Waterton Buys Nashville Apartment Cluster With $105M of Wells Fargo Loans

Waterton Buys Nashville Apartment Cluster With $105M of Wells Fargo Loans

A Chicago-based investor is using three Freddie Mac loans from Wells Fargo totaling $105M to buy a multifamily development in Nashville, Tenn.,
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Cedar Grove Capital Snags Raleigh Apartment Community for $66M

Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Nick Webb of NKF secured a $46 million acquisition loan on behalf of Cedar Grove through lender Freddie Mac.
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Here's Why I Think Atkore International Group (NYSE:ATKR) Is An Interesting Stock

It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the … I, for one, am blown away by the fact that Atkore International Group has
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Friday Sector Leaders: Credit Services & Lending, General Contractors & Builders

In trading on Friday, credit services & lending shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.2%. Leading the group were shares of Ocwen
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Trump, Xi Reaffirm Commitment to Phase-One Trade Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the phase-one trade deal signed
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Woman wearing surgical mask in bank has police called on her

DEARBORN, Mich. (FOX 2) – A woman with a medical condition wore a mask over coronavirus and flu concerns to the bank and had the police called
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Cross River Named 'Best Place to Work in Financial Technology' for Third Consecutive Year

The 2020 list included 49 companies and was published by Arizent brands American Banker, National Mortgage News, PaymentsSource, Financial
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14000 recalled baby carriers could drop infants on ground

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 14,000 infant carriers after learning that the buckles on the device could break, resulting in the
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MHN's January 2020 Must-Reads

As the new year—and decade—kicked off, we delved into how the multifamily market is projected to perform in 2020, what to expect from Freddie Mac
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Realtors group president expects a strong 2020 for Las Vegas market

Existing home prices dipped last month in Southern Nevada but remained above $300,000, according to the latest numbers from the Greater Las
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Illinois lottery celebrates Chinese New Year with lucky numbers fortune cookies

Feeling lucky? You can enjoy a Fortune Cookie with your lunch and maybe win big. With the Mega Millions jackpot continuing to rise, players are
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Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (TSE:FC) PT Raised to C$14.50

The company offers mortgage services, such as real estate financing, real estate investment financing, capital market services, and loan servicing and
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Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: One Sold, Two in Contract, One Still Available

Another week, another look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Crown Heights, Park Slope, Carroll
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Russell J. Haskins, former Sony Pictures executive and real estate broker, dies at 59

Russell J. Haskins, a former executive for Sony Pictures Entertainment and DirecTV who most recently worked in California as a real estate broker,
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Hollywood Accelerators Try to Build New Pipelines to Oscar Fame

Five years after the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite first trended on Twitter, a pair of Oscar-winning producers, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, are investing
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Head-To-Head Contrast: First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and Midland States Bancorp …

First Western Financial has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is … The company also originates residential mortgage loans; and commercial
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Why small companies' stocks keep lagging Corporate America's giants

The US economy continues to help prop up the rest of the globe. Jobs growth is strong. Wages are rising. The housing market is robust. And the
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Designer handbags up for grabs in a once in a lifetime auction

Gallery Auctions is Houston's best kept shopping secret and this shopping adventure will take buyers into the international world of “high style, best
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New York bans brokers fees for renters

… said Matthew Murphy, executive director of the NYU Furman Center, which focuses on housing, neighborhoods and urban policy, to CNN. “What the
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Boise homeowners feel the pinch of rising property tax burden

Boise is the state's epicenter of the housing market boom. Mayoral candidates at nearly every debate or town hall last year fielded questions about
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ACLU says it'll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations

ACLU says it'll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations

The location data, which aggregators acquire from cellphone apps, including games, weather, shopping and search services, is being used by
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Real estate news: Newport Beach firm buys 11 industrial properties for $425 million

BKM Capital Partners, an institutional fund manager, has acquired a portfolio of 11 industrial properties in Southern California, Phoenix, Northern
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FGL Holdings announces $2.7 billion merger with Fidelity National Financial

FGL Holdings, the parent company of Des Moines-based annuity provider and … Based in Jacksonville, Fla., FNF is the nation's largest title insurance
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Kudlow: Housing market in a mini-boom situation

Kudlow: Housing market in a mini-boom situation … Larry Kudlow discusses growth in residential and commercial construction as prices firm up.
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Executive Inc.: Valley attorney Andy Abraham devotes himself to bettering the community (Video)

Executive Inc.: Valley attorney Andy Abraham devotes himself to bettering the … Title of your autobiography: Work is only a small part of happiness.
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Is it best to overpay a mortgage or invest the money?

Therefore, when the rate is held steady rather than cut, those with loans and mortgages may be disheartened, as the interest rate they pay will likely
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Is real estate becoming a data-powered industry?

Big changes are coming and the real estate market is poised to benefit from technological advancements. Instead of eliminating jobs, new trends are
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Real Estate Developer Panelists At Haute Residence 2020 Luxury Miami Real Estate Summit

The real estate developer panel at the Haute Residence 2020 Luxury … where they will speak of the luxury real estate market and where they see it
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Playing with fortunes, family style

Now the epic tale of European Jewish immigrants seeking and making their fortune in the New World is the subject of a critically acclaimed play by
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US Hiring Momentum May Endure Even as Pace Trails Last Year's

… in Washington will show 165,000 jobs were added in January as private hiring rise to 155,000, according to Bloomberg's survey of economists.
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Sacramento's real estate market is soft, but not dead. Here's what you need to know

The weekend after Super Bowl is the unofficial opening of Sacramento's peak real estate season, when sellers put out the yard signs and potential
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The Daily Dirt: More bad news for real estate

Tenants may soon be free of security deposits and broker fees. The past two days have been rough for the real estate industry. During his seventh
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Iridium Communications Extends Its Internet of Things Coverage Globally

Iridium sees the roll-out of CloudConnect globally as a potential revenue … If your tolerance for risk is high, then this news could signal a buying
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Huron County residents are being “priced out” of housing market

BLUEWATER – Councillors listened to a presentation at their Feb. 3 meeting about the status of housing issues and the efforts being undertaken to
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trust

00000007836158 Title Order No. … on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge
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Open Banking is Accelerating Financial Services Transformation Says Fiserv Whitepaper

“Open banking has empowered financial institutions of all sizes, including local community banks, to work independently with Fintechs to create
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Romney guilty vote echoes father's housing stand against Nixon

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT, on Wednesday made history by becoming the first member of the upper house of Congress to vote to remove a president of
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Silvergate Capital: Banking On Crypto

Silvergate Capital is one of the only banks that specializes in the digital currency industry. The bank has grown its digital-currency customer base
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Will FHFA create a level playing field for nonbanks?

The mixture so far is a combination of positives and negatives, but the long-suffering independent mortgage banks — also known as nonbanks — may
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What Kind Of Share Price Volatility Should You Expect For Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc …

Anyone researching Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:IMH) might want to consider the historical volatility of the share price. Volatility is
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What's in the black box? Rise of artificial intelligence in banking presents challenge for OSFI

What's in the black box? Rise of artificial intelligence in banking presents challenge for OSFI

A federal regulator is signalling it could tighten up rules around the use of artificial intelligence by banks, a practice the watchdog suggests could pose
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Manhattan Real Estate Update:

And we're off….a new year, a new decade. Open house activity is brisk and deals are certainly being made, as demand seems to be outpacing supply,
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Banks' Stress Tests to Focus on Leveraged Lending

The “global shock” portion of the Federal Reserve's stress tests for the largest U.S. banks has a new focus on leveraged lending this year, reflecting
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The Angola Banking Sector, 2019: Has Expanded Rapidly to Become the Third-Largest Sector in …

The “The Banking Sector in Angola 2019” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Banking Sector in Angola: Angola's
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Huron County residents 'priced out' of housing market

Bluewater councillors listened to a presentation at their Feb. 3 meeting about the status of housing issues and the efforts being undertaken to help
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ALFA to Host Investor Days in Mexico City and New York City

Financial analysts and institutional investors who are interested in attending the event in person should send name, title, company, affiliation and
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'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune' Delayed by Hours Due to Democratic Debate

It's been announced that Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will be delayed by several hours in some TV markets on Friday, due to the Democratic
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Working together to stop mortgage fraud

Conor Murphy of Smartr365, Jonathan Evans from Digidentity and Danny Belton at Legal & General Mortgage Club met recently to talk about how to
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Are you ready for dwelling prices to descend all thru the subsequent recession? Why you make a …

It's unclear when the subsequent recession will come. Nonetheless a most modern myth argues that when it does the U.S. housing market is unlikely
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MyPayrollHR: Details from the Berkshire Bank and Chemung Canal lawsuits against Pioneer Bank

Lawsuits filed this week against Pioneer Bank reveal new details in the bank fraud allegedly carried out by MyPayrollHR owner Michael Mann,
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Amazon deal for Whole Foods, fresh expansion a 'boon' for Fortune Fish

Amazon's $13.7 billion deal for Whole Foods Market has been a win for Fortune Fish & Gourmet, which has just taken investment from a private equity
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Mortgage Tech Rundown: Blend and Docutech

The new product, Blend Close, aims to provide lenders with an eClosing solution that adheres to all the latest regulations, directly within the borrower
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Why many Canadians would switch mortgage advice for a lower rate

Despite 72 per cent of Canadians getting mortgage advice in person, a majority would opt for an online experience to save money, according to a new
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How Will the Next Recession Affect the Housing Market?

If potentially homebuyers are waiting for home prices to drop drastically during the next Recession, they may be disappointed. On the flipside, however
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How Fragile is Affordability in Housing?

While the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has an index that … These are borrowers who could qualify for a mortgage to purchase the
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'Stickiness' of Bask Bank's airline perk may help it spread, analyst says

“The two things that struck me was a lot of savings accounts are simply generic in nature,” Matt Quale, the bank's CEO, told Banking Dive. “People
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Kenya's Banking Market, 2019 Study: Size & State of the Industry, Major Players, Mobile & Islamic …

DUBLIN, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “The Banking Industry in Kenya 2019” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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Friday 2/7 Insider Buying Report: NGVT, CLBK

And at Columbia Financial, there was insider buying on Tuesday, … Investors in Restaurant Brands International Inc (Symbol: QSR) saw new options
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ICMA elects new repo and collateral committee

The spread of the coronavirus in Japan and the Asian region has forced the PASLA/RMA Conference on Asian Securities Lending, due to be held in
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T-Mobile has its cake and eats it too as sales and profits rise

… you,” T-Mobile president and chief operating officer Mike Sievert told Fortune. The former Microsoft and AT&T marketing exec who joined T-Mobile in
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Expert: Lenders should think twice about scaling back compliance efforts

Expert: Lenders should think twice about scaling back compliance efforts

Under President Donald Trump, the regulatory environment changed drastically. But now as we near the 2020 election, change could once again be
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Coronavirus leaves Sydney's prestige market sick

Sydney's prestige housing market is expected to be one of the casualties of the coronavirus after the traditional influx of high-end shoppers from China
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Bigger is Better in Payments: Worldline Not Done With Deals

Trillion-dollar tech firms like Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are rapidly expanding their payment products across the globe, and Apple Pay has
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Inside Self-Storage World Expo 2020 Offers 4 New Immersive Workshops

The Inside Self-Storage World Expo, the self-storage industry's largest … Designed for self-storage owners, managers, investors, builders and vendors,
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NAREB Chief Welcomes Increase in Black Homeownership

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau charting the another quarter of increases in the national rate for black homeownership was cautiously
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When 'Marriage Story' Is Reality: How Divorcing Couples Play Real Estate Games in LA

Noah Baumbach's Oscar-nominated film strikes a nerve among brokers and family lawyers, who reveal how separating spouses navigate property
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Mortgage rates are the lowest they've been in 3 years

CLEVELAND — Imagine having a couple extra hundred dollars in your pocket every month. It's possible if you refinance at the current rate, which is
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Synergy One Lending – February 7, 2020

Don't wait to buy or refinance–call Kathleen O'Loughlin today and get started. You can call 303.669.2111 or visit KOHomeLoans.com to learn more.
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Are Distractions Costing Your Real Estate Investing Business Money?

Most entrepreneurs are like this. They're constantly thinking of big ideas, and most real estate investors have the risk tolerance to be go-getters and try
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Downtown Business Association Presents: Woodland Bank Frozen Fairway Golf Classic

The 2020 Frozen Fairway Golf Classic is being Co-Chaired by Ashley … Becky Gilbert (First American Title Company), Lori Kangas-Olson (The Boys
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North Carolina pushes back at federal banking regulators over lending rules

A slew of states attorneys general – including North Carolina's Josh Stein – are pushing back against a new Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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The Big Dirty Secret Behind Wind Power

One of the major news stories of the week was the acquittal of U.S. President Donald Trump. As part of his effort to get Ukraine to probe a political rival,
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FC Tucker Company, Inc. Celebrates More Than A Century Of Excellence

F.C. Tucker Company, Inc. Celebrates More Than A Century Of Excellence … title insurance, relocation services, a full line of insurance products,
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Foreign buyers try to escape American real estate market

Chinese investors sold off billions more in U.S. commercial property last year than they bought, as other foreigners start to sour on the U.S. market as
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Payment firms acting as lenders must get together on financing

The reason most POS companies have not been able to incorporate the value-added service of consumer finance is that the loan usually comes from
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Turkish public banks to cut lending rates – finance minister

Public banks in Turkey are set to cut their lending rate bands from 9 to 11 percent to 8 to 10 percent, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat
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Trump Impeachment Acquittal Leaves Diplomats Bracing for Impact

President Donald Trump mostly stifled his fury toward the impeachment witnesses who detailed, over hundreds of hours of testimony, the turmoil
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Insula Cos. Lands $46M Refi for Orlando-Area Asset

Insula Cos. has obtained a $45.9 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Ridge @ 4100, a 320-unit community in Kissimmee, Fla. Working on behalf of
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What is behind Asia's wave of banking consolidation?

Mounting pressures on banks across Asia-Pacific are pushing many towards consolidation as they fight to remain profitable, and relevant, in a rapidly
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Real estate transfers: Jan. 27-31

Kerekes Cindy to Radtkin Realestate & Property Management Inc, 4430 Burnham Ave , Toledo, $49,000, (1/28). May Property Holdings LLCa
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NAR Policy Forum: Over a third of Americans cost burdened by lack of affordable housing

NAR Policy Forum: Over a third of Americans cost burdened by lack of affordable housing

Colton highlighted a study by Freddie Mac Research that found that “the current rate of construction is about 370,000 units per year below the level
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Hollywood Box Office Booms Even as Americans Stay Home and Chill

Blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame are setting new records, while movie tickets sold per person have hit a 92-year low. By. Matthew Ball.
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Fed Warns Virus Poses 'New Risk' to Global Growth, Markets

The Federal Reserve Board said that the coronavirus outbreak presented a “new risk” to the economic outlook for the U.S. and warned of disruptions
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Trump Beats Congressional Democrats' Emoluments Lawsuit

Donald Trump beat back a lawsuit by 215 congressional Democrats who say he has been violating the Constitution's emoluments clause by profiting
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3 arrestedfor private money lending

Ichalkaranji police have arrested three people in connection with private money lending following a complaint by Padmanabh Badwe who has taken a
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Future of Finance: Digital banks are “100% human”

A spokesperson for Starling Bank said the six-year-old company's customer service team “is 100% human.” Starling is digital-only, so it doesn't have
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'Wheel of Fortune' Hostess Vanna White's Photo With WWII Veteran Lights up Social Media

Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White recently shared a photo that she took with a WWII Veteran, and her post has lit up her social media followers.
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Our.News fights misinformation with a 'nutrition label' for news stories

“It doesn't tell you it's good or bad, it doesn't say buy it or don't buy it, … has long drawn international investors to the region in search of tech solutions.
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AM Best Comments on the Credit Ratings of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc. Following …

6, 2019. FNF, which is currently a shareholder of FGLH, is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage
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Slain Panola County deputy's family receives mortgage-free home

The family of a slain Panola County deputy received a mortgage-free home this week thanks to a foundation that works to support first responders,
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ON THE MARKET: Should I sell my home in 2020?

The average 30-year mortgage rate hit a three-month low in late-January, touching 3.60%, according to Freddie Mac. Can rates go lower? Some think
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Car title loans face interest rate caps in Georgia Senate bill

These borrowers may not qualify for other kinds of loans offered by lending institutions like banks or credit unions, according to title lenders.
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Apple extends store closures in China over coronavirus

Apple is extending its retail store closures in China by a few days as the coronavirus continues to spread, potentially crimping sales in a critical region
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M&T snags JPM exec, banking deserts, goodbye legacy cores: Top stories of the week

The regulator said the investment bank and financial services company will help in the process of strengthening Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's capital
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Bloomberg Gets Endorsement of Former Trump Navy Secretary

The former U.S. Navy secretary ousted after angering President Donald Trump endorsed Democrat Michael Bloomberg for president, saying the
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What Homebuyers Should Expect in March

The housing market is expected to continue its hot streak into February and March. Peggy Zabakolas, associate broker at Nest Seekers, shares
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How The Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Ad Made Jason Momoa So Unfortunate Looking

How The Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Ad Made Jason Momoa So … Momoa recently posted a behind the scenes video to his Instagram which shows
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Texas County puts $225 million to 3 alts funds

The $32.1 billion Texas County & District Retirement System, Austin, committed $225 million to two private equity funds and one direct-lending
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The very top of the housing market isn't immune to the doldrums

The malaise seen throughout most of the Chicago area's residential real estate market in 2019 was reflected even more intensely at the uppermost
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Democrats Prefer Meteor Crash to Trump: Campaign Update

New Hampshire Democrats can't stand President Donald Trump so much that they would rather see a meteor hit the Earth than see him get re-elected.
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Real Estate Groups to Challenge Ban on Broker Fees for Renters

Real Estate Groups to Challenge Ban on Broker Fees for Renters

Real estate agents in New York have raced this week to make sense of a new, far-reaching rule declaring that tenants no longer have to pay a broker's
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Macy's And JC Penney Have A Real Estate Problem – Among Other Things

The facts are inescapable, we have too much retail real estate chasing too few dollars. America has nearly twice the retail space per consumer of
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Why you should fire your difficult client

Sometimes the best client is the one you never work with. It's a lesson my mentor taught me years ago when I first started out as a real estate agent.
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How Much Of China Development Bank International Investment Limited (HKG:1062) Do Insiders …

A look at the shareholders of China Development Bank International … Institutional investors often avoid companies that are too small, too illiquid or
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Meta Financial Group (NASDAQ:CASH) & Southern Banc (NASDAQ:SRNN) Head to Head …

This table compares Southern Banc and Meta Financial Group's gross … home mortgage loans, home equity loans, auto loans, and personal loans.
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Anxiety over coronavirus has reached the US real estate market

While some agents have seen clients significantly impacted by the outbreak, others note that Chinese buyers had already been dwindling because of
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Wells Fargo Borrowers' Mortgage Suit Drops Subclasses

Law360 (February 7, 2020, 5:56 PM EST) — A certified nationwide class of Wells Fargo mortgage borrowers who claim to have been wrongfully denied
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Venture capital, long a boy's club, makes some progress in adding women

The number of venture capital firms with two or more female partners doubled last year to 14%, suggesting a cultural change is under way in one of
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Thai Minister Sorry For Saying Tourists Not Wearing Masks Should Be “Kicked Out”

Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul apologized after saying that foreigners should be “kicked out of Thailand” for refusing to wear face masks.
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Texas Teachers commits $250 million to opportunistic real estate

Texas Teacher Retirement System, Austin, committed a total of $250 million to two real estate funds in January, a transaction report for the $157.6
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Ex-con's campaign funded by real estate principal sued for fraud

Three real estate figures have opened their wallets for a controversial figure in New York politics: convicted felon and Queens district leader Hiram
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Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area

Two-part series hosted by Fort Bend County Libraries. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Blvd., Katy. Continues
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Augie List Jr. joins bank board

Augie List Jr., president and owner of List Trucking & Sales, Inc. in Sun Prairie, recently joined Bank of Sun Prairie's board of directors. List's career
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Why mortgage jobs actually increased this winter

National Mortgage News Logo … Nonbank mortgage jobs totaled 307,500 in December, up from 305,800 the previous month and … Mortgage employment numbers reported for the past year were … president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers and the owner of Lending Arizona in Tucson.
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Cornerstone Bank appoints new SVP of retail banking

Altaf Ahmed has been appointed senior vice president of retail banking at Cornerstone Bank in Worcester. The 38-year-old banker has more than 20
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How this gene therapy drug earned its $2.1 million price tag

Swiss drugmaker Novartis recently launched a lottery-style program to allocate free doses of Zolgensma, its groundbreaking treatment for children with
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Behind the News: Commercial Real Estate

The Colorado Springs Business Journal is the top business news resource for Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. Contact us: info@csbj.
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World Isn't Ready For The Next Global Virus Outbreak (Podcast)

Robert Langreth, Bloomberg health care reporter, on Man vs. Microbe. Elisa Martinuzzi, Bloomberg Opinion finance columnist, on Credit Suisse
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How Defining Values Keeps You Motivated Toward Your Goals

They are usually focusing on achieving a specific salary, job title, or company. This is outcome-based goal setting. Client two might say, “I think that
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Massive Growth of Global Real Estate Software Market, Demands & Growth Prediction, Outlook …

The Global Real Estate Software Market report draws precise insights by examining the latest and prospective industry trends and helping readers
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Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions

Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions

Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions. An unpublished Proposed Rule by the Federal Deposit Insurance
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The best residential mortgage rates this week 07.02.20

The mortgage charts continued their slow start to 2020 this week with very little changes at the top of the charts. This should not disappoint borrowers
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Lender Disputes Accusations of Discrimination Based on College

A financial-technology company accused of discriminating against prospective borrowers based on the college they attended is disputing the analysis,
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January home sales fall, prices remain steady

SAN DIEGO — The number of area home sales dropped in January even as home prices rose slightly, according to data released Friday by the
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Chase home lending CEO departs

The head of JPMorgan Chase's home-lending division the past four years has left the company, reportedly for an opportunity elsewhere.
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Gang Up on Pete Buttigieg? Maybe Not

Get Jonathan Bernstein's newsletter every morning in your inbox. Click here to subscribe. We may still not know if Bernie Sanders or Pete Buttigieg
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Ken Fisher's Sales Doing Fine Despite Crude Joke (Podcast)

Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter Sabrina Willmer talk about Ken Fisher's sales doing fine
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Will fortunes of White Sox first-rounders change in 2020?

The book now closed on the 2010s, the list of the White Sox first-round draft picks from that decade is a mixed bag.
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SHAREHOLDER ALERT – Westpac Banking Corporation (WBK) – Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman …

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 7, 2020 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed
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Rental Fee Ban Sparks NY State, Real Estate Industry Tug-of-War

Rental Fee Ban Sparks NY State, Real Estate Industry Tug-of-War … It has caused an uproar from the local real estate industry, who'll look to pursue legal … the New York Metro area, Northeast region and national real estate trends.
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Alaska Exempts Nonprofit Organizations From Mortgage Lender Licensing Requirements

The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development recently adopted amendments to its mortgage lending regulations to
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Big Data Analytics Helps an Investment Banking Firm Improve Customer Experience

We've developed a comprehensive suite of #bigdataanalytics solutions to cater to the dynamic needs of investment banking companies by offering
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Voters Prefer Payday Lending Protection, Regulators Seek Less

Payday lenders are among the biggest beneficiaries of this policy about-face. Instead of a string of state legislative initiatives, favorable federal
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Housing Market Off To Fast Start In Nashville

“The housing market is off to a great start for 2020,” said Kristy Hairston, Greater Nashville Realtors president. “With increased sales in January,
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Weekly Wrap: Challengers court immigrants, as Kasisto evolves 'banking brain'

Conversational AI company Kasisto's closure of a $22M Series B extension funding round and its implications for the banking ecosystem;; How
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Delphi Financial Group Inc Buys New York Mortgage Trust Inc, Oxford Lane Capital Corp …

Delphi Financial Group Inc Buys New York Mortgage Trust Inc, Oxford Lane Capital Corp, Blackrock Muniholdings Investment Quality Fund, Sells
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Financial Sector Update for 02/07/2020:

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) slid 6% after the title insurance company announced its $2.7 billion acquisition of life insurance carrier FGL Holdings
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African journalists analyze the US elections

African journalists weigh in on the Iowa caucuses, Hollywood's making mixed progress on diversity, and the House of Prada gets lessons in racial
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KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust 2020-1 (STAR 2020-1)

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to 20 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates
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January Home Sales Fall, Prices Remain Steady in San Diego County

The number of area home sales dropped in January even as home prices rose slightly, according to data released Friday by the Greater San Diego
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Former Pimco CEO gets 9 months, longest prison sentence yet in college admissions scandal

Former Pimco CEO gets 9 months, longest prison sentence yet in college admissions scandal

The Del Mar title insurance executive is incarcerated in Tucson and is scheduled to be released in June, according to Bureau of Prison records.
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What Is Mettler-Toledo International Inc.'s (NYSE:MTD) Share Price Doing?

I find that Mettler-Toledo International's ratio of 35.06x is trading slightly below its industry peers' ratio of 36.7x, which means if you buy Mettler-Toledo
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Waiting for home prices to drop during the next recession? Why you could have a very a long wait

Researchers at First American Financial Services, a title insurance company, examined how the country's housing market has fared historically during
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Banking on Bettendorf: Former Ascentra Credit Union headquarters will become a restaurant

A new contemporary restaurant with outdoor dining is on the menu for the former Ascentra Credit Union headquarters in downtown Bettendorf.
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Coca-Cola becomes title sponsor of NASCAR's esports race

Coca-Cola signed a multiyear entitlement partnership with e-NASCAR, the esports arm of the car racing association, the company revealed in a press
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Ditching LIBOR

Home mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
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California bank bets on two new markets to reverse lending slump

Sierra Bancorp in Porterville, Calif., is hoping a pair of key hires can snap its lending out of the doldrums. The $2.6 billion-asset company announced
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Hurdles, Challenges in Digitizing Mortgage Processes

In his role, Farris leads the Strategic Solutions group, which focuses on large volume mortgage lenders. A seasoned industry veteran, he previously
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6 Stocks Yacktman Asset Management Keeps Buying

6 Stocks Yacktman Asset Management Keeps Buying … The firm raised the Reading International Inc. (RDI) position by 5.63% in the third quarter and
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AngioDynamics takes 'interim' out of CFO Trowbridge's title

AngioDynamics (NSDQ:ANGO) announced that it removed the interim label from CFO Stephen Trowbridge's title, making him the company's
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T. Rowe Price Keeps Buying Fox, General Electric

T. Rowe Price Keeps Buying Fox, General Electric … Smith raised the Edison International (EIX) stake by 42.99% in the third quarter and added 7.61%
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Nomination deadline extended for Best Real Estate Deals

The deadline for submissions for the Dallas Business Journal's Best Real Estate Deals event has been extended to Feb. 12. Now in its 28th year, the
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6 Considerations For Retirees To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

Paying off your mortgage before retirement used to be one of the life's primary goals. Now, many retirees not only have mortgages, they are sometimes
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Indonesia Braces for Export Hit as Virus Saps Chinese Demand

Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need. A nascent recovery in Indonesian exports is under threat, with
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KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2020-1 …

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to 36 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed
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Rise in US Labor-Force Participation Led by Millennial Women

The share of Americans in the labor force is the highest in nearly seven years — and the trend is led by younger women. The overall U.S. labor-force
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What Kind Of Shareholder Appears On The BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ …

We can see that BioDelivery Sciences International does have institutional investors; and they hold 52% of the stock. This implies the analysts working
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JetBlue Founder Says New 'Breeze Air' on Track to Fly This Year

Breeze Airways, the latest offspring of serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman, will start flying later this year with a fleet that will put his low-cost
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Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp (MNR) Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

Good morning and welcome to Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation's First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be
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Will a Friendly Fed Fatten AGNC Investment's Dividend?

This change in policy benefited mortgage REITs (real estate investment trusts) in general, and increasing calm in the financial markets added to their
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Mohammed Khalil Alsayed, CEO, Ithmaar Development Company: Interview

Mohammed Khalil Alsayed, CEO, Ithmaar Development Company: Interview

How are land scarcity, rising utility costs and a bear market affecting home … ALSAYED: With regard to commercial real estate, office space is
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Is Colliers International Group Inc.'s (TSE:CIGI) CEO Paid Enough Relative To Peers?

Jay Hennick became the CEO of Colliers International Group Inc. … If you want to buy a stock that is better than Colliers International Group, this free
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Mine Delays in China Are Buttressing Beleaguered Coal Bulls

Mine Delays in China Are Buttressing Beleaguered Coal Bulls. Bloomberg News. February 6, 2020, 10:46 PM PST Updated on February 7, 2020, 2:21
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Q4 Luxury Housing Market Strengthens

The average sale price for luxury homes reached $1.63 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to new data from Redfin. This marked a 1.6
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Trump Tax Fight Faces New Urgency After Impeachment Acquittal

President Donald Trump has put impeachment behind him, but he's got another battle ahead with Democrats that's been brewing for almost a year:
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'Wheel of Fortune' Hostess Vanna White Honors WWII Veteran's Wish With New Photo From Game …

Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White recently honored a WWII veteran's wish of taking a photo with her by posing with the American hero on the set
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Onetime Billionaire Says He's Now Worth Nothing

The brother of Asia's richest man was ordered to set aside $100 million in his dispute with three Chinese banks, even as he pleaded poverty.
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DC Leading The Nation In Foreign Investment And 5 Other CRE Trends To Watch

Despite the challenges facing the commercial real estate industry, from office vacancy to housing affordability to retail closures, the D.C. market has
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Financial Sector Update for 02/07/2020: BILL,OCN,FNF,FG

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) slid 6.2% after the title insurance company announced its $2.7 billion acquisition of life insurance carrier FGL
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Buttigieg Touts Progress Connecting With Black Fortune 500 Executives

SOUTH BEND, IN—Addressing concerns over his campaign's marked lack of inclusion, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg touted
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Laemmle Theaters Off the Market

The Music Hall, which had been a Laemmle property since 1974, had fallen into disrepair and, as it only showed small independent films, didn't bring
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How Does New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT) Affect Your Portfolio Volatility?

If you're interested in New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT), then you might want to consider its beta (a measure of share price volatility) in
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'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Stuns Pat Sajak by Guessing Correct Answer With Just 4 Letters

Jessie Rebhan's got the juice. The middle-school teacher from Palmetto Bay, FL squeezed every last drop out of the letters available to her during the
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Cwm LLC Acquires Shares of 1646 TPG RE Finance Trust Inc (NYSE:TRTX)

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc, a commercial real estate finance company, originates, acquires, and manages commercial mortgage loans and other
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Does International Petroleum Corporation (TSE:IPCO) Have A Good P/E Ratio?

International Petroleum has a P/E ratio of 5.94, based on the last twelve months. In other words, at today's prices, investors are paying CA$5.94 for
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Green Street Advisors Buy Four Financial Publications

Last month, American Media Business LLC purchased National Mortgage Professional Magazine, along with its Mortgage News Network subsidiary
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Entrepreneur: Borrowers find brothers in arms at Enterprise

Enterprise Bank & Trust grew its loan portfolio by more than 20% over the past year, and a healthy portion of that came from strong relationships the
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Watch Andy Richter say 'f–k' a lot on 'Wheel of Fortune' spoof

Warning: Graphic language. Don't ask Andy Richter to fill in the blanks for “Wheel of F—une.” On Thursday's episode of “Conan,” which featured guest
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Pinterest Shopping ads gain momentum as company revenues top $1 billion in 2019

Global monthly active users (MAUs) grew 26% year-over-year reaching 335 million, up from 332 million in 2018. In its U.S. market, MAUs increased
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Buying a home? Here's how the housing market is looking in 2020

The housing market in the Seattle area is starting off the year with record-low inventories, rising prices and signs pointing to a “piping-hot market.”.
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Ericsson Pulls Out of Biggest Mobile Industry Event Due to Virus

Ericsson Pulls Out of Biggest Mobile Industry Event Due to Virus

Ericsson AB withdrew from the telecommunications industry's biggest annual event to protect its staff and visitors from the coronavirus. The Swedish
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Banking Sector in Botswana 2020 – Bank of Gaborone Ltd, Bbs Ltd, Botswana Savings Bank …

The “The Banking Sector in Botswana 2020” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Banking Sector in Botswana:.
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Ocwen should regain pretax profitability by the third quarter

Investors welcomed the news, which was released after the market closed on Feb. 6. On Feb. 6, the stock closed at $1.07 per share. The next morning
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Buy or Sell WW International, Inc. (WW) Stock Now? Don't Try to Be a Top Gun

Press Release reported on 02/04/20 that Thinking about buying stock in Intel, Luckin Coffee, Penn National Gaming, WW International, or Yum China
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Banking on Farmers

LANCASTER, Pa. — When Mike Firestine became a banker more than 30 years ago, only a handful of lenders in the Lancaster-Lebanon area catered
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Metro Denver home sellers missed the mark last year on pricing

For those measuring the temperature of the metro Denver housing market last year, one of the surest signs things had cooled down was a drop in the
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Axios Markets

Since the stock market's rise over the past week, traders have pushed … The steady decline in U.S. interest rates helped the housing sector recover
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Labor shortages are hitting multifamily, too

Deliveries have slowed recently due to the labor shortage, slowing down housing and multifamily starts in 2019. However, Yardi Matrix says there is a
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Listen: The Loopies reveals the best and worst of Houston real estate

For Looped In's 3rd annual Loopie Awards for the best and worst of Houston real estate, the Chronicle's real estate editor reveals his picks for eight
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Housing Supply Sinks to New Low

The national housing inventory plummeted by 13.6 percent in January, the … “Homebuyers took advantage of low mortgage rates and stable listing
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Make Sure This Phrase Isn't Included in Your Mortgage

We use cookies and similar technologies on this site to collect identifiers, such as IP address, and cookie and device IDs as described in our Privacy
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Endo International (NASDAQ:ENDP) Raised to “Buy” at BidaskClub

Endo International (NASDAQ:ENDP) (TSE:ENL) was upgraded by research analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research
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Home Purchase Sentiment Up Again

… shares of Americans who believe it is a good time to sell a home and believe mortgage rates will go down or stay the same over the next 12 months.
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DeFi startup Compound commissions stress test to simulate default risks of its lending protocol

A stress test commissioned by DeFi lending protocol startup Compound indicated that it can scale its total borrowed value by 10x with less than 1%
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Key Private Bank Wins Award For 'Private Banking Client Service' And Key Family Wealth Named …

CLEVELAND, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Key Private Bank, the wealth management division of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), was awarded for the best
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US inventory of homes for sale reaches record low

A supply shortage is choking the housing market, as evidenced by December's 4.9% drop in pending home sales, the largest in almost a decade,
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Chinese state-owned borrower infuriates investors with sharp haircuts

Guozhen International Trade Consulting, a unit of QPID, offered to buy $300 million of QPIG bonds due 2020 at 41.19% of face value. In addition
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Cincinnati ranks near top of US cities seeing biggest decline in housing inventory

This is a challenging sign for the large numbers of Millennial and Gen Z buyers coming into the housing market this home-buying season as it implies
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Region's housing market stable compared to much of the province

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Housing prices in southeastern Alberta over the past five years have only seen the average price for a home dip by a little more
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New draft eyes efficient regulation of banking, capital markets

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has submitted a proposal to Parliament on the country's banking law that will enable more
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