Japanese Market Declines

Japanese Market Declines

The Japanese market closed at a 30-year high on Monday. … Talk a little bit about the real estate market here on Hawaii, which is, as I think most of
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Lower borrowing costs making longer-term fixed rate UK mortgage deals more appealing

A five-year fixed rate mortgage can provide some much-needed peace of mind and security, the report said. The rate gap calculates the difference
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Walking Away from a Mortgage: An Investor's Guide

Either way, if you stop making your mortgage payments, you'll soon be in default, and your lender will foreclose. Why an investor would walk away from
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Homespire Mortgage's Listy Limon Promoted to Vice President of National Production

National #mortgagelender Homespire Mortgage promotes Listy Limon to Vice … In her role as Vice President of National Production, Limon will focus on … the “Best Mortgage Companies to Work for” by National Mortgage News for
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Mid America Mortgage adds underwriting manager

Mid America Mortgage, Inc. recently hired Katherine Carlsen as underwriting manager, the company announced. In her new role, Carlsen will lead
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China tightens regulations on non-bank payment firms

The Chinese central bank has tightened regulations on non-bank payment firms, strengthening oversight of the 1.77 trillion yuan ($273.5 billion) client
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Exclusive: Vans creator pens memoir with inside details about the iconic shoe brand

“When I was approached to write the book, I wondered how I could explain my life as a series of tidy lessons,” Van Doren tells Fortune. “Eventually I
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AEGIS Land Title Group expands

Olympia, Wash.-based AEGIS Land Title Group has opened a new office in Thurston County, the company announced. The company said the new
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EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments

“Europe invested billions to help develop the world's first COVID-19 … The EU has committed to buying 300 million AstraZeneca doses with option on
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Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

The property was built in 2009 and last changed hands in 2011. Six apartments are vacant, and all are rent stabilized until 2035. Buyers: Fozan and
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Prominent real estate firm changes hands

Landmark Commercial Realty's new owner, Jason Grace, has purchased the firm from its founder David Remmel. Grace has been a real estate agent
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What is an iBuyer, and should I use one to purchase a home?

Purchasers of an iBuyer home can choose their own mortgage lender, professional home inspector, real estate attorney, and title company, as well.
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Orchid Island Capital to Announce Fourth Quarter 2020 Results

… RMBS, such as mortgage pass-through certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae and CMOS, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS.
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Rice named as VP of lending at First Federal

Kevin E. Rice has been named vice president-lending. Rice brings more than 30 years of banking experience to First Federal, including the past nearly
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DR Horton's profit beats on low mortgage rates, shift to suburbs

… D.R. Horton Inc on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2021 home sales and topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as low mortgage rates and a
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You may never get a better deal on fixed-rate mortgages

2020 was the year that hordes of borrowers started fixing their mortgage interest rates, as extraordinary central bank stimulus policies caused the cost
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Fitch Assigns Final 'AAA' to KEB Hana's Series 1 EUR500m Mortgage Covered Bonds; Outlook …

The 'AAA' rating of the mortgage covered bonds is based on KEB Hana's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'A-' with a Stable Outlook, the
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Global Real Estate License School Software Market Top Players 2026: REAL ESTATE EXPRESS …

Global Real Estate License School Software Market Top Players 2026: REAL ESTATE EXPRESS, VanEd, Dream Town Realty, Aceable, … etc.
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Roostify secures $32M in round led by Ten Coves Capital to simplify mortgage lending

“The opportunity to re-design the future of home lending through technology cannot be overstated, as the mortgage lending industry has been
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Florida Realtors® 2021 Real Estate Trends: What's Ahead for Fla. Real Estate?

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Real estate drives Florida's economy, and figuring out what lies ahead in 2021 is key for policymakers,
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Housing Market Can Thrive in a Rising-Rate Era, According to First American Real House Price …

Housing Market Can Thrive in a Rising-Rate Era, According to First American Real House Price …

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement
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10 Worst Motorcycles Collectors Paid A Fortune To Own

Whether due to their historic significance, rarity, or famous previous owners, these motorcycles sold for a fortune. By Luke Zietsman 8 minutes ago.
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Harbor Group International Closes Equity Raise for Bridge Lending Platform

“With a growing need from borrowers for reliable and committed lenders, and given HGI's 35-year history as an operator and investor in the multifamily
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Global stocks rise ahead of Big Tech earnings results

Global stock markets rose on Tuesday, as investors cheered a strong … the bank's $120bn-plus bond-buying scheme that has kept borrowing costs
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Piper Sandler Expands Investment Banking with the Hiring of Treavor Hill

Prior to that, he was a vice president within the automotive aftermarket banking group at BB&T Capital Markets. Earlier in his career, Hill held various
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Bank of Hawaii, National Bank Holdings join list of banks closing branches

Bank of Hawaii in Honolulu and National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., are the latest banks to plan branch closings as more customers
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National mortgage lender to create 300+ jobs in Wake County

… invest $4.3 million into PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, its mortgage lending subsidiary, to establish a mortgage fulfillment production center in Cary.
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Paytm's big play

When Fortune India contacted Google for its comments, it directed us to its blogs. One of them, dated September 29, said Google had “always required
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'All is fair in love and mortgages'?

'All is fair in love and mortgages'? Rory Joseph and Sebastian Murphy | JLM Mortgage Services. |. 26th January 2021.
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Rubrik Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Data Center Backup …

More than 2,800 customers around the world trust Rubrik and the company notably serves three of four Fortune 100 telecom companies, two of four
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Real estate: Developer in SEC fraud case files bankruptcy

SAN JOSE — Sanjeev Acharya, a South Bay developer who faces fraud allegations and the implosion of his Bay Area real estate empire, has filed for
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UPDATE 1-DR Horton's profit beats on low mortgage rates, shift to suburbs

… and topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as low mortgage rates and a shift towards suburban living continued to whet buyer appetite.
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Ride the 5G Infrastructure Rally with Pacer's 'SRVR'

SRVR offers investors an alternate play on commercial real estate. It sidesteps commercial property-focused REITs that are having to navigate an
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More trees: Virginia bill would give cities more control over real estate developers

With the help and backing of environmental groups, a local delegate is pushing a bill that would give city leaders wider latitude to make real estate
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Politics of the Everglades

DeSantis directed the state to buy 20,000 Everglades acres to stop oil … and co-founders George M. Barley Jr., a real estate developer who died in a
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Amunix Announces the Appointment of Healthcare Investment Banking Veteran Zeeshan Merchant …

Mr. Merchant joins Amunix with over 15 years of experience in biotechnology as an investment banker and investor. He joins from Morgan Stanley,
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NJ Realtors: 2020 Year-End Housing Data

Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, forecasts low mortgage interest rates are here to stay through the end of 2021 which will
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BlackRock Chief Pushes a Big New Climate Goal for the Corporate World

In particular, the emphasis on climate change became an even greater focus within companies and among investors, who piled into the stocks of
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One in six business owners face mortgage rejection: Poll

The survey, by specialist mortgage broker platform Haysto, comes after a record year for mortgage applications. Earlier this month, data showed the
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Invesco Real Estate Selects Altus Group to Strengthen Data Usability and Boost Decision-Making …

As a leading global real estate investment manager, Invesco's data management requirements are complex and include the collection of data from
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Spreading good fortune

Spreading good fortune

Spreading good fortune Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang, center, and officials display the city's Spring Festival couplets and lucky red envelopes made for
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3 essential uses of Excel for real estate investors

3 essential uses of Excel for real estate investors. For those who know how to use it, Excel is a cost-effective, portable alternative to expensive industry
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Housatonic Community College debuts Textbook Lending Library

Housatonic Community College (HCC) has launched the Textbook Lending Library for financially challenged students pursuing continuing education
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Real Estate Disruptor Homie Launches Brokerage In Boise

Homie is a different breed of real estate company, founded on the belief that the use of modern technology, coupled with the expertise of dedicated, local
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Traditional Lenders Extended Millions in Loans to the Crypto Space Through Genesis in Q4

… more supply, that we will be able to get more traditional lenders lending dollars into the crypto space, to hopefully keep interest rates under control.”.
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What Hopeful Home Buyers Will Need to Succeed in 2021

A local real estate agent will have firsthand knowledge of how homes are selling in your area and can help you write an offer with the best chance of
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International Lithium Corp. (CVE:ILC) Insiders Have Been Selling

Insiders in International Lithium didn't buy any shares in the last year. … If you like to buy stocks that insiders are buying, rather than selling, then you
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Marathon Asset Management Closes $900 Million Asset-Based Lending Fund

“Our asset-based lending platform has a differentiated approach that provides specialized capital solutions, enabling Marathon to create alpha
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$200000 Settlement for Texas Man Pepper-Sprayed While Recording Son's Traffic Stop

In addition, Chief Brad Fortune of the Keller Police Department announced several policy changes including providing more frequent reports of police
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COVID-19 is Digitally Transforming Commercial Lending; Banks See Mass Adoption of Businesses …

Across these lenders, 82 percent of businesses are choosing to apply for PPP loans online, rather than through traditional branch channels. In a poll last
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SG Credit Launches Collateral-Based Lending Division, Hires Butler as MD, Underwriting

Butler has over 20 years of experience including asset valuation, disposition and most recently lending. Previously she was part of the senior team that
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80% of Americans plan to splurge after getting COVID vaccine, survey says

Lending Tree reported 15% of people say they will not change their activities after vaccination because they don't expect to feel financially secure.
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UPDATE 1-Nigeria's central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 11.5%

ABUJA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.5% on Tuesday at its first interest rate meeting of 2021, as it
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Nigeria's central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 11.5%

Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.5% on Tuesday at its first interest rate meeting of 2021, as it battles to combat rising inflation
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Kingswood Capital Markets Expands Investment Banking Platform

Kingswood has become one of the most active investment banks in the middle market space. In line of growing the platform further, Joseph T. Rallo,
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Skipton returns to 90% LTV lending

Skipton returns to 90% LTV lending. Rozi Jones. |. 26th January 2021. Skipton. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to
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Nedde Real Estate transactions announced

Nedde Real Estate has announced the sale of 55-65 Harrington Terrace, Burlington, VT 14,025 SF, 9 2-bedroom units. Fernando Cresta represented
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Open Banking Meets Instant Payments At The Online Checkout

Building on top of the open banking infrastructure, PayDirect is a new payment method that enables companies to take online payments in a highly
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Wim Wenders, David Byrne title 'This Is Music' among Berlinale Co-Pro Series line-up

Also selected for the Co-Pro Series is Balaton Brigade, to be directed by Ildikó Enyedí, the Hungarian director whose 2017 film On Body And Soul won
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Hiring trends favor women, minorities as general counsel

44 Fortune 500 companies appointed a new general counsel or chief legal officer in 2020. Two of those were interim hires. Half the 2020 appointments
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UBS Plans $4.5 Billion Share Buyback as Investment Banking Profit Surges — 2nd Update

UBS Plans $4.5 Billion Share Buyback as Investment Banking Profit Surges — 2nd Update

UBS seeks to bank the world's rich and help them manage their wealth. It also competes with Wall Street banks in market trading and in advising
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More Than 60000 PPP2 Loans Approved in First Week of Lending

During the period from January 11 to January 17, 2021, over $5 billion in loans were provided through some 3,000 lenders. During the same period,
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Douglas Paul Real Estate Announces New Office in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA

26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Answering demand for a larger, flexible and more strategic workspace, Douglas Paul Real Estate has officially relocated
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Home prices in US cities rise at fastest pace since 2014

… which derives its data from mortgages that conform to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac limits, reported that its price index rose 11% in November from a
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DAVOS 2021: Fortune 500 could join global vaccination effort, CEO says

The chief executive of one of the world's biggest employers has suggested letting Fortune 500 companies take part in global COVID-19 vaccination
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99 to 88 to 100: How a PU II student's fortune swung

99 to 88 to 100: How a PU II student's fortune swung. From 99 to 88 to 100 – these are a PU II student's marks after a third revaluation.
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US Bankruptcy Tracker: Real Estate Faces 'Existential Crisis'

The real estate industry is “facing an existential crisis of what's next,” said Sarah Borders, a partner focused on restructuring at law firm King
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Kensington Vanguard hires commercial escrow officer

Kensington said Niedens began her title insurance career in 1995 focused on servicing residential transactions. In 2000, she relocated to Dallas and
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SRG MINING INC. AND SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE LENDING II (COLLECTOR), LP …

AND SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE LENDING II (COLLECTOR), LP ANNOUNCE USD$7.5M CONVERTIBLE SENIOR FINANCING IN SUPPORT OF
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Craft Bank Partners with Jack Henry to Personalize Commercial Banking

“Bet your big bank can't do this,” reads the opening statement on the bank's homepage, touting a human banking experience for a digital age.
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President Biden Signs Executive Order To Tighten Buy American Policies, Strengthen The …

“It spent nearly USD 300 million in foreign engines and on vehicles instead of buying American vehicles and engines from American companies,
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Remarks by President Biden at Signing of Executive Order on Strengthening American …

I don't buy for one second the — that the vitality of the American … nearly $300 million in foreign engines and on vehicles instead of buying American
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Talkdesk announces Small Business Lending Solution and Talkdesk Vaccine Administration …

The Talkdesk Small Business Lending Solution enables lenders to quickly stand up secure and dedicated contact centers in order to fast track the PPP
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3 Regional Banks Whose Earnings I'm Watching Closely

As economic uncertainties slowly but surely resolve, regional banks have fared well in recent months. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF is up
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Manufactured Housing Market to Reach $38.84 Bn, Globally, by 2027 at 6.5% CAGR: Allied Market …

Prolonged lockdowns caused disruptions in international trade and ceased construction processes, thereby affecting the global manufactured housing
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Deutsche Bank Suffers Another Worrying Mishap

Deutsche Bank AG's latest conduct slipup has a familiar look. Several of its investment bankers allegedly misrepresented how sophisticated some of
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5 Tech Trends To Revamp Banking In 2021 And Beyond

Artificial intelligence (AI) can enable your bank to anticipate customer needs, automate key processes, and analyze data to deliver superior and
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A Digital Transformation of Consumer Segmentation

A thorough understanding of consumers across generations can position banks to achieve short and long-term revenue goals while enhancing
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Merchants Capital Arranges $78.4M in Financing for Redevelopment of Manhattan's Park 79 Hotel

… construction loan and $28.4 million in Freddie Mac Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to fund the redevelopment of Manhattan's historic Park
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Real-estate prediction: Austin will be hot, big cities not so much, in 2021

… sponsored by Zillow and conducted quarterly by Pulsenomics LLC, asks a large panel of economists, investment strategists and real-estate experts
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Freddie Mac Expects Rebound in Multifamily Lending This Year

Freddie Mac Expects Rebound in Multifamily Lending This Year

Freddie Mac says the overall market is bolstered by sustained demand for multifamily properties as investors take the long-view of rents and vacancies
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Posthaste: Why one analyst thinks markets are due for a violent correction very soon

… prior to an intermediate-term equity market correction,” the analysts said. … Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases report examining insured
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Canadian multi-suite residential and industrial real estate to outperform in 2021: Morguard

The 2021 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals Report is a detailed analysis of the 2021 real estate investment trends to watch in
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Freddie Mac Multifamily 2021 Outlook Assignments Rebound in Origination Volume Boosted by …

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 25, 2021 (World NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) tasks that all round multifamily origination quantity will rebound in
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Land Science Sheds Light on How Office Worker Migration Trends Intensify Vapor Intrusion …

Brownfield property developers are rapidly increasing the incorporation of these systems into their building plans as a means to address any potential
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Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported this week that rates on a 30-year fixed-rate. mortgage averaged 2.79% with .7 points. That is up slightly from the
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Former Real Trends executives launch new consulting firm

… Steve Murray, along with former Real Trends Vice President Scott Wright, will now lead RTC Consulting. The firm will advise real estate companies
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Unpacking the commercial real estate landscape, rising trends for 2021

However, commercial property still has its place in the market. Investors are taking note of vacant office space and are buying up properties at
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Credit unions highlight policy priorities in letter to Biden administration

… Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, should be phased in on a schedule that prevents disruption of the secondary mortgage market.
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Asos, Boohoo and Next: Britain's New Retail Rulers

On Monday, in the space of a few seconds, Boohoo said it was buying the … A Frasers spokesperson said despite the global pandemic, numerous
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Why Reddit made GameStop and BlackBerry stock suddenly jump

GameStop is one of the largest video game retailers in the world, but it's … What happens is that by buying a lot of GameStop shares quickly, the price rises. … If it does, then, they can buy the shares at $4 and pocket the other $6.
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Where will the country's hottest housing market be in 2021?

“The pandemic has not upended the housing market so much as accelerated trends we saw coming into 2020,” said Zillow senior economist Jeff Tucker.
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Banks review services policy for WhatsApp

HDFC Bank, which was earlier offering customers the option to obtain bank account balances through WhatsApp banking, has discontinued the facility.
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NewRez Gets Back in the Swing of Non-QM Lending

Mortgage lending and servicing company NewRez LLC says it has relaunched its non-Qualified Mortgage lending platform for the first time since the
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How Open Banking is helping to make better lending decisions

Oakbrook Finance, parent company of Likely Loans, has become the first UK lender to offer a fully automated Open Banking lending decision via a
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Santa Rosa approves $38 million in loans for affordable housing

A short-handed Housing Authority on Monday afternoon voted to loan $38,353,107 to the developers of five projects in Santa Rosa that initially offer
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BC housing market sets sales record

B.C.'s housing market capped 2020 with record high home sales in December as buyers snapped up properties across the province. Home sales
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Today In Digital-First Banking: German Neobank N26 Eyes IPO With New CFO; Goalsetter Lands …

In today's top digital-first banking news, German neobank N26 has hired a new chief financial officer (CFO) as it eyes a future initial public offering
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Obituary: PennyMac founder Stanford Kurland

With a market capitalization of $4.4 billion, PennyMac Financial, an originator and servicer of mortgages, is the seventh-largest public company based in
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White House Hints Biden May Keep Chinese Tech Trade Limits

… Biden administration may keep the Trump administration's restrictions on trade with foreign entities that are believed to support the Chinese military,
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Real estate prices fell more in Manhattan than anywhere else in 2020

Real estate prices fell more in Manhattan than anywhere else in 2020

But your mileage may vary depending on the asset class you're interested in. Real Capital Analytics' US National All-Property Index ended 2020 up 7.8
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Five key real estate proposals in Cuomo's budget

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Carl Heastie (Getty; iStock/Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal). Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
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How To Evaluate A Real Estate Syndicator Using The MAC Framework

When you invest in direct commercial real estate, you own a fractional percentage of the actual property. You get access to the property's performance
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Getting Your Real Estate Entrepreneurship On Track

Make sure the person you choose to be your mentor or accountability partner is well-rounded and has success not only in their real estate business,
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Roostify Raises $32M Series C For Home Lending Amid Hot Real Estate Market

While commercial real estate occupancies have taken a hit in some cities as many people continue to work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Veterinary Practice Manager and Real Estate Investor Partner to Launch Vetley Capital

After starting his career with a real estate acquisitions company in Chicago, Goldman began investing in a few properties of his own and eventually left to
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The Real Brokerage Inc. Expands Its Tech-powered Real Estate Brokerage to Utah

Salt Lake City Area Real Estate Professional Chris Martindale Named State Principal Broker. TORONTO and NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ — The
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ALTO Real Estate Fund and Investment & Development Ventures Acquire Land for the …

ALTO Real Estate Funds' investment strategy focuses on investment in logistics properties and open-air shopping centers and in 10 fast-growing
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Resetting your financial resolutions

Number 2: I am going to create financial security for my family. … You need a good to excellent score to get approved for a mortgage loan for the best,
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Office market in San Francisco set to see biggest drop in US

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU · Is property development in Singapore becoming an unsustainable business? · Grab picks Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan for
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Chad Fortune On Technically Being The First To Beat Goldberg, Goldberg's Heyday In WCW, More

During an appearance on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast, Chad Fortune, perhaps best known as a member of Tekno Team 2000 in WWE
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What last year's biggest real estate lawsuits mean for 2021

What last year's biggest real estate lawsuits mean for 2021. The pandemic puts lawsuits front and center in 2020, and legal experts say the worst is yet to
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The US Housing Market Gained More Value in 2020 than in any Year Since 2005

The full U.S. housing stock gained about $2.5 trillion in value last year, including $2.2 trillion from appreciation of existing homes and $274 billion from
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GameStop Shorts Don't Deserve All the Schadenfreude

John Authers is a senior editor for markets. Before Bloomberg, he spent 29 years with the Financial Times, where he was head of the Lex Column and
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Why This Schlumberger Analyst Has 'Growing Confidence In An International Inflection'

The Schlumberger Analyst: Chase Mulvehill upgraded Schlumberger from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $27 to $31.
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'Bloomberg Markets: The Close' Full Show (01/25/2021)

'Bloomberg Markets: The Close' Full Show (01/25/2021). Bloomberg Markets · Bloomberg Markets: The Close · TV Shows. January 25th, 2021, 4:
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The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate -Ver. 1.0.3

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate It has been around for some time now, which means that many players have been
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Inside Kamala Harris' New Home—and Why It's Not Where You Think

But this property is undergoing some repairs, so Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, can't move in just yet. This house on the grounds of the U.S.
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EU sustainable investment rules need better corporate data: banking report

From January to August 2020, 26 of the region's biggest lenders tested the EU framework across a range of core banking processes, including retail
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A change in demand pushes reform for banks in Europe

World Finance spoke to the CEO and chairperson of the management board of Postbank, Petia Dimitrova, about the bank's recent activity and its plans
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Apple reclaims world's most valuable brand title

Apple reclaims world's most valuable brand title

The company has overtaken Amazon and Google as its brand value rose 87% to $263.4 billion, the Brand Finance said in this year's Global 500 report. “
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From Pony Ma to Jack Ma, Fortunes Soar on Hong Kong Stock Rally

From Pony Ma to Jack Ma, Fortunes Soar on Hong Kong Stock Rally. By. Venus Feng. January 25, 2021, 3:46 PM PST
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Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust 2021-1 — Moody's assigns Provisional ratings to Mello …

… rate and adjustable rate, residential mortgage loans which are eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or in accordance with the criteria of
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Checking Accounts | First Financial Bank

You'll get a debit card instantly when you open your account at a banking center. Use it to withdraw cash at any of our surcharge-free ATMs or to make
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Kevin Joyce Joins Christie's Real Estate In Mahwah

Posted Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:44 pm ET. Reply. (Christie's International Real Estate Northern New Jersey). This is a paid post contributed by a Patch
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WDA Basketball: A change in play, a change in fortune for Legacy

WDA Basketball: A change in play, a change in fortune for Legacy. Local Sports. by: Phil Benotti. Posted: Jan 25, 2021 / 10:40 PM CST / Updated: Jan
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City of Melbourne Providing Temporary Rental, Mortgage and Public Utility Assistance

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The City of Melbourne's Emergency Rental, Mortgage, and Public Utilities Assistance Program
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Black Cedes Apollo Reins to Rowan in Wake of Epstein Scandal

Monday's news caps a remarkable decades-long run for Black, 69, one of … Black has a net worth of almost $10 billion, according to the Bloomberg
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You Probably Need Umbrella Insurance

An umbrella policy is designed to help prevent financial ruin from a … But if you're sued for an amount above your home insurance liability limits (such
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BuildLoan introduces new self-build mortgage

BuildLoan has introduced a new low cost self-build mortgage for borrowers who can inject more of their savings into their housebuilding project.
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Katz, Kaplan on recession winners and losers, ski area opportunities and challenges

… Colorado Association of Ski Towns, was on the call with Kaplan, and described how the hot real estate market has had a negative affect on locals.
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Elon Musk says he's 'super fired up' for fighting climate change with Joe Biden

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO told Fortune he's hopeful that they can make progress on the environment. Musk is currently running a competition to give
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Gen Z will lead the shift to open banking

In previous years, a small group of banks held the data of the majority of customers, so it was difficult for new, innovative financial services providers to
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Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich tells how housing market will change over 5 years

… as well as on the development of rental housing market. In general, the provision of housing per person by 2025 will be at least 28.5 square meters.
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ClassWallet Unveils Expense Tool For School Maintenance

The technology functions similar to an open purchase order but takes away the … In separate news, PayMyTuition launched an international vendor
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Gateway ends 20th anniversary with record-breaking mortgage production

Gateway Mortgage Group, headquartered in Jenks, is seen in 2016. In 2020, Gateway funded more than $11.3 billion in mortgage loans, surpassing
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Lending Library still needs books

The Lending Library is located in the first floor of the Madison School District office. Lending Library officials report that residents often pick up a book
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Housing market concerns despite a record year in 2020, say Amarillo experts

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The real estate market has had its ups and downs, but during the pandemic, a surprising problem has emerged. In 2020
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A look at Biden's first week in office

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a
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HHR: CA's $2.6B Federal Rent Relief; Eviction Moratorium Extension 'A Step in the Right Direction'

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Housing justice advocates from Housing Is A Human Right (HHR) are calling California Governor Gavin
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Elon Musk loves Joe Biden

Elon Musk loves Joe Biden

In a lengthy phone interview with Fortune's Vivienne Walt last week, the world's richest man (sorry, JB) gushed over the new American president.
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Is Kuehne + Nagel International AG (VTX:KNIN) A Great Dividend Stock?

On the other hand, investors have been known to buy a stock because of its yield, and then lose money if the company's dividend doesn't live up to
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Travis Barker Net Worth: Blink 182 Star's Fortune Amid Kourtney Kadashian Romance

Let's take a look at how Travis racked up his enormous fortune as well as answering all your confused questions about how this unlikely pairing came
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How likely is a Canadian real estate crash in 2021?

So, what then to make of Lowestrates.ca's report: Will the Canadian Housing Market Crash in 2021? To the credit of authors Lisa Coxon and Zandile
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California banker stole $1M from customer with dementia

She handled the victim's banking transactions in private, away from cameras and other bank employees, prosecutors said. Get unlimited digital access.
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Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Increases Footprint in Sacramento Metro Housing Market

(“Harbor,” “Harbor Custom Homes®,” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: HCDI), an innovative and market leading real estate company involved in all
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Gateway Town Reacts to COVID Outbreak in Nearby St. Pierre

Fortune is the gateway to St. Pierre et Miquelon, but the regular passenger ferry service to the islands has been shut down since last March when the
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US Prez Biden signs exec order to tighten Buy American policies; strengthen country's economy

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DACA recipients are now eligible for federally insured mortgages

Community lenders sometimes can be the only option for immigrants without Social Security numbers who want mortgages. But a new federal policy
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Skipton Building Society returns to 90% lending market

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Benefits Administrator Hits $7.3B Valuation In SPAC Merger

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Luminor Bank Adopts IBM Cloud for Financial Services to Accelerate Digital Transformation

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Deal for Investar to acquire Alabama bank for $41 million back on

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Twitter Bans My Pillow CEO Who Insisted Trump Won the Election

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Forbearance Requests Rise for Portfolio/PLS Loans, Drop for GSEs

The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance decreased to 3.11% – a 2-basis-point improvement. Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance
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WPF Stock: Foley Trasimene Shares Pop on Alight Solutions SPAC Merger Talks

The new company will do business as Alight, Inc. and shares of WPF stock will … The SPAC merger between the two companies has several sources of … Chicago Title Insurance Co., and Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
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GRAINS-Corn, soy up on bargain-buying after Friday's slump; wheat also climbs

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Blank Check Co. Foley Trasimene Up 6% on Deal With Alight Solutions

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Sovereign Funds Find Hopeful Exit in Alight SPAC Deal

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Enterprises authorized to retain earnings to meet capital reqs

“Capital at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac protects the housing finance system and taxpayers. Retained earnings alone are insufficient to adequately
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How Etsy's Reverb.com is playing music retail's big online shift

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New Orleans area home prices rise, with gains skewed toward the upper end

New housing data for 2020 released Monday by the New Orleans … as well as for higher-priced properties, reflects a trend real estate experts have
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Pak to mortgage park named after Fatima Jinnah

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Corcentric Unifies Former Acquisitions Under Its Own Name

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Grammer: Pilipovich aims to lend helping hand in unusual season

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China Asset-Bubble Warning Threatens Stock Frenzy in Hong Kong

A chill swept through Chinese financial markets after the central bank withdrew cash from the banking system and an official warned about asset
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Senior North Korean Diplomat in Kuwait Defects to South Korea

The Seoul-based website NK News reported separately that it had confirmed that the defection took place, citing South Korean government officials it
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China's Economy Picks Up in January, Building on 2020's Recovery

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Irish bank lending recovery to 'falter' as lockdown extended, Davy says

Irish banks are likely to see a recovery in lending and business activity faltering in the first quarter as the Government is set to extend the current Level
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Sweden's Trustly Is Latest FinTech To Test IPO Waters

Last June, BlackRock led a slate of high-powered investors in a funding … surges for digital payment services amid the ongoing global pandemic.
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SAP Global Trade Services — or GTS — “helps enterprises navigate a more complex and turbulent trade environment,” the companies stated in the
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Better the devil you know: Home and sectoral biases in bank lending – ScienceDirect

This paper empirically investigates banks' lending and the extent to which they are influenced by specific preferences in terms of geographical
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Blackstone-backed Aadhar Housing Finance files for $1 bln IPO

Shadow lender DHFL and other promoters of Aadhar Housing Finance sold their stake to BCP Topco in 2019. Blackstone was seeking to raise at least
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NewRez brings back non-QM platform

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Nitin Mhatre Named Berkshire Bank's New CEO

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Mike Preston: Lamar Jackson deserves new contract, but Ravens shouldn't mortgage away future …

Jackson, 24, has one season remaining on his original four-year rookie deal that was worth nearly $9.5 million, and he is expected to make about $1.8
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The pandemic has readied the runway for chat banking's takeoff

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These international customers are using chat banking, a secure and convenient way to bank that's been steadily gaining popularity globally. With chat
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Germantown then paid the title insurance company Forest Hill Associates $10,000 in earnest money and began the city's due diligence inspection
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Real Estate Transfers (Week of Jan. 25)

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Mexican watchdog fines seven international banks for bond rigging

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Foreclosure suit hits Palmer House retail space

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Co. also provides consumer loan products, retail securities and insurance brokerage services through its retail branches, and mortgage and title services
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Diversity Trailblazer Sidney Poitier Lends Name to Arizona State University Film School

By having Oscar-winning Poitier — who in 1964 became the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for the Arizona-shot Lilies of the Field — lend his
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Belk Department Store Chain Said to Plan Bankruptcy to Tame Debt

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Local housing market booming with buyers

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Biden Says All Americans Could Have Access to Vaccine by Spring

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Your Evening Briefing: Black Retires as Apollo Clears Him in Epstein Matter

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Veritex Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Award $750K to Create Affordable Housing for …

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Huntington Bank plans to close 198 branches including at all Meijer stores as part of TCF deal

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Are Housing ETFs in Trouble as US Homebuilder Confidence Drops?

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Will Liquidation Preferences Turn Fannie Mae Into Lehman Bros.?

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac face liquidation preferences. The Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency filed the Fourth Amendment to their
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