Kinderhook Bank acquired for $93.4 million by Syracuse-based regional bank

Kinderhook Bank acquired for $93.4 million by Syracuse-based regional bank

Community Bank System Inc. is acquiring Kinderhook Bank Corp., the parent company of Kinderhook Bank, in an all cash transaction valued at $93.4
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Smaller banks will continue selling out, merging: Bank analyst

CNBC's “Power Lunch” team looks ahead at potential bank consolidations with Gerard Cassidy, managing director and banking analyst at RBC
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Report: Despite Lag, Millennials Will Soon Be Driving Force of Home Buying

“Millennials are already well on their way to becoming the driving force in the residential real estate market, a role they'll likely continue to play for
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Ideanomics Underwriting Banking Partner CICC, China's #1 Investment Bank, on Underwriting of …

CICC and its subsidiaries are global financial services companies, providing securities, investment banking and other services, including securities
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Some BMO Harris customers having trouble accessing bank's new app

Some customers of BMO Harris Bank are reporting problems accessing the financial institution's new digital banking app. In a statement Tuesday, the
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Banks continue to bet on bricks and mortar

The banking industry has long wondered when branches would start dying off in a big way. Not anytime soon, it turns out. While more people than
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United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces Record Annual Earnings of $59.9 Million; $1.17 …

… non-performing loans and charge-offs, local and national economic and credit conditions, the direction of real estate values and delinquency trends.
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Great Scot: The dramatic country estate near Edinburgh you can buy for just over $3m

Christie's International Real Estate affiliate Strutt & Parker has listed the estate for sale, … The open-plan kitchen falls in line with contemporary trends.
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UBS sets gloomy tone for Europe's banks

Shares in Switzerland's biggest bank fell 4% on Tuesday after its fourth-quarter earnings fell short of analyst expectations, with the bank blaming
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India: Banking Research Institute Issues Blueprint on Blockchain Implementation

India's Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) has published a blueprint on blockchain implementation in the
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Fleeing Clients Are Grim Reality in Banks' Push to Manage Money

(Bloomberg) — Managing money for the wealthy — once touted as a panacea for banks burned by investment banking's cutthroat rivalry and lenders'
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Existing-home sales slide to a 3-year low as housing market stumbles

The numbers: Existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.99 million in December, the National Association of Realtors said
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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Increased Stake in Aon Plc (AON) as Shares Rose

… “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit risk using reinsurance – Seeking Alpha” on January 03, 2019, “Weather catastrophes drive majority
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It's Been a Difficult 4Q for Us, Says Credit Suisse's Thiam

Tidjane Thiam, chief executive officer at Credit Suisse, discusses what the market volatility means for his business, institutional investors, his market
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Home Sales Dropped in December; Price Increases Slowed

Home sales fell sharply in December to their weakest level in more than three years, a difficult end to a weak year for the housing market and fresh
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Egypt's Central Banker Sees More Volatile Exchange Rate

… go through the interbank market,” Amer told Bloomberg News in an interview. The central bank shut down the repatriation mechanism in December.
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Hilco Real Estate Announces The Bid Deadline Of A Versatile 1800± SF Retail/Office Building In …

22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hilco Real Estate, LLC announces March 13, 2019 as the Bid Deadline for the sale of a prime 1,800± SF retail/office
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Real Estate Transactions Jan. 22

Jan. 7. George Guier and Sheila Guier to Clint Logan Tereece Talbert, Broadway Heights lot 16, block 4; section 5, township 45, range 21. Connie L.
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Century Communities Sets Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Earnings Release and …

… its Parkway Title, IHL Insurance Agency, and Inspire Home Loan subsidiaries. … KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA COLORADO.
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How Many Insiders Sold MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) Shares?

So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM).
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Homesnap will pay monthly mortgage of 10 federal workers

Homesnap will pay monthly mortgage of 10 federal workers

Homesnap will pay monthly mortgage of 10 federal workers … in history drags on, the portal is hosting a contest to cover February mortgage payments.
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Mortgage Rates Dodging Some Risk For Now

Mortgage rates were higher heading into the end of the previous week. To make matters worse, as of Friday afternoon, it didn't look like the average
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Mortgage rates are lower than expected, but experts say it won't last long

For the past month, officials say that mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since August. That's great news for potential home buyers, and
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Nigeria's central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 14 pct

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 14 percent, its governor said on Tuesday, following the first meeting of its
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Billionaire Ken Griffin buys $122 million London mansion

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has just smashed another real estate price record, buying the most expensive home sold in London in over a
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South-western Sydney real estate agent jailed for 12 months after withholding $90000

A south-western Sydney real estate agent has been jailed for 12 months for fraud after admitting to withholding $90,000 in sale deposits. Jatinder
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US home sales hit three-year low, prices rise slowly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply,
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2018 another record year for Austin-area housing market

The Austin area's housing market continued its record-breaking pace in 2018, the Austin Board of Realtors said Tuesday. Both the number of homes
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Luxembourg's housing market up by 7% in 2018

Housing prices in Luxembourg continue to rise, and 2018 experienced a 7% increase in prices. This is the steepest price hike in ten years. The price
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Chemical Financial (CHFC) and Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB) Financial Comparison

Chemical Financial (NASDAQ:CHFC) and Peoples Utah Bancorp … construction loans, and mortgage financing; commercial and industrial loans,
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The weakest month in 7 years for the local housing market

A double-digit drop in home sales across the region and in the city in … Already weak in the fall, the local housing market sputtered in December, one
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State of Real Estate Market program today in Fayetteville

The 2019 State of the Real Estate Market is planned for this afternoon at the Ramada Plaza Bordeaux Convention Center in Fayetteville. The program
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Family, colleagues remember slain real estate agent

SANDY, Utah (AP) – A Utah real estate agent, whose body was found in a crawl space after police say he was killed by people he was trying to evict
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Press Pass: Buffalo housing market remains hot

Bidding wars have become common for real estate purchases in the city of Buffalo over recent months. While the demand is obvious, the rising costs
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Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skilled Workers

Urban jobs that once offered a middle-class life to those without a college degree are disappearing. By. Noah Smith. January 22, 2019, 4:00 AM PST
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Colleges That Rushed to Fund Electric Scooter Startups Don't Love Them on Campus

based Bird Rides Inc. began showing up at Michigan State University, senior officials shared the news at a staff meeting that dozens had been
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Real estate investment trusts lower entry barrier for investors

Individual retail investors in the UAE are increasingly looking at real estate investment trusts (Reits) to access property portfolios without owning
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) Analysts See $0.62 EPS; Partner Fund Management LP …

Analysts expect Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) to report … Blackstone Mortgage Trust Announces Closing of $1.8 B Financing for
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Ranking the hottest housing markets in the Twin Cities

With sales down and housing listings up, the housing market in the Twin Cities during 2018 was less frothy than it was the year before. Unless, of
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Kamala Harris's Disappointing Economics

No matter what your view on that proposal, I would prefer to see an emphasis on increasing innovation in health care and easing constraints on supply
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Warren Group launches new housing market product

Warren Group launches new housing market product

The Warren Group has launched a new statistical product, the Customs Stats Module, which features an all-in-one system that dissects current and
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The Specialist Lending Renaissance

Not to mention, the market crash that followed, which to a large extent dismantled the entire subprime lending market of Great Britain. Despite having
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Nearly 38K New Construction Jobs Added

Construction employment expanded by 38,000 net new jobs in December, according to a data analysis from Associated Builders and Contractors
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Macerich Company (the (NYSE:MAC) Sellers Rose By 5.64% Their Shorts As Of Jan 22, 2019

Macerich Company (the (NYSE:MAC) Sellers Rose By 5.64% Their Shorts As Of … $5.26 million worth of Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) was sold by … 2019, “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit risk using reinsurance
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Why Fannie and Freddie Mac Shares Are Soaring — Again

Shares of Fannie Mae (NASDAQOTH:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (NASDAQOTH:FMCC) are rallying again on Tuesday, rising by roughly 13% and 10%,
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Real Estate Insider: Gilbert's first property buy on the Detroit riverfront

For longer than Dan Gilbert has had a footprint in downtown Detroit, there has been talk about him pursuing real estate on the riverfront. Hell, very
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Payday lending complaints surge in Britain – watchdog

LONDON (Reuters) – Complaints about payday lenders in Britain have rocketed as concerns about the solvency of firms and lax lending practices in
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ID Analytics Introduces Credit Optics® Full Spectrum Auto to Provide Lenders with Improved Insight …

“In an increasingly competitive market, Credit Optics Full Spectrum Auto helps lenders gain the insights needed to stay ahead of the competition”.
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Shedding Light on CRA Lending Practices

A recent seminar discussed the findings from an Urban Institute report, commissioned by the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders that
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Anushree Jindal launches MFI, plans to foray into SME lending

The MFI is also looking at lending to micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for loans up to Rs 2 lakh through the venture, she said. Svamaan
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DAX under pressure as UBS blues drag down banking sector

On Tuesday, Swiss bank UBS dropped over 4 percent, after releasing weak fourth-quarter earnings. The UBS announcement dampened appetite for
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Fiduciam plans to double its lending in 2019

Clint White, head of property Lending at Fiduciam, said: “Fiduciam's loan book is well positioned with its exposure being well diversified both
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EPS Forecast Revision Trends: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (NASDAQ:OCSL) was down -0.22% (-$0.01) to $4.64 and showed a volume of 0.33 mln shares. It has ranged in
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CapitalRise eyes larger loans after 278% surge in lending volumes

One of our key goals is to write increasingly bigger ticket loans, while ensuring we never compromise on the quality of assets we lend against, so that
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Community Bank buying Kinderhook Bank for $93.4 million

The deal values shares of Kinderhook Bank's common stock at $62 a share and represents 193 percent of Kinderhook Bank's tangible book value as
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What's the Best Fixed Rate for Your Mortgage?

When looking at getting a mortgage, one of the best options is going to be a fixed rate mortgage, or an FRM. A fixed rate mortgage is a mortgage with
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ING signs Corda Enterprise deal with R3

“It was also one of the participants in the first live securities lending transaction on blockchain through HQLAx. As ING takes full advantage of access to
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Building society launches re-mortgage deals for borrowers with only 5% equity

That's because a building society has increased its maximum loan-to- property value (LTV) at which borrowers can re-mortgage, from 90% to 95%.
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White mortgage agents may charge minority borrowers higher mortgage fees

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mortgage seekers from minority groups may pay more in fees than similarly qualified white borrowers, according to a team
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Tony Mendez, The CIA Spy Who Inspired 'Argo,' Dies At 79

Tony Mendez, the CIA agent whose rescue of six Americans from Iran was turned into the movie “Argo,” has died aged 79. The former spy had
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Freddie Mac partnering with RBC to provide $180 million for affordable housing

Freddie Mac partnering with RBC to provide $180 million for affordable housing

Freddie Mac, which re-entered the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit market last year after nearly 10 years away, is partnering with RBC to provide
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Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) Sentiment Crashes in 2018 Q3

… news article titled: “Huge Value In Fannie Mae's And Freddie Mac's Common Stock – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: December 12, 2016.
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Mortgage fraud risk climbs in Southwest Florida

The risk of mortgage fraud accelerated last year in Southwest Florida. In a new report, analytics firm CoreLogic said the Sarasota-Manatee region
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Tyson Foods Tops FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies List for Food Production

SPRINGDALE, Ark., Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the third straight year, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) ranks No. 1 on Fortune
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Flagstar's mortgage business softer than expected: CEO

Flagstar Bancorp's acquisition of 52 Midwest branches of Wells Fargo helped increase its core customer base, but its mortgage results were lower
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Cristiano Ronaldo Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud in Spanish Court

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Tuesday in a Madrid court over charges dating to his time playing for Real
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Disney Ranks High on Fortune's 2019 List of “World's Most Admired Companies”

The Walt Disney Company is among the “World's Most Admired Companies,” landing at No. 4 on Fortune's annual survey of corporate reputations,
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Hope Bancorp Reports 2018 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

The decreases in noninterest income largely reflects variances in net gains on sales of SBA and mortgage loans, as well as other income and fees.
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This is where seasoned LOs see the biggest opportunity

Most mortgage originators are worried that loan production expenses will increase while volume will decline, and they've pinpointed five areas of the
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Drexler's Exit Gives J.Crew Chance At True Fresh Start

After more than 15 years at J.Crew, retail legend Mickey Drexler has retired from the beleaguered clothing chain, a departure that gives it a much
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Muted Fed hikes should stabilize housing market in 2019: Fannie Mae

Slower growth to interest rates and home prices will boost housing affordability in 2019, according to Fannie Mae. The average 30-year fixed-rate
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Waste Management Named to Fortune Magazine's List of 'World's Most Admired Companies'

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has joined Fortune magazine's list of 'World's Most Admired Companies'. Rated by
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Verizon Is Testing a Game Streaming Service, Report Says

(Verizon did not immediately reply to Fortune's request for comment about the program.) The initial run of the test is said to be ending at the end of the
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FORTUNE Recognizes US Bank as a 2019 World's Most Admired Company

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 22, 2019–FORTUNE magazine recognized U.S. Bank as a 2019 World's Most Admired Company, naming it
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Planet Home Lending Partners With NFF on Carbon Footprint Reduction

Planet Home Lending has partnered with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) in a project that helps define the company's brand, while sequestering
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A Housing Heat Wave Hits the South

San Jose, California, has reclaimed the title of “hottest housing market” for the second year in a row, but it is beginning to face fierce competition from
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Homebuilders face profitability risks despite a healthy market, housing analyst says

Investors should be selective in buying homebuilder stocks because the sector faces profitability risks even though the housing market is healthy,
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December housing market numbers decline

Depending on your perspective, December's residential real estate market figures in Sarasota-Manatee look disappointing, with declines in closed
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Mortgage technology in 2019 – hype versus reality. Part 1

Also, will the FCA's much-awaited mortgage market study change the direction of investment by lenders and mortgage technology companies?
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Form 8-K FNB CORP/PA/ For: Jan 22

On January 22, 2019, F.N.B. Corporation announced financial results for ….. These increases were partially offset by a decline in mortgage banking
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Real estate agent killed while serving eviction notice, tenants arrested

Real estate agent killed while serving eviction notice, tenants arrested

A Salt Lake City husband and father of four, who worked in real estate his entire life, was killed while trying to serve an eviction notice. It's a tragic
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JB Hunt Gets a Top Honor by Fortune Magazine

LOWELL, Ark. (KNWA) – J.B. Hunt Transport Services is ranked 6th as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for 2019 by Fortune magazine.
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Inside Reverse Mortgage Alternatives: Figure Home Advantage

It also makes plain that it seeks to compete with reverse mortgage offerings, since navigating to the product's dedicated page on Figure's website
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Redwood Trust buying real estate investment loan originator 5 Arches

“Completion of this transaction further accelerates our access into the business-purpose real estate lending space, an area of housing that we believe
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Sempra Energy Named One Of The 'World's Most Admired Companies' By Fortune Magazine

“We're pleased to be recognized again by Fortune on the prestigious 'Most Admired Companies' list,” said Jeffrey W. Martin, chairman and CEO of
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Brexit-Backer Dyson Shifts HQ to Singapore as Asia Fuels Electric Car Dreams

The billionaire inventor James Dyson, an ardent backer of Brexit, has decided to relocate his company's head office to Singapore in a blow to the U.K.
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Avnet Named to FORTUNE's “Most Admired Companies”

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 22, 2019–FORTUNE magazine today named Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT ) among the “World's Most Admired
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Tech-focused real estate company REX, which operates outside MLS, raises $45 million

Last January, REX, a tech-focused real estate brokerage that does not use the MLS, raised $15 million in its Series B funding round to fund a national
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Deep Dive for Existing-Home Sales, Falling 6.4 Percent

Mortgage rates have recently reeled in, with the average 30-year fixed at 4.45 percent, according to Freddie Mac—an encouraging indicator for real
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Falcon Private Bank begins accepting cryptocurrency transfers

On January 21, Falcon Private Bank announced through a press release that, effective immediately, they will begin accepting direct transfers of some
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How Cutting-Edge Technology Could Revolutionize the Real Estate Market

The real estate industry has traditionally been seen as a leading element of the global economy. Indeed, a report by Savills Estate Agents in the UK
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Epoxy-based concrete floor coatings market to garner extensive acclaim over 2018-2024

The global concrete floor coatings market, a major sub-vertical of the … nations but also the recovering real estate market in the developed nations, it is
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Stock volatility boosted potential for home sales: First American

The stock market's volatility during December helped to improve the potential for existing-home sales, although housing's performance remains well
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So Growth Is Slowing. And? We're Still Up a Ton: Taking Stock

And with that optimism Friday and the 50-DMA in the rear view, bullish … More details can be found in Bloomberg Intelligence's report: Huawei's Trials
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Publix Ranks on Fortune's List of World's Most Admired Companies

LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 22, 2019–Publix has once again been named one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune,
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Wynn Resorts Once Again Outranks All Other Casino Resorts On FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 …

22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Wynn Resorts today was once again honored as the highest ranking casino resort on FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 World's
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NextEra Energy ranked No. 1 in its industry on Fortune's list of 'World's Most Admired Companies'

22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced its ranking on Fortune's 2019 list of the “World's Most Admired
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RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation Announces Preferred Dividend

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 22, 2019–In accordance with the terms of RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation's 5.875% Series A Term
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Fiserv Recognized Among FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies for Sixth Consecutive Year

The FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies list is considered a definitive report card on corporate reputation. FORTUNE collaborates with global
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Trooper and tow driver injured on Route 95

… reporter who has worked at Boston's major newspapers covering real estate trends including the emergence of Assembly Square in Somerville and
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Pompeo Sends Davos a Trump-Style Message From Shutdown in DC

Pompeo Sends Davos a Trump-Style Message From Shutdown in DC

“Last time I went to Davos, the Fake News said I should not go there,” Trump said. “This year, because of the Shutdown, I decided not to go, and the
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The Housing Market Looks … Kinda Normal Right Now

Home sales fell in December, ending up at their weakest level since 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal. Is that bad news? Sure. But how bad is
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FedEx, International Paper among most admired companies in the world, says Fortune magazine

Two Memphis-based companies are among the most admired companies in the world, with one ranking No. 10 overall, according to a corporate
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Jose Huizar Scandal Touching Major LA Real Estate Players

The shadow hanging over L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar since last November, when the the FBI raided his home and office at City Hall, has
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Diane Saatchi Of Saunders Offers City Know-How To Hamptons Real Estate

Saatchi offered her decades of experience to The Independent for invaluable insight into the Hamptons luxury real estate market. You grew up in
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How does the government shutdown impact mortgage loans?

Mortgage lender Jennifer Moghadam, with Mortgage Trust, said many people have been concerned about how the shutdown will impact them.
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FORTUNE 2019 Survey Ranks UnitedHealth Group "World's Most Admired Company" in Insurance …

MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) was the top-ranking company in the Healthcare: Insurance and
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White House Forges Ahead With Plans for Trump's SOTU, Defying Pelosi's Request for a …

The White House is moving forward with plans for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Jan. 29, despite House Speaker Nancy
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Year in Review: Banking's Branchless Future

Physical banks aren't going anywhere anytime soon, but they are clearly becoming less necessary as more financial services business is conducted
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Leading bank executive predicts another round of US bank mergers

Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan predicted another round of consolidation in the United States that could lead to the emergence of a new
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Hottest trend of 2019: Sustainability – The times are indeed 'a-changin' with a new generation – by …

We've written what's hot and what's not in our annual real estate predictions of green trends and have also written in depth about those trends – roof
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Lending Express gets over regulatory hurdle to expand its offering

Fintech loans platform Lending Express has today announced it has exceeded $100 million in loans facilitated between small and medium-sized
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EPS for Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) Expected At $0.45; Cray (CRAY) Shorts Lowered By 5.32%

$1.54; 13/03/2018 – ARCH CAPITAL TO TAKE PART IN FREDDIE MAC MORTGAGE PILOT PROGRAM. Cray Inc (NASDAQ:CRAY) had a decrease
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What Does Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's (NASDAQ:SBCF) P/E Ratio Tell You?

The goal of this article is to teach you how to use price to earnings ratios (P/E ratios). To keep it practical, we'll show how Seacoast Banking
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Alternative Lending Market Report with Chief Manufactures like (Lending Club, Prosper, Upstart)

Alternative Lending Market reports offer detail insights on current market competition worldwide covering top-line vendors list, drivers, and keyword
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Lawrence Yun Blames Mortgage Rates, Predicts 2019 "Housing Revival"

​Commenting on the Renewed Plunge in Existing Home Sales, NAR economist Lawrence Yun Blames Mortgage Rates. “The housing market is
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Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Record Full-Year 2018 Net Income of $343.2 million, an …

22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: …. (5) Excludes mortgage loans held-for-sale.
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Ecobank to improve neighbourhood banking with 50000 agent points

Patrick Akinwuntan, the managing director of Ecobank Nigeria, says the bank will expand its agent banking locations to 50,000 before the end of 2019.
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Broadridge Among FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 'World's Most Admired Companies'

22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — FORTUNE® magazine has again named Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) to its list of the World's Most
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CBRE #1 Real Estate Company on Fortune's Most Admired List

Fortune rates companies on nine attributes related to corporate performance. CBRE led the industry in two key performance attributes – people
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3 Minnesota companies make Fortune's Top 50 'Most Admired' list

3 Minnesota companies make Fortune's Top 50 'Most Admired' list

Three Minnesota companies have made the “All-Star” list of companies that are most-admired in the world, as compiled by Fortune magazine.
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LRES President Mark Johnson Receives Industry Executive Award

LRES would like to congratulate its President, Mark Johnson, for receiving the coveted 2018 HousingWire Vanguard Award. This award recognizes
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Charlotte's new redlining – how we're still keeping whites separate

Real estate agents arbitrarily ranked Americans of European descent as … Both scales ignore mental health and addiction trends, but ultimately, the
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RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corp Cum Red Pfd 2017 Series A declares $0.3672 dividend

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corp Cum Red Pfd 2017 Series A (NYSE:RMPL.P) declares $0.3672/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
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Institutional Investors Sentiment Indicator of Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae …

Institutional Investors Sentiment Indicator of Federal National Mortgage … More interesting news about Federal National Mortgage Association
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Australian home prices slide as Chinese money dries up

SYDNEY — Australia's housing prices staged the largest monthly drop in 35 years during December as a slowdown in Chinese investment helped
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Apple Pay Expanding Again, Now at 65% of US Retail Locations

Apple has struck several new deals for its Apple Pay no-contact credit card payment service, including with Target and Taco Bell. The agreements
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John Kerry: President Trump Should Resign

Former Secretary of State John Kerry has a simple message for President Donald Trump: “Resign.” Sitting on a panel at the World Economic Forum in
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Community Bank System to buy Kinderhook Bank

DeWitt, N.Y. — Community Bank System has agreed to acquire Kinderhook Bank Corp. for $93.4 million, a move the DeWitt-based bank says will give
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Investors spot opportunity in expanding China rental housing market

As China's rental housing sector has rapidly expanded, investors have been increasingly drawn to the opportunities in some of the country's
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PropTech adoption is disrupting the real estate sector

Furthermore, the survey finds that the majority of commercial real estate executives report that these disintermediating business trends are having a
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Redfin: Home price growth reaches 6-year low

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather said December may feel like a foot on the brake, but the housing market was going over the speed limit.
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US Intelligence Warns That Russia and China Are Seizing on Global Turmoil

Russia and China are taking advantage of changes in the “strategic environment” that has prevailed for almost a century to gain influence and
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Interest Rates vs. Mortgage Volumes

Rising interest rates will not disrupt the U.S. mortgage volumes or performance, according to S&P Global Ratings. In its latest report titled “U.S.
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Hedge Fund Managers Klarman, Dalio Sound Loud Warnings About US and Global Economies

Two of the biggest names in hedge funds are separately warning investors that dire financial times could be ahead. Ray Dalio, founder of the world's
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Una Fox Joins Union Bank as Head of Business Data and Insights

22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Union Bank today announced that Una Fox has joined as Head of Business Data and Insights. Fox will be responsible for
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Make 2019 the Best Year for Your Real Estate Career

It all begins with a plan, an outline of your goals and a commitment to taking on any additional tools and training that will launch your real estate career
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Apple Most-Admired Global Company, Says Fortune (Amazon #2, Google #7, Alibaba #34 …

For the second year in a row, Apple is the world's most-admired company, according to a Fortune survey of 3,750 business executives, directors, and
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Business Report: TD & BMO cut 5-year mortgage rates

Two Canadian banks have lowered their five-year lending rates, meanwhile Ikea is rolling out a sell-back program. Mike Eppel with the day's business
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Councillor warns of city's 'unbalanced growth' in Kingston's 'free market failure'

Jeff McLaren said the city's housing market is too focused on creating student housing, and he called for the city to take steps to alleviate that trend.
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Elliott Says Urgent Changes Are Needed at eBay in Letter to Board

Elliott Says Urgent Changes Are Needed at eBay in Letter to Board

Elliott Management Corp. sent a letter to the board of EBay Inc. outlining steps it says are “urgently needed” to boost the value of the online
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For Buffalo Niagara homebuyers, slim pickings mean higher prices

The pickings are still pretty slim for homebuyers, and that keeps pushing local home prices higher. While the local housing market cooled a bit during
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The Quickest Way to End the Shutdown

Also subscribe to Bloomberg All Access and get much, much more. You'll receive our unmatched global news coverage and two in-depth daily
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First American: Stock market volatility aids potential homebuyers

Fleming explained that the housing market has the potential to support more than 593,000 additional home sales at a seasonally adjusted annualized
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Payday lending complaints surge in Britain, says watchdog

London — Complaints about payday lenders in Britain have rocketed as concerns about the solvency of firms and lax lending practices in the sector
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Naveed Bhurgri Joins Atlantic Home Mortgage as Partner

Bhurgri founded Bluestone Capital Group, a mortgage brokerage, in 2006. Atlantic Home Mortgage expects Bhurgri will increase the company's
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Elliott Urges EBay to Review Portfolio

Analysts covering EBay Inc. expressed mixed views on Elliott Management's five-step plan for the company, which includes a portfolio review and
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Latest Trump Joke About Global Warming Makes a Chilling Mistake

With an Arctic blast chilling the northern states, President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that it “Wouldn't be bad to have a little of that good
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Flagstar Updates Its Loantrac 2.0 LOS

Along with a new interface that mirrors Flagstar's Web site, Loantrac 2.0 gives correspondents the ability to serve clients nationwide, with no
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Australia named second least-affordable housing market in the world

The 14th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey shows Australia as the second most unaffordable market for housing, with
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Home sales dipped in the Twin Cities, but prices reached a record high in 2018

Kate and Matt Shalbrack heard plenty of horror stories from other first-time buyers last year, so after a half-year of house hunting it was hugs and
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Stock Market Posts 4th Consecutive Week of Gains – Market Update

The average rate according to Freddie Mac for a 30-year fixed mortgage with 0.4 points in fees was unchanged at 4.45%. At the same time a year ago,
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Normal is good, according to 2019 real estate outlook

CHARLOTTE — What goes up must come down. But when it comes to real estate, that's a good thing for the overall market climate. After years of
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Asylum Limits Added to Bill to End Shutdown Anger Democrats

President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans inserted in their plan to end the government shutdown a provision that sets new asylum limits for
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LA Fire & Police considers in-house management of real estate investments

Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions (LAFPP) is considering setting up a direct real estate investment strategy that would be managed in-house.
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Existing-Home Sales Fell 6.4% in December

NAR notes that the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage – based on data from Freddie Mac – decreased to 4.64% in December, down from
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Panattoni, Principal Real Estate Lease 70 KSF Industrial Asset in OC

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services, on behalf of Panattoni Development Company Inc. and Principal Real Estate Investors, has leased a 69,882
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Braemar Hotels & Resorts Completes $195 Million Refinancing of Mortgage Loan

DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) (“Braemar” or the “Company”) announced today that it has
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'Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power' Full Show (01/22/2019)

“Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power” focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump's administration. (Source:
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J&J Sees Slowing 2019 Growth in a Warning to Health-Care Sector

In December, Bloomberg reported that J&J had agreed to pay an average of about $125,000 per case to resolve about a third of 10,000 pending suits
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California payday lender refunds $800000 to settle predatory lending allegations

California payday lender refunds $800000 to settle predatory lending allegations

A California payday lender has agreed to refund about $800,000 to consumers to settle allegations it steered borrowers into high-interest loans and
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Ellsworth home loan firm's 'American Dream' plan misled consumers, AG's office says

An Ellsworth home loan and real estate firm has settled with the state after allegedly misleading consumers who enrolled in the company's “American
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Sea-level rise hurting Maine real estate values

Increased tidal flooding caused by sea level rise has contributed to a loss of $69.9 million in the appreciation of waterfront real estate values in Maine
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CFPB Director Seeks Authority over Military Lending Act Compliance

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger is asking for Congress to grant the bureau authority over lenders' compliance with the
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Maine real estate sales, prices up in 2018

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine experienced positive growth and set new records in the single-family existing homes real estate sector last year.
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GPP: concerns over hedge fund performance are short-term

Concerns over hedge fund performance in Q4 2018 are short-term and dramatically overplayed, according to Sean Capstick, head of prime brokerage
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Capriotti's New Castle real estate for sale for $995113

The New Castle real estate that's been home to one of the most successful Capriotti's sandwich shops in the chain is listed for sale for $995,113,
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Payments and Banking Create a Bright Future for Square Stock

Square has been gradually and successfully turning into a bank. The company has developed multiple financial tech services catered to small
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The Call for Europe Bank Deals Keeps Getting Louder

European banking needs a reset in a market where scale is everything, UBS Group AG Chairman Axel Weber said Tuesday from the Swiss resort
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Changes On Deck For The CFPB's Payday Lending Rule

“Lenders throughout the market will face substantial decreases in revenue once the rule's compliance date takes effect, which will lead many to exit
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Northwestern legal clinic and Reverend Robin Hood partner to represent mortgage fraud victims

Reverend Robin Hood, a West Side community activist and founding member of Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere (MOVE), and attorneys
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IHS Markit bolsters team for SFTR reporting

… and reverse repo agreements, securities loans and borrows, commodities loans and borrows, prime brokerage margin lending and collateral re-use.
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UPDATE 1-Nigeria's central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 14 pct

(Adds details). By Paul Carsten. ABUJA, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 14 percent, its governor said on
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Existing-Home Sales Down 6.4 Percent

“The housing market is obviously very sensitive to mortgage rates,” said … optimistic that the spring homebuying season will bring better news.”.
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CBN pegs lending rate at 14 pct as analysts expects rate change in H2

ABUJA, Jan 22 – Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 14 percent, its governor said on Tuesday. The bank has kept benchmark
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Fauquier County real estate transfers Jan. 11-17

The Fauquier County Circuit Court clerk's office recorded these real estate transfers Jan. 11-17, 2019: Cedar Run District Franklin H. and Lisa Potter to
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CFPB seeks clear authority to supervise Military Lending Act compliance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking Congress to grant the agency compliance supervision concerning the Military Lending
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SMB Payments, Lending Startup KiWi Grabs Funding

Investors have backed Switzerland-based FinTech startup KiWi to help the firm expand its small business payments and lending operations in Mexico,
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Glen Missner: The invigorating challenge of commercial real estate

Glen Missner is the president of The Missner Group in Des Plaines, Illinois. He's also no stranger to the commercial real estate business. Missner, who
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Fiduciam aims to double lending while preparing for potential Brexit recession

Fiduciam also told Specialist Lending Solutions it is planning for the possibility that a no deal Brexit might prompt a UK recession and there were
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Steve Schwarzman Says China Compliance Could Be 'Dealbreaker' in Trade

Steve Schwarzman Says China Compliance Could Be 'Dealbreaker' in Trade

“One of the things that I think could potentially be a dealbreaker is compliance,” Schwarzman said in an interview on Bloomberg Television at the
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The unusually large drop in home sales has real estate agents baffled

Real estate brokers are trying to figure out why sales of existing homes plunged in December. The 4.6 percent monthly move was unusually large,
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US home sales plummeted 6.4 percent in December

The partial U.S. government shutdown has yet to hit the housing market, although Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the Realtors, said it could
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Real Estate Bar Mourns the Passing of William H. Dodson II

The Georgia Bar and our Real Property Law Section lost one of its most dedicated and influential members on Jan. 1, with the passing of William H.
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Saudi, Russian Energy Ministers Cancel Planned Davos Meeting

Full coverage at bloomberg.com/davos, on Twitter @business and via our special WhatsApp alerts. Saudi Arabia and Russia will no longer hold oil
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US home sales plummet, adding to fears of 2019 slowdown

The number of homes sold dropped sharply in December, raising fears that 2019 will be marked by a continued slowdown in the U.S. housing market.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump's Transgender Military Ban Take Effect

A divided U.S. Supreme Court cleared President Donald Trump's administration to start barring most transgender people from serving in the armed
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Arconic Plunges After Walking Away From Apollo's Buyout Offer

The fallout from the London fire, which killed more than 70 people, had been a sticking point in the negotiations with Apollo, Bloomberg News
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Hamptons real estate market report: Q4 of 2018

Now that we're well into 2019, it's time to take a look back on 2018's final quarter home sales report, provided by Town & Country Real Estate.
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Davos 2019 Is All About 'Globalization 4.0.' So What is That?

Full coverage at bloomberg.com/davos, on Twitter @business and via our special WhatsApp alerts. The organizers of this year's World Economic
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CBS Rejects Super Bowl Ad for Medical Marijuana

The Super Bowl isn't ready for medical marijuana. Acreage Holdings, the multi-state cannabis company backed by John Boehner, says CBS rejected
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UBS Warns Worst May Not Be Over (Podcast)

Patrick Winters, Bloomberg News Swiss Finance Reporter, will discuss his story on UBS warning that the worst may not be over after clients pulled $13
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Weakening housing market could become another headwind for US economy – ING

This has led to fears that a weakening housing market could become another headwind for the US economy, prompting slower economic activity and
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New industrial building project on the way in Grand Prairie

The building will be owned by real estate investor Heitman LLC when it is … Stream Realty's Cannon Green and Drew Feagin are marketing the
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Ray Dalio Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Ideas Are Taking Root

“It would be disastrous for the economy,” Ken Moelis, chief executive officer of investment bank Moelis & Co., said in a Bloomberg Television interview
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BofA Says Don't Believe the Hype on a Housing Collapse

Bank of America's call comes as companies exposed to the housing market have disappointed. Building materials stocks tumbled last week after
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US existing home sales tumble to three-year low

The housing market has been stymied by higher mortgage rates as well as land and labor shortages, which have led to tight inventory and more
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Vancouver housing second least affordable in world: report

Despite some correction in the housing market, mainly with the higher end market, the report says Vancouver's affordability continues to deteriorate.
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Auckland house sales slump 20 per cent as the foreign buyer ban hits the market

Auckland house sales slumped by 20 per cent last month as the effects of the Government's ban on foreign buyers hit the market, a major bank says.
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Resi brokerage that wants to kill the broker raises $45M in Series C

A startup that aims to cut out traditional residential real estate brokers has raised $45 million in its latest funding round. REX, or Real Estate Exchange,
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