US MBA mortgage applications we 1 June +4.1% vs -2.9% prior

US MBA mortgage applications we 1 June +4.1% vs -2.9% prior

Headline measures the change in number of applications for mortgages backed by the MBA during the week. General housing data, low-tier stuff.
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Tuesday Was a Good Day for Democrats

Tuesday was a good day for Democrats. Primary voters in California, the nation's most important blue state and a center of opposition to President
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Traders Technical Secrets on Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI)

Technical analysis of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI) stock includes the study of technical indicators and past trends. For technical
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Financial literacy: Despite mobile banking, 40.1 million Nigerian still unbanked

A 2015 survey by Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA), showed that about 80 per cent of Nigerians didn't have formal bank accounts
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Union Bank Strategises On Technology, Retail Banking

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc said following a successful N50 billion rights issue, the bank is in pole position to execute its growth agenda from 2018
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Why Technical Analysis Matters on Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE)

Technical analysis of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE) stock includes the study of technical indicators and past trends. For technical
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Sierra Pacific Mortgage Raises over $3600 for Red Nose Day

Folsom, CA, June 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. proud to announce that the company raised over $3,600
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I Like This Stock

Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE:LYG) provides banking and financial services under the Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows
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RBI rate cut: No major impact on home sales, say experts

“It will not make a major difference to real estate. … Shishir Baijal said the increase in policy rate will delay the revival of the country's housing market,
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MBA: Mortgage applications increase 4.1%

Mortgage applications climbed in numbers, increasing 4.1% from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly
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Venture West Funding Arranges $21 Million Loan on Ralphs Grocery in Santa Monica, CA

BUSINESS WIRE)–Venture West Funding, Inc., a mortgage company headquartered in El Segundo, CA announced it has arranged a $21 million loan
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Startup Aims to Disrupt High-Interest Payday Lending With Blockchain

You'd likely turn to what is known as a payday lender for a short-term loan. You would not be alone. A 2016 Pew Charitable Trusts report found that 12
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House rules: Mortgage Choice boss turns the camera on herself

It needs to be more flexible, it needs to be less volatile in the way it pays our franchisees,” said Mitchell in the video posted to Mortgage Choice's
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Mortgage Choice reviews 'volatile' remuneration model

However in a video interview posted on the Mortgage Choice website yesterday, Ms Mitchell said the remuneration model needed to change.
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Equifax Assists Mortgage Industry's Shift to Digitalization

This is an initiative taken up by Equifax to aid the mortgage industry which is trying to adapt to consumer preferences and get more digitalized to
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Timeline of trouble: how the TSB IT meltdown unfolded

TSB warns customers that some services, such as online banking and money transfers, will not be available until 6pm on Sunday 22 April.
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China's ZTE Has Reportedly Struck a Preliminary Rescue Deal With the US

The Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE has reportedly struck a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department, so it can move
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Crypto Startup Circle to Seek Banking License in US

In a report published Wednesday, Bloomberg said that alongside the banking license, Circle – which offers a cryptocurrency wallet and investment
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Gold Market Dreams of Blockchain Supply Chain by Next Year

Markets in commodities from crude oil to diamonds and even tomatoes are looking at using the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
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Oil Near $65 as OPEC Fears Weigh Against US Stockpile Drop

Oil traded near $65 a barrel as an industry report showing a drop in American crude stockpiles countered fears about a potential OPEC supply boost.
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JetBlue: Leave the Emotional Support Hedgehogs at Home—But Miniature Horses Are Still …

JetBlue: Leave the Emotional Support Hedgehogs at Home—But Miniature Horses Are Still …

The days of being able to fly on any airline with an unusual emotional support animal seem to be coming to a close. JetBlue (jblu, +1.89%) joined a
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Technical note to watch on Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) –

Technical analysis of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) stock includes the study of technical indicators and past trends. For technical
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Western Cities Want to Slow Flood of Chinese Home Buying. Nothing Works.

Seeking to curb the market surge in the Toronto area, officials in the province of Ontario introduced their own 15% foreign-buyers tax in April last year.
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Nationstar hires former WeWork, AOL exec in massive digital push

Nationstar, recently announced the addition of Francis Lobo as Executive Vice President, Chief Business, Product Officer and President of Cooper
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David Sonnenblick's Boutique Firm Stands with Giants

But thanks to Sonnenblick's responsiveness and attention to detail, Sonnenblick-Eichner secured $110 million in first mortgage financing for the
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Investment banking: Darwinian capital markets

“Absent a serious effort to amplify their strengths and address their weaknesses, it's hard to imagine how investment banks will be able to sustain
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China A-Shares Debut Still Rather Boring, And Risky

Funds tracking that index were mandated to buy some of them. … 2014 as Hong Kong brokers placed their orders for local and foreign investors.
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Mortgage giants want to help 'gig economy' workers qualify for home loans

Luckily, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working on ways to allow such workers to qualify for traditional mortgages, according to the Washington
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Thurston County housing market continues to sizzle

The Thurston County housing market in May continued to do what it has done for months, showing significant gains in sales and median price,
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Saga and Just Group develop regular drawdown lifetime mortgage

Just Group has launched a unique lifetime mortgage product that enables … Paul Turner, managing director, retirement lending, international and
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TSB investigated over IT meltdown

A computer failure at TSB that caused up to 1.9 million people to lose access to online banking services is being investigated by the financial regulator
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Sundance Vacations Seeks Top-Notch Talent Immediately!

This rapidly growing company is hiring immediately for the following … Coordinate property closings with realtors and title companies and set up
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Banking on regulatory relief

But the crux of the problem was that big banks were passing out mortgages to anyone with a heartbeat, and then making huge bets that those debts
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Bitcoin ETF Dreams Kept Alive With New SEC Filing

Hopes for a Bitcoin ETF were running high last year after the CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. listed Bitcoin futures, as investors
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What's Ahead for Investors Title Company (ITIC) After Forming Multiple Top Pattern?

It is negative, as 5 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 21 … Blackrock has 0% invested in Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC).
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Small business lending fell slightly in April but remains near historic highs

Small business lending edged down in April, even though it remains near historic highs, according to the latest Strategic Insights Report from PayNet,
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Stocks to Watch For: CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ …

… pass-through securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. CYS Investments
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The San Francisco Bay Area's housing crisis is so out of control, a median-priced home costs …

Largely drawn by high-paying tech jobs, people have flocked in recent years to the Bay Area at rates that the housing market cannot keep up with.
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Google Walks Away From America's Security

Amazon.com's cloud computing arm has collaborated with the intelligence community as well as the Pentagon, and is believed to be the front-runner
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Video: How Dubai is taking the real estate business online

In a bid to improve efficiency in the market, Dubai's government last week announced plans for the Real Estate Self Transaction (REST), an online
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London house prices expected to fall this year as Brexit uncertainty holds back demand

London house prices expected to fall this year as Brexit uncertainty holds back demand

London house prices are expected to fall this year as Brexit hampers demand, according to a Reuters poll of housing market specialists. Property
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NBA Cribs: The Golden State Warriors and Their All-Star Real Estate

And there are some strong real estate tie-ins with this superteam, from the league-changing, off-court steal (of free agent Kevin Durant) clinched at a
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More Companies offering promotions without Raises — AND many workers willing to accept them

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A better job title doesn't always come with a bigger paycheck, according to new research from
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Golden era over for banks, says Morgan Stanley, as regulators, competitors spoil the party

THE banking “super-cycle” is over as a weaker housing market and mounting regulatory pressures crimp the future earnings of the nation's biggest
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Australia charges 3 banks plus 6 execs with cartel crimes

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia has laid cartel charges against Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and ANZ, plus six bank executives, over the sale of
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European TV Gets Ready to Fight Off Netflix and HBO

Netflix Inc. this year is doubling its European programming budget, to $1 billion; Amazon.com Inc. will soon have at least a dozen original series from
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Mortgage applications reverse two-month slide

Mortgage application activity has picked up for the first time in eight weeks with a significant drop in interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association
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Your Old Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Could Be Worth An Absolute Fortune

Remember when Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were the thing? I remember having tons of rubbish, common cards that I used to try and trade for shiny ones to add
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Becoming Informed Consumers on World Anti-Counterfeiting Day and Beyond

“Consumers need to know that if the price of the item they are considering buying seems too good to be true, it probably is,” said INTA President Tish
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Instem lands US$750000 contract with Fortune 500 giant

Instem Plc (LON:INS) said a Fortune 500 medical products and pharma company has adopted its Samarind Regulatory Management System.
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Fabrick launches to create Open Banking ecosystem

The results of a recent qualitative focus group (led by Deloitte, comprised of leading companies operating in the EMEA banking sector, and presented
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Bonds in India Slide as RBI Raises Benchmark Rate, Rupee Climbs

Only 14 of 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had predicted the Reserve Bank of India's decision to increase the repurchase rate by 25
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High mortgage rates bring changes in loan applications

The Mortgage Bankers Association will release some new data today on how many folks are applying for mortgages in the United States. Numbers
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Lenders could be at risk from mortgage misrepresentations

According to an investment bank report in late 2017 the level of loan approvals containing misrepresentations or inaccuracies could leave lenders
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Why did homebuying dip 10% in Irvine and Tustin? 17 facts to know

Home purchases in Irvine and Tustin purchases fell 10 percent in April vs. a year earlier. Real estate tracker CoreLogic found these 17 trends in 11 ZIP
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Luminate Announces Partnership With SentinelOne to Support Fortune 500 Transition to Zero Trust …

The joint solution will ensure that only secure endpoints can access corporate applications, creating a Zero Trust security architecture for Fortune 500
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Home Equity Loan – How Is It Different From Home Loan or Mortgage?

With the rising cost of real estate across the country and low rental incomes, taking out a loan to buy your house has become almost inevitable, unless
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Market watch: Investors continue to buy stocks as index powers past 44100

Activity picked up significantly as investors took to buying in droves. … Foreign institutional investors were net sellers of Rs879.9 million worth of
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RBI hikes lending rates to 6.25%

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of India's central bank, the Reserve Bank 0f India (RBI), on Wednesday announced a 25 bps hike in the
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Telling Tales About Russian Clients Lands Swiss Lawyer in Jail

A Geneva lawyer will spend the next two months in a Swiss jail after telling British and U.S. agencies that his Russian clients violated sanctions on Iran
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Another #MeToo Win: Californians Recall Judge in Brock Turner Rape Case

Another #MeToo Win: Californians Recall Judge in Brock Turner Rape Case

California judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an
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Mortgages Market Study and RIO

The Financial Conduct Authority finally published its much-anticipated interim Mortgages Market Study on May the 4th – or Star Wars Day to the fans of
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Startup Or Fortune 500? A Few Key Considerations For Job Seekers

If you're currently at a crossroads, torn between helping create an empire from the ground up and devoting your talents and energy to a veteran
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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (June 6, 2018)

(Wall Street Journal, subscription required); Top 6 Commercial Real Estate Trends “Amid widespread optimism about the strength of US commercial
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alkermes, Cigna, International Paper, Medtronic, Tesla …

Some investors are reconsidering what the nine-year bull market may bring for the rest of 2018 and beyond. It has become clear that the multiyear
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Chinese Proposal, Mexican Tariffs, Facebook Data (Again): CEO Daily for June 6, 2018

… of Iran sanctions, and is trying to claw back some bonuses—in other words, it's trying to fix the stuff that broke the original settlement. Fortune.
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Advenir Secures $173M to Refinance Denver, Houston Properties

HFF arranged the financing of the seven-year, fixed-rate loans in five separate transactions through Freddie Mac's Capital Markets Execution Program.
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Haute Residence Welcomes Tiffany Pantozzi And Jesse Rottinghaus To Its Real Estate Network

Haute Residence welcomes acclaimed real estate professionals, Tiffany … amenities, and market values, and focus on market trends that ultimately
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Brexit will cool the UK's property market this year and next, poll suggests

Property prices in Britain are set to lag behind inflation this year and in 2019 and are expected to fall in London, according to a poll of property market
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GitHub Is Microsoft's $7.5 Billion Undo Button

Bloomberg Markets · Bloomberg Technology · Bloomberg Pursuits · Bloomberg …. He's on Twitter at @ftrain and on email at paul.ford@postlight.com.
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Trade Hopes Sustain Risk-On Mood; ECB Sinks Bonds: Markets Wrap

Trade hopes and the end of easy money were the twin themes in trading on Wednesday, with stocks extending gains and bonds falling as this week's
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US real estate website Zillow will start posting Canadian homes

U.S. online real estate giant Zillow has announced it will post Canadian homes on its site through a direct listing feed from Century 21 Canada.
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Technology's Impact On The Future Of Commercial Real Estate

The retail industry has been experiencing disruption due to technological innovations that have pushed a growing number of consumers to mobile
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Israeli real estate fintech co Obligo raises $5m

Israeli real estate fintech company Obligo Inc. has announced the completion of a $5 million seed financing round led by 83 North (formerly Greylock
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Ripple Vet Launches Codius, an Easy-to-Use Smart Contract Tool

In an interview with Fortune, Thomas claimed the current smart contract are impractical because they require developers to learn new and esoteric
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Bainco International Investors Has $9.87 Million Stake in Visa (V)

Bainco International Investors boosted its position in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure
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United States: Title Source Inc. V. Housecanary Inc.

Title Source, now known as Amrock, describes itself as “the nation's largest independent company offering title insurance, valuations, and closing
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Abu Dhabi, Qatar Among Top Five Global Real Estate Investors: Report

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are among the top five real estate investors in the
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CRA cracks down on tax cheating by real estate flippers

And some tax professionals and real estate insiders believe this is merely the beginning as the Canada Revenue Agency targets players in the
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Push-in-wire Connectors – Comprehensive Market Approach, focus on key drivers, trends and …

It's vital you keep your market knowledge up to date segmented by Electrical Housing, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Industrial, IT and Telecom
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Farmer Mac Early Exclusive: Bankruptcy Rates Really Haven't Budged

Farmer Mac Early Exclusive: Bankruptcy Rates Really Haven't Budged

Debt from farm real estate is also in an uphill trend, with faster annual … Farmer Mac is really interested in,” said Takach “That's our primary market.
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COCOBOD reviews forward market pricing

… the coupon interest rate insisted on by international investors on the Eurobonds issued by the Government of Ghana itself, between 2015 and 2016.
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Investors Title Company (ITIC)'s Bullish Multiple Top Chart Pattern Points to Lower Stock Risks

It fall, as 5 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 21 reduced holdings. 8 funds opened positions while 12 raised stakes. 793,936 shares
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Insider Buying: SOCO International (SIA) Insider Acquires 8055 Shares of Stock

SOCO International (LON:SIA) insider Mike J. Watts bought 8,055 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 29th. The shares were
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Cryptocurrencies, housing prices and the 'fraud cycle'

More interestingly (for me at least), Mr. Chanos talked about market cycles becoming more fraud-ridden the longer they last, an observation that very
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Lava overshadowing Big Island real estate market

Hawaii island's housing prices soared in May, but the real estate market has taken a back seat to the daily drama affecting the livelihood of its
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In Multifamily Finance, Fannie and Freddie Are Still the Elephant in the Room

Ask a dozen multifamily experts what should become of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the public-private corporations that guarantee American
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ECB's Praet Confirms June Meeting Pivotal as Inflation Picks Up

His comments reinforce the view that the Governing Council is close to settling the question of how long it will continue to buy debt to support the
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Dallas retail property firms combining operations

A Dallas real estate company that's tapped into Chinese funding has purchased another property owner. Investor EB Arrow has purchased Dallas'
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Wheels Of Fortune: Can Ofo Spin Its Chinese Bike-share Business Into The US?

A van pulls up to a warehouse on the south side of Seattle, unloading yellow bikes and placing them in a repair line. It looks nothing like the bicycle
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Deutsche Bank, Citi Accused Of Being Savvy Enough To Form An Australian Banking Cartel

But that's not all: Another Down Under bank, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, stands accused of doing some mafia-esque things with its own
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Bank of Baroda raises lending rate by 5 basis points

File photo. NEW DELHI: State-owned Bank of Baroda on Tuesday raised benchmark lending rate by 5 basis points across tenure in line with other
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NKY Cities Claim 8 of Top 10 Spots Among Kentucky's Healthiest Housing Market

Northern Kentucky cities are well=represented in an analysis of the local housing market. Financial technology firm SmartAsset compiled the top ten
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India Inc's profits down by Rs 36k crore; banking worst hit

The persisting woes in the Indian banking sector have hit overall corporate profits. According to data provided by Care Ratings, the net profit of India
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GSE Outlook Stays the Course

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are coming off a banner year for multifamily loan purchase and loan guarantee volumes, but while the
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NEW DELHI | India's central bank raises key lending rate to 6.25 percent

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.25, as inflation rose following an
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Escrow, Warehouse, Retention Products; Freddie and Fannie Primary Market Changes

According to Freddie Mac, first-time buyers, whose median age is 32, accounted for 46% of all purchase mortgages in Q1. This is the largest share
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How To Make The Most Of Your Investment In Southeast Real Estate

The Southeast is still an area with low-cost real estate, where bargains can be found, and where some markets remain in a recovery situation.
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United States: Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending May 18 …

Foreclosure/Standing: bank's allegation in complaint that it acquired loan and possessed both legal and beneficial interest in note and mortgage prior
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Trump Wants Kim to Commit to Disarmament Timetable in Singapore

The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country's nuclear arsenal when he meets
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Norway FSA sees stronger case for extending mortgage restrictions

Norway FSA sees stronger case for extending mortgage restrictions

Norway FSA sees stronger case for extending mortgage restrictions … on mortgage lending, the country's Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said in
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Interest Rate Reprieve Drives Higher Volumes

… was small compared to the 10-basis point decline reported by Freddie Mac for the same period, but it did seem to spur increased mortgage activity.
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ANAROCK Launches ANAROCK Retail to Tap Into India's $700 bn. Retail Market

India's leading independent real estate services firm, ANAROCK Property Consultants, today announced the official launch of ANAROCK Retail,
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UPS Has 260000 Union Workers and They've Just Authorized a Strike

United Parcel Service (ups, -0.61%) workers authorized their union to call what would be the first strike since 1997, giving negotiators more leverage
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Who are the six top bankers facing criminal cartel charges?

While the regulatory and legal spotlight is being increasingly shone into corners of banking not seen by the public, it has been largely mid-ranking
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British expats: how easy is it to get a mortgage in the UK?

Expat mortgages tend to be slightly more expensive in terms of interest rate than their regular counterparts and you will have to produce a sizeable
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Wells Fargo sells branches in three states

“Wells Fargo will continue to have a presence in the area with other businesses including commercial lending, wealth management, retail brokerage
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India's key lending rate raised to 6.25pc

India's central bank today raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.25, as inflation rose following an increase in global oil
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AmTrust hires Florida agency manager

AmTrust Title Insurance Co. has hired Carlos M. Rodriguez as its Florida … of title, commercial real estate, compliance, and insurance experience.
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Embattled Qatar Is Rich Enough to Get By for Another 100 Years

It neglected to include a 25 percent increase in the 2017 deficit, something it disclosed in a prospectus seen by Bloomberg News for a $12 billion bond
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Bad memory, bad banking and robbing your neighbour

When I was eight, I sold a “potted plant” to our neighbour, a 55-year-old farmer, for 50p. It was the branch of a birch tree stuck into some mud. That he
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The Daily Chase: Caisse CEO on trade tensions; Mnuchin said to vouch for Canada

As far as Michael Sabia is concerned, the “Goldilocks world” investors enjoyed in the markets in 2016 and 2017 is over and he's pounding the table for
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A new era of equity release

Legal & General – now one of the UK's largest equity release lenders – launched its first lifetime mortgage in July 2015, following its purchase of New
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Why Banks Are Losing the Battle for MBA Talent

More M.B.A. graduates are choosing jobs in tech and consulting even as banks jack up starting salaries, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.
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Rettie & Co forecasts more good times ahead for Scotland's housing market

Scotland's residential market is buoyant this year, including the news homes and build to rent sectors, according to property specialists. Rettie & Co
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US Mortgage Applications Rebound as Loan Rates Ebb

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage applications rose for the first time in seven weeks as 30-year home borrowing costs retreated further from near
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Trades at $190.48 After Triangle; Alibaba Group Holding Limited …

June 6, 2018 – By Hazel Jackson. Investors Title Company (ITIC) formed triangle with $182.86 target or 4.00% below today's $190.48 share price.
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Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Achieves Back-to-Back Record Monthly Capital Inflows

NEW YORK, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bluerock's Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (“TI+,” tickers: TIPRX, TIPPX, TIPWX, TIPLX) announced today
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Property values jump to pre-recession levels in Hillsborough, across Tampa Bay

TAMPA — In further proof of Tampa Bay's red hot real estate market, the total value of taxable property in the region is projected to rise at or near
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IMF's Islamic banking regulation framework: Playing by the rules

The IMF headquarters in Washington, DC (file). The official “acceptance” of Islamic banking by the International Monetary Fund through the formal
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South Florida banks with most lending in Q1

South Florida banks with most lending in Q1

The 42 banks based in South Florida boosted their combined loan portfolio by $1.33 billion, or 2.3 percent, in the first quarter, according to the Federal
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New Jersey Is Trying to Ban Most Smoking on Public Beaches

Children are playing on the beach and they are breathing in secondhand smoke.” ___. Follow Wayne Parry at http://twitter.com/WayneParryAC.
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Wing On Company International Limited (HKG:289): What You Have To Know Before Buying For …

Shares of Wing On Company International Limited (SEHK:289) will begin trading ex-dividend in 2 days. To qualify for the dividend check of HK$0.68
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Zoltar the fortune teller hints that Janelle Monae headed to 2018 Voodoo Fest; full lineup out Tuesday

In a clever promotional stunt, producers of the 2018 Voodoo Experience stationed a Zoltar fortune-telling booth at the Dat Dog restaurant on
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Tightrope walk: 4 PSBs left with under 1% of capital base for lending

Four public-sector banks (PSBs) are left with less than 1% of their capital base for lending and another, Allahabad Bank, is already in breach of
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KEVIN LEININGER: How hot is the downtown housing market? Would you believe $1 million for a …

A study released last week reaffirmed a strong demand for downtown housing, and there may be no better confirmation of its optimism than this:.
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Toronto, Vancouver home sales slump as buyers and sellers wait on sidelines

Sales have tumbled in Canada's two most expensive housing markets as buyers and sellers sit on the sidelines waiting to see whether each region is
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China's debt collectors focus in on $200bn P2P arrears

Thousands of online businesses connecting private lenders to people in need of cash sprang up across the country over the past five years, but a
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How an urban neighborhood farm was lost

Also seemingly in Finquita's favor: A title insurance company had denied Mayrone coverage, writing in a letter that a visual inspection provided clear
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Rich lister Harry Triguboff warns tighter bank lending hurting property market

Australia's second richest person, Harry Triguboff, has warned bank lending is tightening in response to the royal commission, hurting the property
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Banking and growth: evidence from a regression discontinuity analysis

This paper investigates the link between banking system expansion and economic growth. Contrary to evidence from the United States, several recent
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Paytm set to infuse Rs 67 cr in e-lending startup CreditMate

BENGALURU: Digital payments firm Paytm is all set to invest $5-10 million (about Rs 33.5-67 crore) in Mumbai-based digital lending startup
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Many Bay Area residents have had it with high housing prices, want out of area

The cost of housing continues to rise. Home prices in Santa Clara County jumped 23 percent from last year to a medium price of $1.13 million dollars,
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Canadian Oil Has Record Day After Enbridge Scraps New Rules

Canadian crude surged by the most ever after Enbridge Inc. said it won't implement a new procedure to stop shippers from claiming more space than
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Constellation Digital Partners nabs $500k for credit union digital banking platform

Constellation is the first and only open digital banking platform for credit unions. The platform makes it possible for credit unions to access resources
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Down to the wire, the race gets even nastier

It's getting even nastier as we head to the final day. Over the weekend, a new superPAC, called SF Workforce Housing Alliance, spent $4,000 on web
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Top White House economic aide joining banking group

Top White House economic aide joining banking group … tax-cut law is leaving the administration to join a trade group representing large banks.
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Dynamics of Lending-Based Prosocial Crowdfunding

Despite the importance of this growing phenomenon, our knowledge of the dynamics of successful lending-based prosocial crowdfunding and its
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5 Predictions About the Fraud-Prevention Market Landscape for the Next 5 Years

Organized fraudsters have gone beyond buying goods with stolen credit … As the largest cross-border e-commerce market in the world, the US has
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Your Evening Briefing

What's Joe Weisenthal thinking? The Bloomberg news director says it's time to stop watching the average hourly earnings figure after Friday's
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India's central bank raises key lending rate to 6.25 percent

India's central bank raises key lending rate to 6.25 percent

India's central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.25, as inflation rose following an increase in global oil prices.
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LG Display to Stay Reliant on LCDs Even as Phones Shift to OLED

… 40 percent of revenue by 2020, with the rest coming from LCDs. Yoon spoke with Bloomberg News about LG Display's prospects and challenges.
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DomaCom gets private lending line of $100 million

ASX-listed crowdfunding and online property investment platform DomaCom has obtained a lending line of $100 million through institutional private
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Using Phrases, Rather than Words, to Help Algorithms Derive Keywords & Summaries

To comply with these rules, financial institutions may have to digest a large number of documents, from news articles to court cases, to execute the
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Title insurance: Much-needed relief for home buyers

This is where having title insurance will help. Title insurance is fundamentally encompassed under the recent contemporary legislation, the Real
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Brisbane house prices have hit a record high

While the property market continued to cool in southern states, new figures released by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland showed the median
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As another Kemper steps down, Commerce Bank shuffles its leadership

Jonathan Kemper, vice chairman of Commerce Bancshares Inc., plans to relinquish his day-to-day responsibilities on July 31. Kemper will continue to
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One Thing To Consider Before Buying Xiamen International Port Co Ltd (HKG:3378)

For Xiamen International Port Co Ltd's (SEHK:3378) shareholders, and also potential investors in the stock, understanding how the stock's risk and
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Asian Stocks Trade Mixed; Treasury Yields Steady: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks struggled for traction Tuesday after pacing a global rally as investors set aside protectionist fears in favor of optimism over the U.S.
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CBA overhauls mortgage broker pay after banking royal commission disclosures

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's largest mortgage lender, is overhauling the way it pays mortgage brokers to reward “value rather than
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SunTrust back in compliance with National Mortgage Settlement servicing rules

SunTrust is in compliance with all of the servicing requirements of the National Mortgage Settlement, the settlement's monitor said in a report
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Revolut Now Planning to Apply For US Banking License

On Monday, CEO of British fintech startup Revolut, Nikolay Storonsky, announced the company is now making plans to apply for a banking license in
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Mortgage Choice hit by franchisee unrest

Shares in the company were down 40 cents, or 21.2 per cent, at $1.49 at 1320 AEST after Fairfax Media and the ABC reported that Mortgage Choice
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Canyon Partners Real Estate and Pasadena-based CIT Bank Buy Harvey Apartments in Hollywood

Century City-based investment firm Canyon Partners Real Estate and Pasadena-based CIT Bank have purchased the Harvey Apartments in
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How to buy Italian fire insurance

Philippos Kassimatis of Maven Global, a boutique which advises on hedging strategies, suggested the alternative of buying currency volatility,
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Investors Title (ITIC) Given Coverage Optimism Score of 0.22

News coverage about Investors Title (NASDAQ:ITIC) has trended … Investors Title Company, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance for
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Outdoor Product Innovations is Title Sponsor of Fox Hole Shootout Charity Event

WEST POINT, MS – -(Ammoland.com)- Mossy Oak Properties is excited to announce that Outdoor Products Innovations Inc. (OPI) has officially
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SoFi's Ex-Venture Head to Raise $150 Million Fintech Fund

Social Finance Inc.'s former head of ventures and corporate development, Logan Allin, is raising a $150 million fund to invest in early stage financial
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Paytm To Invest $10 Mn In Digital Lending Startup CreditMate

Paytm To Invest $10 Mn In Digital Lending Startup CreditMate. CreditMate has Now Been Growing 40% M-o-M In terms Of Number Of Loans
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Responsible lenders to be recognised

Criteria for all five awards focus on responsible lending, asking FSF member nominees/entrants to demonstrate how they have gone the extra mile in
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Oprah Winfrey Scoops Up $8 Million Estate on Washington's Orcas Island

Oprah Winfrey Scoops Up $8 Million Estate on Washington's Orcas Island

Word percolating on the Pacific Northwest celebrity real estate street is that billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey dropped $8.275 million on a
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Mortgage Choice to review structures as franchisees claim distress: Is momentum building for …

Mortgage Choice has told the Australian Securities Exchange it will review its remuneration structures for franchisees in the wake of a Fairfax and 7:30
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Dubai real estate brokers 'at risk' from new online platform

The Dubai government's plans to create a digital real estate platform to oversee sales and rental transactions by 2020 will reduce the need for 'pure'
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India's central bank may hike rates this week

Mumbai. INDIA'S central bank is getting poised to raise interest rates for the first time since January 2014, analysts say – the question is whether this
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Alibaba and Tencent tell bankers to pick sides

Tencent and Alibaba's fierce rivalry has extended into the world of investment banking, with China's dominant tech duo demanding that bankers
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Fixing Unaffordability Means Embracing Non-Market Housing

Non-market housing is not the same as social housing or public housing. Non-market housing is any housing protected from market forces, thus
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Alliance Bank plans to boost lending to small Malaysian firms

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd, backed by Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte, is counting on small and medium-sized
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Real estate for SEK 313 billion changed owners in 2017

There were almost 140 000 granted registrations of title in 2017, which is 6 000 less than in 2016. Excluding heritage, exchanges, gifts and mergers,
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The RBA added a pointed comment on mortgage lending in today's rates announcement

While there may be some further tightening of lending standards, the average mortgage interest rate on outstanding loans is continuing to decline.
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Trump's Support Wavering in Farm Country Over Ethanol, Trade Moves

Agriculture groups have repeatedly urged caution on trade disputes, citing the importance of the Mexican and Canadian export markets under Nafta.
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Rue La La Buys Gilt Groupe, Combining Two Popular Flash Sale Sites

… of the Company and position HBC for profitable growth, we have made the decision to divest Gilt,” Hudson's Bay said in a statement to Fortune.
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Achieving Sustainable Homeownership

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has taken a step in the right direction, recently
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Apple Ups Privacy Controls in Growing Spat With Facebook

Apple Inc. executives rarely call out Facebook Inc., but they made more moves on Monday to limit the social network's data collection. In iPhone, iPad
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Tucson Real Estate: Used car dealership to open on south side

Craig Finfrock, of Commercial Retail Advisors LLC represented the landlord, Continental Investment Properties LLC, and George Reitz, of Real Estate
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What's Up In The Real Estate Market…

Jessica Rosato forms Jet Coast Realty Team. Jessica Rosato, Broker Associate with Nestler Poletto Sotheby's International Realty, has announced the
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Italy turmoil shows banking 'doom loop' still a powerful force

Investors have been burnt before, most recently when Greece flirted with leaving the eurozone in 2015, hobbling its own banking system and inflicting
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If You Want to Cut the China Trade Gap, Invest in America

Georgia sandstone grave markers? Dolls that look like their owners? – replicate those products, and deliver them to markets 7,000 miles away at a 40
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Cohen Document Review So Far Yields Few Items Prosecutors Can't See

An initial review of items seized in an FBI raid on the president's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen yielded only a few items that may not be reviewed by
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Business Chiefs Tell May to Get On With Brexit Plans

U.K. businesses told Prime Minister Theresa May to get on with taking key Brexit decisions as companies start putting their contingency plans in place,
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Why banks are outsourcing lending to NBFCs

Simply put, instead of lending directly to firms or individuals, banks are outsourcing a large part of their job—a quarter of the job, to be precise—to
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Digital banking growing at a rapid clip: SBP

Digital banking growing at a rapid clip: SBP

People standing in queue to withdraw cash from an ATM outside a bank branch. At the end of 1QCY18, the number of ATMs across the country
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Westpac claims Australian banking first with offsite private cloud move

The move is a major milestone in the bank's hybrid-platform-as-a-service (HPaaS) strategy, said chief information officer Dave Curran, in which
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Singapore Startup Turned Down $100 Million. It Was a Good Call

After raising $85 million in a recent funding round, Carousell plans to build out its existing markets, which also include Indonesia, the Philippines and
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How Danske Bank mastered data analytics

But it's a trend we've seen in other organisations as well. And it … benefit, instead we could back it up with real facts and real data,” Gulzar continued.
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Snap Hires Finance VP From Its Favorite Recruiting Spot: Amazon

The social-media company just hired Derek Andersen, a vice president of finance at Amazon.com Inc., to be its VP of finance, reporting to Tim Stone.
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Walmart on the Flipkart deal: “If it had been a smaller market, we may have passed”

Walmart's $16 billion acquisition of Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart raised several doubts in the minds of the company's investors back in the US.
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KPKT to meet MoF and BNM on lending guidelines

PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will discuss with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Bank Negara Malaysia
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ANZ criminal cartel case: Former CEO of Citigroup among bankers charged

The former CEO of Citigroup in Australia Stephen Roberts and former Deutsche Bank's head of Australia Michael Ormaechea are among six of the
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Scooters Disappear From San Francisco Streets, for Now

Lime said its staff removed the scooters on Sunday and is redeploying them to other markets for the time being. Lingering scooters have been
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China's Not Feeling the Yuan Market Love

In the equity and raw-materials markets, traders design strategies around what they expect the government to do. If Chinese authorities are trying to
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Paytm to infuse Rs 67 crore in digital lending startup CreditMate

CreditMate, a Mumbai based startup that is into small value lending for second hand vehicles, largely 2-wheelers, is set to raise funding of $5 -10
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Curbing housing frenzy in Vancouver

Here is a new one: The Canadian city is so expensive that politicians want to tax its real estate market into submission, and many homeowners – who
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Mayfair-based private investment firm IW Capital expands its SME lending proposition with the …

All lending will be secured by a mortgage debenture over the borrower's assets, and any wider security needs will be met based upon a case-by-case
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Angels take advantage of shifts, good fortune in victory over Royals 9-6

Home runs like the ones Justin Upton and Jefry Marte hit for the Angels on Monday night are great, and so are 112.6-mph line drives, like the one Mike
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Who Are The Top Investors In West International AB (publ) (STO:WINT)?

I am going to take a deep dive into West International AB (publ)'s (OM:WINT) most recent ownership structure, not a frequent subject of discussion
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ANZ, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank hit with criminal charges

AUSTRALIAN banking giant ANZ and its advisers Deutsche Bank and Citigroup have been hit with criminal charges for alleged cartel conduct over a
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For Sale In Bedford: NH Real Estate Guide

For Sale In Bedford: NH Real Estate Guide … in and around your city or town, Patch has a slew of listings provided by our partners at realtor.com.
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High Home Prices & Rising Mortgage Rates Aren't Stopping Sales; Here's Why

Mortgage rates hit their highest point in seven years last month, and home prices have jumped 6.5 percent since mid-2017. On the West Coast, many
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Fortune Teller: Prince Tega looks to be next in line of great Auburn left tackles

Today's Fortune Teller focuses on Prince Tega Wanogho, the possible answer to the looming left tackle vacancy. What seems to be the biggest
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Chanos Calls Bitcoin 'Last Thing I'd Want to Own' in a Crisis

… Scott Eells/Bloomberg. Short seller Jim Chanos, who predicted the fall of Enron Corp., has developed a view of Bitcoin: It would fail in a crisis.
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