Bank dividends dry up further

Bank dividends dry up further

North Block has another bit of money puzzle to solve this year: Plugging the revenue gap arising from paltry dividends at the banks it owns. As India
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EU watchdog to tighten outsourcing rules for banks ahead of Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union's banking watchdog has proposed tighter rules for lenders that want to outsource essential operations
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Inquiry focus on indigenous banking issues

The banking royal commission's next public hearing includes a focus on financial issues affecting indigenous Australians, with funeral plans featuring.
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Forced asset sales by banks destroying farmers' lives, Nationals senator says

Williams said he hoped the banking royal commission would investigate the practice when it looked at farming finance, and added that section 420A of
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Call for Lloyds Banking fraud probe after internal report published

MPs have called for an inquiry into Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) over a fraud at its HBOS unit in Reading after a Scottish businessman published
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Global Electric Trucks Market 2018 : Industry Outlook and Trend Analysis

Global Electric Trucks Market 2018 : Industry Outlook and Trend Analysis … Top Key Vendors In Electric Trucks Market: … Real Estate Development
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FINT is changing the narratives in the Nigerian lending space

Fint, an online peer to peer lending platform intends to simplify access to credit for genuine borrowers while also providing returns to lenders.
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US Senate panel balks at cannabis banking bill

Efforts to address the marijuana industry's banking woes were dealt a second blow this month by a top Congressional committee. The Senate
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5 Very Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Your Bank Account From Hackers

Online banking fraud went up to 48 percent in 2014. The Financial Fraud Action revealed that the increase was attributed to the use of computer
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Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Mortgage solution is more important than the rate

The best rates are different for each and every borrower and dependent on his/her/their financial situation. Clearly, not all borrowers have a steady job,
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Immigration Gambit Backfires With Fresh Risks for GOP Moderates

The collapse of an immigration gambit engineered by moderate Republicans in the House has exposed them to attacks from the right and the left just
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A guide to millennial home buying with The Mortgage Quarterback

I've always had a nickname growing up, in sports… and in my first year in the mortgage business (2008-2009) I was given the nickname THE
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Government Phone Tracking Scares Justice Roberts, Too

He pointed out that five justices had previously taken the view that GPS … That view would be reasonable enough if everyone understood the law of
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South Africa to host delegation of buyers from Middle East

South Africa to host delegation of buyers from Middle East … The IBM to South Africa coincides with the Africa Big 7 International Food and Beverages
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Between Tweeting and Meetings, Trump Can't Seem to Make up His Mind on Immigration Legislation

Trump met with Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting Tuesday, where he allegedly said he supports passing an immigration bill. Then, in a
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AT&T Looks to 5G, Advertising After Time Warner Deal

Jennifer Fritzsche, analyst at Wells Fargo, discusses the race to 5G technology and AT&T Corp.'s focus on advertising. She speaks on “Bloomberg
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Sound Off: How common is the use of cryptocurrency for part or all of a real estate transaction in the …

In practical terms, lenders such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now entertain it as a viable asset given parameters as such below: As funds for real
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Major banks pass Fed stress tests

All the major banks operating in the US are adequately capitalised to continue their lending operations during a severe economic crisis, says the
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Amazon Employees Want Jeff Bezos to Stop Selling Rekognition to Law Enforcement, According to …

Fortune contacted Palantir for comment. Employees are not alone in voicing their unease. Earlier this week, 19 Amazon shareholders wrote a letter
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Local home market robust in May

Single-family home prices might be increasing and interest rates on the rise but they can't put the brakes on the local housing market because of the
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British Lending Benin Artifacts To Nigeria?

British Lending Benin Artifacts To Nigeria?

The 14th century to the 19th century witnessed an influx of the West who saw Africa as a gold mine. Gaining entry into the land guided by beliefs which
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NFM Lending Named a Top Workplace in the Washington, DC Area for 2018

Linthicum, Maryland, 06/22/2018 /SubmitPressRelease123/. LINTHICUM, MD, June 22, 2018 — NFM Lending is pleased to announce that it has been
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Molson Coors Is the Latest Beermaker to Consider Adding Buds to Suds

Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. is weighing whether to expand into the sector with Canada poised to legalize the drug for recreational use
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Horses for courses:houses for sale in Ascot, best places to live and outstanding schools in the town

The good news for buyers is that the Ascot property market has slowed this year, … “Londoners and international buyers are attracted by the excellent
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Housing market worries how immigration bills could affect the market

While Congress debates immigration bills, a new report highlights what some in the housing industry worry about: a very tight labor market for building
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Cutter Family Finances: About Reverse Mortgages—A Lot Has Changed

That being said, I will sometimes ask a client if he or she would consider what we commonly refer to as a “reverse mortgage.” A reverse mortgage can
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OLX Group buys real estate site Properati

The move gives OLX a boost in the technology side, as Properati has been heavily focused on technology and real estate data. It also gives OLX
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Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Despite Flat Markets

Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today. Yet again, underlying bond markets suggested another fate. In other words, if mortgage rates were
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VP, Operational Delivery (Lending and Payments Product Owner)

The Lending and Payments Product Owner role is responsible for developing and driving the lending and payments product roadmap, enabling the
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Measuring Change in Organizations

The act also protects property activities such as sale, rental, and financing of … “The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago supports D&I through our
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Premixed Grout Industry Research Report: Size, share, Growth, Demand, Latest Trends …

But the most challenge for China premixed grout market is the high production capacity and low utilization. With the investment growth of real estate
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As Housing Prices Soar, New Zealand Tackles a Surge in Homelessness

Housing Minister Phil Twyford said that since a “meltdown” in New Zealand's housing market after the 2008 global financial crisis, prices in some parts
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If JPMorgan Gaps Below Its 200-Day Simple Moving Average Then A Bear Market For Stocks Will …

JPMorgan is the biggest of the “too big to fail” U.S. money center banks and is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The banking giant
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Sunflower Bank Expands Specialized Business Banking Team and Services

Sunflower Bank announces an expansion of its Business Banking team and client offering in Boulder, Longmont, and Broomfield as part of its
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raceAhead: Hacking Diversity in the Legal Profession

Diversifying law firms one good hack at a time. I was a judge today in Diversity Lab's 2018 Spring Diversity in Law Hackathon, the culmination of a
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Potawatomi patron wins big on $1 Wheel of Fortune machine

Someone is starting their summer with a little more cash in their pocket. A Potawatomi patron won $1.6 million Thursday while playing a $1 Wheel of
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Apple Admits to Sticky MacBook Pro Keyboards, Will Fix Them for Free

In a statement provided to Fortune, an Apple spokesperson said, “Today we launched a keyboard service program for our customers that covers a
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Week Ahead: Trade Fears and Stress Tests Signal More Volatility To Come

Here's what is going to move markets in the week ahead. … We'll get an in-depth look at the state of the housing market this week as the Census
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Pence to Lead US-Brazil Talks on Rocket Launch Site, Sources Say

Talks over U.S. commercial use of a rocket launch site in Brazil are advancing and will take center stage during Vice President Mike Pence's visit to
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The Dual Headwinds Impacting Mortgage Markets

Despite a low season in the first half of the year, the Freddie Mac forecast predicts an increase of 2.8 percent in home sales by the end of the year,
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Are You Ever Too Old to Get a Mortgage?

Are You Ever Too Old to Get a Mortgage?

Counterintuitive as it may sound, your loan application for a mortgage to be repaid over 30 years looks the same to lenders whether you are 90 years
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The Ledger: Coinbase, XRP and the SEC, Blockchain Bubble Gum, Mt. Gox to Bithumb Hacks

You can send feedback and tips to ledger@fortune.com, find us on Twitter @FortuneLedger or email/DM me directly at the contact info below.
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Rep. Marshall Says Nafta Needs to Be Done Sooner Than Later

Representative Roger Marshall, a member of the House Agriculture Committee and a Republican from Kansas, discusses the impact of trade tariffs on
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Stormy Daniels Wants Collusion Lawsuit Sent Back to State Court

Stephanie Clifford, the adult-movie star professionally known as Stormy Daniels, wants the lawsuit alleging her former lawyer colluded with Donald
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Bankers seek independent panel to scrutinise charges

The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) has suggested setting up of an independent committee and to include a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official as a
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Ann Lobdell Hudson of Exchange Bank wins North Bay Women in Business award

Ann Lobdell Hudson of Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa wins a North Bay Business Journal Women in Business award. Professional background: I
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DSK case arrests: Bankers lobby rallies behind BoM management

The national bankers lobby, Indian Banks Association, on Friday unanimously rallied behind the arrested brass of the embattled Bank of Maharashtra
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A marijuana ETF that pays a distribution? Is it safe?

The ETF provider, Horizons, makes money by lending the stocks to short sellers, who sell them in the market and then hope to buy them back later at a
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Senate Committee Kills Cannabis Banking Amendment

This week, a Senate committee voted to kill a federal budget amendment that would have protected banks willing to serve the cannabis industry from
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Genie Del Secco of Santa Rosa's Summit State Bank wins Women in Business award

Genie Del Secco of Summit State Bank in Santa Rosa wins a North Bay Business Journal Women in Business award. Professional background: I have
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Navent buys Ecuadorian real estate site Vive1

Navent, a Latin American real estate and classifieds company, announced on Friday it bought Ecuador's No. 2 real estate vertical, Vive1. This article is
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Once again, Hong Kong has the world's priciest office market

2 spot in CBRE Group's survey of prime office real estate in the first quarter. This is the third year in a row that Hong Kong's Central district has
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Vietnam company sets stage for Japan-style girl groups

“Young people are going to do business based on their creativity and not depend on the real estate market or their relationships with authorities.”.
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Americans spend most of income on mortgages since 2009

… fixed mortgage climbed to 4.44 per cent at the end of March, up from 3.95 per cent at the beginning of the year, data from Freddie Mac showed.
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How Illiquid Interval Funds Go Where ETFs Can't

Bloomberg Intelligence's James Seyffart and Bloomberg's Julie Hyman examine the success of interval funds that offer investors opportunities not
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Howard Bancorp, Inc. (HBMD) EPS Estimated At $0.26

Howard Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding firm for Howard Bank that provides commercial banking, mortgage banking, and consumer finance
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EPS for CoreLogic, Inc. (CLGX) Expected At $0.72; 15 Bullish Analysts Covering Sprouts Farmers …

… 22/03/2018 – FTC: CoreLogic Inc.; Analysis to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement – March 22, 2018; 23/04/2018 – FREDDIE MAC
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Netflix Fires Spokesman Over His Use of Racial Slur at Work

Netflix Inc.'s top spokesman is leaving the company after using a racial slur in a work setting. Jonathan Friedland, chief communications officer, said
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Stratus Properties Inc. (STRS) Reaches $33.75 52-Week High; New York Mortgage Trust Has 2.03 …

PS – FY GROSS REV 5.30 BLN PESOS VS 4.48 BLN PESOS; 30/05/2018 – Stratus Video Announces Telehealth Interoperability Product – Stratus
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Mismatched Market Stifles US Home Sales

U.S. home sales declined in May—typically a frenzied time for the market—as the disconnect grows between the price of homes on the market and
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NAM TAI PROPERTY INC. Announces the Availability of Updated Real Estate Feasibility Studies

NAM TAI PROPERTY INC. Announces the Availability of Updated Real Estate Feasibility Studies

The appraised values of our properties prepared by Savills, Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle as presented in the real estate feasibility
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Kevin O'Leary: 10 Rules of Success to Pick ETFs

The old market adage of the “trend is your friend” is hard to dismiss, … If an investor is privy to the market fluctuations of real estate, but dismisses
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Banks, billers, merchants see benefits in open banking, real-time payments

Eighty-six percent of banks, 82 percent of billing organizations and 78 percent of merchants expect to see improvements in their customer service as a
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Building Homes for Heroes Gifts Mortgage-Free House to Gold Star Family

The family of a fallen Special Forces soldier recently received an amazing gift: a new home. Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar was killed Nangarhar
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JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2018-6 — Moody's assigns provisional ratings to Prime RMBS issued by …

Jun. 22, 2018, 11:57 AM. Rating Action: Moody's assigns provisional ratings to Prime RMBS issued by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2018-6. Read the
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Kentucky Bourbon Warehouse Collapses, Spilling 9000 Barrels of Whiskey

Louisville, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of whiskey barrels were sent crashing into a massive heap Friday after a large section of a storage warehouse
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Real estate tech companies

Opendoor and another real estate tech company, Perch, have recently begun operations in the Alamo City. At a time when local home prices are
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Ethereum (ETH) Flash Crashes as Major Indian Exchanges Announces Banking Issues

It alluded to a lack of support from any of the banks in the country. Zebpay is just one among a growing list of crypto exchanges that are finding working
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Wells Fargo lays off 100 mortgage employees in North Carolina

Wells Fargo announced its Fort Mill mortgage office will lose 100 employees, according to an article written by Caroline Hudson for Charlotte Business
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Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) Earning Somewhat Positive News Coverage, Report Shows

Press coverage about Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has been … Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to
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DBS offers hassle-free, invisible banking in digital era

DBS Bank, which turns 50 this year, is accelerating its digital transformation to maintain its leadership position in Asia, as customers demand new
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Griffin Institutional Access® Real Estate Fund Announces Second Quarter Distribution

Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund (the “Fund,” tickers: GIREX, GCREX, GRIFX, GLREX, GMREX), a closed-end, interval fund registered
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Chief Strategy Officer of Bitfinex and Tether Is Departing

Bitfinex, one of the largest virtual-currency markets, has been a particular mystery in the crypto world since it lost its link to U.S. banking when Wells
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Chinese Internet Giant Meituan Files for Hong Kong IPO

Chief Executive Officer Wang Xing founded Meituan.com in 2010 as a group-buying site similar to Groupon Inc. before a 2015 merger with Dianping,
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Harris Says Trump Guilty of `Crimes Against Humanity' on Border

California Senator Kamala Harris charged that the Trump administration had committed “crimes against humanity” after meeting at a U.S. detention
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Lenders and brokers 'too quiet' over PRA Buy to Let changes

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA) changes to buy to let lending, according to the
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Apple iOS Passcode Crack Revealed by Security Researcher. Watch the Exploit in Action

An iPhone can be unlocked with a virtual keyboard pretending to type lots of passcodes, a security researcher revealed Friday. By sending all possible
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To Catch Up To Buyers' Needs, Housing Market Pushes Outside City Limits

OZARK, Mo. — If you are looking to buy or build a house, or maybe you're considering upgrading your home, there's a unique opportunity to see some
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MFIs lower rates with greater efficiency, lower cost of funds

Fusion Microfinance, India's ninth-largest MFI by outstanding loans, has cut lending rates by up to 140 points from June. It now offers loans at 23% to
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Financial Review: LCNB (LCNB) versus FNB (NYSE:FNB)

F.N.B. (NYSE: FNB) and LCNB (NASDAQ:LCNB) are both finance … It also offers consumer loans, such as automobile, boat, home improvement, and
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