Merrill Insiders Get $83 Million in SEC Whistle-Blower Awards

Three Merrill Lynch insiders will get more than $83 million from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — the biggest-ever payouts — for providing information that helped the agency bring a 2016 case against Bank of America Corp., their attorney said Monday. Two of the people will split $50
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Lending Tree, an online network with 342 mortgage companies competing for home buyers' business, found that the median spread between annual percentage rate (APR) quotes to individual borrowers for each loan request on its platform was six-tenths of a percentage point during the week ending
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The government said the petro would be backed by Venezuela crude oil reserves, the largest in the world. But investors would not actually have an ownership stake in Venezuela's oil. The petro drew criticism from both mainstream investors and cryptocurrency experts. Critics treated it like a joke and a
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“People are relatively familiar with it they're frustrated that they voted on this and what they approved hasn't been effective so they're eager to see something that works,” said Ruby. Voters approved a cap in 2008 but the industry has used other avenues to raise the interest rates. Payday lenders say this
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Jacob Gaffney, the Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire, reports the e-commerce giant is currently looking for someone to lead this hush-hush initiative. That someone will likely be sourced from talent at the top 10 nonbank lenders, according to HousingWire. Gaffney says he talked to one candidate who
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Quicken Loans affiliate Amrock Inc. is appealing a jury verdict ordering it to pay $706.2 million to analytics company HouseCanary in a legal dispute over a software licensing agreement. “Amrock will appeal and explore all avenues to ensure justice and sanity are applied to the facts of this case,” said
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Last week's figures showing a fourth consecutive month of declining housing prices did not surprise Meitav Dash Investments Ltd. (TASE:MTDS) chief economist Alex Zabezhinsky. While many noted the ongoing decline in prices with satisfaction, a macroeconomist like Zabezhinsky regards it primarily as
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The Senate advanced an overhaul of the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform bill this month, and if the bill is approved by the House of Representatives, it could mean changes for mortgage borrowers – some of which are good and some that could be viewed negatively. The driver of the bill is the
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FHA [Federal Housing Administration] historically has been an area where a lot of millennials turn to, simply because there is a little bit more flexibility in FHA lending requirements than conventional [loans typically purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]. Back in January 2017, we saw FHA at 36
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A large number of the filings have to do with the servicing of mortgage loans. Stacey Tutt is the director of the Community Preservation Clinic at the University of Illinois, which helps consumers pursue their claims against mortgage companies. She says what is happening now at the CFPB contradicts the
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The buying landscape has changed and so has the technology. From 3D home mapping to live periscopes, real estate agents are changing the way people search for their next home. 636392126050977493-homesold.jpg. Home sold (Photo: .) CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE.
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LEWISTON — Geiger, the largest family-owned and managed promotional products firm in the world, announced Monday it's buying the largest family-owned and managed promotional products firm in the United Kingdom. CEO Gene Geiger said the move expands its reach. In the last three years,
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John Fitch (Estate) sold 44 Kendall Ave to Deborah S. Manley for $138,000 on January 5. Catherine J. Politano sold 1 Brook Ave to Garrett S. Imbrenda for $55,000 on January 5. Scott M. Beattie sold 29 Vermont Ave to John Andrews Matt, Jr. for $243,000 on January 5. Jerome Knebel (Executor) sold
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Seven experienced and knowledgeable First National Bank Alaska bankers representing key functions and departments across the organization further strengthen the management team after recent action taken by the Board of Directors. All appointed Senior Vice President, the seven local experts
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“There is no doubt that if passed into law, this bill would encourage the finance industry to engage in the types of reckless lending that pulled Americans into a Great Recession,” said Yana Miles, the senior legislative counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit based in Durham, N.C..
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Weekly Status Updates: Regular communications between you as the buyer, builder, agent, title company and your mortgage loan originator ensures a seamless purchase transaction. Immediate Pre-qualification: Cole Sjoholm and Sherri Walling will pre-qualify clients within 24 hours to ensure they are
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City Councilmembers Monday slammed Jared Kushner's real estate company, charging it waged a coordinated harassment campaign to drive out rent-stabilized tenants. Councilman Ritchie Torres said he'd launch an investigation to examine how Kushner Cos. “may have averted accountability,
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Billionaire John Paulson can trace his loss of assets and senior executives to a familiar refrain: poor performance. Paulson is now re-focusing his firm on his founding strategy — merger arbitrage — despite some disastrous returns in recent years. The Paulson Partners Enhanced fund, which uses
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British retailer John Lewis Partnership Plc is opening its 50th department store in London this week amid a spate of retail restructurings and outright collapses. In a bid to draw in shoppers, it's doubling down on everything it says Amazon.com Inc. can't do. The employee-owned retailer wants to build
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