New Residential Investment (NRZ) vs. AGNC Investment (AGNC) Financial Survey

New Residential Investment (NRZ) vs. AGNC Investment (AGNC) Financial Survey

… Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs). Its agency securities include agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency RMBS) and to-be-announced
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What Can Your Mortgage Do for You?

Up until about the mid 1980s, a homeowner who wanted to borrow against the equity in their home had to take out what was known as a “second mortgage.” And there was a stigma against second mortgages. Then some enlightened bankers started thinking about homeowners and their equity
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Clover Health Loses Co-Founder Ahead of Expansion Outside New Jersey

… officer but will remain an adviser. He didn't detail a reason for his departure, which he said would be official at the end of January. “Getting to this point took a lot out of me, and because of that, I can better serve Clover as an adviser going forward,” he wrote in a message to staff reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Low-income households at risk as mortgage support benefit is axed

“Support for mortgage interest” (SMI) helps financially constrained homeowners with their mortgage payments – some of them might otherwise be at risk of being repossessed. But from April 2018, SMI will no longer be paid as a free benefit. Instead, the government is offering to loan people the money,
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Property market continues to flash 'yellow-blue' light in November

9 (CNA) Taiwan's property market continued to flash a “yellow-blue” light in November, pointing to sluggish growth partly due to a fall in potential buyer … My Housing said the November housing index compiled by the periodical fell 0.8 points from a month earlier to 33.5 and despite the fall, the index still
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The Retail Job Apocalypse Has Been Postponed

Department stores and electronics and appliance stores have been in long declines; clothing and clothing accessories stores seem to have gone in and out of style. Nonstore retailers (mainly online retailers and mail-order houses) have after a long post-dot-com hangover been adding jobs at a fast pace
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Apple's Ive Regains Management of Design Team After 2 Years

Apple Inc.'s Jony Ive, a key executive credited with the look of many of the company's most popular products, has re-taken direct management of product design teams. Ive, 50, was named Apple's chief design officer in 2015 and subsequently handed off some day-to-day management responsibility while
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Partisan Gerrymandering Fight Expanded by US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court expanded its review of partisan gerrymandering, agreeing to consider arguments that a Maryland congressional district was unconstitutionally drawn to ensure the ouster of a Republican lawmaker. The justices already are considering a more sweeping gerrymandering case,
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CEO of Trump Campaign Data Firm Will Testify to House Panel in Russia Probe

The chief executive officer of a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump's campaign is set to testify in private before the House Intelligence Committee as part of its probe into Russian election interference on Dec. 14, according to a person familiar with the panel's schedule. Lawmakers likely will
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McKesson Records Show Failed Opioid Oversight, Lawsuit Says

s, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Its profit topped $5 billion. Drug distributors purchase large quantities of drugs from manufacturers and sell them to dispensers such as pharmacies and hospitals. McKesson and rivals AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. ship the vast majority of all
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Our local housing market needs more homes.

Our local housing market needs more homes. If you think our local housing market needs more homes, you are correct. However, construction may hit a roadblock as two bills are being discussed in the…
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Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Position Cut by Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 8.3% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 4,076 shares of the company's stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pointe
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Uber to Settle Lawsuit Filed By India Rape Victim

Uber has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India, according to a court filing on Friday. In a criminal case in India, the Uber driver was convicted of the rape, which occurred in Delhi
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Townsville's two-speed recovery

TOWNSVILLE'S housing market is in a recovery phrase but outer suburbs are continuing to struggle, according to the latest Herron Todd White report.
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Miss Fortune Bug with E (Make it Rain) & Maybe Zoe Drowsy interaction?

So for this patch and last patch theres been a bug with Miss Fortune E (Make it Rain) I don't know if it has to do with the Mac Version or what, but its very annoying. You can only hear the sound, but you can't see anything. Its invisible. Also not sure if this is a bug or intended – but I spell shielded Zoe's
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Apple in Talks to Acquire Music Identification App Shazam

Apple is in talks to acquire Shazam, whose software helps users identify songs by pointing their phone at an audio source, according to a person familiar with the situation. Shazam's smartphone app is already tightly integrated with Apple's Siri digital assistant. Users of Apple's iPhone with the Shazam
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Podcast 130: Ken Rees of Elevate

The space has had a history of bad actors so the CFPB recently released new rules in order to ensure more responsible lending practices. Some companies, though, had already embraced responsible lending. My guest on the latest episode of the Lend Academy Podcast is Ken Rees, the Chairman and
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Mueller Says He'll Provide Manafort With 2000 'Hot' Documents

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have spent the last six months sifting through financial records related to Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. Now it's Manafort's and Gates's turn. Mueller disclosed on Friday that he's gathered a huge collection of bank records and other documents as part of
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A glance at the market: Grand County real estate market update

We are excited to introduce you to The Dynamic Mountain Team of RE/MAX Resorts of Grand County real estate market updates. Suzi Maki and Lindsey Morrow are both very involved in the community and growth of Grand County and together have years of experience. Our motto is honesty and
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Research shows demand for banking marketplace among UK consumers

A report from Travelex Currency Solutions has found nearly 60 per cent of UK consumers want access to a banking marketplace to enable them to manage multiple accounts more easily. The study surveyed 1,000 UK consumers and found that the number of money-related accounts has increased, with
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