, and according to the company,
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ISDA releases best practice for margin call issuance and response

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Collateral Infrastructure Committee (CIC) has released a best practice document to develop a standard form for margin call issuance and response. According to the CICit had in its remit to monitor issues and challenges related to the
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Ulster Bank mulls sale of 7000 non-performing loans

Mr Mallon said that the bank's non-performing mortgage loan book consists of about 20,000 customers, and is worth about € 4 billion. It accounts for about 16 per cent of the bank's total loan book. Of the 20,000 customers in this cohort, about 5,000 would be classified as “non-engaging”, with 3,000 of
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Equity Investors Fleeing Wall Street Are Turning to Europe

While Wall Street is still reeling from its first 10 percent correction in two years, U.S. equity funds continue to suffer outflows, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the money is resurfacing in Europe. In the week ended Feb. 21, U.S. funds saw redemptions of $2.4 billion, adding to recent record
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Trump Jr. Retreats as Planned Indian Policy Speech Draws Critics

Donald Trump Jr. dodged controversy during a speech in New Delhi alongside India's prime minister by switching his topic from what was originally touted as a foreign policy address to less contentious topics such as family and business. “I'm here as a businessman,” the U.S. president's son said.
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Freddie Mac February 2018 Insight

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2018) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) released its February Insight, which looks into the effects of higher mortgage rates on home buyers, homeowners wishing to refinance, mortgage lenders, home builders and real estate agents. The Insight delves into the past to
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Trump Appointee Labor 'Conflict' Triggers Call For Hearings

A top House Democrat wants Congress to review whether a Trump labor-board appointee should have recused himself before casting the deciding vote to overturn a hot-button ruling making it easier for employees of contractors and franchises to pursue claims against big corporations. In a report issued
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Public Radio Station WNYC Rescues Gothamist

A reporter speaks to dozens of writers, journalists, labor activists and DNAinfo and Gothamist employees during a rally at City Hall Park hosted by the Writers Guild of America in New York on Nov. 6, 2017. Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America. WNYC, the public radio station in New
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US M&A lending on a high

US M&A lending on a high

US M&A lending on a high. IFR 2222 24 February to 2 March 2018 By Lynn Adler. This content is only available to IFRe.com subscribers. This content is available to IFRe.com subscribers. Please login if you have a subscription. Alternatively, you can request a trial, or contact your IFR account manager
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2nd Cebu Property Expo and Summit successfully opened

With the tagline “Find All Things Real Estate in the Queen City of the South,” Cebu Property Expo is the largest real estate show in the Visayas, featuring 40 … Trends for Real Estate Professionals by Ruben Licera Jr., CEO and founder of ESTRAT Media Global; Positioning Cebu In The International Real
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OCBC Bank's voice-powered banking system literally let's you have a say in how you manage your …

From Feb 23, OCBC Bank's retail banking customers can check their bank account balances, outstanding credit card balances and details as well as make instant e-payments to any Singapore bank account using Apple's virtual assistant Siri. Bank accounts not linked to the PayNow service – a
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A Spanish affair: good-value property prices in Madrid continue to tempt international home buyers

Prestigious architects and good leisure and concierge facilities have encouraged sophisticated international buyers to Madrid, says Carlos Zamora of Knight Frank Madrid. “The price of residential homes in Madrid is less than half of comparable cities such as Vienna, Paris and Zurich,” he says.
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Dallas real estate developer arrested after child porn found on his home computer

A Dallas real estate developer has been arrested after several videos depicting prepubescent girls being raped were found on his home computer, … Public records show Kasnetz has been involved in several real estate development companies that have owned Uptown and West End properties.
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Opinion: Bipartisan Opportunity to Right Size Federal Student Lending

Congress has an opportunity to prevent future student loan debt problems before they start by rethinking the Department of Education's status as the fifth largest bank. Restraining unlimited federal lending and opening the marketplace to responsible private lenders who evaluate program success and
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Funds encroach further on bank territory in loan market

Feb 23 (LPC) – Banks' share of the middle market leveraged buyout space is under threat from direct lenders increasingly expanding their role to underwriting working capital facilities in unitranche loans. As funds sit on a record amount of dry powder many are using the deeper pools of capital and large
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Rightmove shrugs off housing market 'uncertainty' with record customer numbers

Britain's biggest property website Rightmove has shrugged off fears of a slowing housing market as it posted a double-digit rise in revenues and profits and revealed it attracted a record number of customers last year. The company, which makes money by charging estate agents and house builders to
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BB&T banking services down, including mobile app and 24-hour phone service

WASHINGTON (WJLA) – BB&T banking services are down and the company has not provided a time frame for when they will be back up. The company says debit, credit and prepaid cards are not impacted but their banking services online, including their mobile app, and their Phone24 service are down.
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Rating agency: PACE loans rarely default

These loans are controversial, however. The program's critics, such as the Mortgage Bankers Association, say that PACE puts homeowners at a higher risk of default. A PACE loan usually takes a senior position to the mortgage. Residential PACE loans also are not subject to the federal Dodd-Frank
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Dealmakers: Real estate news

While at Roohan, where she sold worked in commercial real estate, Huffman co-wrote a blog on Saratoga Springs architecture. She also closed deals for more than $500,000 in commercial sales and leases from Lake George to Albany. “Keller Williams provides tools to their agents that are unrivaled in
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Many BB&T services have been down since Thursday; bank says it had equipment malfunction

Many banking services at BB&T have been down since Thursday, a situation the company said it's working to fix as quickly as possible. “Thank you so much for your patience and we do have a brief update to share,” a post on the company's Facebook page said this morning. “The issue we're working on
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Roosevelt University to offer real estate degree program

Responding to a growing need in the real estate industry for a more diverse pool of talent, Roosevelt University said that it will launch a bachelor's degree program in real estate in fall 2018. Roosevelt's Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate will introduce the Bachelor of Science in Business
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'Technical issue' takes down several BB&T banking services

BB&T said Friday morning several of its banking services are still unavailable after a “technical issue” reared its head the previous evening. The problem is locking customers out of widely used services such as online banking, the mobile banking app and ATMs. Advertisement. In a morning statement,
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Retail Lending Operations Group Manager I

The Retail Lending Operations Group Mgr I is responsible for the oversight and overall day to day activities of the end to end Retail Credit Loan Origination process within assigned Unit. Functions include oversight of daily activities, including pipeline management, workflow, turnaround, productivity,
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5 Data Center Real Estate Trends To Watch For

When it comes to commercial real estate, data centers are trending. The industry has historically focused on traditional asset classes like multifamily, office and hospitality. But after the dot-com boom in the late 1990s, the culture of communication began to shift and commercial real estate was quick to
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Primex Mortgage Corporation Provides Assistance for FHA Loans in Gaithersburg and Rockville

Rockville, MD — (ReleaseWire) — 02/23/2018 — Primex Mortgage Corporation is a reputed company that provides homeowners with the most attractive options for mortgage financing. They continuously observe the credit market to identify the most affordable and cost-effective loan service providers in
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Tenant Demands Changing in Austin Industrial Market

The story of industrial real estate today, at least in terms of national media coverage, centers around compressing cap rates and the steady stream of … but rather as an opportunity to understand the changing mindset of the tenants and developers that are shaping the trends of a secondary market's
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ATMs, phone service restored to BB&T after 'technical issue'

“Due to a technical issue within our system, many of BB&T's banking services are unavailable this morning,” a BB&T spokesman said in a statement Friday. “We understand this is causing a major inconvenience for clients and our teams are continuing to work diligently to restore those services. We will
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Several of BB&T's banking services unavailable due to technical issue

Many of BB&T's banking services are unavailable Friday morning due to a technical issue within their system. Some of the services include online banking, the mobile banking app, ATMS and the automated Phone24 service. Those with BB&T can still use their debit, credit and prepaid cards.
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Opinion Mortgage industry can't afford to fall behind on blockchain

Opinion Mortgage industry can't afford to fall behind on blockchain

Blockchain technology is no longer breaking news. The financial services industry has been quick to adopt it in various areas. But mortgage lenders and servicers have been slower to implement this technology to solve lending challenges. Skepticism about the value of blockchain may be rooted in
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Instant Pot Meltdown? Company Warns That Some Devices Are Overheating

The Instant Pot, a brand of electric multi-cookers, has in recent months become a viral cooking phenomenon, with The New York Times going as far as to say the kitchen gadget has “spawned a religion” among its foodie devotees. Indeed, the Instant Pot ranked among the most-bought items at
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$320M venture capital-backed real estate startup OpenDoor launches in Triangle

Editor's note: Led by a Duke graduate and US Navy veteran and backed by more than $320 million in venture capital, Opendoor is now doing business in the Triangle. Here's the backstory about the company as well as the experience of the firm's first Triangle customer. RALEIGH – Ms. Tremaine
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Sr. Real Estate Analyst (Demetree)

Find out more about SelectLeaders job postings by viewing the online job postings in more detail. Sr. Real Estate Analyst and Demetree.
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President Trump Announces Another Round of Sanctions Against North Korea

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is imposing the largest U.S. sanctions package yet against North Korea for its nuclear weapons program. The sanctions, which Trump planned to unveil at a meeting of conservatives near Washington, aims to disrupt shipping and trading companies
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Albion for Free and Make Your Fable Fortune

After seven months working closely with the feedback of our dedicated Xbox Game Preview users, we're excited to not only announce Fable Fortune is graduating with version 1.0 from Game Preview to a full release — and the game will be free starting today, February 22 for Xbox One and Windows 10.
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RI Real Estate Notes: $1.65M sale in Middletown

A home at 43 Hoover Rd., in Middletown, was sold Feb. 9 for $1.65 million. The seller was David S. Patrick of Sutton, Massachusetts, and the buyers were Andrew and Beatriz Smith of Wayland, Massachusetts, according to deed records. The C​o​nnor Dowd Realty Group​ at Keller Williams Realty​
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Airbus Super-Jumbo Sheds Financial Weight in New State Aid Deal

The accord “is beneficial to governments and certainly also to Airbus, and helps us to carry on with this very important program that the A380 is,” Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders told Bloomberg Television last week. “It is no secret we have government loans we are paying levies on that is quite a
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Merkel Upsets Just About Everyone With Her EU Refugee Plan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came to Brussels armed with a fresh demand that eastern European Union countries accept refugees and ended up sparking criticism from western allies in the bloc. At her first EU summit since striking a German coalition agreement, Merkel touted the idea of tying
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Free Candy Creates Wild Frenzy at Wall Street Event

They are lined up four or five deep, anxiously waiting with tote bags in hand for the official green-light to swoop in and scoop up as much Hershey Co.'s candy as they can. There's a palpable excitement in the air. The rush will be intense. And brief. Within minutes, all the best stuff — the classic Hershey's
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Greystone provides $1 million loan for Michigan apartment building

Greystone provided a $1 million Freddie Mac small balance loan to refinance Huron River Apartments in Rockwood, Michigan. The transaction was handled by Cary Belovicz, an executive managing director of Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors and John Marr, a managing director of Greystone.
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Foreclosures, Inventories Move Higher as Hurricane Moratorium Ends

Puerto Rico is not usually included in national delinquency statistics, but Black Knight says 57,000 loans remain delinquent in the territory because of … The company also reports that the mortgage prepayment rate, an indication of refinancing activity, declined by 14.73 percent from December and was
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What Is Harvey Weinstein's Life Like Today?

U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein on the sidelines of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, at the Cap-Eden-Roc hotel in Antibes, near Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2017. Yann Coatsaliou—AFP/Getty Images. By Chris Morris. 11:31 AM EST. Harvey Weinstein quickly stepped out of the spotlight
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Real estate scion died of accidental drug overdose: medical examiner

Max Elghanayan, the son of TF Cornerstone co-founder Frederick Elghanayan, died of an accidental drug overdose in January, according to the New York City Medical Examiner. He is among a handful of real estate scions who have lost their lives in opioid-related incidents. Max, 30, had worked as a
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Jack Guttentag: Remove barriers to competitive home mortgage market

Last week in this space, I suggested that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be retained with government backing but with a new mission: to eliminate market dysfunction. A reader responded: “Shifting control of appraisals to borrowers and requiring lenders to purchase and pay for any insurance that protects
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P2P Lending Market Comprehensive Analysis of Geographical Segmentation forecasts to 2023

Global P2P Lending Market Research Report provides an in-depth analysis of the major P2P Lending industry leading players along with the company profiles and strategies adopted by them. This enables the buyer of the report to gain a telescopic view of the competitive landscape and plan the
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Student Housing Investment in 2018

While other investors strive to only purchase single-assets because they have strict asset-specific parameters. What financing sources will become more prevalent this year? Fitts: The agencies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, continue to be the most prevalent source for financing within the student sector.
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EtherEstates Lets You Become a Blockchain Real Estate Mogul

On EtherEstates.io you can comb through your favorite estates and purchase them from their current owner. Once you purchase the property it is automatically relisted for an increased price and you begin being paid rent for it. With our Rent function, each owner gets paid a percentage of every single
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Mortgage industry can't afford to fall behind on blockchain

Blockchain technology is no longer breaking news. The financial services industry has been quick to adopt it in various areas. But mortgage lenders and servicers have been slower to implement this technology to solve lending challenges. Skepticism about the value of blockchain may be rooted in
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Apple's Long-Awaited AirPower Could Launch in March

It's been awhile since we've heard much about Apple's AirPower wireless charging device. But it might finally hit store shelves soon. Apple is planning to release its AirPower wireless charging accessory on time in March, Apple-tracking block Macotakara is reporting, citing people who claim to have
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General Mills gets pet-friendly, buying Blue Buffalo for $8B

General Mills gets pet-friendly, buying Blue Buffalo for $8B

The maker of Cheerios also wants to fill dog bowls. General Mills announced its intention Friday to buy high-end pet food maker Blue Buffalo for $8 billion. It's a return to pet business for the 150-year-old company, which used to sell food for cats, dogs and birds back in the 1950s. Blue Buffalo Pet
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General Mills buying Blue Buffalo Pet Products in $8B deal

General Mills is buying Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. in a deal valued at about $8 billion. General Mills Inc. will pay $40 per Blue Buffalo share. That's a 17 percent premium to the pet food company's Thursday closing price of $34.12. Shares of Blue Buffalo surged more than 5 percent in Friday premarket
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Trump's Video Game Violence Theory Is Not Supported by the Supreme Court or Researchers

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Donald Trump says he believes video games are having a negative impact on the nation's youth—and suggested “something” needed to be done about them. The comments made during a White House meeting on school safety Thursday come in the
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True blue Wayne Rooney shunned China fortune because he would have lost his desire to play

Everton striker Wayne Rooney has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to move to the Chinese Super League because he needed the pressure of getting his boyhood club back up the English Premier League table. In an interview with BBC's Football Focus the 32-year-old explained that he
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Mortgage-lending workshop's speakers, agenda announced

LAS VEGAS, NV (February 23, 2018) — The annual two-day spring workshops for mortgage-lending credit unions have been announced by ACUMA (the American Credit Union Mortgage Association). The workshops will be held May 22-23 in Charleston, S.C., and June 19-20 in Minneapolis.
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Trump Mirrors NRA With Armed Teachers, Bucks Over Buying Age

“The NRA will back it and so will Congress,” Trump contended as he called for raising the legal age of purchase for “all” guns from 18 to 21. A spokesman later said Trump was speaking specifically about semi-automatic weapons. The president's proposal came just hours after the NRA affirmed its
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Friday Quick Hits: A local NAFTA hit; toe may decide Big 12 title; Scooby Doo!

The Shawnee Mission Post reports. • Swiss Re saw its net income plummet from $3.56 billion in 2016 to $331 million last year. Still, the giant reinsurance company, which has a sizable presence in the Kansas City area, beat estimates, and that could alter an effort by Sprint Corp. majority owner SoftBank
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Craig Hallum Reaffirms Buy Rating for Weight Watchers International (WTW)

Weight Watchers International, Inc. logo Craig Hallum reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Weight Watchers International (NYSE:WTW) in a research report released on Wednesday, February 7th, The Fly reports. They currently have a $80.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of
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Recovery time – Benton Title building may remain standing

Dan McCann, vice president of Benton County Title and Abstract, stands the building which suffered smoke and water damage. It may be able to remain standing. The company is operating out of the former Department of Human Services Building, just across the alley their building. Photo by Jim
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Horan Capital Advisors LLC. Has $2.32 Million Holdings in International Paper Co (NYSE:IP)

FMR LLC boosted its position in International Paper by 9.9% during the second quarter. FMR LLC now owns 359,574 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $20,356,000 after purchasing an additional 32,461 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of
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Reverse Mortgage and USDA/Rural News; Economics and Rates

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. (PRMG) has officially partnered with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), the premiere Latino trade group dedicated to advancing high ethical standards for real estate professionals with 30,000 members nationwide.
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Charlotte Day Wilson Vancouver Tickets

Charlotte Day Wilson Fortune Sound Club Tickets – Buy and sell Charlotte Day Wilson Vancouver Tickets for March 20 at Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver, BC on StubHub!
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Oil States International (OIS) Receives “Buy” Rating from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Oil States International logo Oil States International (NYSE:OIS)'s stock had its “buy” rating restated by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $28.00 price objective on the oil and gas
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Allied Holdings LP Cd&R Sells 17225539 Shares of Atkore International Group Inc (NYSE:ATKR …

Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Atkore International Group to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. TheStreet raised shares of Atkore International Group from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.
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China's big conglomerates are no longer buying up the world

But in a sign that Wang's international ambitions were starting to clash with the ruling Communist Party's agenda, Wanda's $1 billion deal to buy Dick Clark Productions, the producer of the Golden Globes and other leading awards shows, fell apart last year. Under pressure to raise funds to pay down
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Why Snap's Evan Spiegel Got Paid $638 Million–And Deserved It

This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. Sign up here. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel just got paid $638 million and everybody's freaking out. Calm down. Aaron in for Adam on this hyperactive Friday. First of all, there's no news here. Almost a year ago, Snap
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Old Republic selects chief underwriting counsel

Lowe joined Old Republic in 2011. Prior to joining the company, she was a litigation and transactions attorney at a real estate law firm in California. She also has worked in litigation, claims and underwriting for several national title insurance underwriters. She has been a practicing attorney for 35 years.
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Congratulations US: Mortgage market moves into the shadows

In servicing, nonbank players account for more than 50% of Freddie Mac securitizations, and a full 83% of FHA paper. Koss' solution would be to level the playing field by introducing a commensurate level of regulatory scrutiny on the nonbanks. Why not level things up by making it easier for traditional
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What to Watch for in Gadgets, Deals From the Biggest Mobile Show

They're betting on this corporate market mainly because they know they've already lost major growth opportunities linked to consumers to the web giants — Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google. Deutsche Telekom's Hoettges has said he sees the average person owning six
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How does intermediated lending help SMEs?

Intermediated lending for small- and medium-sized enterprises helps the EIB reach a broader range of companies.
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Power Play

Power Play

On the following pages, we asked each of our Power Brokers—male and female—to share their experience as a commercial real estate broker in Dallas-Fort Worth. The 41 women are not our only honorees, of course. This year, D CEO recognizes 382 brokers across seven specialties who are in the top
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Data Sheet—Why It's Time to Stop Complaining About Even Spiegel's $638 Million Payday

Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2017. Drew Angerer—Getty Images. By Aaron Pressman. 8:55 AM EST. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel just got paid $638 million and everybody's freaking out. Calm down. Aaron in for Adam on this
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Lease to own: A new program for first time home buyers in Portland

In Portland's booming real estate market, bidding wars and cash buyers can make it tough for first time home buyers to compete. But, a new program is now trying to help those buyers break into the market. The Home Partners of America's new Ownership Conversion Pilot Program is essentially a new
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Smart Growth: How the tech industry influences real estate

The global technological revolution led by San Francisco Bay Area firms has changed our lives and spurred tremendous economic growth across the region. Our innovative culture and ecosystem develop and attract the best minds in technology — the main reason so many tech firms are here and why
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Free Research Reports on These Real Estate Development Stocks — Xinyuan Real Estate …

In today's pre-market research, WallStEquities.com features the following stocks: Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd (NYSE: XIN), Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM), Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE: INVH), and Summit Hotel Properties Inc. (NYSE: INN). Companies in the Real Estate Development
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Another vibrant year awaits Vietnam's property market

The purchase raised the number of housing projects owned by the Singapore-based firm to nine in HCM City and 11 in Vietnam. Many insiders expressed belief that 2018 will be another big year for foreign investment in Vietnam's property market. Senior Director of CBRE Vietnam Duong Thuy Dung
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Austria Eyes Bitcoin Rules Based on Gold, Derivatives

Austria's finance ministry is looking at the trading rules for gold and derivatives as inspiration for drawing up regulations on cryptocurrencies for the nation and for the European Union. The goal is to prevent Bitcoin and similar virtual currencies from facilitating money laundering — a crime that's no
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Stop Tinkering With Fannie and Freddie, Pimco Tells Congress

Pimco, the asset manager that calls itself one of the largest players in the market for mortgage-backed securities, wrote Congress this week that it does not want to see any major changes with respect to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, MarketWatch staffer Andrea Riquier reports. A team of four Pimco
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Walmart's Online Savior Runs Into Trouble

Walmart plunked down an extraordinary $3.3 billion for Lore's e-commerce company Jet.com in 2016. He was soon running all of Walmart's U.S. online efforts and given the task of building a robust competitor to Amazon. His first steps were wild successes. He scrapped a free-shipping program that
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Anbang Out With a Whimper

Beijing's interventions in the economy don't always merit applause, but the government's unprecedented seizure of Anbang Insurance Group Co. deserves a round. Anbang was a toxic threat to China's financial system after a debt-fueled global acquisition spree — including trophy assets such as New
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These 6 Top Real Estate ETFs Are All Falling Hard

Investing in real estate directly requires specific knowledge about a particular location, so most investors choose real estate investment trusts or other companies that pool together exposure to a large number of different properties for diversification purposes. As you can see below, major ETFs that focus
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Google is on a real estate rampage. Meet the in-house team making it happen

More than a decade before Google put together a deal to buy the Chelsea Market building for $2.4 billion, the head of the tech titan's in-house real estate team in New York was working on another marquee project. In the early 2000s, Paul Darrah was leading the real estate team at Bloomberg LP,
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Could the US housing market be in trouble in 2018?

Nearly two months into 2018, some real estate experts are already starting to revise their predictions for the US housing market this year. Since the end of 2017, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has cast a nefarious shadow on the housing industry. More real estate experts now feel that home
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Five Tips To Keep In Mind When Shopping For A Mortgage

Finding the right mortgage lender to help you finance the purchase of your home is a really important step. After all, this is a long-term loan you're going to be paying for 10, 20 or 30 years. And yet, as a mortgage industry veteran, I often see people forget to do their homework in the rush to make a
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Oakland Eats: 'Fortune Restaurant' Closed, 'Coloso Coffee' Reopening, More

In this edition of Oakland Eats: a relocated cafe prepares to reopen, a new Taiwanese dessert chain arrives, a possible health code violation at a Chinatown eatery, the quiet closure of a Mexican restaurant, and other tidbits from around The Town.
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Mendocino County real estate: How's the Market? Crazy tenants

I bought my first rental property when I was in college. I knew almost nothing about property management, but I was thrilled when my mom found someone to rent my place. Unfortunately, he was not an ideal resident. Not only did he park his motorcycle indoors “to keep it out of the rain,” he thought it was
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Rescued Singapore Shipbuilder Buckles Under Debt Woes

At least $15 billion of bonds and loans have fallen into distress in Southeast Asia in the past five years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and Otto Marine and peers including Swiber Holdings Ltd., Ezion Holdings Ltd. and Ezra Holding Ltd. contributed almost half of the amount. The tumble in oil
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Australia: Residential property market remain very uneven across states – Westpac

Analysts at Westpac, explain that after a significant slowdown in 2017, annual price growth in Sydney is poised to dip into negative for the first time in 5½ years and while most other markets are holding up better, all major states have seen price growth moderate and turnover fall to historically low levels.
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Suburban homebuilders gear up for a steady spring housing market

Suburban homebuilders are counting on a strong and steady spring housing market. They're opening new communities, the economy is good — and buyers are confident about the future. Leading economists and real estate experts predict that the housing market in the Chicago area will continue to
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Anger grows at ongoing BB&T outage locking customers out of accounts

BB&T continued to report a service outage Friday morning, impacting millions of customers who tried to use ATMs or do online banking. Customer frustration anger appeared to be grow by the hour on social media, as the bank blamed a “technical issue” and dodged specifics on when it would be fixed.
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Xi's Debt Crackdown Goes Into Hyperdrive With Anbang Takeover

Xi's Debt Crackdown Goes Into Hyperdrive With Anbang Takeover

If you needed confirmation about China's determination to rein in surging corporate debt, the dramatic government takeover of Anbang Insurance Group Co. is pretty much it. The unprecedented seizure of a private insurer underscores President Xi Jinping's policy drive to cut back on the debt-fueled
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Michael Dell Bought the Most Expensive Apartment Ever Sold in NYC

Michael Dell paid a record $100.47 million for a penthouse on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, making it the most expensive home ever sold in New York City. The Dell Technologies founder and CEO purchased the duplex in 2014, two sources familiar with the deal told The Wall Street Journal. The tech
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TMA refreshes specialist lending panel

This revised panel gives advisers access to a range of second charge mortgages, residential and buy-to-let packagers, commercial mortgages and bridging loans. The firm's specialist lending panel now consists of existing partners CSC Loans, Manor Mortgages, Positive Lending, TBMC and TFC
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Housing Market Storm Forming: Spiking Mortgage Rates, High Home Prices and A New Tax Law

If the Fed raises rates four times this year, and if the yield curve steepens even a little…that would mark the real pain threshold for the housing market.” by Wolf […] The post Housing Market Storm Forming: Spiking Mortgage Rates, High Home Prices and A New Tax Law appeared first on
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Berkshire Region real estate sales Feb. 4–10, 2018

142 N Mountain Rd: Stephen H. and Cynthia A. Richardson of Dalton to Jeffrey M. and Kelly K. Baumes, $499,000 on 02/09/2018. 151 Tower Rd: Norman C. Mcclintock of Dalton to Stephen H. and Cynthia A. Richardson, $275,000 on 02/09/2018. Great Barrington. 226 Grove St: Joann Koprek of Great
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Perry Ellis International (PERY) Upgraded by ValuEngine to “Strong-Buy”

ValuEngine upgraded shares of Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report released on Thursday, February 8th. Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. BidaskClub lowered shares of Perry Ellis International from a
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Young architect named as Cambodia's Real Estate Personality of the Year

The ceremony will also honour Hun Chansan as this year's Real Estate Personality of the Year. The design director and principal architect of Re-Edge Architecture and Design has been chosen for his efforts to raise the profile of Cambodian architects and designers in the global scene. Cambodia's real
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Downtown Dallas is a busy place, thanks to new developments

Since then, Hamilton Properties and other real estate firms have restored more than a dozen vacant downtown buildings into apartments and hotel rooms. As downtown apartment developments have come online, the renter population has expanded and matured, Hamilton said. “Our median age of
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3 Stocks Billionaire Bill Ackman is Buying and Selling

Mondelez International is a packaged food business best known as the maker of the famous Oreo cookie. Like many of its peers in the packaged food industry , Mondelez is growing its earnings by shrinking its expense base, sending more of its revenue to pre-tax profit. It's been an up-and-down holding
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United Wholesale Mortgage is the Nation's No. 1 Wholesale Lender for 3rd Year in a Row

1 wholesale lender in America for three years in a row is a huge accomplishment, and speaks to the innovative work being done and the dedication of our 2,300-plus team members,” said Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. “We don't take being No. 1 for granted. We never
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Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ABR): Is Real Estate An Attractive Sector Play?

Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ABR), a US$697.47M small-cap, operates in the real estate industry which remains the single largest sector globally, and has continued to play a key role in investor portfolios as an asset class. Real estate investment trust, or a REIT, is a collective vehicle for investing in real
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Latest: Ulster Bank: We'll do whatever is required to comply with laws and regulations in mortgage …

Latest: Ulster Bank: We'll do whatever is required to comply with laws and regulations in mortgage sell-off … Update – 11.30am: Ulster Bank's CEO Gerry Mallon says they will try to sell their loan book as long as it is legal. He said: “We operate under a framework of laws and regulations and neither of
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Outshine Stock with Glowing Scores: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI)

20 SMA Movement: 20 SMA is vital for short-term trend followers of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI). Analyzing recent price of ARI with 20 SMA we see that stock price is trading above from the 20 SMA. This comparison specified positive percentage difference of 0.85%. The Stock price
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18 Ways New Real Estate Investors Can Succeed In 2018

The techniques that worked for an investor 10 or 15 years ago will most likely not work in 2018. Investors are constantly learning and evolving their practices to reach new levels of success. Below, 18 members of Forbes Real Estate Council share advice with newbie real estate investors to help them find
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VIX Funds Face Fresh Scrutiny From US Regulators

U.S. regulators are scrutinizing this month's implosion of investments that track stock-market turmoil, including whether wrongdoing contributed to steep losses for VIX exchange-traded products offered by Credit Suisse Group AG and other firms, several people familiar with the matter said. The Securities
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Lionel Messi to Hebei China Fortune?

Mundo Deportivo report Fortune made Messi a sensational offer of around £1.7MILLION-A-WEEK after tax in the summer. However, he turned the money down and signed a new contract at Barcelona until 2021 — with a £626m buy-out clause. But the Chinese Super League giants have not been put off,
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Retail Real Estate Still Offers Value for Investors, StepStone Research Report Finds

… investors should be cognizant about the potential value erosion that's likely to occur at certain retail properties, we believe they should also opportunistically invest in assets that are well positioned to take advantage of today's retail trends,” said Jeff Giller, Partner and Head of StepStone Real Estate.
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Modi Hugs Trudeau Amid Indo-Canada Invitation Embarrassment

New Delhi (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday with a hug, one day after embarrassed Canadian diplomats had to revoke a party invitation for a man convicted of attempting to kill an Indian politician. The invitation was the latest blunder in
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Mozambique to Table Restructuring Plans After 2017 Default

Mozambique plans to meet holders of about $2 billion of its debt and outline restructuring proposals in London next month, more than a year after it defaulted, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said. Its Eurobonds gained to the highest since they were sold in April 2016. “The presentation will provide
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Legal limbo looms for banks in Brexit transition tumult

“There won't be legal certainty for a while even if they reach political agreement in March,” Oliver Moullin, head of Brexit at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, said. That poses a “tricky question” for the banking trade body's members in deciding how much they can rely on a political deal,
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Iran envoy regrets delay in opening of bilateral banking ties

Iran envoy regrets delay in opening of bilateral banking ties

ISLAMABAD: Iran's envoy to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost on Thursday regretted that establishment of bilateral banking ties was being delayed because of Islamabad's 'conservativeness', while Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project remained frozen. He was speaking at a seminar at the Strategic Vision
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Brexit to end London house price boom

UK inflation will outstrip gains in house prices this year and next, particularly in the capital, as uncertainty over Brexit and weak consumer spending power hits demand, a Reuters poll found on Friday. According to the latest quarterly Reuters poll of 33 housing market specialists, taken in the past week,
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The gorgeous photos of the derelict properties you still can't afford

The more real estate agents use professionals, the higher the bar is set for other realtors to compete with.” If you live in a major city and have found yourself sucked into the dispiriting world that is the housing market, it's likely you've seen photos like these: “project homes” with “heaps of potential”, selling
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This is your chance to join a reputable and prestigious ​global bank as an experienced Mortgage Settlement Officer. Your mortgages lending or settlements experience will be the key to success in this role. We are looking for a number of highly motivated and passionate professionals ​who are looking
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VEN: Change of Fortune?

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Mortgage delinquencies decline sharply in January

The reduction in hurricane-related delinquencies, coupled with quirks in the December calendar, resulted in a 210,000-loan drop in the number of past-due mortgages. With 2017 ending on a Sunday, the delinquency rate bounced back in January as payments were processed after the holiday weekend
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Trump's Embrace of NRA Brings Old Obstacle to Latest Gun Debate

Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP, which operates Bloomberg News, serves as a member of Everytown for Gun Safety's advisory board and is a donor to the group. Everytown for Gun Safety advocates for universal background checks and other gun control measures. Before it's here, it's
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Sodastream International (NASDAQ:SODA) Upgraded to Buy at ValuEngine

Sodastream International (NASDAQ:SODA) was upgraded by ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday, February 15th. A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on SODA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Sodastream International from
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Ask a real estate pro: Can a landlord unilaterally change terms of my lease?

When you rent a home, most of your relationship with your landlord is controlled by the written terms of your lease, according to board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer. (Getty Images/iStockphoto). Gary M. SingerCorrespondent. Privacy Policy. Q: I live in a large apartment complex where we
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'Technical issue' at BB&T Bank hits ATMs, digital banking

“Due to a technical issue within our system, many of BB&T's banking services are unavailable this morning,” a BB&T spokesman said in a statement to WRAL News. “We understand this is causing a major inconvenience for clients and our teams are continuing to work diligently to restore those services.
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Who's Who in the Looming Battle for the Soul of Merkel's Party

Angela Merkel faces a balancing act when she doles out cabinet posts to her Christian Democratic Union, seeking to placate conservative critics while maintaining her centrist approach to policy. Angela Merkel and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. Photographer: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images.
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Hawkish BOE Slant Outweighs Brexit Flip-Flop for This Pound Bull

For some pound bulls, the potential boost from the Bank of England's hawkish policy tilt is beginning to eclipse the drag from Brexit uncertainties. Conviction that the central bank will raise interest rates in the coming months is prompting Credit Agricole CIB to bet sterling will strengthen.
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A Billionaire Silicon Valley VC Is So Eager to Keep Surfers Off His Beach He's Taking Them to the …

Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla is asking the nation's highest court to help him keep surfers from using his beach. Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, filed his petition to the Supreme Court Thursday following a 4-year court battle in which he sought to persuade the state judiciary to keep
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Can rising mortgage rates be GOOD news?

Facts are nice, but the truth is that while rates today are far below historic norms, no one cares. Borrowers compare today's mortgage rates to recent bargains and are disappointed. The annual rate for 2016 was 3.65 percent, the lowest interest level since 1971 when Freddie Mac began keeping records.
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The Mortgage Market Is Moving Into the Shadows

At the end of 2016, such unaffiliated mortgage companies accounted for more than 40 percent of new conventional mortgages (those eligible for sale to government-controlled guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), twice the share they accounted for just eight years earlier. They're also responsible
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Singapore housing recovery unlikely to be derailed by higher tax- industry head

“Although the new revised buyer's stamp duty hike may add some friction to transaction volumes and buyers are still price-sensitive, it is unlikely to derail the recovery,” Augustine Tan, president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore, said in a speech. “In the purchase of sites from the
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Bill supports predatory lending

District 2 Rep. Poliquin just voted in favor of an act called Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit (H.R. 3299). Sounds great, right? This is what politicians do to hide their real intent. The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and 150 national and state
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RBS bank posts first annual net profit in 10 years

[LONDON] State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday announced its first annual post-tax profit since 2007, or the eve of the global financial crisis, following a huge drop in litigation costs. RBS, saved a decade ago by the UK government in the world's biggest banking bailout, posted a net profit of
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Manitowoc County real estate transfers and homes sold: Feb. 25, 2018

To determine the purchase price of the real estate, divide the transfer fee by 0.003. For example, a transfer fee of $250 would indicate a purchase price of $83,333. Real estate sold at a price of $100,000 would have a transfer fee of $300. OTHER NEWS: Mishicot man, 67, dies after falling through ice on
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Brexit to shut the door on lengthy London house price boom

Brexit to shut the door on lengthy London house price boom

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – British inflation will outstrip gains in house prices this year and next, particularly in the capital, as uncertainty over Brexit and weak consumer spending power hits demand, a Reuters poll found on Friday. According to the latest quarterly Reuters poll of 33 housing market
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Companies Are Starting to Back Away From the Gun Industry and NRA

Signs are emerging that companies and investors are starting to push back against the gun industry and its main lobbying group, the National Rifle Association (NRA), in the wake of last week's Florida high school shooting. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, said Thursday that it had heard
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OnPoint Community Credit Union Mortgage Loan Officer

OnPoint Community Credit Union is now hiring a Mortgage Loan Officer – Outside Sales in Portland, OR. View job listing details and apply now.
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Former Bay area real estate lawyer gets prison time for insider trading

Prominent Tampa real estate and banking lawyer Walter “Chet” Little was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Manhattan to 27 months in prison in connection with a $1 million insider trading scheme. Little, who pleaded guilty last November to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, was
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RE/MAX Announces Conclusion Of Internal Investigation

The investigation addressed previously undisclosed transactions involving a loan of personal funds from then CEO David Liniger to then COO Adam … RE/MAX, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and Motto Mortgage, an innovative mortgage brokerage franchise, are
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Always be prepared: The biggest risks for NZ in 2018

The global finance company's report claims “prices do appear overvalued and credit growth has been high – traditional warning signs of real house-price declines”. There are signs the housing market is already slipping. Last year, Auckland house prices have tumbled in the biggest fall since 2010. A new
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Experts predict that real estate prices will continue to rise

When it comes to local real estate and the global economy, all signs point to another strong year, according to two experts who spoke during the Aspen Board of Realtors annual market update on Thursday at the St. Regis Aspen Resort. “Prices and values will continue to rise in virtually all Aspen and
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2018 Procurement Global Real Estate Intern

2018 Procurement Global Real Estate Intern in Pharma, Other with Merck. Apply Today.
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Latvian central bank governor accuses banks of trying to oust him

Latvia's embattled central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics has claimed that he is the victim of a concerted campaign by several banks to have him removed from his position. Mr Rimsevics suggested that the bribery accusations against him had been manufactured by banks unhappy with his moves to
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RBI sets April deadline for banks to integrate SWIFT with core banking solution after PNB fraud

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set 30 April as the deadline for banks to integrate SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) with core banking solutions (CBS) as it looks to strengthen internal controls in banks following the Rs11,400 crore PNB fraud. “That (30
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Curtain Call: Cliffhanger lives up to its title

Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville/Naugatuck: Mystery fans rejoice. The Phoenix Stage Company has a mystery thriller on the boards that will have you sitting at the edge of your seat but only when you're not laughing out loud. Playwright James Yaff has managed to create an intelligent mystery spiked
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4 Real Estate SEO Solutions for Modern Realtors

For instance, tools that can calculate your potential mortgage, or how much of a mortgage you can afford, are very popular. … Simply put, users are more likely to share a video for their friends to watch than an article for their friends to read. Luckily, video content is a natural fit for real estate agents.
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7 deadly sins of mortgage marketing

Mortgage products are not on the first page of your website. The more clicks it takes to get to the mortgage application, the less likely the member will apply. If its front and center and the member gets to the tools, information, calculators and the application they will actually submit some form of application
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Mortgage Consultant Junior (SAFE)

Learn more about applying for Mortgage Consultant Junior (SAFE) at Wells Fargo.
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ACORE's $2.1B Fourth Quarter Lending Surge…by the Numbers

A number of projects are coming to us 40 to 60 percent leased, so while it's too early to go to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac [for permanent financing], [the borrower] is coming off a construction loan and needs a bridge loan. We found a very good pocket of opportunity to go and do a bunch of those [loans].”.
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Foundation Asset Management Lp Decreased Stewart Information Svcs Cor (NYSE:STC) Stake By …

Stewart Information Services Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance and real estate transaction services worldwide. The company has market cap of $980.82 million. It operates through two divisions, Title Insurance and Related Services, and Ancillary Services and Corporate
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Cover Story: How a merger could generate tremors across Triangle housing market

When Lennar Carolinas bought a sprawling family farm west of Apex last April, real estate analysts called the acquisition historic. The buy – $25.7 million for 225 acres – was one of the largest single-day land take-downs ever seen in the Triangle. Trish Hanchette, Lennar's Raleigh division president at
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ISS Questions Qualcomm's Commitment to Negotiating With Broadcom

Qualcomm Inc. was criticized by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. for failing to tell hostile suitor Broadcom Ltd. what an acceptable bid price might be, raising questions about the board's commitment to negotiating a deal, the proxy adviser said. The influential advisory firm maintained its partial
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Even for Bezos, Fixing Health Care Will Be Hard

Warren Buffett has compared the system to a hungry tapeworm eating away at its corporate and taxpayer hosts. Now he's trying to do something about it by forming a health-care alliance with Jeff Bezos's Amazon.com Inc. and Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase & Co. Can the Buffett-Bezos-Dimon effort
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Pimps are thriving despite crackdown on buying sex

Pimps are thriving despite crackdown on buying sex

Prostitution is still thriving despite a new law that makes buying sex illegal, according to advocates for former sex workers. … brothels are still “operating openly” and “notorious pimps are still advertising women as merchandise on their pimping websites,” according to Dublin-based Space International.
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Bessemer Group Inc. Acquires 19977 Shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR)

The firm owned 1,621,171 shares of the restaurant operator's stock after buying an additional 19,977 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. owned about 0.68% of Restaurant Brands International worth $99,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors
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Future of Kenya's digital lending is limitless system

Okolea now has about 90,000 customers and does about 50,000 transactions a month with a repayment rate of 92 per cent. By KENNEDY KANGETHE, NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 23- You have not known pain until you have a negative rating on the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). Once lenders find out you
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WATCH: Learners showing gratitude towards RTA and RECC after lending a hand in Riverlea

The Riverlea Taxi Association (RTA) partnered with Riverlea Extension Community Committee (RECC) to lend a helping hand in the community. The two visited Wilhelmina Hoskins Primary in Riverlea Extension, to distribute uniforms to ten Grade 1 learners. According to Freddie Chipu, the disciplinary
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BB&T bank customers can't access accounts due to 'technical issue'

BB&T bank customers are reporting they have not been able to access their checking or savings accounts since Thursday afternoon. The Winston-Salem-based bank … At this time, many of our services are unavailable, including digital banking, Phone24, and ATM. Thank you for your patience as we
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Rates again prove to be of minor concern in homebuyer survey

According to Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been steadily climbing in early 2018. The average rate stood at 4.38 percent on Feb. 15. Average rates were variable in 2017, reaching a high of 4.3 percent on March 16 and retreating to a low of 3.78 percent on Sept. 14.
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Net mortgage lending doubles at Ipswich BS

According to the latest figure from Ipswich Building Society, there was a surge in mortgage lending during 2017, with a 17% increase in the number of processed mortgage applications from 2016 being cited as the main cause. In its full year results for 2017, the Society has recorded gross mortgage
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Vancouver real estate experts mull market at Buildex conference

Vancouver's real estate market is still booming, but upcoming trends may slow its ascent. A group of Vancouver real estate experts came together at the Buildex Vancouver trade conference on Feb. 14 to assess the state of the Lower Mainland's white-hot housing market. Andre Ramlo, the vice-president
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Challenges ahead for housing market says HouseCanary

Newly-constructed supply will be coming to the market during 2018 but it will be met by ever increasing demand from owner-occupiers and investors. That's one of the five key trends for the US housing market according to analytics firm HouseCanary which also highlights affordability concerns. Its latest
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Investment trend panel cites hot products

That's the conclusion of a panel that assembled earlier this month at the Sarasota Yacht Club to discuss “Current Trends in Real Estate Investing” sponsored by the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG). “It seemed like we didn't have any new hotel development in Sarasota for a long time,” says Angus
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PR: US Fintech Expert From Prudential Financial Launches Cryptocurrency – Backed Lending …

MoneyToken focused on cryptocurrency-backed lending, stablecoins development and crypto assets leveraging. Its innovative economic model allows you to hold onto your cryptocurrency assets and spend cash at the same time. The MoneyToken Private Sale has begun and more than $600,000 has
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Swisslinx hat die Stelle Customer Support (e-banking platform) (m/f) auf jobs.ch ausgeschrieben. Jetzt auf die Stellenausschreibung bewerben!
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CommerceWest Bank Supported the Blind Children's Learning Center

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CommerceWest Bank (OTCBB: CWBK) supported the Blind Children's Learning Center and stepped into the world of children who are blind or visually impaired to understand the challenges that they face. The Vision Beyond Sight event raised funds to help
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England's Jones banking on Hughes's muscle

Eddie Jones hopes Nathan Hughes will be able to muscle his way round Murrayfield when England's Six Nations title defence resumes against Scotland tomorrow. Hughes was the one change to the starting side announced by England coach Jones yesterday from the side that beat Wales 12-6 last time
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Missouri Governor Charged With Invasion of Privacy for Photo

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was charged with invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a compromising photo of a woman he was having an affair with before he was elected in 2016. Greitens, 43, was indicted by a St. Louis grand jury under a state law that makes it a felony to transmit on a computer a
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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 4.40 percent this week, a slight gain from 4.38 percent last week. That average is the highest since April 2014 and the seventh-straight weekly increase. The rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans rose to
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Business Briefs: Mortgage rates up to 4.4 percent

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates crept higher this week, upping the costs of borrowing to purchase a home just as more of the millennial generation is entering the real estate market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 4.40 percent this
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GS E&C makes a inroad into Indonesia's housing market

South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) has joined hands with Indonesia's leading developer Vasanta Group to build a residential complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, making an inroad into the growing housing market in the Southeast Asian country. GS E&C said on Thursday that it
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Proposed ballot initiative would ask Colorado voters to cap payday lending rates at 36 percent

A ballot question in the November election could ask voters to cap rates charged by payday lenders at 36 percent. But to get on the ballot, the Center for Responsible Lending will have to clear its paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office and collect 98,492 signatures within six months.
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25/1 Rickard Road Bankstown NSW 2200

HOUSE-SIZED UNIT. 2 bedrooms Apartment for Sale. $580000 -$630000. 25/1 Rickard Road Bankstown NSW 2200. Listed by Wiseberry Real Estate – Bankstown. Features: Ensuite, Garage Spaces.
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Tanzania: BOT's New Measures to Boost Lending

Dar es Salaam — The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has published new measures which are aimed at increasing bank lending to the private sector – but doing so at a time when the banks have been directed to contain escalating Non-Performing Loans (NPLs). The measures are intended to improve growth of
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Sex trade survivors advocacy group SPACE International calls for Garda crackdown on pimps and …

It also claimed that gardai are not actively targeting pimps or those who purchase sex at known locations. Rachel Moran, founder of SPACE International, said: “Sex trade survivors know exactly how it feels to be caught up in prostitution and what we need in terms of policy and practice to make our lives
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Insider Buying: FTS International Inc (NYSE:FTSI) Major Shareholder Buys 560000 Shares of Stock

FTS International logo FTS International Inc (NYSE:FTSI) major shareholder Rrj Capital Master Fund I, L.P purchased 560,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $18.00 per share, for a total transaction
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Lending restrictions constrain bank's growth

Regional bank MyState's loan book grew 4.5% to $4.3bn in the first half of FY18 from December 2016 – growth that group executive mortgage broker Huw Bough said was constrained by regulations on interest-only and investor lending. The increase is lower than the system growth of 6.3% for the 12
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Better year expected for residential property market

JOHANNESBURG – An improvement in the residential property market was expected this year, despite the Budget being negative for the housing market, according to industry analysts. Jacques du Toit, a property analyst at Absa Home Loans, said yesterday that the Budget would definitely impact on
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Billionaire Takes Fight Over California Beach to the Supreme Court

Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla is asking the nation's highest court to help him keep surfers from using his beach. Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, filed his petition to the Supreme Court Thursday following a 4-year court battle in which he sought to persuade the state judiciary to keep
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Russians, Bribes and Spies Raise the Scandal Bar for EU Banking

Just days after the U.S. threatened to penalize Latvia's third-biggest lender for having “institutionalized money laundering,” including for clients linked to North Korea's nuclear-weapons program, authorities in Riga detained veteran central bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics on suspicion of bribe-taking.
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Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank starts operations from February 22

Aditya Birla Idea Payments bank is among seven entities to get a final approval from the banking regulator. Airtel Payments Bank Ltd was the first payments bank to start operations in January 2017 followed by India Post. So far, Airtel, Paytm, India Post, and Fino Payments Bank have launched their
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BC monitoring, may expand locations where new housing speculation tax applied

What the government describes as a speculation tax will be applied annually and will rise to 2 per cent on the assessed value of homes once it is fully up and running next year. The tax is aimed at investors who park capital in B.C. and drive up housing prices. It will hit foreign and out-of-province owners
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The Swiss Central Bank And Sovereign Money

Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board Swiss National Bank, published an article recently entitled “How money is created by the central bank and the banking system”. Actually, the article is the transcript of a speech. “Sovereign Money” is a quite widely used phrase which means the same as
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Peapack-Gladstone Bank Hires Todd M. Poland as General Counsel

BEDMINSTER, NJ, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) and Peapack-Gladstone Bank are proud to announce the appointment of Todd M. Poland as Executive Vice President, General Counsel at Peapack-Gladstone
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Royal commission releases mortgage broking report

Compiled using public information, including that from The Adviser, the Some Features of the Australian Mortgage Broking Industry report outlines that the mortgage broking industry is “a key distribution channel for residential mortgage financing in Australia”, settling 55.7 per cent of all residential home
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Here's what Lloyds' $4.2 billion digitization pledge says about banking's future

Lloyds Banking Group, one of the UK's biggest banking firms, will spend over £3 billion ($4.2 billion) on new technologies and digitization over the next three years to boost the customer experience and make its business more efficient, it announced in a strategic update issued alongside its 2017 results.
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A banking centre seeks to reinvent itself

Switzerland's famous banking secrecy is falling to a global assault on money-laundering and tax evasion. But financial security remains in demand. The country should seek to become the “crypto-nation”, said the economy minister, Johann Schneider-Ammann, last month. Zug aims to be the capital of
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Engineers Gate Manager LP Acquires 2515 Shares of Honeywell International Inc. (HON)

Hudock Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Honeywell International by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hudock Capital Group LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Rowland & Co. Investment Counsel ADV lifted
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Effective Job Description Writing Techniques for Your Company

Read your job description title and determine whether you can make sense of it from a non-organizational perspective. If the meaning is not clear initially, then the title needs a facelift. In some cases, the position title may be too long or too confusing. A short title can still be meaningful and attract the right
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Traders Buy Shares of American International Group (AIG) on Weakness

American International Group logo Investors purchased shares of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) on weakness during trading on Thursday. $1,031.32 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $96.39 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $934.93
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