Civil rights, housing, community development groups slam HUD's fair housing rule delay

Civil rights, housing, community development groups slam HUD's fair housing rule delay

In the wake of the Trump administration moving to delay an Obama-era fair housing rule, prominent Democrats like former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services, spoke out
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New insurer buying Zurich Life Singapore portfolio

These include Zurich International Life, a direct life insurer, and Zurich Insurance Company, which operates as the Asian commercial insurance business for … A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 09, 2018, with the headline 'New insurer buying Zurich Life
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Mortgage Rates Monday: Mixed

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went up by one basis point, the rate for the 15-year fixed rose one basis point and the 5/1 ARM dropped two basis points, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Monday. The average rate on the 30-year
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Woman Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Eating Raw Oysters

The incident happened in September when Vicki Berquist and her wife Jeanette LeBlanc were visiting Louisiana. The duo went crabbing with friends and family and consumed roughly two dozen raw oysters. LeBlanc's health almost immediately took a turn, at first in the form of respiratory distress and a
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Time running out for mortgage help for Florida homeowners

Baltrun says apply if you've lost your job, gotten a divorce, had a death in the family, basically anything that would make a mortgage payment difficult. “Your home is the most important asset you have and obviously it's a very stressful situation. We want people to know there is government funding
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Swimming Upstream: Costs of Education and Housing, Crowded Job Market Cause Toronto's …

The daily commute of Tina Hafizy, a 21-year-old Politics student, consisted of a 15-minute walk from her parents' suburban home, a 40-minute bus ride, and a 40-minute subway ride to Ryerson University in the heart of Toronto. After a year of commuting, she relocated to an apartment within walking
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CIBC targets technology industry with new Innovation Banking arm

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is targeting the technology industry – and its tech-savviest clients – with its latest division. On Monday the 150-year-old institution announced the launch of CIBC Innovation Banking, a full-service business that will fund and support North American technology
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Current Mortgage Rates for Monday, January 8, 2018

Here we go with another week. We've got several speaking engagements from Federal Reserve officials this week as well several important economic reports out. That means there will be multiple chances for current mortgage rates to adjust this week. Read on for more details.
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Homeowners are sitting on trillions in cash

The 42 million homeowners with mortgages have a collective $5.5 trillion in “tappable” equity, according to Black Knight Data & Analytics, which studies the mortgage industry. This is $3 trillion more than they had when the housing market last bottomed in 2012, following the financial crisis. Black Knight
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Than 200 Financial Institutions Enhance Customer Engagement with Real-Time Banking Alerts …

“Notifi is changing the way customers look at our bank,” said Stephen Davenport , vice president and chief operating officer, First Savings Bank of Hegewisch in Chicago . “Our customers see alerts as a proactive way we're communicating information that is important to them, adding significant value to
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Dunkin' Donuts Is Getting Rid of 10% of Its Menu

As of Monday, stores in New York and New England will see a smaller menu, with “slow moving” items such as smoothies, afternoon sandwiches, and some breakfast items eliminated. Franchises throughout the rest of the country will see the changes by March. Chris Fuqua, the company's senior vice
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'The Mindy Project' star Fortune Feimster gets engaged to girlfriend

“The Mindy Project” star Fortune Feimster and her girlfriend Jacquelyn Smith are engaged. The couple announced the news on Instagram on Friday by posting photos of the proposal, which occurred during their recent trip to Big Sur, California.
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Former Race Car Driver Sentenced To 17 Years For Illegal Payday Lending

Scott Tucker, a self-made businessman from Kansas who later became a successful race car driver, has been sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for crimes related to a fraudulent online payday lending business. Tucker earned an estimated $3.5 billion from his illegal venture, which, as it
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Le gold rush: why a tiny French village is a magnet for treasure hunters

The modern treasure hunt has its roots in the 1880s, when Saunière, an impoverished Catholic priest, appears to have come into a fortune that enabled him to throw money around to renovate the church. The clergyman refused to say how he came into his sudden wealth before he died in 1917.
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LendingTree Releases Monthly Mortgage Offer Report for December

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — LendingTree®, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, today released its monthly Mortgage Offers Report which analyzes data from actual loan terms offered to borrowers on LendingTree.com by lenders on LendingTree's network. The purpose of
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Bitcoin Is Tumbling Again

The rout in bitcoin is part of a broader selloff in the cryptocurrency realm, with nine of the top 10 by market cap falling at least 10 percent, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Ripple tumbled as much as 31 percent to as low as $1.90, while litecoin slumped as much as 16 percent to as low as $230. Bitcoin is
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Oppenheimer Reinforces Commitment To Healthcare Investment Banking With New Hires And …

Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) – a leading wealth manager and investment bank and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) – today announced a continued emphasis on the Firm's healthcare business, including significant investments across its healthcare investment banking, research, and
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Nikhil Unwala shares his good fortune

The Queen's College sixth grade student decided to share his good fortune after winning the phone at the Cancer Society's family bingo night. Unwala approached Aliv CFO Barry Williams to put an additional $350 on the value of the phone, and together they transformed a $650 phone into a $1,000
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This Week in Training and Events; Vendor, Lender, and Bank Updates

Looking at this week, there is plenty of scheduled news, probably all of which will suggest that the U.S. economy continues to motor along. … First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (a national mortgage lender based in Virginia and having retail, wholesale, correspondent channels) announced that
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