Bank stress tests: longer-term resilience of lenders to be revealed

Bank stress tests: longer-term resilience of lenders to be revealed

The Bank of England is to reveal the damage inflicted on the UK's biggest lenders from £30bn of hypothetical consumer loan losses, an economic downturn and a collapse in the pound. Threadneedle Street's latest health check on the sector – the first was conducted in 2014 – could have an impact on a
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Apartment dwellers seek affordable rents

Toni Wilson, 39, is a single mother raising four of her children in a three bedroom, two and half bathroom apartment in the inlet of Atlantic City. Wilson and her children moved from Egg Harbor Township earlier this year to the inlet to a less expensive apartment. (from left) Amirah Elliott, 15, Amir
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361 Capital LLC Invests $2.28 Million in Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM …

Federal Agricultural Mortgage logo 361 Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 31,329
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Head to Head Survey: TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX) & GSV Capital (GSVC)

TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) and GSV Capital (NASDAQ:GSVC) are both small-cap financials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and
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Banking Companies (Amendment) Act-2017

A parliamentary body recently recommended the passing of the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act-2017, which would allow for the number of directors in a bank's board from a single family to double and extend the tenure of directors. We believe that such a move risks concentrating banks'
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Black Friday nets Amazon boss Jeff Bezos a $100bn fortune

Black Friday has pushed Jeff Bezos' net worth past $100bn (£74bn), making the Amazon founder the first business mogul to surpass the mark in 18 years. Optimism for the pre-Christmas sales caused shares in the retail giant to jump more than 2 per cent, adding $2.4bn to Bezos' personal fortune and
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Housing stocktake just smoke and mirrors – Nats

Housing Minister Phil Twyford said the stocktake report will provide an up to date picture of the housing market – gathering definitive data on homelessness, the rental market, and the decline of home ownership. Mr Twyford said it's time the government was upfront with the public. “For years and years
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Bank workers urged to render credible services

He cautioned the workers that management would not tolerate any act of indiscipline, adding that the Bank had a major role to play in the socio-economic development of the country. Mr Bedu said without the active involvement of the banking sector the country's rural development could not achieve the
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UK peer-to-peer lenders plan to raise millions from ISAs

Britain's largest peer-to-peer lenders plan to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from savers in the coming weeks even as many of them say they will reduce higher risk lending in case there is a downturn. By preparing to launch “Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts”
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) Upgraded to Hold at Zacks Investment Research

Jefferies Group LLC set a $18.00 price target on shares of Oceaneering International and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 29th. Scotiabank set a $37.00 price target on shares of Oceaneering International and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note
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Creating a Lending Market on the Blockchain

Enter SALT Lending, the first blockchain-based lending network. It aims to use blockchain technology to securely collateralize crypto assets and provide fiat money loans against them. But this is just the first step. Eventually SALT wants to put all asset-backed lending on its Ethereum-backed blockchain,
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Melbourne home owner willing to accept Bitcoin payment for The Basin property

A vendor selling a family house in Melbourne's outer east is willing to accept Bitcoin as payment, in what could be the first cryptocurrency property transaction in Australia. As digital currencies become more mainstream, they are poised to penetrate the real estate industry in Australia and abroad, raising
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QSE opens week on a stronger note amid buying support

Major gainers included Ezdan, Mazaya Qatar, Vodafone Qatar, Gulf Warehousing, Milaha, Aamal Company, Gulf International Services, Islamic Holding Group, Alijarah Holding, Qatar First Bank, Medicare Group, Salam International Investment, Widam and Qatari Investors Group; while Industries Qatar,
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Bed-Stuy provides fertile ground for eviction company Quick Evic

Rent rates have spiked across so much of Bedford-Stuyvesant that even non-attorneys are finding a way to profit off evictions. Richard Cabello, who spent 26 years working in real estate, claims to have launched the first business dedicated solely to helping landlords navigate and expedite the eviction
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Former Juneau real estate agent convicted of theft

A jury has convicted a Juneau woman for stealing nearly $28,000 of her employer's money, but acquitted her on a less serious charge of forgery. Rosalinda Ainza, 35, was charged after her last day of work at Caldwell Banker Race Realty in June 2015. Trial in Juneau Superior Court started Nov. 13 and
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How to get to Stewart Title Company in Sioux Falls by Bus

Moovit helps you to find the best routes to Stewart Title Company using public transit and gives you step by step directions with updated schedule times for Bus in Sioux Falls.
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Another treble for Slaughtneil despite spirited resistance from Cavan Gaels

Shane McGuigan and Christopher Bradley drilled over points inside the opening ten minutes to put the Oak Leaf champions on a firm footing, but they had to work hard to get the better of a stubborn defence in which Barry Fortune and Kevin Meehan stood tall. However, the defending champions almost
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Mashable Is Close to Sale to PCMag Publisher Ziff Davis

As print-ad sales declined, the company expanded online with websites such as AskMen.com, Geek.com and the blog ExtremeTech. The closely held
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Reserve Bank consults on mortgage bond collateral standard

The Reserve Bank today published a consultation paper proposing an enhanced mortgage bond standard aimed at supporting confidence and
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Your frequently asked California housing crisis questions—answered

What questions do you still have about California's certifiably insane housing market that we didn't answer?” We received more than 130 questions,
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