Trump to name nominee to steer US lending watchdog next week

Trump to name nominee to steer US lending watchdog next week

The bureau was conceived after the decade-old global financial crisis to stamp out predatory lending. But Mulvaney has said the agency has gone too
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The new tax law was supposed to cause a slump in housing values. It hasn't materialized — yet.

What if home prices in the market segments expected to be hurt the most by the tax changes actually rose significantly and showed no hints of
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Insider Buying: CAI International Inc (CAI) Insider Purchases 10000 Shares of Stock

CAI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) insider Victor Garcia bought 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 1st. The stock was
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House Hunting in … England

The international buyers in South West England tend to be drawn to the high end of the market, above 3 million pounds ($4 million), Ms. Clifton said.
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Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement and Columbia combine buying power

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Columbia Shipmanagement have combined their global buying power to create GP General
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Bank of New Zealand launches Alipay

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has announced launching an integration with Verifone and China's mobile and online payments giant Alipay. Under the
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Pompeo Sees North Korean Denuclearization in Trump's First Term

Earlier Wednesday, North Korea's state KCNA news agency said denuclearization would be a “step by step process” with “simultaneous action,” a
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Mortgage loan availability rises as more jumbo products offered

Mortgage credit availability increased in May by 1.5% as more jumbo and high-balance conforming loan products came on the market, the Mortgage
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Mortgage applications decline due to rising interest rates

Mortgage applications fell 1.5% from the previous week, as rising interest rates ended a brief pickup in activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association
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Florentino Perez's Eye for a Soccer Signing Leaves Spain Stunned

… of Lopetegui's appointment five minutes before it was announced by Real Madrid, its chairman Luis Rubiales said in a televised news conference.
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I Am Buying Navistar

Navistar increased truck sales by more than 20% while almost tripling its EBITDA. The company is gaining market share in every key segment while
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Bitbank Launches a Bitcoin Lending Service With Annual Interest Rates

Borrowing and lending cryptocurrencies is not a new business model. Several companies try their hand at such a service with varying degrees of
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LIONS ANNOUNCE 'ROCKET MORTGAGE BY QUICKEN LOANS' AS PRESENTING SPONSOR …

LIONS ANNOUNCE 'ROCKET MORTGAGE BY QUICKEN LOANS' AS … DETROIT — June 13, 2018 – The Detroit Lions and Quicken Loans today
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$0.40 dividends will be a reality for Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC)'s shareholders on Jun 29 …

Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC) is expected to pay $0.40 on Jun 29, 2018. Shareholders owning the stock before Jun 14, 2018 will be eligible to
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AT&T Time Warner, Fed Interest Rate, Toyota Grab: CEO Daily for June 13, 2018

At the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit in London yesterday, the U.S ambassador to NATO seemed to disagree with her boss on
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Model Kate Upton Accused Paul Marciano of Sexual Harassment. Now the Guess Co-Founder Has …

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano is out. Following allegations of sexual harassment and a subsequent investigation, Marciano resigned as executive
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For every £100000 of banking bonuses handed out to men, women get only £48000

The average gender pay gap — the pay differences between men and women — an hour at banks and building societies in Britain is 35 per cent.
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Investor lending continues to shrink amidst crackdown

Tighter financial regulations and stricter rules on certain mortgage products have dampened the demand for investor loans in April, recent figures from
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Thoma Bravo Acquires and Merges MeridianLink and CRIF Lending Solutions to Create Market …

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, today announced the acquisitions and
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Buffalo housing market sees faster sales and higher prices

A national trade publication, Realtor.com, tabbed Buffalo as the 8th hottest housing market, incorporating median days a home remains on the market
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Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC) dividends will reach $0.40 on Jun 29, 2018, and this is why.

Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC) dividends will reach $0.40 on Jun 29, 2018, and this is why.

June 13, 2018 – By Adrian Mccoy. Investors sentiment decreased to 0.77 in 2018 Q1. Its down 0.59, from 1.36 in 2017Q4. It turned negative, as 5
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By The Numbers: Should You Buy Weight Watchers Stock?

Weight Watchers (WTW) is a global wellness company, and the world's leading commercial weight management program. The company has made a
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Mortgage rates today, June 13, 2018, plus lock recommendations

Most mortgage rates today are little changed, probably because investors and lenders are waiting for an interest rate announcement from the Fed this
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Give Everyone Government Bank Accounts

Last summer, a widespread scam convinced thousands of America that the government had created a “secret” bank account for them that could be
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First Security Bank hires mortgage loan officer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 13, 2018) — Rick Davies has been named mortgage loan officer at First Security Bank. He will be working with all mortgage
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President Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian Lawmakers

U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in reaching an agreement to work toward de-nuclearization of the
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Mortgage Applications Fall as Home-Loan Rates Near 7-Year High

Goldman is a “neutral” view on agency MBS or those bonds guaranteed by government agencies Fannie Mae (FNMA), Freddie Mac (FMCC) and
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Where to get World Cup bunting and flags ahead of Thursday's opening game

So where exactly can you buy flags, bunting and other World Cup fan paraphernalia for your home, garden, car, garage, lorry, school, shed, beach hut
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NewDay USA Appoints David Loeser as EVP of HR, Welcomes 160 Grads Into NewDay USA …

In addition, the company announced plans to accept 160 recent college graduates into NewDay USA University, the company's unique mortgage
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Google Search Can Now Help You Choose a 4-Year College

For the millions of students graduating from secondary school each year, selecting the right college can be a daunting task. Thanks to a new feature
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Mortgage applications decline in weekly survey

Mortgage application activity was down last week, according to the … On an unadjusted basis, mortgage applications were up by 9 percent, MBA said.
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Opendoor Raises $325 Million to Expand Homebuying to 50 Markets

Opendoor, a startup that uses computer algorithms to buy and sell homes, has closed a new fundraising round in a bid to supercharge growth.
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Mum went to shoe shop with daughter and ended up buying the store

“They are here on holiday but when they go back they can potentially keep buying from the website. We also have an international market now, we
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Movement Mortgage Targets Veterans With New Renovation Loan Offering

Movement Mortgage has launched a new mortgage product designed to help more U.S. military veterans purchase and renovate their homes. The VA
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Guild Mortgage Experiences Record Q1

Guild Mortgage had its strongest first quarter in history, with loan volume of $3.49 billion for the period ended March 31, 2018, up 13.6 percent from
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How 2018 Currency Champ Is Dodging the Emerging-Market Rout

Despite being named among the five most-vulnerable emerging markets, the former Soviet republic has so far defied the naysayers as asset prices in
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Dixons Carphone Hack Affects Nearly 6 Million Bank Cards

The U.K.'s data-protection watchdog said it's investigating a cyberattack at Dixons Carphone Plc that affected almost 6 million payment cards.
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North Korea Says Trump Intends to Lift Sanctions Against Regime

The report from the Korean Central News Agency, which was published after Kim returned home from his meeting, noted Trump's vow to suspend U.S.
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Why West Coast home prices are surging

Seattle, Las Vegas and San Francisco are leading the way with annual double-digit home price gains in March, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic
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Dubai Real Estate a Money-Laundering Haven for 'War Profiteers, Terror Financiers'

War profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the US in recent years have used Dubai's real-estate market as a haven for their
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MEDIA-SocGen to sell Belgian private banking unit – L'echo

MEDIA-SocGen to sell Belgian private banking unit – L'echo

European private banking sector is undergoing a consolidation, as smaller players face pressure on profitability from rising regulatory costs.
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Data Sheet—Why AT&T's Time Warner Deal Brings the Future of Television Closer

This is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. U.S. District
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Amazon India launches seller lending platform

BENGALURU: Amazon India on Wednesday said it is launching a seller lending network– Lender Central– which will help merchants on its platform
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Real Estate Financing Consultant and Mortgage Agent

BT Advisory empowers business leaders and property developers to achieve financial success. We provide the right advice, when arranging financing
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Bank of Ireland to boost lending, address lagging UK business

The bank, one of a number of Irish lenders bailed out by taxpayers during the global financial crisis, expects to increase its lending by around 20
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A Record-Setting Canadian Real Estate Market Is Sending Investors South Of The Border

Foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate has declined considerably from its 2015 peak, spurred by a strong dollar, inflated real estate pricing
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Policy framework for China's equity market needs a makeover

It's appealing for international investors. These investors should be encouraged to gain a better understanding of the Chinese stock market.
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Opendoor raises $325M to expand home buying to 50 markets

Opendoor, a startup that uses computer algorithms to buy and sell homes, has closed a new fundraising round in a bid to supercharge growth.
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MPs urge banks to end 'alpha male culture' to close gender pay gap

MPs have called on Britain's banks and other financial firms to tackle their “alpha male culture”, in a parliamentary report that recommends measures
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'Staying on the dinghy helps': Tiger Woods hopes his yacht 'Privacy' brings good US Open fortune

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Tiger Woods brought his yacht, Privacy, to a U.S. Open in New York and missed the cut for the first time in a major.
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Amazon India Will Now Facilitate Third-Party Loans For Sellers Under Seller Lending Network

Strengthening its position in India, global ecommerce behemoth Amazon has launched its Seller Lending Network which offers sellers on Amazon
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'White-knuckle moments' are about to hit the bond market, money manager warns

Bond market volatility is on the verge of a comeback, according to Sit … rates get up over 5, 5.5 percent, that really starts to hit the real estate market.
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HDFC Capital acquires minority equity stake in ATS' Homekraft

India's largest mortgage lender HDFC's wholly-owned subsidiary HDFC Capital Advisors has acquired a minority stake in realty developer ATS
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Mortgage approvals up 6.4% in May, says e.surv

While the central bank later chose not to increase the base rate, the speculation may have prompted some people to consider the mortgage options
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Operation Wire Wire: the South Florida Cases Part 3

… totaling at least approximately $5 million, including approximately $1.4 million from a victim corporation in Seattle, as well as various title companies
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NAB chief banking on business credit upswing to rival home lending

It's all being done in the expectation that business credit growth will exceed home lending growth in the 2019 financial year for the first time in a
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UFFWest Names Victoria Dunn National Wholesale AE

Dunn comes to UFF West from AAG Reverse Mortgage. While at AAG, she ensured superior levels of customer satisfaction assisting seniors in
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Siemens Said to Mull Sale of Flagship Gas Turbine Business

Siemens AG is considering strategic options including a potential sale of its struggling business that makes large gas turbines for power plants,
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Viva

Simple banking for young people and students. More flexibility and attractive discounts. Your financial freedom starts here.
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Lifetime mortgage or retirement interest-only – which is right for me?

These deals let borrowers pay monthly mortgage interest until they die, sell their house or go into long-term care. At this point the loan is repaid by
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Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges a Manager at a National Bank or Home Builder to Call …

Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges a Manager at a National Bank or Home Builder to Call …

A publicly traded bank that is gouging bank mortgage borrowers on interest rates, mortgage fees, and associated products such as title insurance
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Lender Events; Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Fed

Well, Sierra Pacific Mortgage is hosting a webinar to help you push past … This DealDesk offers mortgage professionals an opportunity to discover …. only national mortgage brokerage franchise in the country, Motto Mortgage is …. Mortgage News Daily has established itself as a leader in housing news,
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4 features every business banking app needs

On-the-go banking isn't just for consumers. Now On-the-go banking isn't just for consumers. Now business owners and operators expect
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Global Brush Gear Housing Market 2018 – Mersen, Morgan Advanced Materials plc, Schunk

Global Brush Gear Housing Market 2018 offer insights of a detailed and fundamental research of Brush Gear Housing industry with the future
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World Cup Extravagance Shows Russia Hasn't Mastered Cost Control

Russia's sets a record, according to data compiled by StadiumDB.com. (The site has an even higher estimate of the Russian costs than in the chart
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Sales build for Miami's luxury real estate

The crème de la crème of luxury real estate continues to sell like hotcakes. Homes and condos at the top 10% of the entire market show higher sales
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Like Dad, Victor Li Just Loves Playing Monopoly

Like father, like son. The Cheung Kong empire's first deal since founder Li Ka-shing handed over to Victor Li in March is a chip off the old block.
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Commercial Observer to Host Midtown, New York Event with RXR Realty on Commercial Real …

The program includes two panels composed of top commercial real estate … of the key trends and leaders defining the global real estate landscape.
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Toyota Is Investing $1 Billion in the Ride Hailing Company That Bought Uber's Southeast Asia …

Toyota Motor Corp. is making its largest bet to date on ride hailing with a $1 billion investment in Singapore's Grab Holdings. The Japanese auto
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Can Wareham get out of the Boston real estate market?

The Wareham Board of Selectmen met Tuesday night, and discussed taking Wareham out of the Boston real estate market. [Wicked Local Photo/Mary
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MBA: Mortgage applications decrease after holiday week

Mortgage applications reversed course, falling 1.5% from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage
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[CHART] Can You Guess This Stock?

Perhaps even your children or grandchildren are getting ready to make their first real estate purchase. The housing market in the U.S. has been on fire
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Kansas City Payday Lender Gets 10 Years for $220M Scheme

Federal prosecutors said that Moseley's lending enterprises bilked more than 620,000 customers with illegally high interest rates, or took money from
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Investors Title Co (NASDAQ:ITIC) expects Jun 29, 2018 to be an important day for investors.

It worsened, as 5 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 21 reduced holdings. 8 funds opened positions while 12 raised stakes. 793,936
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UK housing market weakens favouring expat buyers

Recent falls in expat mortgage interest rates, plus the effect of a weak housing market in the UK look set to give expat house buyers a significant
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US, Canada, Mexico Unite Long Enough to Win 2026 World Cup Bid

Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are home to a combined 491 million people and two of the world's biggest media markets. All of the proposed stadiums
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Loan Approvals Hit New Heights For Small Business Borrowers With Good Credit

For the longest time, small businesses that established deposit relationships with banks could count on them to be lenders at times when the business
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Reduce Govt borrowing to lower housing finance

Fuchs, however, conceded that the challenges of achieving these broad objectives are much more pervasive, and do not relate to the housing finance
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Truecaller buys payments app Chillr; will start lending operations

With the acquisition, Truecaller is primed to use Chillr's workforce to start providing financial lending to users, the Economic Times reported.
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Dubai real estate market haven for money launderers: report

Dubai is a popular place to launder money using real estate because it lacks … The subjects in the report hide their true ownership of the real estate by
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Yield Surge May Prompt India to Cut Sales of Short-Term Debt

Yield Surge May Prompt India to Cut Sales of Short-Term Debt

India may cut down on issuance of shorter-maturity bonds, a senior government official said, as a drop in prices on the securities in the secondary
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Dunks will miss Cut Bank, but are looking forward to retirement

“I will probably work part-time for a bit in the First American Title Company sister office in Kalispell, if they need some help now and then. But for the
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Still Confused about the Trump-Kim Summit? 12 Pressing Questions, Answered

What's the best-case and worst-case scenario we can hope for from the Trump-Kim commitment? And how can anyone be sure that North Korea is
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TD Bank: Best In Class

TD operates in the lucrative and secure Canadian banking sector. The bank's investments continue to pay off quarter after quarter, and it continues to
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Marijuana Banking Constraints Disproportionately Harm Small Businesses

Most people think cash stacking up in vaults is the biggest problem caused by the cannabis industry's lack of access to institutional banking. That is a
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Boston has the second hottest housing market in the country

Boston's start to the home-selling season has been a strong one, as the city has been named the second hottest housing market in the country in May.
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The Power of a Trump Tweet: Mark Sanford Defeated in Primary After President's Last-Minute …

Rep. Mark Sanford, the Republican incumbent in South Carolina, lost his primary on Tuesday—and a well-timed tweet from President Donald Trump
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Bank of Ireland CEO sets out plan to cut costs and boost lending

Bank of Ireland has set out plans to boost lending by a fifth, beef up investment in IT and reduce staff to cut costs as Francesca McDonagh, chief
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Miami housing market is overvalued, new study says

The upward trend of home prices is hitting each city differently. With nationwide home prices rising 6.9 percent year over year from April 2017-18,
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Max Verstappen backed to maintain Canadian GP podium form

Christian Horner is optimistic Max Verstappen's form and fortune are changing after he returned to the podium at the Canadian GP – a race weekend
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Why many homebuyers suddenly feel cursed

Close to half of the new mortgages issued by Freddie Mac in the first quarter went to first-time homebuyers. That is up from 40 percent in the first
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TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for June 14, 2018

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. ( TSLX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.39 per share is scheduled to be
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Vacation Home Markets Haven't Yet Regained All Their Lost Value

Markets with the highest concentrations of vacation homes saw a more exaggerated bubble and bust cycle than the rest of the housing market
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UFFWest Adds Victoria Dunn to its Wholesale Lending Team

Victoria Dunn has joined the wholesale lending team at United Fidelity Funding West (UFFWest). Dunn possesses a demonstrated history in
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How a changing auto lending landscape is altering CU-dealer relations

As the way people shop for cars evolves, how is the relationship between auto dealers and credit unions changing? At CU Direct's recent DRIVE
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DBS Is Making Banking Effortless Because Really, "Where Got Time?"

Immediately, I thought about finding a good time to brave the typically long bank queues and renew it…and then it hit me. When was the last time that I
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High cost of housing drives up homeless rates, UCLA study indicates

In a study contained in the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast, released Wednesday, UCLA found that higher median rent and home prices are strongly
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US Mortgage Applications Fall as Loan Rates Rebound

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage applications decreased in the latest week as 30-year home borrowing costs rose near their seven-year peaks
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Kim Kardashian Makes Typos Too. So She's Asking Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for an 'Edit' Button

Kim Kardashian feels your pain. About not being able to edit your tweets, that is. The reality TV star reportedly spoke directly to Twitter CEO Jack
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Amazon's Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters

Amazon.com Inc. has long used robots to help humans move merchandise around its warehouses. Now automation is transforming Amazon's
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Company gives employees "pawternity" leave

Company gives employees "pawternity" leave

Company gives employees “pawternity” leave … Crufts, which was first held in 1891 and sees thousands of dogs vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. … According to Thrillist, a Norwegian pet supply company is allotting three
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Walker & Dunlop Structures $40.4 Million Capital Solution for Unique Hotel-to-Multifamily …

… construction debt with a long-term capital stack including fixed-rate senior debt from Freddie Mac and joint venture equity from RSE Capital Partners,
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Form PREC14A Owens Realty Mortgage, Filed by: HOVDE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

Hovde Capital Advisors LLC and the other participants in this solicitation are, like you, long-time stockholders of Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. and are
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Property house prices: UK housing stock at 'record low' as homeowners delay for Brexit

The property market has seen house prices in the UK in April experience slower growth compared to March as Brexit looms. The latest report, which
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Quebec builder rides a rising tide in seniors' housing

On the other hand, proponents of a robust private retirement-home market contend it is more efficient than the public sector. The free-market-friendly
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India discusses 'Oil Buyers Club' with China; seeks US crude to counter OPEC

As a follow up of Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's idea floated at the International Energy Forum (IEF) meeting in April, Indian Oil Corp (IOC)
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Machine learning algorithms will guide lending in future, says Clix Capital CEO

Bhavesh Gupta, CEO of Clix Capital, says lending institutions are sitting on massive amounts of data, and can sanction loans on phones by using
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Regional Real Estate Spotlight: Southern California

Although real estate analysts have been batting the term “overvalued” …. matter the perspective or strategy on Southern California real estate trends,
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United Trust Bank increases maximum loan size for second charge mortgages

United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum amount it will lend on a second charge mortgage from £250,000 to £400,000 with immediate
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Amazon India launches seller lending network

Bengaluru, Jue 13 (UNI) Buoyed by its two year lending programme for its sellers, Amazon India on Wednesday announced the launch of a lending
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ShelterZoom: Interest in Blockchain Real Estate Solution Ramps Up

ShelterZoom, the New York-based real estate offer and acceptance solutions provider, announced on Monday that their blockchain-based Offer NOW
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Paul Marciano, Fortune MPW, North Korea: Broadsheet June 13

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Guess chairman Paul Marciano resigned after a sexual harassment accusation—but is still getting paid, Elizabeth
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation to Present at the JMP Securities Financial Services …

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending”)
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Names for fortune tellers – a quiz

See if your knowledge of mystics is almost psychic, or if your fortune's run out with our 'Fortune teller or fraud' quiz:
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Hangar Theatre in Ithaca opens summer season with 'Fortune'

Pedlow comes to “Fortune” after her Off-Broadway run in “The Metromaniacs” as Lucille, while Lowe recently toured the country as a cast member of
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Tether Used to Manipulate Price of Bitcoin During 2017 Peak: New Study

set out to understand how the 2.5 billion Tether coins in existence have flowed through markets. While little public information exists about how Tether
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Mortgage Applications Dipped 1.5%, Rates Back on the Rise

Mortgage application volume fell 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended June 8, according to the Mortgage Bankers
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Bank of Ireland to increase lending while investing in tech

The bank expects to increase its lending by around 20% over three years, with 65% of that growth in Ireland and 35% internationally. It is targeting a
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Zuma's Defiance Hampers Ramaphosa Bid to Reform South Africa

Jacob Zuma is refusing to go away quietly. Pressured to resign as the nation's president in February, Zuma retains significant influence in the ruling
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Dixons Says Almost 6 Million Cards Targeted in Cyberattack

The attack involved the processing systems of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel stores, the electronics retailer said Wednesday in a statement.
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Where rent prices have jumped the most

Where rent prices have jumped the most

If you're tired of the ever-climbing prices of renting, it might be time to get out of the rent race and buy a home. Shop around and see what mortgage
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Skilled care powerhouse partners with Fortune 500 company to tackle population health

A sizeable staffing agency and provider of skilled nursing care is teaming with a Fortune 500 company, aiming to better arm nurses with crucial
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Why It's So Hard to Build a Banking Giant

Today the two banks are still eyeing each other. But prospects for a deal … The political push to create a European banking champion has intensified.
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Mortgage Loan Rates Move Higher, Applications Drop

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 1.5% in the
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US-Led Bid Wins Rights to Host 2026 Soccer World Cup

A U.S.-led bid has won the rights to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Bloomberg News reports. The expanded 2026 men's event, featuring 48 teams for
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PayThink To be truly innovative, banks have to cede control of payments data

While the open banking revolution has yet to officially land in America, progressive financial institutions are leveraging application programming
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Should You Buy Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) or Brinker International, Inc. (EAT)?

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT), on the other hand, is up 26.26% year to date as of 06/12/2018. It currently trades at $49.04 and has returned
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Smart buying: credit cards vs home equity loan vs personal loan

Personal loans and home equity loans may be cheaper, more manageable financing options than simply charging something to your credit card.
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UK expats set for mortgage boost as rates drop: comment

The recent drops in expat mortgage interest rates combined with the effect of a weak housing market in the UK looks set to give expat house buyers a
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Walker & Dunlop structures $40.4M financing for hotel-to-multifamily project

Existing construction debt was replaced with a long-term capital stack including fixed-rate senior debt from Freddie Mac and joint venture equity from
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Free Office Food Is as Bad as You Think: Those Snacks Are Adding 1300 Calories to Your Diet …

Who can say no to free food? Hardly anyone, apparently. According to a new study conducted by researchers in the Division of Nutrition, Physical
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Ghana EXIM Bank making solid progress with SME lending

Ghana EXIM Bank – founded in 2016 – is making significant project funding inroads with SMEs after just one year of operations. The development
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Platforms shift to auto-lending as demand for diversification rises

AN INCREASING number of peer-to-peer lending platforms are turning their attention to automated lending as investor demand for simpler and more
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Three million millennials save by living at home

And for those who live independently, 13% for their rent or mortgage repayment and 9% for a household bill. Some 22% of the youngest millennials
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Texas Court Rules Against CFPB's Payday Lending Act Delay

The restrictions are scheduled to take effect next year, but lenders — along with the CFPB — sued to have that deadline delayed while the agency
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Amazon India launches lending marketplace for sellers

BENGALURU: Amazon India has launched a marketplace for lenders and sellers to allow sellers to choose from competitive rates and loan offers.
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Exclusive: AION-backed Clix Capital's housing finance arm CEO quits

The chief executive officer of the mortgage lending unit of AION Capital-backed Clix Capital Services Pvt. Ltd has quit just 10 months after joining the
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BlockFi has appointed Rene van Kesteren as chief risk officer

While at BOA Merrill Lynch, van Kesteren built the equity structured lending platform, including risk and regulatory compliance frameworks. He brings
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Calamos Wealth Management Has Lowered By $4.56 Million Its Merck & Co (MRK) Holding …

AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES DID NOT COMMENCE CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS; 14/05/2018 – Freddie Mac: Krenitsky to Take on CCO Role June 1,
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Weekly mortgage applications drop 1.5% as rates turn higher again

The mortgage market found some new energy for a few weeks, when interest rates suddenly dropped, but it was remarkably short-lived. Rates are on
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StanChart to push digital banking adoption in Malaysia to 65% by 2022

StanChart to push digital banking adoption in Malaysia to 65% by 2022

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia has revealed plans to raise the rate of digital banking adoption in its client base to 65%, by 2022. This was
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How Hong Kong's housing crisis can be solved by thinking like Donald Trump

Pure insanity now rules our property market. Only doing the unthinkable can cure this madness. Slam shut our housing market door to all except Hong
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Crypto Exchange Buda Subject of Sudden Banking Embargo in Colombia

Major Latin American bitcoin exchange, Buda, recently suddenly become the subject of a banking embargo in Colombia, according to local reports.
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Buying or selling a former grow-op home?

If a mortgage is required for the purchase, major banks will generally not provide financing for the purchase of a home identified as a former grow-op.
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UTB will lend up to £400000 for second charge mortgages

The specialist lender offers second charge mortgages from £10,000 to £400,000 on a lifetime Bank of England (BoE) tracker basis or five-year fixed
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Lending to first time buyers and landlords rises in the UK

Home lending in the UK experience substantial growth between April and May with first time buyers among the main beneficiaries, according to the
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Housing Affordability Measure: How likely is owning a home where you live?

… breakdown of the current state of the housing market across New Zealand. … The Government's latest official Housing Affordability Measure (HAM)
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NJ Lenders Announces Fannie Mae Condo Updates

Founded in 1991, the company currently originates first and second mortgage loans in NJ, NY, CT, PA, VA, MD, and FL. With seven offices and over
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EXPO PACK México 2018 Closes as Biggest Ever

With easy access to two international airports, international attendees arrived from throughout Latin America, including targeted buying groups from
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Tradelink Partnership Produces Another Success for Daon in Hong Kong Banking Sector

“Our partnership with Tradelink continues to make a significant impact in the financial and banking industry throughout Hong Kong.” – Tom Grissen
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Borrowing Costs Climb Along With Fed Rate Increases

According to Freddie Mac , the average fixed rate on a 30-year mortgage was 4.54% last week, up from 3.95% in early January. Though rates are still
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Trump-Kim Summit Stirs Skepticism as Next Steps Remain Unclear

A summary of the meeting published Wednesday by Kim's state-run Korean Central News Agency raised more questions about how much leverage
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MSNBC Host Can't Stop Laughing At Trump's North Korea Real Estate Pitch

MSNBC Host Can't Stop Laughing At Trump's North Korea Real Estate Pitch. Nicolle Wallace's panel falls apart as it analyzes the president's summit
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Toyota Dives Into Ride Hailing as Threats From GM, Waymo Loom

Toyota Motor Corp. is making the largest ever bet by an automaker on ride hailing as it embraces new businesses that threaten to disrupt the industry's
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Real estate information

Real estate information contained in the Population Information System is … lays down provisions on the maintenance of real estate information.
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Feds sweep up real estate fraudsters in massive operation

A six-month, multi-agency federal investigation has culminated in a sweep that saw 74 people arrested for allegedly using business email compromise
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AT&T's Victory Is a Big Setback for Merger Enforcement

AT&T Inc.'s sweeping court victory allowing its takeover of Time Warner Inc. delivers a sharp setback to the Justice Department's new approach to
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Real estate investors hold classes for budding entrepreneurs

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Budding entrepreneurs are in class learning how to buy and sell real estate. “I didn't know very much about this and we miss
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Guild Mortgage rolls out manufactured-home mortgage offering

Independent lender Guild Mortgage has announced that it is now offering loans for manufactured homes through Fannie Mae's MH Advantage
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Housing Credit Growth Tracking at Slowest Pace Since Mid-2013

The latest private sector credit data from the Reserve Bank (RBA) shows that the expansion of housing credit continues to slow with both owner
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Don't get caught up in your mortgage lender's game of Space Invaders

Don't get caught up in your mortgage lender's game of Space Invaders

According to UK Finance, that retro 70s game resembles the challenge that lenders face in the interest-only mortgage market. That is, once lenders
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Airbnb counters Stringer's study claiming home-sharing site drove up rent

“When a host lists their private room or a shared room on Airbnb, they are not removing a home from the residential housing market,” a spokeswoman
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The Forrester Banking Wave™: European Mobile Apps, Q2 2018

Why Read This Report. Mobile apps have become the touchpoint of choice for millions of Europeans to manage their finances. Digital banks need to
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Amazon Wins Victory as Seattle Repeals Tax on Big Employers

Less than a month after unanimously passing a per-worker tax on large employers like Amazon.com Inc., the Seattle City Council voted 7 to 2 to repeal
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Biometric Banking to Generate $4.8B in Revenues by 2023: Goode Intelligence

All of this is, of course, good news for vendors of biometric technologies, with Goode Intelligence asserting in a report synopsis that the banking sector
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Disasters Are Getting Costlier, So the US Government Is Buying Reinsurance

In 2014, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae began buying reinsurance to protect against a drop in the value of their mortgage loans, including losses
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ZTE Dives After Agreeing to $1 Billion Fine and Major Revamp

… imminent collapse, investors remain concerned about the distraction of a management overhaul and its ability to regain credibility in global markets.
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Saudi Coalition Starts Yemen Siege as UN Warns of Disaster

Yemeni forces and their Saudi-led allies launched an assault to retake the country's aid lifeline, a siege that could dramatically exacerbate the
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Global policy trends that should interest Indian infrastructure sector

The GPIF, with approximately $1.4 trillion in assets under management, is looking to allocate as much as five per cent to infrastructure and real estate
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Mark Hamill And Stan Lee Are Lending Their Voices To 'Avengers Assemble: Black Panther's Quest'

Mark Hamill and Stan Lee will provide voices for the upcoming season of the 'Avengers Assemble' animated series, which will be fully titled 'Avengers:
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The Prime Real Estate of a Library Address

We all know the 3 most important attributes when it comes to real estate: location, location, location. Higher education offices are just another form of
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Automation could thin Citigroup's investment banking unit jobs: FT

(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc's (C.N) investment banking business could shed as much as half of its 20,000 technology and operations staff in the next five
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Lagarde Says Clouds Over Global Economy Are 'Darker by the Day'

… six months ago are getting darker by the day — and, I was going to say, by the weekend,” Lagarde said at a news conference in Berlin on Monday.
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Your 2013 State of Banking Predictions for This Year Were Right on the Money

PREMIUM —In 2013, Bank Innovation asked readers to predict the state of innovations in banking for 2018. Data collected in the September 2013
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Mobi cash: Borrow now, cry later

Tala app, an online financial micro lending platform is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas
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Trump's Solar Tariff May Cost Up to 23000 US Jobs, But Boost Domestic Manufacturing

Over $2.5 billion in large installation projects have been stalled or cancelled due to President Trump's newly imposed tariffs on imported solar panels,
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Ireland Tells EU It Won't Accept a Brexit Border

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he won't accept the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland after Brexit even if Britain crashes out of the
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Australian auction clearance rates continue to plummet

Sydney's auction clearance rate hit a multi-year low in the prior week. Despite the weak result, the median home price across Australia's mainland
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Ohio Senate must not delay going after payday lenders

Ten years ago, Ohio voters expressed their disdain for the predatory payday lending industry by reaffirming a state law that restricts the annual interest
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Home loan approvals dip to 18-month low as property market slows

New home loan approvals fell to an 18-month low in April, as tighter bank lending and a slump in loans to property investors continued to weigh on the
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Mobikwik appoints Vinayak N as the Head of Lending Business

Mobikwik appoints Vinayak N as the Head of Lending Business

I am confident that his business acumen and deep risk and control orientation, coupled with digital lending expertise will be extremely beneficial as
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Get Ready for Big Media to Get Bigger After AT&T Victory

He's blacklisted news organizations from campaign events. He's threatened to yank broadcasters' licenses. He's fantasized about changing libel laws
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Troubled Blue Sky private equity fund breached lending limit

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has told unit holders of one of its private equity funds that it breached prescribed lending limits after the listed
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Trafigura Profit Falls 53% as Metals Gains Can't Offset Oil Drop

Trafigura Group posted its lowest first-half profit in at least four years as gains at its metals division failed to outweigh much weaker results from oil
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Immigration Rebellion in House Quelled With Promise of Votes

House Speaker Paul Ryan brokered a deal among Republican factions that quelled a rebellion by moderates and will put to a vote next week two
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Three New Billionaires in Two Days as China Battery Giant Soars

The initial public offering of the world's biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries produced its third billionaire in two days as the stock continued to
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Report: Houston mortgage delinquencies rise due to Harvey while they fall nationwide

While delinquent home mortgages dropped to 4.3 percent nationwide in March 2018, Houston-area mortgages at least 30 days past due climbed to
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Rental home changes: Can you make improvements to your rental?

Related: Improve your property with an energy-efficient mortgage (EEM). Don't expect your landlord to be wild about custom paint jobs in dark colors
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Global Real Estate Software Market 2018 Scope- MRI Software, Real Page, Accruent and Argus …

The fresh report disclosed an up-to-date research highlighting the Global Real Estate Software Market. The report deep plunge into the dynamics of
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The Mortgage Lender plots entry into later life lending

The Mortgage Lender plans to launch into later life lending next year, deputy chief executive Peter Beaumont has revealed. The lender
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Pinnacle Advisory Group Cut Arch Cap Group LTD (ACGL) Stake; Conns Has 0.98 Sentiment

… OF SECONDARY OFFERING OF; 13/03/2018 – Arch Capital Group Ltd. Confirms Participation in Freddie Mac's New Mortgage Pilot Program.
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Magellan Homeloans launches fees free option on fixed term mortgages

Specialist lender Magellan Homeloans has launched a fee free option on its 2 and 3-year fixed range of mortgages. Without a completion fees,
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Whack-A-Mole: Housing speculators leap from singles to condos, sparking new threat

Housing speculators have been chased out of the singles market but straight into condominiums, raising a fresh threat as governments and regulators
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RBI governor appears before Parliamentary panel; assures steps to strengthen banking system

RBI Governor Urjit Patel today faced tough questions from a parliamentary panel on bad loans, bank frauds, cash crunch and other issues even as he
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TomTom Is Already Recalibrating to Meet Its Next Big Challenge: Self-Driving Cars

“Of course you get disrupted,” TomTom co-founder Corinne Vigreux told Fortune's MPW International conference in London on Tuesday. “But we kept
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Sterling Bank's Specta lends N2bn in 4 months

Specta, the on-line lending platform set up by Sterling Bank Plc four months ago, has advanced consumer loans worth N2.0 billion to salaried workers
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Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining From Its iOS and Mac App Stores

Fortune contacted Apple for more information about these guidelines, and will update as necessary. As CNBC points out, it'd be difficult to use an
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A Movement for Public Banking Gains Momentum

Ho, ho! Wall Street banks have got to go!” The rally on June 5 was reminiscent of the Occupy Movement seven years ago—a microcosm of organized,
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Las Colinas continues streak of real estate deals with sale of 10-story office building

As reported by the Dallas Morning News, Taurus Global Real Estate Investment, which is based in Boston and has an office Austin, purchased the
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Looking to buy a house in Dallas for under $200000? Good luck

The North Texas housing market is booming, with record-setting monthly home sales and price gains across the board — but the blazing pace of the
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