Mitt Romney Was Reportedly Treated for Prostate Cancer Last Summer

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney underwent treatment for prostate cancer last summer according to sources who spoke to CNN, NBC, and The Washington Post. Romney was reportedly treated for a slow-growing tumor in his prostate, which was removed surgically and found not to have
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The Best Banks of 2018 rankings provide readers with a resource to find the ideal bank for their needs. Best Banks of 2018 recognizes banks that provide the most value to their customers. The initiative features an objective and extensive analysis of the leading financial institutions in the United States,
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San Jose, CA and Raleigh, NC top the list of Zillow (Z) hottest housing markets for 2018. Home values in San Jose have risen 17.4% over the past year, topping Zillow's list. The median home value in San Jose is $1.13 million and is expected to grow by 8.9% this year, according to Zillow. San Jose's
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The coalition of Attorneys General filed a complaint against PHH Mortgage in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 3, 2018, alleging that PHH Mortgage violated the Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices laws of the respective states and the Consumer Financial
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Top 10 Jungle, a Dallas-based provider of slick digital content and top 10 product reviews, releases its latest Peak Lending Report. “US consumer debt is out of control,” said Ian Manning, Top 10 Jungle Analyst, “Consumers are optimistic about the economy and they aren't shy about showing it. Based
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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest marketing mix optimization study on the banking industry. A leading client in the banking sector wanted to align themselves with the business planning process and increase profit,
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The bank said the move is a response to increased demand from developers looking to borrow through tailored financing facilities. Simon Knowles, head of property development at Aldermore, said: “We have seen a growing demand from existing and new customers for larger loan limits and we are
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Despite the overall mortgage delinquency rate being down in October, early-stage mortgage delinquencies increased following an active hurricane … Rico, but now the impact from the hurricanes is fading from a national perspective,” said Frank Nothaft, chief economist for CoreLogic, in a press release.
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Rapid home value growth and a high number of job openings per person are the driving forces behind San Jose's position at the top of Zillow's list. The San Jose housing market has been booming for several years, mainly due to people moving to the area for high-paying jobs. Zillow's analysis
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Dai Clement will become global head of power, utilities and infrastructure investment banking at Jefferies, while Lorna Shearin will be the European head from April. Both will be based in London, the sources told Reuters. Clement was European head of utilities at RBC, while Shearin headed the bank's
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As Chicago shakes off brutally cold temperatures in the coming weeks, home shoppers, sellers, and their agents are expected to get back into the market and start closing real estate deals. But low inventory and high demand, coupled with new changes to the tax code, means that buyers entering the
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The Money Source has announced that wholesale lender Endeavor America Loan Services has folded into its parent company, creating a unified and streamlined brand, now called TMS, in support of all of its lines of business. The new brand campaign taps into the emotional aspects of home financing
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Since March last year, the Banking Regulatory Commission has uncovered nearly 60,000 cases of fraud involving 17.7 trillion yuan (US$2.72 trillion). Fines totaling 2.9 billion yuan were slapped on 1,877 banking operations, figures released this week by the CBRC highlighted. Topping the 'bad boys' list
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JANUARY 09, 2018 — We are excited to announce that Enigma, an off-chain network solving scalable privacy for blockchains, and ETHLend, the first decentralized lending marketplace are working towards a partnership that will help bring data and computational privacy to decentralized lending.
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LAS VEGAS (KXNT) – Despite a tight housing supply, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) reported on Tuesday that 2017 was one of the best years on record for local home sales and that home prices continued to increase from the previous year. GLVAR reported that local home
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Banking stocks, regarded as a bellwether for the economy, rallied in December following Cyril Ramaphosa's election as president of the African National Congress (ANC). The Banks Index closed more than 8% higher in the immediate aftermath of his victory, largely because the deputy president of the
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With Sterling Bay pushing to finalize that acquisition, another of the most active real estate investors in Chicago, 601W Cos., on Dec. 19 announced it had secured a $500 million construction loan to continue work on converting the long-vacant old main post office building into 2.8 million square feet of
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Burney Co. increased its stake in Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,260 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 89
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Following China's decision to restrict micro-loans, Alibaba's Ant Financial has reportedly halted its consume loan lending. According to Bloomberg, the company has not sold any asset-backed securities since early December, which was around the time that Chinese officials announced they were
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The Hong Kong dollar's one-month borrowing cost rose above 1 percent in November for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis, putting pressure on local lenders to boost the prime rate – a key measure that influences mortgage rates. Supply of new units should reach 24,300 this year,
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