Mortgage applications surge on refinances as as rates hit 21-month low

Mortgage applications surge on refinances as as rates hit 21-month low

With mortgage rates falling to the lowest level since September 2017, total mortgage applications surged 26.8% last week, led by an increase in
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President Trump's former estate in Greenwich gets a 29% price cut

The six-acre waterfront Greenwich estate once owned by President Donald Trump is back on the market, with a 29% price cut. The current owners
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The Walking Dead: 2018 Small Dollar Lending Updates-Is the Small Dollar Loan Industry Mostly …

During the past year, many small dollar lenders operated under looming rulemaking from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”),
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Affirm, Lending Tree CEOs tout gains among young borrowers

Lending platforms are evolving to the needs of younger customers' financial habits, a pair of fintech executives told an audience at CB Insights' Future
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Real-estate tech startups are booming here

For years, the real estate tech space has been dominated by a few big … been an explosion of startups, and Chicago has emerged as a key market.
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Real Estate Companies Like Zillow Are Enabling Painless Virtual Purchasing, From Start To Finish

From PSFK's Digitizing The Homebuying, Browsing & Mortgaging Experience report, here's how today's leading brands in real estate are leveraging
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Pelosi Vows to Review Hong Kong Trade Ties Over Extradition Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, issued a similar statement saying that Hong Kong residents “rightly view” the extradition bill
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Falling Mortgage Rates Spur Application Frenzy

… first time since 2017, and were most recently at 3.82%, according to a weekly average maintained by the government mortgage giant Freddie Mac .
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Are Banks, Lifecos Beating GSEs for the Best Loans?

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may be the biggest multifamily lenders in the market, but banks and lifecos are willing to compete aggressively to win
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CEO Initiative 2019: Salesforce, Coupa And IBM On Building Trust And Transparency

Paula Goldman of Salesforce, Rob Bernshteyn and others on how businesses can create new frameworks, listen closely to all stakeholders, and lead
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5 Questions for Greystone's FHA Lending Head

Kanodia: We are still seeing record volume for loan origination across the board in FHA, agency—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and bridge and
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Facebook's donation feature could 'change the blood banking system'

Facebook is no longer just a place to connect with former high school buddies; the social media giant now wants to make it easier for you to connect
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Think you could never save up for a down payment? You may be wrong

But mortgage finance companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae say affordability is not the only barrier for would-be homeowners. Many people also
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for June 13, 2019

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation ( OCSL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 13, 2019. A cash dividend payment of $0.095 per share is
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This former skating champ is lending a hand to keep the community on wheels

Balancing two things is not taxing if you like what you're doing; it becomes rejuvenating, even,” says Sapna Pankaj Desai, corporate director of global
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Plaza Home Mortgage Donates $11K-Plus to Red Autismo

Plaza Home Mortgage has announced that it has donated $11,441 to Red Autismo, a Los Cabos, Mexico-based non-profit organization that provides
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B. Riley FBR Adds Technology Veteran Craig Krinbring as Managing Director, Investment Banking

LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — B. Riley FBR, Inc., a leading full service investment bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of B.
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LA City Council Members Want To Put a Tax On Vacant Homes

The “empty housing penalty,” which is backed by council members Mike … “We need to change our structures to incentivize the housing market to
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Falling Mortgage Rates Lead to Surge in Refinance Activity

Thanks to a huge jump in refinance volume, driven by falling rates, total mortgage application volume increased an impressive 26.8% on an adjusted
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Mind-blowing Stocks:Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, (TSX: GRT-UN)

The market price will usually fluctuate throughout the trading day as investors buy and sell stocks. The Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX
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