How PNB scam exposes the biggest flaws in the Indian banking system

How PNB scam exposes the biggest flaws in the Indian banking system

KOLKATA: Amid the blame game between Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other affected lenders in the Rs 11,300-crore scam, the elaborate web of deception has served to expose the biggest flaws in the Indian banking system – weak risk management practices and glaring over sight lapses.
See Original Article

Real estate investors plead guilty to rigging public foreclosure auctions

Two real estate investors pleaded guilty Thursday for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The U.S. Department of Justice said brothers Jason Boykin and Shannon Boykin conspired with others to rig bids, designating a winning
See Original Article

Wealthstreet Investment Advisors LLC Invests $653000 in Baxter International Inc (BAX) Stock

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Baxter International by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 5,464 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the period. DnB Asset
See Original Article

Are mortgage rules leading customers away from big banks?

Home Capital Group Inc. believes early results from this year suggest that more mortgage business might migrate its way following the federal banking regulator's introduction of tougher rules for uninsured mortgages at the beginning of the year—even though it, too, is required to abide by the
See Original Article

What's Happening With These Banking Stocks? — Hope Bancorp, PacWest, SVB Financial, and …

Pre-market, WallStEquities.com features the Regional Pacific Banks space, which comprises depository institutions that provide a wide range of financial services, including, deposits, loans, leases, mortgages, credit cards, and ATM services. Four stocks have been lined up for assessment this morning,
See Original Article

Bluegrass Community Bank to be bought by Monticello Banking

Danville-based Bluegrass Community Bank will be bought by Monticello Bankshares Inc., according to a news release given to The Advocate-Messenger on Wednesday. Monticello Bankshares Inc. is the holding company for Monticello Banking Company in Monticello; it plans acquire Bluegrass
See Original Article

Great Place to Work® and Fortune Name Edward Jones One of the 2018 FORTUNE 100 Best …

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks No. 5 for the second year in a row on the 2018 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list in its 19th appearance there, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune
See Original Article

Market Now: Realty stocks tumble; HDIL, IB Real Estate tank 5%

Market Now: Realty stocks tumble; HDIL, IB Real Estate tank 5% … NEW DELHI: Most of the realty stocks including Housing Development & Infrastructure (down 5.14 per cent), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 4.60 per cent) and Godrej Properties (down 2.51 per cent) were trading down in afternoon trade
See Original Article

Mortgage rates rise to nearly four-year high on inflation concerns

Mortgage rates have climbed to the highest level in close to four years, according to data released Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate … Fellow mortgage buyer Fannie Mae said it's upped its 30-year fixed rate mortgage forecast for the fourth quarter by 30 points to 4.4%. “However, we don't expect rates to
See Original Article

BBVA-backed US digital banking startup Azlo readies for launch

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Azlo, a U.S. digital banking startup that is majority-owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., will open for business this week, marking the latest effort by the Spanish lender to attract a new generation of digital-savvy customers. The startup, which will offer online banking
See Original Article

US mortgage rates climb to nearly 4-year peak

WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week to their highest level in nearly four years, a sign that the prospect of higher inflation is steadily increasing the cost of borrowing to buy a home. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to
See Original Article

Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Q4 Earnings Recap

For the first time since 2012, Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) needed taxpayer bailout funds to cover quarterly losses. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each reported large fourth-quarter losses after absorbing a one-time drop in
See Original Article

Canadian home sales, listings slump in January with arrival of new mortgage rules

Canadian home sales dropped sharply in January falling to their lowest monthly level in three years amid a retreat in listings as new mortgage rules came into place, according to a new report from a national real estate group. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said Thursday that home
See Original Article

US Mortgage Rates Climb to a Nearly 4-Year Peak

Recent wage gains and rising prices are stoking concerns about inflation picking up, which has caused investors to seek higher interest rates. Mortgage rates are closely aligned with the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes, which has climbed above 2.90 percent from 2.78 percent just two weeks ago.
See Original Article

Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Feb 15, 2018) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC ) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed mortgage rate reaching its highest level since April 2014. News Facts. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.38
See Original Article

Wegmans leads 10 local firms on Fortune's list of best workplaces

Others on the list are: fifth, financial services and insurance firm Edward Jones; 34th, CarMax; 35th, Marriott International; 66th, Sheetz; 83rd, Mars; 86th, T-Mobile; 88th, Nordstrom; 94th, FedEx; 100th, AT&T. Fortune's list consists of companies with at least 1,000 employees. Selections are based on the
See Original Article

New HUD Budget Could Defund Rental Assistance, Other Programs

The proposal also seeks to end the Choice Neighborhoods program as well as the National Housing Trust Fund. According to the budget's narrative, there is a request for $33.8 billion for HUD's rental assistance programs and continues to support programs to reduce homelessness and remove lead and
See Original Article

Masonite International Corp (NYSE:DOOR) Shares Bought by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Masonite International by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,370,709 shares of the company's stock valued at $178,989,000 after buying an additional 19,380 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in Masonite
See Original Article

LEASES: GFP inks 25000 s/f in leases at 594 B'way; Software firm takes 34000 s/f at 315 PAS

Owner Columbia Property Trust was represented by David Berkey and Andrew Wiener of L&L Holding Company. • Joseph Fabrizi and Arkady Smolyansky represented Chicago Title Insurance Company in a 30,035 s/f renewal at 711 Third Avenue for the partial fifth floor. Owner SL Green Realty
See Original Article

Mortgage rates today, February 15, plus lock recommendations

Economic reports, indicators and data are very unstable today. While investors have become unceasingly spooked, something that normally causes interest rates to fall, rates continue to rise. Probably because what's causing investor angst is the fear of inflation. Weekly Jobless Claims came in exactly
See Original Article

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.