New monetary policy looks to rein in reckless lending

Bangladesh Bank plans to curb reckless lending through the banking sector in its new monetary policy statement (MPS), announced on Monday. The new policy has also set private sector credit growth target of 16.8% against a previous projection of 16.3%. However, the target is significantly lower than
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It wasn't long ago that big money investors in the U.S. found a way to make a larger return on their funds than the small amounts of interest banks were paying —It was a simple plan. Real estate sales were high and housing prices were rising fast. Even the ordinary man and woman on the street were
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The real estate sector performs relatively in-line with the wider economy. Prosperous periods bring about high growth and inflation, leading to strong returns in real estate investments. During these times, companies such as Stewart & Wight and LSL Property Services generate high dividend income to
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Arlington Asset Investment logo Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE:AI) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, February 5th. Analysts expect Arlington Asset Investment to post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter. Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE:AI)
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The platform first launched in September 2017 and has expanded its scope to include new trades, including securities lending, and collateral types. More recently, Wematch expanded into Asia and completed its first trade with Hong Kong users involving Japanese equities in November last year.
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As the name implies, a mortgage REIT is a real estate investment trust that primarily owns mortgages or mortgage-backed securities, as opposed to owning properties. Although they pay some of the highest dividends in the stock market, mortgage REITs are a generally higher-risk type of investment.
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MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Italy's third-biggest bank Banco BPM could be part of a new wave of consolidation in the country, its Chief Executive Giuseppe Castagna told Corriere della Sera's L'Economia insert in an interview. Castagna, who helped create Banco BPM through the merger of Banco
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“We don't have any specific Bitcoin or crypto-currency overhaul” in the works, Morneau told Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in a Jan. 23 television interview. The main focus on Bitcoin is “making sure that we understand what's going on underneath that market, to make sure that we aren't introducing any
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Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., a real estate investment trust, focuses on the origination, investment, and management of small balance and middle-market commercial real estate loans primarily in the Western United States. The company has market cap of $147.32 million. It invests in first, second, and
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Key cities including Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland have seen their property markets slow down in recent months – and the number of owners selling houses at a loss is increasing. According to data analyst CoreLogic's recent Pain and Gain Report, 0.1% of apartments and 4.1% of houses in New
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MARTIN LEWIS appeared on This Morning today, and the money saving expert revealed how to save hundreds on broadband and other household bills. By Lauren O'Callaghan. PUBLISHED: 11:23, Mon, Jan 29, 2018 | UPDATED: 11:30, Mon, Jan 29, 2018
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Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The company issues the Discover
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A attendee uses a new iPhone X during a presentation for the media in Beijing, China October 31, 2017. Thomas Peter—Reuters. By Reuters. 6:24 AM EST. Apple Inc has notified suppliers that it will halve its iPhone X production target for the first quarter to around 20 million units, Nikkei reported on
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Islanders can now get a side helping of fitness when they borrow books — some P.E.I. libraries have begun lending out snowshoes. The snowshoe lending program is a new pilot project that has purchased four pairs of different-sized snowshoes for each of seven libraries including Summerside,
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That leaves the independent channel which is quite diverse in itself, ranging from large, standalone family-owned enterprises to small operators that come together in the buying groups. The latter I can speak about with some authority, having headed up one of Australia's leading dealer groups – Office
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Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title in a riveting final today. The Swiss defending champion dropped his only sets of the tournament before completing a 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over the sixth seeded Croatian in
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When a bank calls with alert about fraudulent activity, most people assume that it's their own account that's been compromised. But several banks now have alert systems to let people watch for problems in an elderly parent or grandparent's account. That's because more banks are on the front lines of
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The Nation's housing market for 2018 continues to look good according to two recently released reports. Though, first-time Millennial buyers will continue to struggle with affordability especially in high priced areas like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, New York and Washington DC. Listen to Ralph
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When the co-founder of a London communications group was invited to pitch for business with a Wall Street firm last November, the offer came with an unusual demand. The document explained that 15 percent of the scorecard for the pitch was based on the firm being able to show its commitment to
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“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which I think were at the center of the crisis, providing 100-percent guarantees on mortgages with low-percentage down payments, was a catastrophe,” Moore said. “We've learned nothing” from the financial crisis. “Fannie and Freddie and other government units, like the
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