Leading Australian Banks Allow Customers to Purchase Cryptocurrencies

Three of Australia's 'big four' banks have issued comments regarding their respective policy positions with regards to their customers' ability to purchase cryptocurrency using accounts issued by said banks. The statements come weeks after reports surfaced detailing an apparent banking embargo on
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Executives at Dime Community Bancshares Inc., just more than one month removed from the completion of its first securitization of multifamily loans as part of a $280 million Freddie Mac-sponsored transaction, discussed the benefits of that deal during an earnings conference call, particularly as it
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This week we are going to take a quick look at mortgage payment frequencies to clear this up once and for all. Your mortgage payment is made up of two portions. There is a part which goes to the principal and a part which goes to the interest. The only time this is not the case is if you have opted to go
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Construction crews work on new homes in Magnolia Green last fall. Rising demand, and shrinking inventory, is driving up prices across the region, says economist Elliot Eisenberg. JAMES HASKINS Even as economic indicators suggest solid growth through the remainder of this year and 2019, wages
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(TSX-V:IB) (OTCQB:IAALF) (“IBC” or the “Company”), a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company, announced today that is has renewed a long-term supply contract to provide a proprietary copper alloy to a Fortune 1000 company that specializes in the manufacture of high-performance
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SunTrust has a career opportunity for a Metro Business Banking Relationship Manager in McLean, VA.
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A consumer best interests duty should be imposed on the mortgage broking industry, according to the Productivity Commission (PC). The PC has found that the payment of trail commissions creates perverse incentives for mortgage brokers by rewarding them for keeping customers in their existing loan.
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Bacon used to have a slow season. Sales of the ubiquitous burger topping—and its parent product, pork belly—were known to heat up in the prime-time grilling months of summer, while in the winter, sales traditionally cooled off. That's changing, though. In July 2017, Bloomberg reported that pork belly
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Gardner will focus on the housing market, projected home sales, mortgage interest rates and economic vitality throughout the region and nation. Gardner has over 27 years of professional experience as a financial economist, according to Muniz. Homebuyers, those who want to sell their home builders
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Two Winter Park couples are locked into a legal battle over their real estate company and several homes it owns. David and Caroline Croft are accusing Selven and Vanessa Pursooramen of using funds from their jointly-owned business, Infinity Homes, an according to a lawsuit in Orange County Circuit
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Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) have a 7-day moving average of 123.96. Moving averages can help spot trends and price reversals. They may also be used to help find support or resistance levels. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators meaning that they confirm
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When stocks slid Monday with little discernible cause, the 37-year-old used a product mirroring the VIX volatility index to bet markets would return to their recent calm. They didn't. Instead, they went into freefall and Evans faces the loss of his entire $1,500 wager. Credit Suisse Group AG, the issuer of his
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Shares of IT services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) are up $3.51, or almost 5%, at $77.41, after the company reported Q4 revenue just a hair above consensus, at $3.83 billion, and beat by 7 cents on the bottom line. The forecast for this quarter is also higher, for both revenue and profit.
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The FSMT 2018-1 pool comprises 754 first-lien, prime residential mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $487,656,132 as of the cut-off date. The collateral consists entirely of fully-amortizing, fixed rate mortgages (FRMs), most of which possess a 30-year (99.4%) maturity term. The pool is
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Can I Buy Some Respect: White Sox Get Dissed by Wheel of Fortune. White Sox were the only team excluded from a “Wheel” puzzle … The latest slight against the team came on Tuesday night's episode of the hit game show “Wheel of Fortune.” During the game, a crossword-style puzzle was given to
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Bacon used to have a slow season. Sales of the ubiquitous burger topping—and its parent product, pork belly—were known to heat up in the prime-time grilling months of summer, while in the winter, sales traditionally cooled off. That's changing, though. In July 2017, Bloomberg reported that pork belly
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Dubai, UAE – 7 February 2018: NBK Capital Partners – an alternative investments firm that leads flexible growth capital investments in mid-sized companies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey – has announced the successful first closing of a real estate fund with US$75m in fund commitments,
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The loans were funded by Freddie Mac through an expansion of an existing credit facility structured by CBRE. “The acquisitions further expand the footprint of Strata's holdings throughout the east coast,” said Peterson, senior vice president, Capital Markets, CBRE. “The firm continues to purchase
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Feb. 7 (UPI) — The Chicago White Sox called out game show Wheel of Fortune for snubbing the team in a puzzle based on the city's sports teams. The popular game show aired a Chicago-themed episode Tuesday evening and one puzzle featured the names of multiple Chicago pro sports teams: Cubs,
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(ANTIC) has hired Kevin Thomas as senior vice president, Florida state manager and counsel, the company announced. Based in … “Kevin has a proven track record of industry leadership and supporting local title insurance agents with fast, accurate underwriting responses over more than 30 years.
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