7 reasons why consumers are tapping into their home equity

7 reasons why consumers are tapping into their home equity

Rising home values and interest rates have more homeowners turning to home equity products to meet their personal funding needs. Earlier this year
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Learn About Money Making Opportunities in Real Estate

Millions of people have successfully built wealth in real estate. Denver real estate in particular has been sizzling hot the last several years. Joining us
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Market Could Get 'Really Ugly' on Trade Mistake, Says Richards

… was to decide to stop purchasing treasuries. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro on “Bloomberg Markets: The Open.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Case-Shiller reaction: Will Americans be able to afford homes?

After Tuesday's Case-Shiller report showed a 6.4% increase in home prices, experts in the housing market say wage disparities and lacking inventory
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Alcentra appoints two to co-head US direct lending team

Alcentra has expanded its U.S. direct lending team with two new hires. Suhail A. Shaikh and Peter M. Glaser are joining as managing directors and
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IMT and DOE Reveal 2018 Green Lease Leaders at BOMA International Conference & Expo

Today, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the U.S. … Green Lease Leaders recognizes leading-edge companies and real estate
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'A nation of home owners is unconquerable'

Many banks failed, causing a drastic decrease in home loans and ownership. In 1934, as a part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal,
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Wi-Fi Security Finally Gets Its First Major Upgrade in 14 Years

Wi-Fi is quickly becoming ubiquitous through society, permeating not only the home and office, but public spaces as well. The technology's wide
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Canada Is Preparing Steel Quotas, Tariffs on China and Others

The Canadian government is preparing new measures to prevent a potential flood of steel imports from global producers seeking to avoid U.S. tariffs,
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Italy's Crunch Moment in the Bond Market

Italy's auction of five and 10-year government bonds on Thursday will be the most important test of investor appetite since the country's political crisis
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Harvard Billionaires Bail Out Alma Mater From Poor Fund Returns

(Michael Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, made a $32 million gift for a leadership
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Top Fund Manager Will Look at Cannabis and Crypto – One Day

Blackstein said he saw Amazon.com Inc. present at a conference in the late '90s but didn't buy it until 2008. He still holds it in both his funds.
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Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt at $3.21T in Q1

Commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding was up by $44.3 billion in the first quarter, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers
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UK Mortgage Approvals At 4-Month High

(RTTNews) – UK mortgage approvals increased to a four-month high in May, data from UK Finance showed Tuesday. The number of mortgage
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GE Exits Health, Oil as CEO Shrinks Onetime Titan to Save It

… officer, Flannery took the boldest steps yet to revamp the sinking corporate titan, unveiling plans to pull GE out of the health-care and oil markets.
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Walker & Dunlop Provides $392.4M in Green Financing for Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio

Walker & Dunlop closed approximately $233.6 million through Freddie Mac's Green Up program for the two Los Angeles properties. The Bethesda
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Court keeps Ocwen records sealed in CFPB dispute over escrow accounts

Ocwen Financial is able to keep the answers to questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involving the improper handling of escrow
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US demands world to halt Iranian oil imports by November 4

The United States warned Tuesday that countries around the world must stop buying Iranian oil before November 4 or face a renewed round of
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Witness in Skelos case: I was told to pay Adam Skelos $20000

Adam Skelos was paid $20,000 by a title insurer for doing no work as part of a plan by the company's largest customer to please his father, Dean
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Trump Gets Harley Plans Wrong in Attack Over Trade War 'Excuse'

… free-trade agreement Trump withdrew from in January 2017, Chief Executive Officer Matt Levatich said in an interview with Bloomberg News in April.
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How to Open a Bank Account Overseas

How to Open a Bank Account Overseas

To manage your administrative and financial life you will need a bank account. You will probably need two accounts – one account back home in the
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Hot Housing Market: Now a 'Great Time to Buy, Sell or Refinance'

The average home sales price in May was $192,883, a 14 percent increase from $169,540 a year ago, according to real estate information company
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Trump Takes Aim at Harley-Davidson in Tax Threat

… administration offers conflicting messages on trade plans. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on “Bloomberg Markets: The Open.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Harvard Billionaires Bail Out Alma Mater

Bloomberg's Janet Lorin reports on Harvard University's recent fundraising campaign. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg).
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Sen. Toomey Says Tariffs Are Huge Mistake, Already Doing Harm

… views on the Trump administration's trade policies with Bloomberg's David Westin and Lisa Abramowicz on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.
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Saudi Arabia Said Targeting Record Crude Production in July

… in July of 10.72 million barrels a day in an effort to calm oil prices. Bloomberg's Will Kennedy reports on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Trade War Hits Stocks as $8 Trillion in Bear Market: Inside EM

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index sank to the lowest in 10 months, while 18 out of 24 currencies tracked by Bloomberg fell. The Shanghai Composite
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Jordan Says It Won't Take In Any More Syrian Refugees

Jordan will not receive new refugees from Syria under any circumstances, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said Tuesday, as a new Syrian government
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Freddie Mac May mortgage portfolio rises annualized rate 6.3%

Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) reports single-family refinance-loan purchase and guarantees volume $9.1B in May, representing 30% of total
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Coffee Bean speeds back to New York as retail real estate slows

New York or LA? Headlines in recent years have been all about people leaving the Big Apple in droves, heading for SoCal. But sometimes the flow
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Huiskamp named to state banking association board

MILAN — James H. Huiskamp, president of Blackhawk Bank & Trust headquartered in Milan, has been elected to the board of directors of the Illinois
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House Buyers of America Debuts Home Selling Site

House Buyers of America Inc., a real estate investment company based in Chantilly, Va., has launched the Web site, HouseBuyersOfAmerica.com,
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Despite lacklustre sales numbers, this economist thinks there are some signs of froth in the …

Photo: James Bombales. It's been a cool year so far for the Canadian housing market, and most economists are predicting that it will quite some time
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Polychain Becomes First $1 Billion Crypto Fund: What Happens Now?

Fortune caught up with him to learn more about Polychain and how he perceives the future of digital assets at a time when big VCs are experimenting
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Unison Home Ownership Investors closes $40M Series B

The investment underscores the growing consumer demand for alternative home financing solutions, and Unison's success in modernizing residential
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Asian central banks launch securities lending platform

A GROUP of Asian central banks have agreed to lend local currency bonds through a regional securities market, with the goal of improving
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Nonbank Lending May Not Seem Exciting As Blockchain — Until You Take A Closer Look

Fintech — in particular, blockchain payment technologies — may be the talk of the town, but the decidedly less-glamorous industry of traditional
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Wyelands Bank adds MD to asset-based lending team

Sanjeev Gupta's Wyelands Bank, which lends to SMEs, has appointed a managing director for its working capital solutions team. Ian Flaxman will
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Voya Offers New Lending Program to its Retail Wealth Management Clients

WINDSOR, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 26, 2018–Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA), announced today that its retail wealth management firm,
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Lending library at Lee's Summit Farmers Market helps schools cultivate young readers

Gilchrist is one of several library media specialists who staff the lending library each week. They offer reading recommendations and answer questions
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Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake Joins the Board of Beauty Products Company Glossier

Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake Joins the Board of Beauty Products Company Glossier

Lake, who has been featured on Fortune's 40 Under 40 List, founded personal styling service Stitch Fix seven years ago and took it public in
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The Hazards of Good Fortune, Part VIII

THIS IS PART VIII of LARB's serialization of Seth Greenland's forthcoming novel The Hazards of Good Fortune. Greenland's novel follows Jay
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Sen. Cassidy on Drug Pricing, Immigration, Tariffs

… U.S. immigration policy, and the impact of tariffs on U.S. companies with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.
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Miss Texas, Houston real estate mogul Logan Lester, throws out first pitch at Astros game

The Minute Maid pitcher's mound was graced with a bit of pizzazz during the ceremonial first pitch at the Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays game on June
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Equity Markets Are Living on Borrowed Time

The Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Index of bonds has dropped 1.98 percent this month, the most among 19 major global bond markets
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Payday lending reform bill on hold in Ohio Senate

Columbus — The Ohio Senate is pumping the brakes on a controversial payday lending reform package that cleared the House three weeks ago.
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Democrats stick by Waters for banking panel despite controversy

Rep. Maxine Waters' Democratic colleagues are sticking by her as the party's top candidate to run the powerful Financial Services Committee despite
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CBC: Canadian lumber producers tell US consumers 'You can take your tariffs back, eh!'

Yukovich said the intense demand for Canadian lumber is being fuelled by a sizzling hot American housing market. Lumber producers in the U.S. are
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Son of Canadian real estate tycoon sentenced in killing of girlfriend in LA

LOS ANGELES – A Canadian real estate tycoon's son who wrote a graphic novel that features gruesome killings was sentenced Tuesday in California
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Glasgow distillery toasts success after scooping coveted national gin title

A Glasgow distillery is toasting success after scooping a coveted gin title. Glasgow Distillery Company's Makar Gin picked up the award for best UK gin
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Encourage Small-Dollar Bank Lending, House Republicans Tell FDIC, Fed

Under the OCC's guidance, small-dollar lending programs should be consistent with safe and sound banking practices, include an effective risk
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Real estate taxes due for residents

Homer City Borough residents are reminded that Saturday is the last day to pay county/borough real estate, occupation and per capita taxes at the
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Leader: Ohio Senate Not Yet Ready to OK Payday Lending Bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Senate leader says senators won't be able to pass a payday lending bill before breaking for the summer.
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'You're all illegal. Go back to Mexico': Video shows woman unleashing racist rant against mother, son

'You're all illegal. Go back to Mexico': Video shows woman unleashing racist rant against mother, son … I have a mortgage here.” Guzman went on to
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FHLBank of San Francisco issues $65.9 million in grants for affordable housing projects

“Our members and their nonprofit partners are using the AHP [affordable housing program] to expand access to quality affordable housing for those
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Greensboro offering home ownership resources and financial assistance

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The City of Greensboro helped residents with guidance for home ownership with a home buyers fair Tuesday. The fair gave
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Alibaba's Jack Ma: Bitcoin Is 'Likely a Bubble'

Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma says that the company is betting on blockchain, but advises against investing in Bitcoin. Ma is the controlling shareholder
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The Banking Industry: Past and Future

In honor of The Motley Fool's 25th birthday, we're taking a look back at what's changed in the banking industry over the past quarter-century and
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Nucor CEO Doesn't See Tariffs Spurring a 'Great Recession'

He speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Deaux from the Steel Success Strategies Conference on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg).
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Observers say vote buying strong ahead of Mexico election

A coalition of non-governmental groups monitoring Mexico's election campaigns say vote-buying schemes and threats of cutting off social programs
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Grand Junction executives attend real estate gathering

Grand Junction executives attend real estate gathering

Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate, and Lynn Thompson, president of the Grand Junction firm, attended the Real Trends Gathering
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Woman's Meltdown Leaves Spirit Flight Passengers Shaken

A woman was escorted off a Spirit Airlines plane from Houston after engaging in a profanity-laced, public meltdown aboard the Minneapolis-bound
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) on Focus After Forming Bearish Ascending Triangle Pattern

Investors Title Company (ITIC) on Focus After Forming Bearish Ascending … It dived, as 5 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 21
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HSBC Bank Rolls Out Pepper Robot at Flagship US Branch

NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO — For Americans who have dreamed of an exciting retail banking future experience, HSBC and SoftBank Robotics
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Real estate firm told to pay couple $210k they lost in NZ scam

But the judge dismissed the claims against Faber's director and associate director, making clear – for the first time in the real estate context – that a
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Baker Hughes to Go It Alone as GE Seeks Exit From Oil Sector

The long-term outlook for the petroleum markets that underpin demand for Baker Hughes's drill bits and refinery valves has been clouded by conflict,
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Roiling Markets, US Insists World Must Stop Buying Iranian Oil

An Iranian oil facility on Kharg Island, in the Persian Gulf. Oil markets were shaken Tuesday by a State Department announcement that the United
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Lendingblock and QUOINE Announce Partnership for Blockchain Lending

Lendingblock is an institutional platform for collateralised digital asset lending. QUOINE own the digital asset exchanges QUOINEX, QRYPTOS, and
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Data Sheet—Apple Seizes the High Ground in Fake News Debate

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. Tim Cook
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Congress Passes SBA Lending Limit Increase; Bill Awaits Trump's Approval

Earlier this month, Congress voted to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the annual limit on its loan guarantees for its
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Elon Musk Doesn't Work Alone. These Are Tesla's Other Key Leaders

There was a rare moment at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in early June when Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk shared the spotlight. First, he
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May Mobility and Bedrock Bring Future of Mobility to Detroit

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. is the nation's largest home mortgage lender. The company closed more than $400 billion of mortgage volume
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Economic outlook shows optimism in housing market

When it comes to home prices, 68 percent of respondents think home prices increased in their areas during the last 12 months and 53 percent believe
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Judge Grants Uber 15-Month License to Operate in London

… out most of its differences with regulators. Bloomberg's Eric Newcomer reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Home-price growth in Charlotte market cools in April

Home prices in the Charlotte market grew at an annual pace of 6% in April, according to the newest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index, released on
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San Diego home prices up 7.8% in a year

San Diego County home prices in April increased 7.8 percent in a year, faster than most of the nation, said the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices
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World's Largest Real Estate Agency Now in Montenegro

June 26, 2018 – RE / MAX, the real estate agency present in over 100 countries, started working in Montenegro this week. Kevin Buttigieg, CEO of RE
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New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYMT) Moves Lower on Volume Spike for June 26

New York Mortgage Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged in acquiring, investing in, financing and managing
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Australia's mortgage debt bomb!

The fun part of these credit bubble unwinds is how long they last and all the bad debts that are never allowed to be written off. Here is the mess still left
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Fannie Mae announces winner of 13th community impact pool of non-performing loans

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced additional enhancements to its requirements for sales of non-performing loans by Fannie Mae and
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Don't miss this: HW Insiders nominations close Friday!

Don't miss this: HW Insiders nominations close Friday!

Is there someone at your company who is the go-getter? The unsung hero who faces challenges head on? Nominate them for HousingWire's Insiders
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India urges AIIB to scale up lending to $40b by 2020

By 2025 Modi would like the AIIB's lending to shoot up to $100 billion. But this would require simpler processing, faster approval, high-quality projects
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Erdogan's Enablers

The news is not that Erdogan is turning his country from a flawed democracy to an Islamist police state. That's been known for some time. Rather it's
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How Workday Became One of the Best Places to Work for Millennials

… Workday has been named one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials for 2018, compiled by Great Place to Work in partnership with FORTUNE.
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Real Estate, rental and leasing

Companies included in this sector include those engaged in renting, leasing homes and other objects. It also includes companies who manage real
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LA homeowners netted $175K in profit when selling in 2017

With houses in the Los Angeles area fetching record prices, sellers pocketed some of the largest profits in the nation in 2017, according to a new
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LA City Council OKs new banking disclosures prompted by Wells Fargo scandal

Banks that do business with the city of Los Angeles will have to tell officials if they are under investigation by regulators and report details of their sales
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Kiwanis presents Fourth of July Pig War Picnic

… Kings Market, Browne's Home Center, Ace hardware, Heritage Bank, Chicago Title Company, Aeronautical Services Inc, Chris Lawson Excavation,
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Sizing Up the Hit to S&P 500 Earnings From an Actual Trade War

Companies in the S&P 500 rely on foreign markets for about a third of their revenue. According to Bank of America Corp. strategists led by Savita
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A smart way to trim the fat from the federal government

The Fed's cheap money and cheap financing from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were to blame, and we told ourselves we wouldn't do this again.
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Lionshare Lending Offers Fast and Easy Hard Money Lending Nationwide

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lionshare Lending offers various hard money lending programs specifically designed to fit your needs.
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Delta CEO Didn't Check With Board Before Cutting Ties With NRA

“At Delta, our values are everything,” Bastian said at Fortune's CEO Initiative conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. “It's the culture of the company.
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Credit review and measures to stop predatory lending

Credit review and measures to stop predatory lending released for discussion. Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi today
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With $4.6B Sale EdR, Greystar Make 2018 The Year Of Real Estate Mergers

The $4.6 billion buyout of student housing developer and owner EdR by an affiliate of Greystar Real Estate Partners announced Monday continues to
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Banking watchdog boss hits back at EU officials over Brexit claims

The head of the UK's banking watchdog has today fired back at claims by European officials that London-based banks are not ready for a hard Brexit.
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KfW Credit Market Outlook: New lending growth has reached its peak

New lending to businesses and self-employed persons rose sharply by +5.6% in the first quarter; Outlook has dimmed as the economy loses
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Global Dssc Market Overview 2018 – G24 Power, Fujikura, Peccell, Oxford Photovoltaics …

The major market players in the global Dssc market are G24 Power, … Real Estate, Outdoor Advertising, 3C Electronic, Other of the global market are
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Alibaba's Ant Financial Just Launched a Blockchain-based Remittance Service

Though Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma may think Bitcoin is in a bubble, the firm still believes in blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies.
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Borrowers feel benefit as lenders relax mortgage affordability criteria

Mortgage brokers have suggested that more lenders are relaxing affordability criteria, as Barclays and the Cambridge Building Society are among
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SBA Increases Disaster Recovery Lending for Small Businesses through Express Bridge Loan …

With hurricane season upon us, SBA wants to make sure SBA Lenders and small businesses are aware that this Pilot Program is available for SBA
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Why Small Hedge Funds Outperform the Giants

Why Small Hedge Funds Outperform the Giants

… of Agecroft Partners, discusses hedge fund strategies and performance with Bloomberg's Mark Barton on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.
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New Trade Group Seeks to Educate Realtors on the HECM for Purchase Program

The reverse mortgage industry has not taken a very active role in teaching Realtors about this loan, Linger said, and the association will work to
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Mortgage Rates Stuck in a Summertime Rut (For Now)

Mortgage rates were flat for the 3rd straight day today, keeping them in a holding pattern just slightly below the highest levels in years. This has been
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Commercial Real Estate/Lending Associate

Romer Debbas LLP, a 27 attorney midtown NYC law firm specializing in real estate and banking is seeking an associate (3-5 years experience) to join
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Inside Elon Musk's Ad Astra School Where Grades and Traditional Classes Don't Exist

Elon Musk has apparently created a new kind of school that prefers flamethrowers and robots to traditional classes. Over the past four years, Musk has
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Twin Cities Habitat will increasing affordable housing production

“The line of credit from Minnesota Housing, paired with financial commitments from Bremer and generous Twin Cities Habitat donors, will help multiply
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Investors from Singapore, Canada Keep Pouring Money into US Apartment Sector

Foreign money can now enter the U.S. through structures including private equity funds and private real estate investment trusts (REITs).
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Real estate sector got $2.6-b foreign funding in 2017

“Led by a string of reforms such as RERA, GST and demonetisation, the attractiveness of the Indian real estate potential has caught the fancy of
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Government Reorganization Plan: A Good Start But Needs Some Improvement

One of the most glaring weaknesses is the administration's view of the federal role in mortgage finance. Although the plan touts many important
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Ginnie Mae to modernize its systems by 2020

“We believe aligning policies across federal housing programs and developing technical standards are foundational steps; they will be our priority
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The 10 Best Workplaces For Millennials

ILLUSTRATIONS BY JONATHAN CALUGI. Fortune worked with our long-standing research partner Great Place to Work to help us find the best
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Mortgage lending up by nearly 9% year-on-year

Estimated gross mortgage lending for the total market in May was £22.2bn, 8.8% higher year-on-year, UK Finance figures showed. Mortgage
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Oklahoma Voters Could Approve One of the Least-Restrictive Medical Marijuana Laws Today

Oklahoma voters could approve one of the least-restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country today. State Question 788 would make it legal to
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The AARP, UnitedHealth, and Quest Diagnostics Are Pouring $75 Million Into Fighting Alzheimer's …

Fortune spoke with Steve Rusckowski, CEO of Quest Diagnostics, and AARP's chief operating officer, Scott Frisch, about the collaboration—and the
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Uber's CEO Launched a Charm Offensive to Win Over London

London's 45,000 Uber drivers can breathe a sigh of relief after a judge in London granted the ride-hailing company a 15-month probationary license to
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US dollar exchange rate stable at Egypt's major banks

At the National Bank of Egypt, the dollar exchange rate stood at LE17.78 for buying and LE17.88 for selling. At the Arab African International Bank,
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Term Sheet — Tuesday, June 26

… some regulatory constraints we were running into that limit how many times we could do different investments in our main fund,” Dixon told Fortune.
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Sotomayor and Ginsburg Issue Scathing Dissent of SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision

The Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban Tuesday, siding with the president in Trump v. Hawaii. The 5-4 decision legally
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Your Expert appoints Ellis-Calcott director of specialist lending

Specialist finance broker Your Expert Group has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott as director of specialist lending, joining from Thistle Finance.
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Rwanda's Central Bank Maintains Lending Rate at Record 5.5%

Financial Institutions in Rwanda will continue to lend at 5.5% in the third quarter of 2018, Central Bank announced on Tuesday. Going by the previous
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The future of European securities lending

The future of European securities lending

The European securities lending market continues to go through profound change as regulation and competitive pressures push firms to streamline
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Thinking of remodeling your home? Here's why it will cost you more

A tight, expensive housing market has more homeowners staying put … renovations has, thanks to a shortage of labor and rising prices for materials.
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US Housing Market: April S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Index + 6.6%

US Housing Market:April S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Index + 6.6%. US home prices rose in April from a year earlier, lifted by bidding wars in many cities
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Corporate Governance

The Investor Relations website contains information about Lending Club for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.
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Han Kun's Italian 'Best Friend' Firm Enters Mainland China

Chinese investors have been eyeing Italian fashion and luxury brands in … In December 2017, Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. had
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Shared equity provider Unison Home Ownership Investors raises $40 million

Unison provides the money for up to 30 years without interest or monthly payments, and shares in the equity generated by the house, should it
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Bank Stocks Are On Their Longest Losing Streak Ever

Coming into the year, many cited the tax overhaul and a rising rate environment as reasons for banks to rally. Instead, they've endured pressure from a
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Why Corporate Recruiters Shouldn't Be So Obsessed With Prestigious College Degrees

That's according to a panel about workforce development at the Fortune CEO Initiative conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. One reason that
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Voya introduces lending program to retail wealth management clients

Called Investment Credit Line, the service is offered by BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK) Private Banking and provides a flexible line of credit for life events
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Feline fortune-teller Achilles tips Nigeria to beat Argentina

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Achilles the cat, who has correctly predicted the score of all three World Cup matches played so far in St Petersburg,
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PrimeLending Ranked Among Best Workplaces for Millennials in America

All loans subject to credit approval. Rates and fees subject to change. Mortgage financing provided by PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company.
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Publix Recognized as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials

LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 26, 2018–Publix has once again been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the Best Workplaces for
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Getting serious about housing affordability

Median home prices in most American cities are less than three times median family incomes, but in some cities they are five to ten times incomes.
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Green Brick Partners, Inc. Appoints Vice President of Strategic Operations

… labor and environmental laws and regulations; volatility of mortgage interest rates; the unavailability of mortgage financing; the occurrence of severe
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New, Improved Rules For 'High Volatility' Real Estate Loans

Law360 (June 26, 2018, 2:24 PM EDT) — On May 24, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and
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Why Apple May Be Lowering iPhone Prices This Year

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. “As we approach the upcoming iPhone cycle, investors are asking whether (average selling prices)
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Pepper the robot gets a job at HSBC Bank in New York

Starting today, customers at HSBC's New York City flagship will be greeted by a friendly humanoid face. The bank's Fifth Avenue location is employing
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Levi's Expanding Worker Education Efforts to Improve Quality of Life

… our product is made in developing markets, mostly by young women,” Bergh said, speaking at Fortune's CEO Initiative conference in San Francisco.
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REITs elect record number of women to their boards: report

U.S. real estate investment trusts elected a record number of women to their boards this year, exceeding men for the first time. Fifty-two percent — or
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Saudi Arabia Is Planning Record Crude Oil Production in July

Trump's motivation for pressing Saudi Arabia for more oil was evident in price gyrations on crude markets on Tuesday. Prices fell on the news that the
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Ocwen Names Britti Interim CEO

Ocwen Names Britti Interim CEO

Ocwen has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John V. Britti as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Britti currently serves as
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Refinancing your mortgage like this couple did could pay off

Although many homebuyers opt for a 30-year mortgage, if you can afford the higher monthly payments, you'll save thousands in interest payments with
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Fannie Mae Announces Winner of Thirteenth Community Impact Pool of Non-Performing Loans

… additional enhancements to its requirements for sales of non-performing loans by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that build on requirements originally
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3 Plays to Ride the Housing and Labor Shortage Waves

3 Plays to Ride the Housing and Labor Shortage Waves … that provides mortgage financing and related services to home buyers and third parties.
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Mitch McConnell Campaign Tweets Neil Gorsuch Photo as Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's official campaign account, Team Mitch, tweeted a photo of of McConnell reaching out to shake the hand of
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A Snapshot of Mortgage Rates Performance

Mortgage rates saw a steady rise in May according to the latest monthly … with average interest rates on all mortgage loans rising six basis points to
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Alcentra hires 2 as co-heads of US direct lending

Peter M. Glaser and Suhail A. Shaikh were named managing directors and co-head of U.S. direct lending at Alcentra. In the new positions, Messrs.
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Accurate Group Launches Mobile GroundWorks App

GroundWorks connects Accurate Group's nationwide network of pre-screened real estate property inspectors with lenders and servicers requesting
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The Future of Credit Risk Transfers

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's credit risk transfer programs (CRT), initiated in 2013, are likely to experience declines due to rising interest rates and
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Can You Get a Mortgage with 2 to 3% Down?

If you're wondering how that's possible, there's 1) mortgage insurance, which was a $760 billion industry in 2016, and 2) a variety of programs that
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Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC Named One of the 2018 Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great …

DRAPER, Utah, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Great Place to Work and FORTUNE have honored Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC as one of the 2018
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Lending Experts Launch a New Alternative Lending Platform for Bitcoin and Ethereum

NEW YORK, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — AltLending Inc. has launched a beta version of its new lending platform that allows companies to
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Crypto Influencers Pump Up Markets With $105000-a-Pop Tweets

By day, Paul Angus is an engineer. But by night, he's Cryptonomatron: a producer of hot takes on the latest initial coin offerings who has more than
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Kilroy Realty Receives Green Lease Leaders Gold Recognition

“As building owners, developers, tenant companies, and other real estate decision makers … A green lease, also known as an energy-aligned lease, is a powerful and growing real estate trend that provides a win-win framework for
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Lending Tree Needs to Put Down Roots

Lending Tree Inc. (TREE) was last reviewed in February, ahead of earnings. At the time we wrote that, “TREE has produced some pretty impressive
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MBA-NJ License Law (RMLA) Amendments, Including Traditional Licensing In NJ, Expected To …

We are pleased to announce that S709, the final version of our bill to amend New Jersey's residential mortgage lending act (RMLA), which includes
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Commerce Home Mortgage Acquires LoanStar Home Loans

As Commerce rolls out its proprietary, non-traditional prime mortgage products later this year, our retail loan officers will have a compelling opportunity
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Bloomberg Markets: Harvard Billionaires Bail Out Alma Mater

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar. GUESTS: Michael McDonald Endowments Reporter Bloomberg News Discussing his story “Harvard
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Global Decorative Lighting Market 2018-2022| Increasing Use of Smart Lighting Systems to …

Technavio has published a new market research report on the global decorative lighting … PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE.
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Happy 'Housiversary'? How Homeowners Celebrate This Hot, New Trend

How Homeowners Celebrate This Hot, New Trend … every time I look at it,” says Scott M. Browder of Charlotte, NC, who's also a real estate agent.
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Case-Shiller: Higher Home Prices and a Reality Check

Case-Shiller: Higher Home Prices and a Reality Check

The favorable economy and moderate mortgage rates both support recent … The National U.S. Home Price Index tracks the value of single-family
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BMO Financial cuts first major North American lending deal with cannabis firm

The Bank of Montreal will provide $200 million in financing to Aurora Cannabis, an Edmonton-based marijuana company, in what is believed to be the
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Crypto Collapse Spreads With Hundreds of Coins Plunging in Value

Over 80 percent of 1,586 digital coins Finder.com tracks in a weekly survey decreased in price in the past seven days. The tokens fell 19 percent on
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After Forming Multiple Top Pattern, Is Investors Title Company (ITIC)'s Near-Term Analysis Positive?

After Forming Multiple Top Pattern, Is Investors Title Company (ITIC)'s … It turned negative, as 5 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while
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Banks to cut lending rates in phases

Banks are sticking to their directors' decision to bring down the lending rates to 9 percent from July 1 amid growing dilemma over how to execute the
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Spotify Taps Condé Nast Exec Dawn Ostroff as Chief Content Officer

Spotify has brought on Dawn Ostroff, a prominent executive in media and entertainment, as chief content officer, the company announced Tuesday.
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World's largest asset manager in £20m Quorum Business Park refinance deal

BlackRock Real Assets – which has assets under management worth $6.2trn – has provided a £20m first mortgage loan to an affiliate of US private
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Home Prices Continue Their Upward Trend According To S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market
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Impac partners with Starwood Property Trust to significantly boost non-QM lending

… and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt, but this is hardly the REIT's first foray into single-family housing.
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A Retirement Perk for Deeply in Debt Millennials

Rariety Monford is being aggressive about her $60,000 in student debt. An engineer at Abbott Laboratories, she puts 14 percent of her salary toward
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Instagram Is 100 Times More Valuable Than It Was When Facebook Bought It

If there's ever been a good investment, Instagram is it. Instagram would be worth more than $100 billion if it were its own company and not a Facebook
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MBA: Commercial/multifamily outstanding debt posts largest Q1 increase since recession

… mortgage borrowing and lending…property owners have multiple sources of capital from which to get financing,” Woodwell told HousingWire.
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Apple iOS 12 Public Beta Is Now Available: Here's How to Get It

If you don't like the idea of waiting too long for the next version of Apple's mobile operating system, the company has a solution. Apple on Monday
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Getting A Mortgage? Ask Your Lender These 6 Questions First

When shopping for a mortgage, most people are thinking mainly about the size of their monthly payment. While that's all well and good, there are
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Chaos atop CFPB could get worse after appeals court ruling

… to reorganize the government, which included a proposal to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from their conservatorships and privatize them.
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Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances Suburban Ohio Property

Hunt Mortgage Group has arranged a $17 million loan toward the refinancing of One Mill Run, a Class A office property in Hilliard, Ohio. MSF Real
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Salesforce Employees Petition CEO Marc Benioff Over Contracts With Border Authorities

Microsoft and Amazon employees have already urged their companies to stop supplying technology to U.S. border control, and now workers at
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Why the Structure of Andreessen Horowitz's New $300 Million Crypto Fund Matters

This article originally ran in Term Sheet, Fortune's newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Sign up here. It seems like forever ago when I wrote about
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Starbucks Will Now Sell Teavana at Grocery Stores

Starbucks (sbux, -1.19%) will begin selling packaged Teavana products at grocery stores this year, its latest move to get more mileage out of its tea
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PAIF launch securities lending

Asian bond fund (ABF) Pan Asia Bond Index (PAIF) has launched a securities lending program, effective 10 July. From this date, certain Asian
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It's a Go-Go Housing Market

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index recorded a 6.4 percent annual gain in April, which was slightly lower than the
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The 4 stages of a break-up: Old Mutual's move from international playboy to devoted African business

It started buying international companies, including Boston-based United Asset Management for $1.4 billion in 2000 and most notably (and
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Mortgage reinsurance expected to expand beyond US market: Capsicum Re

A more recent development is Freddie Mac's IMAGIN programme, created by Arch MRT and supported by Capsicum Re, which aims to support market
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Housing prices: Lucknow records highest growth at 9.4%; Patna witnesses 12.2% fall

The National Housing Bank's price index (NHB Residex) for under construction properties has recorded an overall increase in 39 cities with the
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Mueller Poised to Zero In on Trump-Russia Collusion Allegations

Yahoo News reported that in May Sater and Cohen were still talking about the tower, including a possible trip to Russia to have a meeting with
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Soros-Founded College to Stay in Budapest, Forcing Orban Call

Central European University, the institution founded by investor and philanthropist George Soros, said it will resist pressure from Prime Minister Viktor
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Banking royal commission: Bob Katter interrogates commissioner Hayne on farming finance

Federal MP Bob Katter is the latest politician to make an appearance in the banking royal commission's public gallery and he did not stay silent for
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Patrinely Group And USAA Real Estate Break Ground On 30-Story Office Tower In Downtown Denver

DENVER, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A joint venture led by Patrinely Group and USAA Real Estate today announces that construction has
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SBI to enter digital lending space in a big way

State Bank of India is planning to venture into the digital lending space, targeting the housing, consumer and small and medium enterprise segments
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How to beat the mortgage maze

With so many different products available and with mortgages and interest rates hitting the news headlines daily, it can really pay to look for expert
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EU regulator says banks are ill-prepared for a hard Brexit

The European Banking Authority is urging London-based banks to take immediate steps if they want to continue operations in the EU after Brexit.
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The Stock-Lending Bonanza In Your ETF

This marvelous result is made possible by the science of securities lending. Short-sellers have to borrow shares for their dirty work. They pay a fee for
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Alcentra Expands US Direct Lending Team

Based in New York, Suhail and Peter will lead Alcentra's Direct Lending business in the U.S., providing a range of private credit solutions to support
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This bank is staffing branches with humanoid robots that dance, take selfies and push credit cards

In finance, big banks including J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America have focused on software rather than physical robots, pouring billions of
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Gamma gets green light to build Sutton Place condo tower

The Board of Standards and Appeals on Tuesday cleared the way for Gamma Real Estate to build an 800-foot-tall condo tower on the Upper East Side
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MP panel flags stalled lending by PSU banks

Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance raised concerns about “stagnation in lending operations” of State-owned banks during a meeting with
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As housing demand outpaced supply, Indiana home prices surged 6.6 percent in 2017

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana's housing market continues to be marked by a dramatic imbalance between strong demand and scant supply, which
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Amazon and Their Push Into Fintech

The report provides an in depth look at the moves Amazon has made in payments, lending, the new Amazon Cash program and also takes a look at
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These 20-somethings clawed their way into Toronto's housing market

Toronto Life recently profiled nine millennials who bought houses in the city before the age of 30. It's an awesome achievement in a housing market
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Sky-High Deductibles Broke the US Health Insurance System

Dimon has teamed up with the top executives of Amazon.com Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to improve the health care they provide for their
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