Lenders told to ditch their 'computer says no' attitude

Lenders told to ditch their 'computer says no' attitude

Industry experts are calling for mortgage lenders to be more flexible towards people with unconventional working patterns. There are 4.9 million
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Odyssey Retail Advisors Launched to Provide Retail Real Estate Solutions

NEW YORK, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Two power players from the world of retail real estate have joined forces to launch Odyssey Retail
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Lack of EU Bank Mergers Is 'Missed Opportunity,' Says Bank Pekao CEO

Bank Pekao Chief Executive Officer Michal Krupinksi discusses mergers and competition in the European banking sector. He spoke on “Bloomberg
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5 things you need to know about booking a budget airline ticket, according to experts

With summer just around the corner, many people are looking to make their vacation budget stretch further. And for those looking to fly international,
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Catching up with the real estate market

Real estate agents may be away from their office, but technology allows us greater mobility in conducting our business. Years ago agents came to
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Sliding home prices make a U-turn in parts of Southern California

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.07% for the week ending May 16, down from last week's rate of 4.10%, according to Freddie Mac.
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The Mortgage Market: 10 Years, 10 Big Changes

As mortgage and consumer servicers now look to the future, they must consider how the landscape, consumers, technology, and the markets have
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Pinterest shares tumble after earnings but analysts seem unfazed

… and we view significant near-term weakness as an attractive buying opportunity,' … “We continue to believe that Pinterest's early-stage international
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SunTrust, BB&T could become CRE lending powerhouse in the Southeast

BB&T's acquisition of SunTrust may make the combined company more of a contender in regional metro-area commercial mortgage lending,
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Commercial Real Estate Market Size, Analytical Overview, Growth Factors, Demand and Trends …

A report on ' Commercial Real Estate Market' Added by Market Study Report, LLC, features the recent and upcoming growth trends of this business in
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New banking bill to criminalise pyramid schemes …restricts foreign ownership

Selma Ikela. WINDHOEK – Newly proposed banking legislation will limit foreign ownership to 75 percent while the remaining 25 percent should be
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Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

It's no secret that The War Zone is a fan of Eagle Dynamics' hyper-realistic flight simulator Digital Combat Simulator World, better known as DCS World
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Mark your calendars: These are Chicago's top real estate events next week

Two real estate industry events are on the calendar in Chicago next week. On Thursday, NAIOP Chicago is holding an event on How to Achieve
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The Pipeline: Commercial real estate deals for 5.17.19

Gelt Oneida Fee Owner LLC and JSLT Oneida LLC purchased the 384-unit Cedar Run apartment complex at 816 S. Oneida St. in Denver for $62
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Why International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s (NYSE:IFF) High P/E Ratio Isn't Necessarily A Bad …

What is International Flavors & Fragrances's P/E ratio? Well, based on the last twelve months it is 41.52. That means that at current prices, buyers pay
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Oil Prices Are Being Hit By The Perfect Storm—And Laughing It Off

“Nothing is pulling prices in either direction,” Neil Atkinson, head of the oil division at the IEA in Paris, told Fortune. “They're fairly calm.”
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Mortgage fraud scheme run out of Southfield ministry nets racketeer hefty sentence

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If You Had Bought Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have …

That's what has happened with the Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) share price. It's up 31% over three years, but that is below the
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Sandra Lee's home with Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be tough to sell in soft market if priced over $2 …

The region's residential market is soft at the top. Not only in Chappaqua, but the higher-end housing market in the region has been slower than the
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'Bloomberg Markets: Rules & Returns' Full Show Episode 39 (05/16/2019)

Bloomberg's Nejra Cehic brings you the latest regulatory news and analysis, including a look at the post-Brexit landscape, the U.K. Financial Conduct
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Lookout For Analysts Forecast: Dropbox, Inc. (DBX), BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (BDSI)

Lookout For Analysts Forecast: Dropbox, Inc. (DBX), BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (BDSI)

For Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ:DBX) Thursday was another day of strong-handed buying, with the low volume day punctuated by a rise from previous
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Shifting careers: From banking to making pancakes [Inspire Africa]

In this edition on Inspire Africa, an Ivorian entrepreneur who own several pastry shops in Abidjan shares his tips to successfully changing careers and
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Overcoming the Confidence Gap

At this year's forum, a slate of speakers in banking and business circle around the big, perennial questions: how do women excel and advance in the
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How non-qualified lending lives up to its 400% growth expectation

Difficult market conditions in the early part of 2019 caused credit standards to loosen and lenders' appetites for non-QM to grow. Industry projections
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7 Salesforce Technologies and Trends Game Changers in Digital Transformation in 2019

By Alejandra Teran, Director of the Salesforce Center of Excellence Freddie Mac. Salesforce Ranger & 4X Certified
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American International Group (AIG) Given Buy Rating at Bank of America

American International Group (NYSE:AIG)'s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by equities research analysts at Bank of America in a report issued on
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Rochester: What's old is new again in draft blueprint for the future of city

Housing Market Typology is an assessment at the block group level that looks at distressed and vulnerable properties, housing value and appreciation
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Lions Gate shares soar on report that CBS wants to buy Starz for about $5 billion

Buying Starz would add high profile shows like “Power,” “American Gods” and “Outlander” to CBS's entertainment library as well as provide the
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Poor credit scores keep Gen Xers from entering the housing market

This debt has undoubtedly impacted the housing decisions of young Americans, even delaying the American dream of homeownership for many Gen
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Leeds BS partners with Iress on mortgage platform

The society hopes Iress' Mortgage Sales and Origination platform will better the way advisers interact with their products as the automated and internal
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Have Insiders Been Selling Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:BEI.UN) Shares?

So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:BEI.UN).
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ArcBest Again Moves Up Fortune 1000 List

According to Fortune magazine, ArcBest is No. 745, compared to No. 763 in 2018. In recent years, ArcBest has seen consistent improvement to its
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NACD NJ Honors Contributions of Outstanding Local Corporate Directors at Inaugural Director of …

Mathew is a current board member of Campbell Soup Company, Freddie Mac, Shire plc, and State Street Corporation. She is the former chair & CEO
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Fortune 500: These NYC Companies Are Among Nation's Biggest

Fortune Magazine ranked the companies based on total revenue. Nationally, Walmart topped the 2019 list, followed by Exxon Mobil and Apple.
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Meridian Bank delays 1Q earnings report due to mortgage snafu

The bank disclosed that it originated residential mortgage loans in a state where it did not have a license it would result in a material weakness.
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What is the best drone for a real estate agent? Find out how to get started.

Are you looking for a real estate drone? Aerial real estate photography is becoming more popular all the time. In some markets, it is almost a
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Could The Isodiol International Inc. (CNSX:ISOL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Isodiol International is a smaller company with a market capitalization of CA$52m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors
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The Daily Chase: Poloz rejects calls to ease mortgage rules; bank earnings loom

Stephen Poloz is rejecting calls to relax mortgage rules that contributed to a cooldown in formerly red-hot housing markets. “I would frown upon it,” he
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Caton Flats Affordable Project Breaks Ground in Brooklyn

… the market in 2017. The Caton Flats project received $60 million in financing through the Freddie Mac Non-LIHTC Forward Commitment last month.
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Serious Delinquency, Foreclosure Rates Continue Falling in Texas

CoreLogic's February 2019 report about home mortgage and delinquencies showed good news for Texas. … Tags: Financing, Housing, Research.
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California Lawmakers Just Shelved Their Only Bill Focused on Solving the Housing Shortage Crisis

California Lawmakers Just Shelved Their Only Bill Focused on Solving the Housing Shortage Crisis

Senate Bill 50, California Sen. Scott Wiener's aggressive and controversial bill that would've expanded the housing market to allow for faster, bigger,
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South Africa Yields Rise, Eskom's Fall as Bailout Talk Grows

A debt swap is unlikely this year, said Richard Segal, a London-based senior emerging-markets analyst at Manulife Asset Management. “There are
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividends Payable on June 17, 2019

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (MITT) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51563 per share
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These Louisville companies ranked on the 2019 Fortune 500 list

Only two Louisville-based companies remain on the Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the U.S. – and one is just barely hanging on.
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Spanish police find a fortune inside van teetering on the brink of an abyss

At first it just seemed like a regular traffic accident. A van had overturned and careered towards a sheer drop in the mountain pass of Puerto de la Mora
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World's Top Fashion Houses Clash Over Underage Model Ban

… younger generations in particular by the images produced by our Houses,” Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault said in a statement sent to Fortune.
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Canada's Mortgage Rates Are Coming Down, With Record Lows For 10-Year Loans

There's a little bit of good news out there for Canada's increasingly stressed-out homebuyers: The pressure from rising mortgage rates is ramping
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Two Birmingham companies nearing Fortune 500 status

Two Birmingham companies are getting closer to joining Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) on the Fortune 500 list. On the 2019 edition of the list,
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Most popular Report on Alternative Lending Market: Know about Basic Influencing Factors Driving …

A new analytical research report has newly published by The Research Insights to its extensive repository. The global Alternative Lending market has
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CFPB claims debt collection firm Forster & Garbus robo-sued thousands on behalf of Citibank …

During the foreclosure crisis, a number of lenders, servicers, law firms, and others engaged in a practice where employees basically rubber-stamped
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Here's What You Should Know About Leasinvest Real Estate SCA's (EBR:LEAS) 5.0% Dividend …

Today we'll take a closer look at Leasinvest Real Estate SCA (EBR:LEAS) from a dividend investor's perspective. Owning a strong business and
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Mortgage Rates End Week Near Long-Term Lows

Wednesday was the best day this week for Mortgage rates with the average lender at the lowest levels in more than a month and very close to the
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​IPE RE Awards: Supplying affordable housing is industry's 'biggest challenge'

Investment in residential real estate had grown significantly over the past two … This trend was supported by a very strong rationale, both based on
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Global Online Gambling Market Outlook 2019-2025 : CircleBack Lending, Kabbage, Lending Club …

Global Online Gambling Market Outlook 2019-2025 : CircleBack Lending, Kabbage, Lending Club, Ondeck, Peerform, Prosper, Borrowers First, Daric.
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Trump Says Freeing Fannie-Freddie From US Control Is 'Urgent'

President Donald Trump said freeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control is a “pretty urgent problem” that his administration plans
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Seven companies in the Richmond region make the Fortune 500 list

The company, which has been a Fortune 500 business for 65 years, dropped eight spots on this year list to No. 161 with revenue of $19.63 billion.
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Malaysia

Scotiabank is proud to have a presence in Malaysia through our wholly owned subsidiary, The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad. Through our branch
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Is Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) A Great Dividend Stock?

Dividend paying stocks like Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) tend to be popular with investors, and for good reason – some research
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Latest Technical::Freddie Mac Pfd Z, (OTC US:FMCKJ)

On Thursday, May, 16, 2019 , the shares-rate of the Company Freddie Mac Pfd Z, FMCKJ exchange OTC US, from the last trade session.
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Did You Miss Invesco Mortgage Capital's (NYSE:IVR) 16% Share Price Gain?

Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR) share price is up 16% in the last three years, that falls short of the
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Tool and camping gear lending library to open in Revelstoke

Tool and camping gear lending library to open in Revelstoke

The North Columbia Environmental Society is opening a lending library in downtown Revelstoke. “It's exactly like a library but you have the opportunity
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WaPo: Prepare for "significant economic consequences" if the mortgage market can't better serve …

This from a recent article in The Washington Post, which enumerated the ways in which Hispanics in particular are being shut out of the housing
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President Trump Addresses Realtors, Touts Plans Affecting Real Estate Industry

“More than a decade after the financial crisis, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still in conservatorship,” said the president as the crowd booed in
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Podcast 199: Bernardo Martinez of Funding Circle USA

Welcome to the Lend Academy Podcast, Episode No. 199. This is your host, Peter Renton, Founder of Lend Academy and Co-Founder of the LendIt
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Field & Main opens its first full-service banking center in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Field & Main Bank is opening the doors to its first full-service banking center in Lexington. The new Field & Main banking center is
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate (ARI) Charge 3.78% Higher For the Quarter

Apollo Commercial Real Estate (ARI) shares are showing positive signals … Traders may use the indicator to determine stock trends or to identify
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Deborah Sturges

Deborah Sturges is president/CEO of Hallmark Home Mortgage in Fort Wayne, Ind., and is a board member of the Community Home Lenders
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Acadiana newsmakers: JD Bank promotes Rochelle Mallett, Gail Brame, others

JD Bank has promoted Rochelle Mallett to vice president and regional manager; Gail Brame to senior vice president and regional manager; Angel
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Meridian Corporation Provides Details to 10-Q Extension Filing

“Of our over $5 billion in mortgage loans originated over the past eight years, approximately $98 million were mortgage loans made to Maryland
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US Tariff Deal with Mexico, Canada Is Also About Cutting Off China's Steel

The United Steelworkers sent a statement to Fortune that quoted USW International President Leo W. Gerard as saying, “Today's agreement will help
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A blessing or a curse? How real estate agents survive in the age of the Zestimate

In the information-overload age, the proliferation of online estimates of millions of homes both on and off market puts the real estate agent in a variety
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Crain's hosts 2019 Real Estate Forum

Crain's Chicago Business hosted its bi-annual Real Estate Forum for spring 2019. About 200 people attended the forum yesterday morning at the
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Payday Lending, P2P And Innovation Topped The Week's News

Letters favorable to the payday lending industry reportedly were flooding in to authorities before the cutoff for public comment regarding a proposed
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Trump vows to cut housing regulations in first Realtor address

Trump vowed to continue efforts to revamp government-sponsored mortgage agencies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying his administration is
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Calabria to Seek Congressional Authority as FHFA Eyes End to GSE Conservatorship

Ensuring that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are sufficiently capitalized will be critical for removing the GSEs from conservatorship, FHFA Director Mark
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Mnuchin Rejects House Subpoena for Trump's Tax Returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal's subpoena for six years of President Donald Trump's
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Turkey abandons plan to tap 40 bln lira from central bank reserves -sources

The central bank by law sets aside “legal reserves” from its profits to be used in extraordinary circumstances, and they are separate from its forex
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Nate Johnson to Lead SLK's Mortgage Business

In his new role, Nate Johnson will oversee the next wave of new mortgage technology and service products at SLK Global. The post Nate Johnson to
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Trump says 'pretty urgent' to free Fannie and Freddie from US control

President Trump said freeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control is a “pretty urgent problem” that his administration plans to work
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Elizabeth Warren calls Navient 'scammers' after student loan giant celebrates making the Fortune …

Navient announced via Twitter TWTR, -1.28% on Thursday that the company had made the Fortune 500 list, an annual ranking by the magazine of the
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Magazine Writers Are Cashing In on Peak TV

Magazine Writers Are Cashing In on Peak TV

How derivative entertainment revenue gets split up is now a common source of friction during contract negotiations between writers and news
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CBS Still Has Starz in Its Eyes

CBS's seemingly inexorable march toward acquiring Viacom may take a detour. The company recently talked to Lions Gate Entertainment about
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In New York, growing support for a public bank

Community activists in New York City have launched an all-out bid to establish a public bank in the nation's largest banking market, and they say they
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Online Banking


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Mortgage Foreclosure: Michael and Joellen Schoeller 37-19-004184

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP. Dated April 6, 2012
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Decoding a 1946 land sale agreement poses the latest twist in Belfast's fish farm fight

Officials from Nordic Aquafarms are rejecting the idea that the company's … “The administrative standard for sufficient right, title and interest differs
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Venezuela Sells $570 Million From Gold Reserve Despite Sanctions

Venezuela sold about $570 million in gold from central bank reserves over the past two weeks, skirting U.S. Treasury sanctions designed to freeze
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Colony Northstar Credit Real Estate Inc Class (CLNC)'s Chikou Line Pulls Ahead of the Tenkan

Colony Northstar Credit Real Estate Inc Class (CLNC)'s Chikou Line Pulls … Starting from the top-down, investors may study overall market trends.
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) Sees a Nice Gain of 10.37% For the Quarter

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) have climbed 10.37% higher over the … There is a plentiful amount of information regarding the equity market.
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“I feel like home”: Trump touts economy, gushes over agents at NAR conference

He also said he wants to re-privatize mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, calling it a “pretty urgent problem” that he has “many geniuses”
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Swinton Squared In 'The Souvenir'; Laura Dern Vs. Death Penalty In 'Trial By Fire' – Specialty Box …

Starring Laura Dern and Jack O'Connell, the title takes on the death penalty, based on a true …. The company was attracted to main cast in the title.
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Fortune 500: 41 healthcare companies make the 2019 list

Fortune released its 65th annual list of the 500 most profitable U.S. companies May 16, with 41 healthcare companies making the cut. Companies are
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Firm gets Sh1.2b for lending to farmers

Firm gets Sh1.2b for lending to farmers … enterprise firm Sistema.bio has secured Sh1.2 billion from impact investors for cheap lending to farmers.
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Woman Fights for Check She Says Was Cashed by Someone Else

“I reached out to the realtor and he then, in turn, reached out to the title company and he said they want to know if you want them to send the check by
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Sen. Rick Scott Speaks With The Daily Wire About His Proposed Amendments On 'Term Limits …

No person who has served 6 terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the
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Why real estate leaders say proposed broker fees cap will hurt

They're real estate rental agents and brokers, and some members of the New York City Council want to cap their compensation. A bill proposed by
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Vanna White's Empire Goes Way Beyond Her 'Wheel of Fortune' Salary

It's just not Wheel of Fortune without Vanna White. The 62-year-old former pageant queen and actress has been flipping letters on the popular game
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More than half of millennials in their 30s still banking on Mom and Dad

Parents need to let go — and millennials need to grow up! According to a recent study by the Ascent, the research arm of the Motley Fool, more than
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A Dispatch From the Trade-War Front

On a related note, Bloomberg News wrote an interesting story about how the trade war could disrupt the battery boom that's fueled the rise of electric
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Herring opposes Trump administration rollback of protections for payday loan borrowers

“Under the Trump administration, the CFPB has continued to shirk their responsibility of protecting consumers in favor of protecting predatory lenders.
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Montgomery Co. home values up 4.3%

Montgomery Co. home values up 4.3%

The Montgomery County, Maryland, housing market is generally less expensive than the District and close-in Northern Virginia suburbs, but prices are
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A declares $0.51563 dividend

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A (NYSE:MITT.PA) declares $0.51563/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
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Springfield reacts to MGM talks to buy Encore Boston Harbor casino

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was told Thursday night by MGM Resorts International that it has been in talks for weeks with rival Wynn
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US Bonds Caught in Crosshairs of Trade War

Mortgage-backed securities are debt instruments with a pool of real estate loans as the underlying collateral. The mortgage payments of the individual
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The Real Meaning Of a California Gas-Guzzler Ban

As Bloomberg News reports, in her prepared remarks, Nichols mused on the alternatives the state might have to consider to curb air pollution if Trump
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White House Considering Derek Kan for Federal Reserve Board Seat

The White House is considering Derek Kan, an undersecretary at the Department of Transportation, for one of two open seats on the Federal Reserve
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M Holdings Securities, Inc. Buys SPDR S&P 500, Amazon.com Inc, The Hershey Co, Sells …

M Holdings Securities, Inc. Buys SPDR S&P 500, Amazon.com Inc, The Hershey Co, Sells Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US, iShares Short-Term
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance: No Longer A Buy

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) is a promising … The commercial mortgage REIT has seen an improvement in its dividend
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Gilead's $21000 Drug Is Being Blamed for a Plateau in HIV Prevention

… had risen more than 50% since the drug was approved for prevention, to $1,780 a month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.
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Florida Time: The rise and fall of real estate in South Florida

Boom. Frenzy. Free-for-all. Pick your metaphor. None come close to the madness that was Florida's 1920s real estate boom. With World War I over
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Trump announces in NAR speech that he's lifting steel and aluminum tariffs

The National Association of Home Builders has called it a $2.5 billion tax on housing. This time, Trump admitted Americans will be paying. “So many
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Ellie Mae lays off 10% of its staff after recent acquisition

Mortgage technology company Ellie Mae, which was recently bought by private equity investor Thoma Bravo, underwent restructuring and reduced its
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Fastest-Growing Nuclear Business Is Tearing Down US Plants

The fastest growing part of the nuclear industry in the U.S. involves a small but expanding group of companies that specialize in tearing reactors down
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A remittance fintech aims to be first of its kind to offer banking

The Chicago-based fintech is adding the bank account option in response to customers that told the company they don't feel a strong connection with
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Mnuchin Wins Almost $220000 in Private-Jet Company Lawsuit

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin won more than $200,000 in a lawsuit against a private-jet company after he claimed the company broke an
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The state of the US housing market

The state of the US housing market. Fox Business Videos• May 17, 2019. National Association of Realtors Executive Committee's Kenny Parcell on the
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Washington boasts 12 companies in latest Fortune 500 list

While many of the companies in the Fortune 500 are tech or industrial-focused, Weyerhauser snuck in under the wire at 406th. The Seattle-based
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square 1st Quarter Letter to Shareholders

Fannie Mae (“FNMA”, or “Fannie”) (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) … as the new Director of the FHFA, Fannie and Freddie's primary regulator.
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Environment Context Dashboard, Reigniting Startups (Podcast)

Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Mike Regan, Senior Editor of Bloomberg Markets Live Blog, explain how investors who priced in the
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VA loan series: VA vs FHA vs USDA

They determine how much borrowers pay to use the VA mortgage program. VA-qualified borrowers can obtain mortgage financing with very
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SNC Cancels 407 Sale to OMERS as Canada Pension Seeks Slice

SNC Cancels 407 Sale to OMERS as Canada Pension Seeks Slice

“We don't view the new timeline as outside of the comfort zone in terms of deleveraging and, according to management, the company will not need to
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Huawei Built At Least a Three-Month Stockpile Ahead of Trump Ban

In addition to a trade fight that has rattled global markets for months, the U.S. … and “groundless” in a letter sent to employees and seen by Bloomberg.
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Angela Merkel Pressured By Her Successor to Resign After EU Election

… that Merkel should see out her term, and a spokeswoman for the party leader pointed to those comments when contacted by Bloomberg News.
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City unveils ransomware workaround for real estate transactions; recovery for other services may …

Baltimore's municipal computer networks remain under siege from last week's ransomware attack, but Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young today
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Register for Zelle

Zelle is a fast, safe and easy way to send money to and receive money from friends, family and others you trust with a bank account in the U.S..
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Form 8-K AH Belo Corp For: May 17

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has …. The title company for the closing shall be Benchmark Title, LLC, 2007
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Banking while black: Bay Area man humiliated by Wells Fargo over check-cashing, lawsuit claims

The Wells Fargo Bank at 4967 Hopyard Road that was robbed in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. A police officer was injured by shots fired
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CBS Is Said to Have Talked to Lions Gate About Buying Starz

CBS was interested in buying Starz before it got acquired by Lions Gate for … The network could be in over 50 international territories by next year.
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HECM Loan Origination Drops

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loan originations continued to decline in March according to the latest data from Reverse Mortgage
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Bank of America's closing its Topeka branches

On Friday, Bank of America notified its customers that all three of its Topeka branches will close this summer. At least one of the locations is slated to
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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. to Report First Quarter 2019 Financial Results on May 23, 2019

BEIJING, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or the “Company”) (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate
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Lazard promotes Pigasse to run global banking

It has named Matthieu Pigasse, who leads its mergers and acquisitions division as well operations in France, as global head of banking and deputy
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Insider Buying: Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLUB) CEO Acquires 40681 …

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLUB) CEO Patrick Walsh bought 40,681 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred
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Wilton real estate sales — May 10-16, 2019

The following real estate transactions were recorded in Town Clerk Lori … 172 Heather Lane: Estate of Virginia W. Miller to Margaret and Stephen
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POLITICO Pro Q&A: FHFA Director Mark Calabria

… the regulator at the center of it all, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, to talk about the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Somers' Premier Real Estate Professional

It's just one of the many reasons that today, Zacks is one of Westchester and Putnam counties' premier real estate agents. “I know the area extremely
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Want to Tap a Gig Economy? Play the New SoFi ETF GIGE

Sofi defines it as a free-market system comprising freelancers and shared resources, such as transport and real estate. Inside GIGE. The SoFi Gig
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Fed speakers could steal focus from trade war in week ahead

Existing home sales Tuesday and new home sales on Thursday could also be an important read on the spring housing market. There are a few final
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End to Labour Talks Is Final Nail in Coffin for Theresa May's Brexit Deal

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn walked out of talks with the government aimed at finding a Brexit compromise, all but killing off any chance U.K. Prime
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Nomura Instinet downgrades housing stocks

From Dave Royse: Nomura Instinet downgraded several companies dependent on housing market growth Thursday, citing U.S.-China trade
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Trump Agrees to Remove Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Trump Agrees to Remove Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

… aluminum producers rebounded off Friday's lows on optimism that the measures will prevent excess supply from flooding their domestic markets.
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Lafayette housing is in a sellers' market, unless you've got a lot to spend

A Market Scope Consulting analysis of real estate date from the Acadiana Multiple Listings Service shows a decline in availability of houses between
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Treat Facebook Like Big Tobacco

The source code behind Facebook's news feed should be made available for inspection as well. The nationwide decline in tobacco use was the result
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What 'Game of Thrones' and the Crypto Market Have in Common

Last month, millions of viewers tuned into HBO for the premier of the final season of Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones offers an intimate look at the
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Bitcoin-Bashing Banking 'Cartels' Fined €1 Billion For Currency Manipulation

The European Commission has fined five banks, including the anti-Bitcoin JP Morgan, a total of over €1 billion for currency rigging. Traders clubbed
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Opinion Holistic approach needed to fix vital federal mortgage programs

At a recent roundtable hosted by the Community Home Lenders Association on these mortgage programs, we offered recommendations for
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25 attorneys general oppose CFPB's payday rule revamp

… are opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to remove ability-to-repay requirements from the agency's payday lending rule.
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Housing Sales Data Look Promising—Can Homebuilders Benefit?

The data indicated that declining mortgage rates had started to set the struggling housing market in motion. Weather conditions during summer also
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Tax reform had an effect on nearly half of homebuyers: Redfin

The tax code revision put in more of a limitation on mortgage interest and added a cap on property tax deductibility that was previously unlimited.
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Trump calls Fannie, Freddie a 'pretty urgent problem'

“More than a decade after the financial crisis, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still in conservatorship,” Trump said speaking Friday at a National
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Metro Bank Shares Post Record Gain as Lender Boosts Capital

RBC Capital Markets, Jefferies International and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods led the sale, which which was increased from an initial 350 million pounds.
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How this AI-powered money lender is challenging the credit system

Kabbage CEO Rob Frohwein joins CNBC's “Power Lunch” team to talk about the company and how it made CNBC's Disrupter 50 list at number
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Tarabut Gateway to enable Open Banking services for NBB

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has partnered with Tarabut Gateway, Bahrain's first licensed open banking systems provider, to adopt
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Why the Philippine Stock Rebound Won't Last

As Philippine stocks snap the longest losing streak in eight months, analysts warn the rebound is unlikely to last even as the central bank cuts lenders'
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Beyond Meat Swings, Pausing Week's Best Rally in US Stocks

Beyond Meat Inc. swung between gains and losses on Friday as one of the best performing IPOs so far this year showed it may not be invulnerable to
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Florida's Advenir Gets $80M Berkadia Loan on Miami-Area Resi Asset

The terms of Freddie Mac initial acquisition financing—which was also originated by Berkadia—still require Advenir to complete the planned
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Trump Raises $5 Million at Home of Cantor Fitzgerald's Lutnick

… at the dinner event at the triplex penthouse of Cantor Fitzgerald LP Chief Executive Officer Howard Lutnick, a campaign aide told Bloomberg News.
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Your Home: Timing the real estate market

First let me say that it is never a good idea to “time the real estate market.” I just used that title for my column to get your attention. I trust that it worked.
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Some Colony Credit Real Estate (NYSE:CLNC) Shareholders Are Down 17%

Unfortunately the Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. (NYSE:CLNC) share price slid 17% over twelve months. That contrasts poorly with the market return
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Federal Agricultural Mortgage declares $0.70 dividend

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) declares $0.70/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.84%. Payable June 28; for
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Growing appetite for digital mortgages – Registry

Growing appetite for digital mortgages – Registry

Land Registry says it is registering an increasing number of digital mortgages since opening up its 'innovative' paperless service to more
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BB&T ranks as Triad's top Fortune 500 company for 2019

Reynolds American Inc. had been the Triad's top Fortune 500 company with a No. 223 ranking and $12.5 billion in revenue. Reynolds is no longer
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Do BTB Real Estate Investment Trust's (TSE:BTB.UN) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

In contrast to all that, I prefer to spend time on companies like BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:BTB.UN), which has not only revenues, but also
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Is India ready for the convergence of Open Banking and Real-time payments?

Kaushik Roy. Picture this. You plan on buying a home. And even before you apply for a home loan, your bank is prompt enough to assist through the
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Purpose Built president: Affordable housing should be in context of 'entire housing market'

Atlanta is a long way from providing enough housing stock to accommodate a wide range of income levels, according to panelists participating in
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Introducing Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR), A Stock That Climbed 16% In The Last Three …

That's what has happened with the Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR) share price. It's up 16% over three years, but that is below the market
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ICE Arrests in Courthouses Leave Local Communities on Edge

The WSO program is “an aid to the mission of the agency,” a Boston spokesman for ICE told Fortune, “especially in jurisdictions that have taken the
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Kabbage Integrates With Online-Only SMB Banking Platform Azlo

Dubbed Mission Street Capital, the integration accelerates the loan application process as Kabbage enables real-time analysis of banking data
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Banks Fined $1.2 Billion For Forex Discrepancies, “Long Bitcoin, Short The Bankers” Proven Again

Famous crypto analyst and news editor Anthony 'Pomp' Pompliano tweeted on Monday that multiple banks have been fined for approximately $1.2
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Neighborhoods: What's going on in your part of Norwalk

Chandler worked for more than 30 years as an underwriter for a leading land title insurance company. He has been involved in American
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Field & Main Bank Opens its first full-service banking center in Lexington, Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky., May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Field & Main Bank is opening the doors to its first full-service banking center in Lexington, Kentucky.
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After Weeks of Losses, China Stock Traders Question Beijing Put

If there was any optimism that China would soon rescue its tumbling markets, it's quickly fading away. Stocks just sank 2.5%, capping their fourth week
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Delaware mortgage bankers to host Moody's Analytics expert

The Delaware Mortgage Bankers Association on June 6 will host a renowned economic analyst to share his research on the current residential
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Global Mortgage Lender Market | Status(2014-2019) and Forecast 2025 By Size, Manufacturers …

2019 Global Mortgage Lender Market Size, Share, Status, Forecast to 2025. The recently published report called “Global Mortgage Lender Market
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Something Borrowed: Founder Wants to Spark Creativity with Lending Library

Marytza Rubio, founder of Makara Center for the Arts in Santa Ana, fosters creativity with her nonprofit lending library and community space. What was
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Fort Worth Fortune

David Bromstad helps a family find their dream home in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Technical Analysis Under Focus: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL)

Investors are searching for easily tradable or highly liquid stocks, here we screened Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation stock with recent volume
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Trump says looking at alternatives to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration was looking at alternatives to the conservatorship of
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Large tenant activity sends ripple effect throughout Charlotte commercial real estate in 2019

The momentum of the Charlotte office market continued in the first quarter of 2019, as office rents rose for an eighth consecutive quarter and the city
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China central bank to cut funding costs amid US trade row

The PBOC has cut banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) six times since early 2018, including a targeted cut this month, to spur lending, and more
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'The Art of the Deal' Meets 'The Art of War'

'The Art of the Deal' Meets 'The Art of War'

Also joining the podcast is Ye Xie, a Bloomberg Markets Live blogger, who gives his take on the situation and recommends some other literature that
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A&G Private Banking sets up new office in Leon

A&G Private Banking keeps expanding its business with the opening of a new office in Leon (a Spanish city located in the Northwest of the country),
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How property professionals can use LinkedIn effectively – GWlegal

Some groups property and mortgage professionals may find useful include: … Keep in mind that posts with images get twice as many comments as those without and video posts are five times more likely to be commented on.
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Economics in Brief: How the Immigration Crackdown Affects Border Banks

A bill that would have capped payday lending interest rates at 36 percent was voted down in Louisiana's House Commerce Committee, but credit
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Gas-Tax Hike Is in Play as Trump Weighs Infrastructure Politics

Trump told Bloomberg News in a 2017 interview that he would consider raising federal fuel taxes if the money were earmarked for highway projects.
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Western Wealth Capital Sells Phoenix-Area Property

CBRE Capital Markets originated a $16.4 million 10-year Freddie Mac loan for the new owner, according to Yardi Matrix information. The seller was
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Multiple Trade Battles Will Keep Markets Under Pressure

And even though Bloomberg News reports that the U.S. is poised to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico in favor of stronger
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'This Is Not Over': Bill to Add Housing to Single-Family Neighborhoods Blocked in California

Median home prices in the state have reached $548,000, nearly 2 1/2 times the national average, according to real estate website Zillow. Nine and a
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Niti Aayog Calls For Open Banking Approach In India To End Data Monopoly

The consumer and user data for sectors such as banking, ecommerce, health and education will be made available for all agencies and businesses if
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NAR's Yun forecast for 2019 housing sales: New homes will drive market gains

Sales of new homes probably will reach a 12-year high this year as builders scramble to meet demand from entry-level buyers, according to Lawrence
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Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL): If you are …

Through the past nine calendar days, Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE: CWK) stock was recorded as generating a Historic Volatility of 33.86%.
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Male Mentors Are Leaning Out

In an essay exclusive to Fortune, Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Pritchard say that new research by LeanIn.Org and SurveyMonkey shows that 60% of
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Did Changing Sentiment Drive VOXX International's (NASDAQ:VOXX) Share Price Down By 49%?

Investors in VOXX International had a tough year, with a total loss of 25%, against a market gain of about 5.2%. Even the share prices of good stocks
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Bernie Sanders: Banks have been ripping off Americans for too long. I have a plan to end it

Bernie Sanders, an independent, is a United States senator from Vermont and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. The opinions
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Two Major Issues Facing Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins at WWE 'Money in the Bank'

Kingston worked hard to get his first WWE title, like many others before him. …. WWE fans understand that the company is going to move in whatever
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Another Treasury Department Exit Creates Uncertainty For Investors

Treasury is working on a comprehensive plan to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; investors were hoping to get the details of the new plan as
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IT In Real Estate Market Technology Progress and Analysis 2019 to 2024

IT In Real Estate Market – Growth, Trends, And Forecast (2019 – 2024):-. The report presents an in-depth assessment of the IT In Real Estate including
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Parents Are Giving Their Kids an Average of $39000 to Buy a Home — and It Could Jeopardize …

In fact, if the “Bank of Mom and Dad” were a true business, it would be the seventh biggest mortgage lender in the country, Legal & General found.
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Well, That Was Fast… Bitcoin Drops $1000 in 24 Hours

At noon on Thursday, Bitcoin was worth more than $8,000. At roughly the same time Friday, it was down to $6,900. The volatility that has scared off so
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Is Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Li (SREI.L) on Sale After The -0.17% Decline?

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Li 's weekly performance is at 0.17. … Investors may use various technical indicators to help spot trends and
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