BlackChain and DMG Blockchain Notch Agreement for P2P Lending

On Thursday (April 26), BlackChain Solutions (CSE:BIS) and DMG Blockchain Solutions (TSXV:DMGI) entered into a letter of intent that will allow BlackChain Solutions to license DMG's Prometheus technology for the purpose of BlackChain's peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform. According to the release,
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According to the company, its service revenue from REALServicing was $6.5 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $7 million in the first quarter of 2017. The company's overall service revenue was $188.8 million in the first quarter of 2018. When contacted by HousingWire about the Altisource
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China owns farms, sells the seeds and inputs, buys crops through the Chinese government-owned grain marketer (the world's third largest, right up there with ADM and Cargill), and stores and ships via warehouses, rail and port facilities it owns. Rather than simply buying the food it needs on the world
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Mortgage rates increased to their highest level in four years according to the latest data from Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market survey. According to the data, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates climbed for the third consecutive week to 4.58 percent from 4.47 percent last week climbing 11 basis
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Mortgage rates are the highest they've been since 2014, per multiple media reports, and while VA loan rates remain the lowest of the loan types, they're also on the rise. VA-backed 30-year notes that closed in March averaged a 4.5 percent rate, according to a recent Ellie Mae report ― up half a
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When digging into the latest Memphis-area real estate trends, for example, some motivation for that optimism becomes apparent. Residential sales and commercial sales volume, for example, were both up in the first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2017, according to data from real estate
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Banking apps now rank just after weather and social media in usage. Alice Milligan, chief digital client experience officer at Citi's U.S. Consumer Bank, shares the results of the bank's survey of 2,000 Americans. She also hints at new features Citi will be adding to its mobile app in the near future.
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Vincent Bollore, the French business executive and corporate raider with a $6.2 billion fortune, spent two days this week in decidedly downscale surroundings for someone of his wealth: a drab police station in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. After questioning, investigating judges lodged criminal charges
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Such information is contained in a document submitted by Freddie Mac state mortgage agency. So, a 30-year mortgage rate has increased up to 4.58% per annum, while a 15-year loan is issued at a rate of 4.02%. It should be noted that the rate does not include other payments related to mortgages.
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It's been a rough year for hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, whose firm Pershing Square has suffered three straight years of losses partly due to bad, high-profile bets on Valeant and Herbalife. But now that Chipotle's stock has jumped 24% on Tuesday thanks to increased revenue and investor confidence in
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What the British government is doing to a baby and his family is almost unbelievable. The government has determined that Alfie Evans, afflicted as he is by a rare neurodegenerative disorder, has so poor a quality of life that no efforts should be made to keep him alive. He was taken off ventilation, but
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Investors are scared about the state of the mortgage market, and that's created consternation about mortgage software platform provider Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI) and its ability to keep producing the huge growth that it has seen in recent years. Concerns about rising interest rates have been around for a
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The village of Little Chute is getting some state wide attention. A recent survey from the financial website, SmartAsset, ranks Little Chute on the top of the list for healthiest housing market in Wisconsin. Click here to view the survey. Notice, the Village of Howard took the 2nd spot, and Green Bay ended up
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Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rising 11 basis points to 4.58%, up from 4.47% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. “Mortgage rates are now at their highest level since the week of
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VERNON – The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult for some local businesses to attract and keep staff. That was one of the findings of an economic outlook survey presented to Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce members today, April 26. Around 200
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WASHINGTON >> Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week, reaching their highest level in more than four years and denting prospective home purchasers' prospects amid the spring buying season. It was the third straight week of increases for long-term mortgage rates. Mortgage
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But here's a deal where the bankers' bonanza looks even more extreme. Nex Group, Michael Spencer's financial technology outfit, has somehow found itself on the hook for £45.4m as it is bought by Chicago-based CME Group for £3.9bn. Formal documentation shows the lion's share of £37.9m is
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The fortune cookie feature still might be pretty new to Pocket Camp, but that isn't stopping the game from introducing a new series of items for you to collect. Hopkin's Game Cookie is now in stock at the Fortune Cookie Shop in the Market Place. Inside this delicious treat you'll have the chance to acquire
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NO: Rising interest rates will slow the pace of home price appreciation. However, conditions do not seem favorable for a collapse in home prices in the near term. Relative to the housing needs of the area, the supply of housing has been growing slowly. And, mortgage lending practices are not as
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Now, the big questions are how long can the hot market continue and how can investors keep making money, said Kenneth McCarthy, principal economist with Cushman & Wakefield, who spoke on a panel Thursday during the Eisner Amper West Coast real estate summit in San Francisco. “This has
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