Most Gun Owners Support Stricter Laws—Even NRA Members

Most Americans in a new poll support stricter gun regulations, with even a majority of National Rifle Association in the survey backing stiffer background checks. Sixty-nine percent of NRA members expressed support for comprehensive background checks. A proposal to implement universal background
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Mobile banking adoption rates may be on the rise, but so is mobile banking fraud. A 2016 Guardian Analytics research survey on mobile banking fraud found that of all instances involving mobile banking apps, a whopping 72 percent included remote deposit capture and use of fraudulent checks.
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Canadians' collective household debt has climbed to $1.8 trillion as an international financial group sounds an early warning that Canada's domestic banking system is at risk from rising debt levels. Canadian consumers now owe $1.821 trillion including mortgages as of the fourth-quarter of 2017,
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Donald Trump is headed to the heart of “the resistance” — California, a state that remains the anchor of the U.S. economy even as it has become the forefront of opposition to his presidency. For the first time since taking office nearly 14 months ago, the president will travel Tuesday to the nation's most
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He's going after an increasingly profitable part of the financial world, where existing exchanges charge fees that average 0.3 percent and lead to millions of dollars in revenue a day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The 10 biggest crypto trading platforms are processing volume of about $200
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Baltimore area home prices rose 6.5 percent in February from the same time a year ago, reflecting more closings and less inventory, according to a new housing report. The median home price was $245,000, up $15,000 from a year ago, said the report from ShowingTime, which is based on listing
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At a conference I attended a few days ago, the chief executives of a private and a public sector bank (PSB) were asked, “What keeps you up at night?” The private sector chief responded that he worried whether he would have a bank when he woke up. The audience laughed wholeheartedly at what
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Global Real Estate Software industry research report starts with an elemental introduction to Real Estate Software market along with product definition, product scope, market overview, and product specification. Basic segment classification includes Real Estate Software market-leading players, major
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Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) analyst Sean Dargan says Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC +0.9%) and Arch Capital (ACGL -2.5%) have partnered to launch a pilot program which may mean lower market share for other major private mortgage insurers. Radian Group (RDN -9.3%), MGIC (MTG -8.8%), NMI
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Mortgage rates have been climbing higher all year, but for consumers getting ready to make the leap into homeownership, obtaining a mortgage from their local bank may soon be easier if a bill making its way through the Senate is signed into a law. According to a report by CNBC, the financial reform
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One reason for the disparity is that mortgage lenders often require homeowners to carry insurance on a property they're financing, while there is usually no such equivalency when leasing a property owned by someone else. But just because no one is making renters buy insurance, is that actually a
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Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows that interest rates for a 30-year mortgage hovered close to 4.0% in 2017. Most experts predict rates will rise over the next 12 months. The Mortgage Bankers Association, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the National Association of Realtors speak in
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Though both the Cavaliers and Celtics haven't looked invincible all season long, especially considering the Dwane Casey and company sit at a 2-1 combined record against them, the Raptors' brilliance still seems fleeting because of their traditional playoff failures. And with the Celtics starting to steady
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RBC analyst Mark Dwelle responds to earlier reports of a partnership between Freddie Mac and Arch Capital saying, investors should buy the weakness in private mortgage insurers as the impact will not be as bad as the stock selloff. The pilot program being tested by Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) in
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American Express (AXP -0.7%) has operated a different model to other banks in that it makes most of its money through charging merchant fees on transactions, compared to interest on credit card balances as the key revenue driver in the cards business elsewhere. Looks like that may be about to
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Marsden Intermediaries has relaunched its 95% LTV mortgage with free valuations to meet growing demand from first-time buyers. Following the increase in the bank base rate at the end of last year the Marsden has seen an increase in enquiries for shorter-term fixed rates. The new first-time buyer
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Properties are listing for as little as $114,000 in Kansas and as much as $7,920,000 for a mansion in Hawaii—in Bitcoin, or its equivalent in cash (1). Real estate transactions employing Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency can be simpler, faster and safer.
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Exterior of the new Tesla Model 3, at the 2017 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 29, 2017. Mark Ralston—AFP/Getty Images. By Emily Price. 2:20 PM EDT. Tesla paused production of its Model 3 electric car for four days last month, a move the company says was made to adjust its
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Jose C Abraham, Managing Director, Fortune Wealth Management, said the company, together with Federal Bank, will facilitate NRI investment in India's vibrant equity markets through the PIS and the tie-up will emerge as customer-friendly and hassle-free mechanism for Indians living abroad to invest
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But while most expect the bill to pass in the Senate, it is uncertain what turn it will take in the House, as it seems House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, wants to take the bill even further, according to one of the bill's critics. “To make matters worse, Chairman Hensarling
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