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In its profile on LBA Ware in the April issue, HousingWire's editorial staff noted the continued growth and success of CompenSafe in 2017, including reaching nearly $1.5 billion in lifetime compensation calculations. Other year-over-year growth statistics include an 80 percent increase in CompenSafe
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Staff at Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube reported that there is an active shooter at the company's headquarters in San Bruno, California. San Bruno police said they received reports of an active shooter at YouTube and tweeted that there is police activity at 901 Cherry Ave., YouTube's headquarters, Bloomberg
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Richard Di Natale makes the case for a nationalised bank – “the People's Bank” – to address lacklustre competition in Australia's banking industry, in his address to the National Press Club on Wednesday. The Greens leader argues the banking royal commission, and the housing affordability crisis all
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Yesterday, we told you about Marvel's plans to team up with Quicken Loans for cross-promotion of Avengers: Infinity War and Rocket Mortgage. Rocket Mortgage is a smartphone app that allows people to get approved for an expensive mortgage with the click of a button in less than eight minutes, which
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Put simply, it's a form outlining the terms and costs of your mortgage—and one of the most important pieces of paperwork to check before you close on a home. Lenders must provide borrowers with a closing disclosure (also called a CD) at least three business days before closing—that day when all the
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WYOMISSING, Pa., April 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Customers Bank, one of the region's leading community banks with operations in Pennsylvania, D.C., Illinois, New York, New Jersey and New England, is proud to announce that it has been named the top minority lender by the Pennsylvania
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A Moncton real estate agent who was stripped of her licence over allegations she took advantage of a vulnerable senior says she was only trying to get him out of “deplorable” living conditions. Tanya Hannah and her partner, Maurice Poirier, were recently found unsuitable for licensing under the Real
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US private equity giant The Carlyle Group is reshaping its real estate team as the company seeks to ramp up its property investments in China. Jason Lee, Carlyle's head of Asia real estate, will soon step down, according to a Bloomberg account citing unnamed sources. Lee, who is based in Hong Kong,
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Finzy, a peer-to-peer lending platform, on Tuesday said it has raised $1.3 million (₹8.45 crore) in the first round of pre-Series A funding. A second round of fund-raising is expected to close with a pre-identified set of investors within the next 60 days, the company said in a statement. The Bengaluru-based
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on Tuesday spoke about his company's origins and its sometimes rocky relationships with artists during a TV interview in the morning ahead of the firm's unusual direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Ek said that the idea for Spotify came from his own modest upbringing
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LAKE CITY, Fla., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — First Federal Bancorp, Inc. (“FFBI”), the holding company of First Federal Bank of Florida (“First Federal”) today announced that it has completed the merger with Coastal Banking Company, Inc. (OTCQX: CBCO), the holding company of CBC National Bank
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The Trump administration kicked off plans to revamp lending rules in lower-income communities with a proposal that would make it easier for banks to comply with a decades-old law that has long confounded the industry. The Treasury Department, in a memo released Tuesday, said the 1977
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The median price of a single-family home in the San Fernando Valley reached $700,000 in February, hitting another record high as as real estate prices skyrocket amid high demand and really low inventory, according to the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. February's median home price
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus government deposited Tuesday 2.5 billion euros ($3.1 billion) into the island-nation's troubled Cooperative Bank in an attempt to dispel any uncertainty over its future. Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said he hoped the deposit, mainly in the form of a
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Struggling furniture retail conglomerate Steinhoff International has warned investors that some of its real estate assets in Europe may be worth €1.1bn less than previously thought. At issue are 140 stores, warehouses, offices and production sites across Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland,
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BRIEF-Christopher E. Herbert Elected To Freddie Mac Board Of Directors. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. April 3 (Reuters) – Freddie Mac : * CHRISTOPHER E. HERBERT ELECTED TO FREDDIE MAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson
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Martinrea International logo Martinrea International Inc (TSE:MRE) insider Bruce Norman Johnson purchased 1,300 shares of Martinrea International stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$15.02 per share, with a total value of C$19,526.00.
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The culture and behaviour of our banks boiled over at The Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit two years ago – and has now culminated in the Hayne royal commission into misconduct in banking and other financial services. Just a decade after standing strong during the global
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International Flavors & Fragrances logo International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (NYSE:IFF) major shareholder Winder Investment Pte Ltd purchased 23,304 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of
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Africa is a global leader in mobile money, with telecom operators embracing innovative practices that allow customers to not only pay bills but also access services including loans, insurance, and savings. Yet increasingly, fintech startups with access to greater funding and banks are trying to permeate
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