M&A daily wrap: Charlesbank, Partners Group, Hearthside, Blackstone, Patrick Soon-Shiong

M&A daily wrap: Charlesbank, Partners Group, Hearthside, Blackstone, Patrick Soon-Shiong

Tenura Holdings, Panorama Point Partners and title insurance executive Robert Jackson have partnered to form a new platform called Nerio Group. The company will focus on mortgage loan services including: residential purchase, refinancing, home equity, default and curative and commercial services
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UGA students earn $30000 for Terry College in real estate investment competition

The 2017 Real Confidence University Challenge is sponsored by Altus Group, a real estate management consulting company, and is an interactive exercise where teams hypothetically invest $1 billion in capital to real estate investments directly linked to well-known private and public real estate indexes
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Delivering Your Tax Refund Is the Least of the IRS's Problems

For Tax Day this year, House lawmakers are focusing on a familiar target — the Internal Revenue Service. Pegged to Tuesday's tax-filing deadline, Republican leaders scheduled a floor vote later this week on a bipartisan package to retool the agency. If the measure gains momentum, the IRS could face
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Deutsche Bank Shelves $4.6 Billion India Portfolio Sale

The bank has a credit exposure of about 15.2 billion euros in India, its second-highest among Asia-Pacific markets after Japan. Deutsche Bank, which started operations in India in 1980, has previously divested parts of its business in the country. In 2010 it sold its mortgage business, and five years later it
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From Motor City to Mortgage City: How Detroit became a fintech hub

DETROIT — While the West Coast still reigns as the epicenter of technology development, the Detroit area has quietly emerged as a proving ground for digital mortgage innovations. The area has become a center for innovation largely due to the presence of Quicken Loans, a nonbank lender that's
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Blows Out

A Southwest Airlines Co. jetliner made an emergency landing in Philadelphia International Airport after an engine blew out, forcing the suspension of flights in and out of the airport. The cabin depressurized when engine debris broke a window, according to an NBC affiliate. A woman was drawn toward
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Total UK homeowner purchases reach highest level in over 10 years

Homeowner house purchases reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007. The data, which combines both home movers and first-time buyers, comes from the latest study on mortgage trends by trade association UK Finance. The report also found that mortgage lending for
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Bank of America's problem with Loan Officers (and vice versa)

It's been discussed among my friends with their operations here in the DFW area, and it's touched upon in my interview with Casey Crawford, the CEO of Movement Mortgage — published in the next issue of HousingWire magazine. It all appeared to come into sharper focus yesterday as the extent of the
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What Was Matthew Mellon's Cause of Death? Cryptocurrency Billionaire and Banking Heir Dies …

Cryptocurrency billionaire and American banking heir Mathew Mellon has died aged 54 following a long-running battle with drug addiction, a family representative confirmed on Tuesday. Mellon, the ex-husband of Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon, was attending rehab in Mexico at the time of his
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Western Innovator: A new market for landrace grains

Scheuerman co-founded Palouse Heritage with his brother, Richard, seven years ago, and incorporated in 2014. … The company also has a 30-acre seed farm, and three other farmers grow for the company, for a total of roughly 100 tons produced on 100 acres, … Title: Co-founder, Palouse Heritage.
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San Antonio home sales and prices keep climbing

The local housing market became even hotter in March, making life more difficult for buyers as prices continued to rise and the supply of homes on the market stayed extremely tight. Last month, 2,770 homes were sold in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, an increase of 6.2 percent over March
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Drug Made From Cannabis Plant Gets Backing From FDA Staff

An experimental medication that could become the first drug derived from a marijuana plant approved in the U.S. received a boost from Food and Drug Administration staff. The treatment's maker, U.K. company GW Pharmaceuticals Plc, provided “substantial evidence” of the drug's effectiveness, FDA
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Ditech's 2017 loss included fair value and restructuring charges

There was a $28.8 million fourth-quarter pretax loss from its reverse mortgage business, compared with a pretax loss of $39.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Ditech also had a $91.3 million pretax loss in what was termed the “other nonreportable segment.” This was an increase of $52.8 million and
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Banking secretary says Rs 500 notes in shortage, supply recovery may take a week

The Centre has stepped in to play down the panic triggered by a possible cash crunch situation across India. While initial reports suggest that the Rs 2000 notes are vanishing from the ATMs, the Centre on Tuesday said that there is an acute shortage of Rs 500 notes and that it will take about a week to
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Ditech Holding Corporation Announces Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights And …

our dependence on U.S. GSEs and agencies (especially Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae) and their residential loan programs and our ability to maintain relationships with, and remain qualified to participate in programs sponsored by, such entities, our ability to satisfy various existing or future
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The Rothschild banking dynasty is passing to the 7th generation

Rothschild & Co, one of Europe's oldest banks, has announced the appointment of a new boss. Alexandre de Rothschild, 37, will take over from his father as Chairman of the bank, it was announced on Tuesday. Alexandre will become the seventh generation of the family to take charge of the
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Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research to “Hold”

The Company makes Liberator Series loans, which are for the purchase of residential real property by borrowers who generally would not qualify for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans, and Portfolio Series loans, which is debt consolidation loans for borrowers whose credit history qualifies them. “.
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Goldman Breaks From Wall Street Pack With Bond-Trading Boom

… focused enough on corporate clients. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein has maintained that many of the issues in the company's biggest business are cyclical and would improve with more active markets. Goldman Sachs benefited from a return of volatility to equity markets in the first quarter.
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NRA Proves the Need for Campaign-Finance Reform

The National Rifle Association is finished answering questions. That's what the organization told Senator Ron Wyden last week in a letter complaining about Wyden's “time-consuming and burdensome” inquiries into the NRA's ties to Russians. That answer isn't good enough. The NRA's relationship with
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The IRS Really Needs Some New Computers

The tax agency's embrace of IBM in the 1950s helped drive down audit rates. It's still depending on the same code. by. Stephen Mihm. @smihm More stories by Stephen Mihm. April 17, 2018, 6:00 AM PDT. 1040 eaters. Photo by U.S. News & World Report Collection/Marion S Trikosko/PhotoQuest/Getty
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The historical significance of Jeff Hardy's US Title win on Raw

The historical significance of Jeff Hardy's US Title win on Raw

With his US Title win Monday night, Jeff Hardy joins illustrious company. He is one of only two men to hold every available men's title in modern WWE history, or its equivalent. The other man? Chris Jericho. For history's sake, I'm not including the much older titles of WWE's long history. They've invented
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Tesla Suspends Model 3 Production Again

Bloomberg's Keith Naughton discusses production delays for Tesla's Model 3 sedan and Elon Musk's handling of the problems. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Fed's bank regulator to pitch Congress on stress test, liquidity changes

He will also propose easing liquidity requirements for big banks that are not global, as part of a broader effort to tailor rules to firms' size and risk profile. During his six months in office, Quarles has already proposed easing other aspects of annual bank stress tests and begun work to simplify the so-called
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Yielding to Slowing Household Formations

Leonard Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, discusses national housing market trends and their impact on potential homebuyers. Advertisement. Keywords: Subject: Housing Data · Local Markets · Housing Trends · Market Research · Millennials. People: Leonard Kiefer. Organization:
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Santander Innoventures Makes Its First Investment in Brazil via Digital Lending Platform Creditas

Brazilians are paying high interest rates in the unsecured lending space, while at the same time approximately 70% of home and car owners don't have mortgage or auto financing. Creditas leverages these assets that represent US$ 3 trillion in the country to offer home and auto secured loans at more
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PPDAI Group: China's 'Lending Club' Is In A Buy Range Now

The Chinese version of Lending Club, PPDAI Group Inc. (NYSE: PPDF), is now believed to be within the BUY range. The company has been undervalued because of some one-time accounting adjustments that largely impacted the Q4 earnings results. When the temporary factors are eliminated, the
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Geothermal agency inks homes deal with KCB

KCB Group chief operating officer Samuel Makome on Tuesday said the cash-backed scheme is one of the innovative ways that the lender has developed through a partnership with institutions, to facilitate affordable long-term mortgage financing that allows single-digit borrowing. “We are keen at
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How will FinTech and digital currencies transform central banking

While it is premature to speak of disruption of traditional concepts of central banking, it is worth considering if the looming changes to money, financial markets, and payment systems will have significant repercussions for the operation of central banks and their ability to deliver on key objectives such as
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Lloyds Banking Group to close 49 branches

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that 49 branches will be closed. Those closures, along with reorganisation elsewhere at the bank, will affect 1,230 jobs. Lloyds says it is creating 925 jobs and existing staff will be redeployed “wherever possible”. Of the 49 banks earmarked for closure eight belong
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Mile-high appreciation

As I detailed in my first column for this HousingWire series, four of the five MSAs with the highest projected appreciation over the next 12 months are in Washington State. Ranked fourth for projected appreciation at 9.9%, Colorado's Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA rounds out the top five. THE NUMBERS
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Is Selling Investors Title Company (ITIC) Here a Winning Strategy? The Stock Formed Ascending …

Tower Research Cap Ltd Liability (Trc) holds 0% of its portfolio in Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) for 19 shares. Biglari Capital has 0.49% … The stock of Investors Title Company (ITIC) formed an ascending triangle with $185.25 target or 5.00 % below today's $195.00 share price. The 5 months
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Matthew Mellon: billionaire banking heir dies aged 54

Billionaire banking heir and transatlantic personality Matthew Mellon has died at 54, reportedly while attending a rehabilitation centre in Mexico to deal with an admitted opioid dependency, after years of struggling with drug addiction. His cousin Peter Stephaich confirmed Mellon's death but declined on
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California home sales tick higher in March as median price aches eight-month high, CAR reports

The 30-year, fixed-mortgage interest rates averaged 4.44 percent in March, up from 4.33 percent in February and from 4.20 percent in March 2017, according to Freddie Mac. The five-year, adjustable mortgage interest rate also edged higher in March to an average of 3.65 percent from 3.60 percent in
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Lloyds Banking Group to cut 305 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LLOY.LN) said Tuesday that it will cut 305 jobs primarily from its branch network as part of its strategic plan to focus on technology and staff. Accord, the trade union for staff in financial services, said Lloyds plans to remove about 1,230 jobs across eight business divisions
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Surging Bullish Call Buying in Brinker International (EAT) Continues, Amid M&A Chatter …

Susquehanna options strategist Alison Edwards notes a surge in bullish call buying volume for Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) amid M&A chatter, as investors purchased ~3k Apr 40 Calls for up to $0.70 and 1k May 45 Calls for $0.70.
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At Goldman, acquisitions seen as way to boost consumer lending

Goldman Sachs could use small acquisitions to build its consumer lending business, which has just reached the $3 billion mark in new loans after more than a year in operation, the bank's chief financial officer said on Tuesday. On Sunday, Goldman announced the acquisition of personal finance
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Terra Firma Capital Corporation Announces the Closing of a Land Banking Transaction in Atlanta …

The land banking transaction closed on April 16, 2018 and was partially funded with available cash balances. Land banking is a unique financing product provided primarily in the United States to help large private and public homebuilders manage their land inventory requirements off their balance
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Still displaced by Sandy? These apartments could be for you

Other funds come from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, which last month awarded the project a $1.024 million grant, said Eric Amig, spokesman for the bank. M&T Bank which entered the New Jersey lending market in 2015, is an FHLB member that applied for the grant on behalf of the project
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Comey Responds to Trump: 'This Is Not Some Tin-Pot Dictatorship'

Comey's comments kept alive a feud between the two that has seen Comey liken Trump to a Mafia boss and call him “morally unfit” for the presidency in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC News. Trump in turn lashed out at the former FBI chief as politically motivated and calling him “Slippery James
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REFILE-Intesa Sanpaolo approves 3.6 bln euro deal with Intrum Justitia

(Refiles to fix typo in headline). MILAN, April 17 (Reuters) – Intesa Sanpaolo's board on Tuesday approved a 3.6 billion euro deal with Swedish credit management company Intrum that will help the Italian bank to cut its bad loan ratio below a 10 percent threshold. Italian banks still hold some 285 billion
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Wales Sees Price Gains at High End of the Market

Wales Sees Price Gains at High End of the Market

Welsh housing prices are on the rise, propelled by gains in a pricier corridor near Cardiff, according to a housing index out Tuesday. The average price of a home in Wales grew 2.9% in the first quarter compared to last year, with some of the biggest appreciation in the south east along the Bristol
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Live: Banking royal commission continues AMP grilling

AMP is first up on the stand after almost two days of revelations about how senior management misled the corporate regulator to downplay the fee-for-no-service scandal at the company. The Commonwealth Bank and its soon-to-be-spun-off wealth management arm Colonial First State will front the
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Yellow metal price remains dull on Gold Futures speculation

The low demand of yellow metal in international and domestic markets and downward correction in Futures put metal prices depressed. However buyers consolidated their long positions by making forward deals. Gold price was still within the reach of buyers in international and domestic markets during
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Starbucks Will Close 8000 US Stores For Half A Day To Give Employees Racial-Bias Training

Starbucks (sbux, +0.89%) said on Tuesday it would close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for a few hours next month to give employees racial-bias training as the coffee shop giant looks to contain the fallout stemming from the arrest this weekend of two black men while they waited at a Philadelphia location.
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Goldman reports 26 percent surge in profits, helped by taxes

The bank has in recent years started to diversify out of its traditional businesses, advising clients and trading, and into more Main Street forms of banking like personal loans and savings accounts under the Marcus brand. That business has been growing rapidly, and so have profits. Goldman's investing
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Term CEF Ladder #2: Mortgage Closed-End Funds Explored

This is the second installation in a series of planned articles exploring the concept of a Term CEF Ladder. Mortgage Closed-End Funds with term dates will be today's focus. Updated data for 43 Term CEFs is provided, as well as a worksheet with fundamental information on 11 Mortgage / Senior Loan
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Southwest Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Philly

Tracking data from FlightAware.com shows the flight was heading west over New York's southern tier when it abruptly turned toward Philadelphia. Messages seeking comment from the Federal Aviation Administration wasn't immediately returned. Firefighters were on the scene but a spokeswoman
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Best Oregon Mortgage Lenders of 2018

We've identified some of the best mortgage lenders for your needs. Whether you need to make a small down payment, are a first-time home buyer, seek a lender that doesn't mind a low credit score, prefer an online lender, or want to borrow against your home's equity, these mortgage lenders can help.
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Snapchat's Newest Feature Lets You Build Your Own Face Filter

Snap is updating Lens Studio with a new feature that will let augmented reality developers and artists build face filters, which should give users of its Snapchat social media app new ways to customize selfies. Snap launched Lens Studio in December in an effort aimed at creating a space for augmented
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Landmark closes eighth real estate secondaries fund on $3.3 bln

Landmark Partners, a leading investor in the real estate, private equity and real asset secondary market, today announced that Landmark Real Estate Fund VIII (“LREF VIII”) held its final close on March 30, 2018, with commitments of US$3.3 billion. At the time of final closing, LREF VIII was 42%
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US Officials Have Spoken Directly With Kim for Summit Plans, Source Says

High-level U.S. officials have spoken directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in preparation for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim, said a person familiar with matter. The person declined to identify the officials other than as “very senior,” but White House Press Secretary Sarah
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Production Profits, Volume Drop at Independent Mortgage Lenders

Production profits for independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries in 2017 were almost half of what they were a year earlier, according to the latest MBA Performance Report. The report also revealed that production volumes were down over the year. On average, mortgage loans reaped
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The latest news on Zillow's move to buy and sell homes directly

Catch up on all the news from Zillow's entrance into the iBuyer market. by Patrick Kearns Staff Writer. Apr 16. Big plans for business in 2018? Give yourself the tools to own the new year at Connect SF, July 17-20, 2018. Learn More. Seattle-based real estate tech giant Zillow sent shockwaves throughout
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Ellie Mae Launches Encompass Version 18.2

Ellie Mae has launched a new major release of its Encompass digital mortgage solution, Encompass 18.2 designed to help lenders of all sizes originate more loans, lower origination costs and shorten the time to close with compliance, efficiency and quality. Encompass 18.2 includes compliance
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Cryptocurrency Billionaire, 53, Dies in Drug Rehab in Mexico After Battle With Addiction

He previously opened up to the Post about his struggles with addiction to the opiate painkiller Oxycontin. “Billionaire Matthew Mellon, 53, died suddenly in Cancun, Mexico, where he was attending a drug rehabilitation facility. Mellon made his fortune in cryptocurrency, turning a $2 million investment into
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Credit Scores Now Free From Tax Lien Information

Beginning this week, some Americans will start to see their credit scores increase due to the removal of all tax liens from consumer credit reports issued by Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Moving forward, the three major credit bureaus will not factor civil judgment data and roughly half of all tax lien
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New Jersey Warns of Hackers Trying to Steal Mortgage Funds

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is warning consumers and professionals in the mortgage industry to be on the lookout for hackers that are trying to steal mortgage funds during real estate transactions, HousingWire staffer Ben Lane reports. “The purpose of today's bulletin is to
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Rebuffed by Real Estate Lender, Related Weighs a Takeover

… about Related buying Ladder, calling its filings on the matter “bizarre.” He said he wouldn't “spend another moment of thought or conversation about the Related matter. Rather, we intend to focus on Ladder's favorable corporate structure, well-positioned platform and its undervalued real estate assets.
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Connect The Sessions: The ICSF Marketing Track

Marketing yourself as a real estate agent — or a brokerage — can be difficult in any market, and the challenges increase in markets with new entrants like discount brokerages or ibuyers who are carving out their own slice of the consumer pie. How can you stay on the leading edge of real estate
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Govt to establish mortgage scheme for civil servants, military, police personnel

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Tuesday that the government would establish a special mortgage scheme for civil servants, military and police personnel. Jokowi said 945,000 civil servants, 275,000 military personnel and 360,000 police personnel were not homeowners. He called on relevant
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A Real Estate Apocalypse Has Begun

A Real Estate Apocalypse Has Begun

(New York). There have been growing fears over the real estate market for the last couple of years, and now one corner of the market is in the middle of a growing apocalypse. Retail real estate is currently on trend to have by far the worst year in memory. Already in 2018, 77 million square feet of retail
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Commentary: How to Really Protect Your Digital Privacy: Move to Europe

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress last week highlighted the burgeoning importance of digital privacy in the minds of legislators and the American public. It may also mark the beginning of a long-overdue privacy awakening in our country. Now is the right time for the U.S.
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Canadian Opposition to Nafta's Chapter 11 Gives Trudeau Leeway

The most frequent advice the government heard in public consultations before North American Free Trade Agreement talks opened in August was to eliminate Chapter 11, the part of the pact that deals with investor-state dispute settlement, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg News through a
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Tavant FinConnect Processes Over One Million Digital Mortgage Transactions in One Year

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tavant, a leading innovative mortgage platform provider, announced today that its FinConnect mortgage data integration platform processed one million unique digital mortgage transactions in the last year enabling loan origination volumes of over $75B.
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EPS Forecast Revision Trends: Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET)

Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) was up +1.32% ($0.07) to $5.37 and showed a volume of 0.34 mln shares. It has ranged in price between $5.32-$5.41 after having started the session at $5.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $5.3. The GAP was therefore 0.38%. Over the
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Here's what borrowers could save by getting additional mortgage quotes

In fact, 80% of borrowers who obtain one additional rate quote while shopping for a mortgage will save between $966 and $2,086 over the life of the loan. And that savings increases to $2,914 if the borrower receives five rate quotes. About 80% of borrowers who obtain five quotes will save between
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Arbuthnot says head of main banking unit to step down

(Reuters) – Britain's Arbuthnot Banking Group said on Tuesday Ian Henderson would step down as chief executive of its main banking unit, Arbuthnot Latham & Co Ltd, due to personal reasons. Henderson would remain with Arbuthnot Banking's board until the end of August and would assist
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WFG National Title Insurance Company expanding in Washington

According to the companies, former owner/county manager Kevin Ferguson will become an executive vice president with Inland Professional Title and continue to manage the operation, which will soon change its name to WFG National Title Company of Eastern WA. “We are delighted and honored to
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Senate moves to strike down CFPB auto lending regulation

Republicans have long criticized the CFPB's auto lending rules — including in a 54-page 2015 report — on the grounds that it subjected auto financing companies to discrimination lawsuits on the basis of disparate impact, rather than on direct evidence of discrimination. And because lenders don't
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More parents are helping their kids with down payments

This trend has not gone unnoticed, said Mike McCann, a real estate professional with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach in Philadelphia. He told Philly.com that he's seen a growing number of parents getting involved with their children on their first home purchase. Generally, parents
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Huawei and ZTE Targeted While Security Ban Advances at US FCC

U.S. regulators advanced a prohibition on using federal subsidies to buy networking gear from manufacturers such as Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. that are deemed a security risk, marking a second straight day of U.S. government action against Chinese equipment makers. The Federal
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Mnuchin Labels Trump's China, Russia FX Tweets a 'Warning Shot'

President Donald Trump's accusations that China and Russia are gaming their currencies were a “warning shot” about the consequences about devaluation, rather than part of a wish to achieve a weaker dollar, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. “China has devalued their currency in the past
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Atlanta housing price gains have (yikes) nearly doubled national average

Calling Atlanta home just doesn't show signs of getting cheaper anytime soon. That's certainly not unexpected amidst a surging regional economy, but recent statistics have been jolting. HotPad's inaugural report on Atlanta rental trends, for instance, showed city rents are growing three times faster than
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Lloyds reveals 49 banks to close with 305 jobs cut

Lloyds Banking Group is taking the axe to its UK branch network again by announcing 49 further closures, with 305 staff losing their jobs. The lender has … Like its major competitors, which have all cut branch numbers in recent years, Lloyds cited growth in digital banking for the closures. The company
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Southwest Passenger Dies After Jet Engine Blows Out in Flight

… carrying 148 people en route to Dallas from New York made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine blew out, shattering a window, Bloomberg News reports. … NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said at a news conference that the death was the first fatality on a U.S. airline in nine years.
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Bitcoin's Sudden Drop Snaps Seven Straight Days of Crypto Gains

Are Bitcoin bulls getting nervous? The largest cryptocurrency declined suddenly this afternoon absent any easily identified catalysts, putting the price on a pace to finish lower for the first time in seven days. Keep in mind that the decline was only as much as 1.6 percent, the biggest intraday drop since
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Gilbert: 'We're not really in the mortgage business'

Quicken Loans Chairman Dan Gilbert and Vice Chairman Bill Emerson speak at mortgage industry conference in Detroit. Gilbert says Quicken Loans is more of a “data acquisition business” than a mortgage company. Young consumers won't change how they make purchases with smart phones,
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A Decade After The Bubble Burst, House Flipping Is On The Rise

New research shows that flippers contributed to the housing crash of the mid-2000s more than economists initially realized. Because some of the same practices from the boom are making a comeback, some market watchers are concerned that the real estate market might once again be nearing a
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Investors May Go Into Beast Mode and Buy Stocks After Netflix's Earnings Blowout

Above all else, Netflix weaved a story to investors of an international business that is poised to be larger than its U.S. operations in the not-too-distant future. Now that the company is profitably running its international operations, with juicy margins to boot, Wall Street will take these comments and
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MICE destination: Winning ways

Providing the venues for these high-profile international events helps to give Cardiff the kind of publicity that other UK locations can only dream of. The city already welcomes 20 million visitors annually, who spend some £1 billion. Cardiff's sporting venues also provide a range of spaces for meetings,
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Banking veteran to become executive chairman of Colo. fintech firm

Banking veteran to become executive chairman of Colo. fintech firm

Chris Marshall, former chief financial officer of Capital Bank in Charlotte, N.C., has found a new gig outside of banking. Marshall, who helped Capital Bank become a $10 billion-asset company before last year's sale to First Horizon, has agreed to become executive chairman of Tax Guard, a fintech firm in
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The GOP is about to scrap safeguards that stop auto lenders from discriminating based on race

The Senate is on the verge of getting rid of a consumer protection measure meant to stop car dealers from charging more for car loans based on race. And the vote is just the start of lawmakers' attempts to target years of federal agencies' decisions through the Congressional Review Act, the GOP's new
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Lazard Says Emerging Activists Are Stepping Up Attacks

Lazard Head of Shareholder Advisory Jim Rossman discusses the state of M&A, the rise of shareholder activism and the hunt for alpha. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Careers Made in
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Tariffs Can Be a Market Buying Opportunity, Englander Says

Steven Englander, Rafiki Capital head of research and strategy, discusses the impact of tariffs on global markets. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights
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'Relatively Good' Quarter for Goldman, Barclays' Goldberg Says

Jason Goldberg, Barclays senior equity analyst, discusses Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s first-quarter performance with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn and Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.
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McConnell Opposes Trump's Attempt to Cancel Some 2018 Spending

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he opposes a White House attempt to cancel billions of dollars in federal spending from last month's 2018 appropriations bill, likely dooming the effort. President Donald Trump had called the spending bill “ridiculous” and initially threatened to veto it
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Martin J. Whitman, Third Avenue Management Founder, Dies at 93

Martin J. Whitman, who made “safe and cheap” a value-investing mantra during more than two decades managing the Third Avenue Value Fund, has died. He was 93. He died Monday, according to a statement from New York-based Third Avenue Management LLC, which Whitman founded. No cause
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Goldman may acquire its way to a bigger consumer bank

Goldman got into consumer lending much later than big U.S. banking peers, and analysts have asserted on and off through the years that acquiring a big consumer lender would help even out volatile results from businesses like trading and investment banking. Unlike most rivals, Goldman did not make
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6 healthy habits that don't cost a fortune

6 healthy habits that don't cost a fortune. April 17, 2018. By Stuart Richer, OD, PhD. At this point in my life, I can now appreciate that the best ancient and rediscovered health practices do not cost money—much like the age-old adage, “The best things in life are free.” However, one must be aware that it is
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Faith Leaders Gather At Trump National Doral To Protest Against Payday Lending Conference

State and national faith leaders gathered in front of the Trump National Resort in Doral on Tuesday to rally against the annual conference of Community Financial Services Association of America. Rev. Rachel Gunter Shapard, from Jacksonville, said payday lending catches Floridians in a vicious cycle of
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Southwest Airlines Engine Failure Results in First Fatality on US Airline in 9 Years

An engine failure that forced Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to make an emergency landing has left one person dead, making it the first fatality on a U.S. airline in nine years. The Southwest Airlines jetliner, a Boeing 737-700, was en route from LaGuardia Airport in New York to Dallas when it suffered an
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Commentary: We Should Prepare for Climate Change Like We Prepare for War

Climate change poses a more significant threat to global security than the low probability event of a ground war with China. And yet, we spent $590 billion on defense in 2017 and maintained readiness against the unlikely prospect of a large conventional war. It's time for conservatives to recognize our
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Bill Ackman Just Can't Stop Talking About Carl Icahn

Ackman also said he was excited about this investments in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae since the value of the companies have increased alongside the recovery in the housing market and a more favorable regulatory environment. Ackman could use some good news after the Herbalife defeat and a
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Form 8-K GLOBAL HEALTHCARE REIT, For: Apr 05

Within three (3) days after the Effective Date, Purchaser shall deliver to First American Title Insurance Company (the “Escrow Agent”), as escrow agent, the sum of Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) (the “Initial Deposit”), which shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent in accordance with
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IRS Gives Taxpayers an Extra Day to File After Computer Crash

The same message appeared when choosing to apply for a payment plan or view account information. “If we can't solve it today, we'll figure out a solution,” Kautter said. “Taxpayers would not be penalized because of a technical problem the IRS is having.” Last year, the IRS received five million tax
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Karen Cullen joins CrossCheck Compliance as director of compliance and fair & responsible lending

CrossCheck Compliance announced Tuesday that Karen Cullen has joined the firm as a director in the firm's compliance and fair & responsible lending practices. “We are thrilled that Karen has joined the CrossCheck team,” said Liza Warner, managing director for CrossCheck's regulatory compliance,
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Senate poised to roll back effort to prevent auto-lending discrimination

WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote as early as Tuesday to rescind a five-year old, Obama-era policy warning auto lenders against allowing minority borrowers to be charged more than white borrowers. The legislation, sponsored by the Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., takes aim at one of the
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Nintendo Has Added Loot Boxes To Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp just got loot boxes in its latest update. Thanks, I hate it! The mobile Animal Crossing game is no stranger to dodgy, predatory mobile game mechanics. This latest updates introduces the scummiest of all: loot boxes, in the form of the new Fortune Cookies. These items
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Twitter Shares Are Having an Even Bigger Day Than Netflix

Move over Netflix, Twitter's on an even bigger tear. The social network's shares surged as much as 12 percent after a long-term bear decided that the stock should no longer be sold. Netflix jumped 10 percent after reporting subscriber growth that topped estimates. “Constructive advertiser conversations
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Prince's Former Toronto Home Sees Big Price Drop

If you want a sense of what a ride Toronto's housing market has been in recent years, look no further than the saga of 61 The Bridle Path — the mansion formerly owned by Prince. It was listed last Friday with an asking price of $17.88 million. But within days, that was chopped to $16.9 million.
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US Airlines' Rights to Fly Over Russia Expire

US Airlines' Rights to Fly Over Russia Expire

Airlines for America, a trade group representing U.S. carriers, didn't immediately comment when contacted by Bloomberg News. The U.S. and Russia haven't had a permanent framework governing overflight permissions since 2001, instead relying on a patchwork set of non-binding agreements. Russia
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Closing Bell Exchange: Concern about Goldman's investment banking, M&A businesses

Closing Bell Exchange: Concern about Goldman's investment banking, M&A businesses. 2 Hours Ago. Discussing the current state of the markets with Peter Costa, Empire Executions; Holly Liss, BTIG; and Brent Schutte, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management. Watch CNBC Live TV
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How Republicans Can Ward Off Demographic Doom

In the run-up to the 2016 campaign, Republicans were told that they had to adjust to demographic change if they were to have a future. They even said it to themselves. The Republican National Committee produced an “autopsy” after Mitt Romney's 2012 defeat urging the party, among other things,
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Reverse Mortgage Originators Name Their Favorite Educational Resources

Equally important for Paterson are her popular blog, Beth's Reverse Mortgage Blog, and her book. Paterson has taken her two books, updated and combined them into one: “Understanding Reverse Mortgages: Financing for Seniors May Be Right Under Their Roof.” Rick Rodriguez with Resolute Bank in
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GOP Rep. Hensarling on Quarles, Stress Tests, Dodd-Frank

Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, discusses Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles' testimony before Congress and banking regulation. He speaks with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli on “What'd You Miss?
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Marnie Ann Bennett is recognized by Continental Who's Who

Bennett Property Shop Realty has steadily and determinedly grown to become a global real estate entity that continues to specialize in Real Estate sales … and trends in each and every housing segment in which she is involved – whether that be in residential resale real estate, new home developments
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MBA Tech: What's next for the mortgage industry?

The panel included Dominic Marchetti, chief technology officer at loanDepot, Bill Emerson, vice chairman of Rock Holdings, Ben Sizemore, senior vice president of mortgage transformation at Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and Brian Stoffers, global president, debt and structured finance at CBRE.
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Early Fall-out From Toronto's Burst Housing Bubble

Why is the Toronto real estate market – and the Vancouver real estate market – an obvious asset bubble, along with hundreds of other cities across the … In Toronto and Vancouver, housing prices detached from incomes roughly two decades ago, and the gulf between these two trends has increased
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Making fancy cocktails doesn't have to cost a fortune

When Maggie Hoffman first got into cocktails, she lived in a 450-square-foot apartment on St. Marks Place, and the bookshelves were largely taken up by bottle after bottle of expensive booze she only used once. “It was not a workable situation,” says the San Francisco-based writer. That predicament
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Loan officer promoted at Blue Water Mortgage

HAMPTON — Blue Water Mortgage Corp., an independent mortgage broker serving New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut, has promoted Kristin Johnson to senior loan officer. Johnson, of Hampton, was Blue Water Mortgage's first hire back in 2002 and, in the years since then, has
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KCB to offer GDC employees cheaper mortgages in new plan

KCB Group has entered into a partnership with the Geothermal Development Company that will see the lender increase its mortgage portfolio. The agreement between the two firms will see GDC employees across the country access housing loan facilities at affordable interest rates for a maximum of 20
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Fame, fortune, and all that jazz: Chicago opens at Rudder Auditorium

You can see the tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz at Rudder Auditorium as part of the 45th MSC OPAS season. Actress Evelyn Christina Tonn has been performing in the show for eleven years and is excited to share it with the Brazos Valley. “I love that it is so simple and it is so timely and it is so on
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BRIEF-Granite Point Mortgage Trust Says Unit Entered Into Credit Agreement Providing For 2 …

April 17 (Reuters) – Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc : * GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC -UNIT ENTERED INTO A CREDIT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR 2 -YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY OF UP TO $75 MILLION Source text (bit.ly/2HbjoVf) Further company coverage:.
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Europe's venture capitalists embrace virtual currency craze

LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Europe's biggest venture capital firms are buying into sales of new virtual coins or asking their investors to give them the freedom … Unlike some big U.S. funds, most big European venture capitalists are avoiding the world's biggest ICO, by messaging app Telegram, people
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IMF hits out at New Zealand ban on foreign home buyers

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticised New Zealand's “discriminatory” ban on home sales to foreigners, saying it's unlikely to improve housing affordability. “Foreign buyers seem to have played a minor role in New Zealand's residential real estate market recently,” the IMF said in a
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Modest Improvements For Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates had a calm day. Lenders who had offered improved rate sheets yesterday afternoon didn't see much reason to drop rates any further today. Lenders who took a more conservative route yesterday ended up being a little better off. Although there were several economic reports this morning
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Seattle homes sold at fastest pace ever in 2017, Zillow says

It means something recent house hunters already have learned — be ready to move fast when you find the home you want. “As demand has outpaced supply in the housing market over the past three years, buying a home has become an exercise in speed and agility,” said Zillow Senior Economist Aaron
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Landmark Partners closes latest secondary real estate fund at $3.3 billion

Landmark Partners closed its latest real estate secondary market fund, Landmark Real Estate Fund VIII, at $3.3 billion, which is 106% larger than its predecessor fund, according to a news release on Tuesday. Landmark executives declined to provide additional information, including the fund's
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C&F Financial Corporation Announces 43 Percent Increase in First Quarter Net Income

These increases were driven by loan growth at the retail banking segment, higher loan production at the mortgage banking segment and lower net charge-offs at the consumer finance segment.” Retail Banking Segment. C&F Bank, which comprises the retail banking segment, reported net income of
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Intesa Sanpaulo approves 3.6 bln euro deal with Intrum Justitia

MILAN, April 17 (Reuters) – Intesa Sanpaolo's board on Tuesday approved a 3.6 billion euro deal with Swedish credit management company Intrum that will help the Italian bank to cut its bad loan ratio below a 10 percent threshold. Italian banks still hold some 285 billion euros in troubled loans four
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Principal completes Internos acquisition

Principal completes Internos acquisition

Expanding on conditions in the European real estate market, Thornton said, 'It's an interesting time for European real estate. While we are all aware that the prevailing low-interest rate environment has led to significant asset price inflation, we're also very clear that in Europe there has been very
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Rowland Pal Robert Matthews Pleads Not Guilty To Florida Real Estate Fraud

BRIDGEPORT – Developer Robert V. Matthews, whose real estate career has bumped against law enforcement in the past, pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday on fraud and conspiracy charges associated with his latest undertaking, a Palm Beach resort that prosecutors said he used to swindle
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Weyerhaeuser Worth Buying Now on Housing Market Strength

Moreover, the company's merger with Plum Creek Timber in February 2016 helped it to leverage the gradually improving housing market in the United States while developing and offering better products and services to its customers. The company anticipates solid housing starts to be roughly 1.3 million
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A Trader Named Morgan Stanley Just Left Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley just left Morgan Stanley. No, really. The fixed-income trader, who just happens to share a name with the 82-year-old Wall Street firm, has left the bank, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Stanley joined in 2012 after graduating from Boston College, according to records from the
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Study: North American Banks Accelerate Digital Sales Performance

In a global study of banks' digital sales capabilities, North American banks showed the largest improvement, led largely by U.S. institutions, according to a study by financial technology provider Avoka. “The number of U.S. banks in the 'digital promised land' quadrant doubled, reflecting the efforts that
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Morgan Stanley Warns Investors: The Best Times May Be Near an End

Investors need to prepare for downside as the end of the economic cycle is near and U.S. markets are priced for best-case scenarios, Morgan Stanley says. While fiscal stimulus is supportive of growth in the near term, the benefits are already likely “in the price” and increase potential downside for
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The Latest: Jurors deliberating in Kansas bomb plot case

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of three men accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants (all times local):. 3 p.m.. The case of three militia members accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex housing Somalis in Kansas is now in the
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Canadian cannabis companies find funding alternative with debt financing

It also signed a debt-obligation-repayable-in-product-equivalent note with Beleave in exchange for $10 million in debt financing. Meridian Credit Union took another approach, completing a $15 million mortgage financing deal with CannTrust Holdings for its greenhouse facility in Niagara. And in January
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Freddie Mac to Buyers: You Better Shop Around!

In the latest edition of Freddie Mac Insight, the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) insisted that 80 percent of borrowers who go that proverbial extra mile for an additional rate quote while shopping for a mortgage will save between $966 and $2,086 over the life of their home loan. Furthermore
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The Latest: Defense argues bomb plot all words, not action

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of three men accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants (all times local):. 12:45 p.m.. Defense attorneys took aim during closing arguments at the paid informant who secretly recorded hundreds of hours of
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3 FTSE 100 Shares You Should Buy Before Next Week

Today I am looking at three FTSE 100 stocks investors should think about buying by the close of the week. St James's Place. I reckon buying into St James's Place could prove a sage strategy ahead of first quarter trading numbers scheduled for Tuesday, April 24. The fund manager certainly impressed
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Comerica's Sluggish Lending, Revenue Sink Superregional Bank Stocks

Weak revenue and loan growth at Comerica (CMA) helped trigger a broad sell-off superregional banks like PNC Financial (PNC), Regions Financial (RF) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) while contributing to weak action among financials overall. X. Error loading player: No playable sources found. Comerica's
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The Housing Market Remains Seller-Friendly

“Even with higher prices and closed transactions,” Contos said, “this March marks the second-highest in sales in the history of the RE/MAX National Housing Report.” Of the 54 metro areas surveyed in March 2018, the overall average number of home sales increased more than 36 percent over February,
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Papa Pirates earn volleyball title

Soldiers from Papa Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion, pose with the trophy and medallions they received after defeating Delta Co., 832nd Ordnance Battalion, 15-13 and 15-6, to win the Advanced Individual Training/Initial Entry Training Volleyball Championship April 12 at MacLaughlin Fitness
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Art of the Fourth Dimension: Shipping, Exhibiting, and Lending Time-Based Media

Please join us for a free lecture by Raina Mehler, Registrar at Pace Gallery, New York specializing in time-based media. Raina has worked extensively with Pace Art and Technology on exhibitions of interdisciplinary art groups who explore the confluence of art and technology. Currently, she is working
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Repositioning FMBN for Affordable Mortgage Financing

As the Managing Director, Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa and his management team mark one year of overseeing affairs at the bank, it is instructive that he had clearly outlined his mission for the housing sector in his inaugural speech with an avowed commitment to pursue “a mortgage finance change
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The Big Banks Are Reporting Record Profits Thanks in Part to President Trump's Tax Cuts

America's biggest banks are reporting record profits – thanks to a roaring economy and President Donald Trump's tax cuts. Here's a summary of the milestones from first quarter 2018 revenue reports: J.P. Morgan Chase, America's biggest bank, reported record profits of $8.7 billion, up 35%.
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Sand Canyon Housing Market Update

Have you been wondering about the two new projects near us – Vista Canyon & Sand Canyon Plaza – and what their impact will be on Sand Canyon home values? Like most neighbors in the Canyon I have been very interested and have been personally talking to both developers to stay informed.
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Trump's Troubles Now Center on Confidant Cohen

It was revealed at the hearing that Cohen has also represented Sean Hannity, the “Fox News” commentator often lauded by Trump on Twitter. Hannity has repeatedly decried the Cohen raids on air. The Cohen investigation is testing the loyalty of donors, who've been pouring money into Republican
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Kendrick Lamar Wins A Pulitzer Prize

The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday afternoon. The big winners were truth, justice, and DNA. In one of the greatest surprises in the history of the storied awards, rapper Kendrick Lamar won for his fourth LP, DAMN. Fans were disappointed when the work had been overlooked at the 2018
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Auction of mortgage covered bonds for the refinancing of RD Cibor6®

Auction of mortgage covered bonds for the refinancing of RD Cibor6®

Auction of mortgage covered bonds for the refinancing of RD Cibor6® … As previously announced, Realkredit Danmark has opened a 4-year mortgage covered bond (SDRO) without an interest rate floor for the refinancing of RD Cibor6®. The bond will be used for new loan offers after refinancing. At the
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NMHC 50 Largest Apartment Owners

17, 29, Weidner Apartment Homes, 46,218, 43,878, Jack O'Connor, Kirkland, WA. 18, 28, Prudential Real Estate Investors, 46,185, 44,587, Susan Mello, Madison, NJ. 19, 32, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, 44,037, 38,070, Robert A. Faith, Charleston, SC. 20, 21, Fairfield Residential Company, LLC
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Google Responds to Study Claiming a Majority of Children's Android Apps Potentially Track Kids

Google has responded to a recent study that found that nearly 60% of the most popular free Android apps used by children and families are potentially in violation of a federal law designed to protect the privacy of kids under 13 years old. “We're taking the researchers' report very seriously and looking
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Trend spotting: Appraisers take issue with Fannie Mae's Collateral Underwriter

This program “is an effort undertaken jointly by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at the direction of their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to enhance data quality and standardization.” Fannie notes, “The CU risk score, flags, and messages are provided in real time after an appraisal is
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Billionaire banking heir Matthew Mellon dies at 54, reportedly in Mexican rehabilitation center

Billionaire banking heir Matthew Mellon has died, reportedly at a Mexican rehab facility. He was 54. According to The Associated Press, his cousin Peter Stephaich confirmed Mellon's death but declined Tuesday to provide any details. Meanwhile, the New York Post quoted a family representative as
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Lloyds Banking Group to axe 305 jobs and 49 more branches in Britain

Banks in Britain have between them slashed thousands of branches in recent years to cut costs, drawing criticism from lawmakers who say closures can leave rural communities without a single bank branch. Politicians in June 2016 called the closures a “quiet scandal”, citing a Reuters report showing
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Digital lending platform LenderClose secures new investment to power growth

LenderClose, which was founded two years ago, is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The company offers a web-based platform that streamlines the underwriting process by giving community lenders immediate access to a suite of reports and services – from credit scores and flood determinations to notary
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Vienna Student Wins 2018 Best Graduate Thesis in International Relations Award

Webster University's International Relations program has announced that Marianne Grant, a graduate student at the Vienna campus, has been selected as the winner of the 2018 Graduate Thesis Award in International Relations. She received the award for her thesis, “Buying Time: The Effect of Costly
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Need More Time to Do Taxes? Here's How to File for an Extension

It's officially Tax Day! If you've already filed your taxes, then you're good to go. If you're running a little behind and still haven't finished your taxes, then you can file an extension that allows you to send them in a little bit later, by Oct. 15. While you can send in a physical form to file that extension, there are
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Senate to vote on repeal of CFPB auto-loan guidance

Consumer advocacy groups and progressive nonprofits aligned with the Cordray-era CFPB have defended the auto lending guidance and urged the Senate to preserve it. They've also expressed fears that Republicans would use the CRA to destroy other critical protections for vulnerable Americans.
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The Trade War's Troubling Twist

They aren't new or unique. Found in every country, they have long been providing basic services such as public transportation and utilities. For example, U.S. SOEs include the U.S. Postal Service, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Trade issues arise, however, when SOEs engage in commercial activities
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Atlanta Homeownership to Get $6 Million Boost

In addition, prospective homebuyers may participate in financial education sessions at the homebuyer event. Participating homebuyers can obtain mortgage financing from any participating lender, and the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership will determine eligibility. NeighborWorks
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Cafe chat: Fortune Favours opens new bar at Wellington Airport

Fortune Favours, a brew bar on Leeds St, is opening a second branch in the capital – at Wellington Airport. The eight-metre long bar replaces the Cook Strait Bar, and will be serving local beers and gourmet pies. “Our executive chef has overseen the development of four different pies, which Pretzel
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Local real estate listing services merge

The Southern Adirondack Realtors, a real estate association based in Warren County, has merged its property listing service into the Eastern New York … A multiple listing service is a real-time database of homes on the market that tracks when they are sold and when there are price changes and
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Hurdlr makes play for real estate agents with business management app

Another startup company has taken aim at the real estate business, to provide “front office” services to agents still using excel spreadsheets and paper to track their finances. Hurdlr, a Washington D.C.-based startup that provides an app for freelancers to monitor finances, mileages, taxes and other “back
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How rupee looses steam to hit 7-mth low

“A combination of global and domestic factors is triggering the rupee's loss,” said Ashish Vaidya, head of trading at DBS Bank India. “Growing … Upcoming elections raise the risk of uncertainty, which will make international investors more cautious.” … Some state-owned banks were seen buying dollars.
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Macron Says Wants to Change Banking Rules to Boost Lending

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during the opening of a series of citizen's consultation meetings on Europe in Epinal, France, April 17, 2018. Frederick Florin/Pool via Reuters Reuters. PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted to change the way
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Anheuser-Busch Plans to Make Its Entire Beverage Line 'Green'

Anheuser-Busch has plans to turn its entire beverage line green, not in color but as part of a larger initiative for the iconic beverage maker to make more environmentally friendly choices. Last year, the company announced plans to have 100% of its purchased electricity come from renewable sources.
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Cityscape Abu Dhabi launch platform for big real estate projects

… topics such as innovation in the real estate industry, confidence in the real estate market, user-generated content, bubbles in the real estate market, spokespeople from Kohler and REIDIN hosted opening day sessions on the art of boosting property value and investment hotspot analysis, respectively.
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BRIEF-Plum Lending Secures Series B Equity Investment With Elliott Management

April 18 (Reuters) – Plum Inc. * PLUM LENDING SECURES SERIES B EQUITY INVESTMENT WITH ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT. * PLUM INC, A FINTECH LENDER, SAYS ANNOUNCED SERIES B EQUITY INVESTMENT BY ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT Source text for Eikon: Our Standards:The Thomson
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IRS Online Filing System Goes Down on Tax Day

IRS Online Filing System Goes Down on Tax Day

The online filing system used by Americans to submit tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service experienced technical difficulties Tuesday, the last day to meet the agency's deadline. In particular, the “Direct Pay” service that allows taxpayers to make payments online, using their bank accounts, was
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Fame, fortune and all that jazz

Chicago, the longest running Broadway musical will travel to Aggieland, showcasing themes of fame and fortune with a hint of jazz and features music from famous American composer John Kander. Actress Bianca Marroquin portrays Roxie Hart, a beautiful woman in a loveless marriage who is involved
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Real estate: Developers turn to marketing firms to boost sales

The developers of the projects—Unity by Lotus Group, who designed this, and The White Villa by St Angelo's VNCT Ventures, designed by Suzanne Khan—had outsourced the marketing to real estate brokerage firm Sai Estate Consultants for a fee of around 15% of the project revenue. This is becoming
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Barclays May Be Banking on Bitcoin

Bloomberg's Ed Hammond discusses Barclays possibly working with cryptocurrencies. He speaks with Alix Steel and David Westin on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.” (Source: Bloomberg). RELATED ARTICLES. Barclays Is Sounding Out Clients About Trading Crypto · Terms of Service Trademarks
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Standex International (NYSE:SXI) Now Covered by Analysts at William Blair

ValuEngine downgraded shares of Standex International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 28th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Standex International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) has current market capitalization of $1.92 Billion

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) is expected to post revenue of $71.78 Million in the current quarter, according to consensus of 5 analysts. The high and low revenue estimates for the current quarter are $80.4 Million and $66.2 Million, respectively. The company reported revenue of
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Senate Moves Toward Killing CFPB Rule on Auto-Lending Discrimination

WASHINGTON—Republicans in Congress have moved closer to rolling back an Obama-era regulation designed to prevent racial discrimination in auto financing. The Senate on Tuesday voted to proceed with legislation to overturn the 2013 guidance addressing lending practices at auto dealerships,
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New construction surges – but not for single-family

Privately owned housing starts increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million in March. This is up 1.9% from February's 1.3 million in February and up a full 10.9% from 1.19 million starts in March 2017. However, these increases did not transfer over to single-family housing starts, which
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Tapping into consumer needs key to realising post-Brexit export potential – AHDB

The report, which can be viewed here, focuses on international buying behaviours and looks at exporting from a consumer perspective. It highlights the need for industry to monitor and adapt to the needs of each marketplace to create more opportunities. The study included responses from more than
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Longstanding Washington Credit Union discovers new opportunities in commercial real estate …

“We have capital to lend to businesses that would like to own their own building, and to individuals that are seeking to invest in commercial real estate,” said Inspirus Credit Union Commercial Lending Administrator Bob Niles. With loan amortizations of 25 to 30 years, and loan maturities of up to 15 years
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Why Netflix Isn't Really a Tech Company

This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. Hurray for a FAANG! Netflix reported fabulous results Monday. It added 7 million subscribers, including a few in the relatively mature United States. Revenue and
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Single Family Housing Leader HomeRiver Group Selects RealPage's Propertyware Platform

RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RealPage, Inc. (NASDAQ:RP), a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, today announced that HomeRiver Group (HRG), an integrated national platform offering world class property management services to owners
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Singapore's Temasek keen to buy HNA's stakes in Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has expressed interest in buying into Chinese conglomerate HNA's Hong Kong-based carriers, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways, … The pair combined have about a 10 per cent market share at Hong Kong International Airport, she said.
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Euro Vulnerable to "a Slide" vs. Dollar over Warn Danske Bank

This led to a boost in expectations for earnings at Eurozone companies, heightening the international appeal of continental stock markets. This saw international investors flood back into the bloc in their droves, buying heavily into Eurozone stock markets without hedging their currency exposure, which
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Interesting Chattanooga Checks From Late 1800s Are In Collection From Old Title Guaranty Building

In 1910, he was listed as general counsel at Chattanooga of the Southern Express Company. He worked with the Title Guarantee & Trust Company. It is likely the checks were stored here when he joined the firm. Coleman attended the University of Virginia with John Thomas Lupton.Following a visit to
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Congress could kill safeguard against auto lending discrimination

The Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday to repeal auto lending regulations aimed at ensuring that minority car buyers aren't charged higher interest … Instead of proposing a formal rule, the CFPB issued “guidance” warning auto lenders to adhere to fair-lending laws that prohibit discrimination on the
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New policies to boost FDI in real estate

According to the results of an annual report on direct FDI into Abu Dhabi, real estate activities, which include real estate sales to non-residents, contributed the most to direct FDI in the years 2016 and 2017. … We are anticipating FDI will continue to grow, not just in real estate but other sectors too.
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MoxiWorks Real Estate Tech Startup Captivates Employees from Industry Leaders

SEATTLE, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MoxiWorks, a Seattle-based real estate technology startup, has seen extreme growth in the past couple years due to their unique cloud-based, open platform concept, and best-in-class tools and services. Because of this success, MoxiWorks has been able to
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Tulsa real estate guide for buyers, sellers

For those exploring the Tulsa real estate market, this Tulsa real estate guide offers suggestions for buyers and sellers. Tulsa real estate report for buyers. Buyers searching for a home or a rental property in the Tulsa area can use online resources to become familiar with the current market. Websites like
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Cityscape Abu Dhabi opens with big players

With a full line up of talks set for the next two days, encompassing topics such as innovation in the real estate industry, confidence in the real estate market, user-generated content, bubbles in the real estate market, spokespeople from Kohler and Reidin hosted opening day sessions on the art of boosting
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NS3 Preview: Underwriters, lenders, regulators take the stage

NS3 Preview: Underwriters, lenders, regulators take the stage

For the first time, the panel will include Stewart CEO Matt Morris, who has been at the helm of the company his family founded since 2011. Joining Morris on stage is another first-time speaker in Fidelity National Title Group President National Agency Operations Steven Day. Day recently was promoted to
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Tompkins County's lack of condos faces pricing, legislative issues

In Tompkins County, the answer to the affordable housing crisis has a number of facets that, at face value, have nothing to do with the construction of housing that is inherently affordable. The equation needed to be interrupted in order to solve the problem, housing theorists and elected officials have
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UBA Liberia Launches Mobile Banking System

UBA Liberia Managing Director added that gone are those days when customers had to stand in long queue or abandoned their busy schedules to deposit cash or pay school fees but with the help of the application (mobile banking) customers can access their financial information and do their business
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WWE confirm two more title matches for the stacked Greatest Royal Rumble event

This put Jeff in the prestigious Grand Slam club having already won every other active title in the company. He will put the belt on the line against Mahal on April 27. Rusev was also added back into the casket match against The Undertaker, having been replaced by Chris Jericho. When the initial
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Blockchain real estate investing just got a $28M boost

Blockchain technology startup Harbor raised $28 million in a new funding round led by Founders Fund, the company announced Tuesday. Harbor plans to build a blockchain-based platform that is compliant with U.S. laws and allows users to issue crypto-securities backed by real assets, including real
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Borrowers needing a higher LTV benefiting from lower mortgage rates

The Bank of England's Credit Conditions Review shows that the mortgage market is not as gloomy as it may seem for some borrowers, despite the expected base rate rise next month. Their figures show that higher loan to value (LTV) mortgage rates are still going down, so borrowers looking to buy with
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London falls off list of most expensive business travel locations

London has dropped off a list of the top ten most expensive business travel locations in the world, overtaken by Monaco, Basel and Paris. Geneva tops the list in Europe and comes second in the world, which is based on data compiled by global mobility company ECA International. On average, trips to
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Ron Ellison from American Title

… American Title. April 17, 2018 State and Local News 0 Comments. Owner of American Title Company Ron Ellison was part of the Enterprise Group board meeting on Tuesday morning… Audio Player. http://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2018/04/17123901/ellison-1.mp3.
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Goldman Sachs' hot new business is lending to subprime consumers, and Wall Street's starting to …

Goldman Sachs is lending to subprime consumers. Yes, you read that right. The prestigious Wall Street bank launched Marcus, an online lending business, in October 2016, and has grown the unit swiftly since launch. The unit has now originated $3 billion in loans, according to CFO Marty Chavez.
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Record Theater's five parcels now on real estate market

After attempts to find a buyer through their own auction process, the owners of the Record Theater properties have put all five Buffalo parcels on the real estate market, with a combined asking price of $1.225,000. The properties, led by the 28,560-square-foot Record Theater flagship store at the corner of
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Kentucky Is Urging People to Get Hepatitis A Vaccines in the Midst of an Outbreak

A Hepatitis A outbreak hitting several Kentucky counties ahead of next month's Kentucky Derby has state health officials urging residents to get vaccinated. “Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable illness,” said the Kentucky Department of Public Health (DPH) acting commissioner Dr. Jeffrey Howard in a
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Is Buying FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA) Here Good Idea?

It is negative, as 5 investors sold Federal National Mortgage Association shares while 2 reduced holdings. 2 funds opened positions while … Moreover, Vnbtrust National Association has 0.4% invested in Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) for 257,140 shares. Rhumbline Advisers
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Democrats' 'Civil War' Is More Civil Than War

It's not a Sanders versus Clinton redux, because that “last year's news” divide is flatly irrelevant to the people working shoulder-to-shoulder in the present. It's not an Occupy Wall Street-type questioning of liberal democracy, because these activists believe laws can make good government as strong and
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Live at 9: The Skeleton Krew, digital spring cleaning & predatory lending

Live at 9: The Skeleton Krew, digital spring cleaning & predatory lending. Posted 12:10 pm, April 17, 2018, by Eryn Taylor · Facebook … Did you know that Shelby County actually tops the state with the most predatory lending offices? Amy Schaftlein of United House explains how to protect yourself.
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WENY News – Congress could kill safeguard against auto lending discriminatio

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Congress is considering killing an Obama-era rule that protects Americans from discriminatory car loans. The Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday to repeal auto lending regulations aimed at ensuring that minority car buyers aren't charged higher interest rates. Critics of the
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Fed's Brainard Says New Rules Needed to Help Lending in Poor Areas

The comments by Brainard – the only members of the Fed's Board of Governors nominated by former U.S. President Barack Obama – come after the Trump administration proposed on April 3 that regulators relax penalties for banks that fail to meet their obligation to lend to low-income communities.
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House Prices In Canada Are Now Under The Control Of Global Forces

Housing markets, most realtors will tell you, are local. When it comes to residential real estate, Vancouver is nothing like Halifax, which in turn is nothing like Quebec City. Each housing market reflects the realities of its community: Prices for the most part reflect what people are earning, and how much
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Is Buying Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI) Here a Winning Strategy? The Stock Formed …

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.24 in 2017 Q4. Its down 0.34, from 1.58 in 2017Q3. It fall, as 43 investors sold Crown Castle International Corp. shares while 214 reduced holdings. 84 funds opened positions while 235 raised stakes. 368.81 million shares or 2.36% less from 377.71 million shares in
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Senate poised to roll back watchdog effort to prevent auto-lending discrimination

The auto lending guidance is the latest example of “runaway regulations,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday morning. Repealing it “will protect consumers from a brazen attempt by the past director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stretch his authority and
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Bull bet on the housing market and this gold play

Bull bet on the housing market and this gold play. 30 Mins Ago. “Halftime Report” trader Pete Najarian spots unusual activity in shares of Masco and SPDR Gold Shares ETF. Watch CNBC Live TV
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