Plano approves incentives to keep mobile banking firm with plans to exceed 365 jobs

The Plano city council approved nearly $100,000 in incentives to keep mobile banking firm Alkami Technology, which is planning to add to its Granite Park offices and its workforce there. The company was founded in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and provides an underlying technology platform
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T he second and final day of the biggest electronic banking event in Iran featured several international keynote speakers, included several side events and workshops, on Tuesday. While the opening day of the Seventh Conference on Electronic Banking and Payment Systems organized by the Monetary
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Victoria's tough housing market has been given yet another dubious title. A new study is calling the B.C. capital the second-most unaffordable housing market in Canada, behind only Vancouver. The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, released by the Frontier Centre for
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Poster for Predatory Lending Discussion. The popular Muskegon Community College “And Justice for All…” series continues on Thursday, Feb. 15, with a discussion of the in-depth research conducted by MCC students into Muskegon area check cashing services, rent-to-own and pawn shop activities.
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Mortgage insurance premiums are no longer deductible. Enter your mortgage interest under Deductions and Credits. Type '1098' in the searc…
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Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC)'s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Group in a report issued on … BidaskClub upgraded shares of Science Applications International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 28th.
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Phil Levin thinks it will change real estate completely; Christian Wolmar thinks it is ludicrous tech nerd fantasy. Phil Levin, a “ponderer of the future”, has been pondering self-driving cars, aka autonomous vehicles or AVs. He thinks that they are going to change our cities and turn the real estate industry
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Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following opening statement at today's hearing on nominations to the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Stability Oversight
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Fears Australia's housing market would suffer if landlords faced increased regulation are unfounded, an international review has found. In countries with similar incentives for mum and dad investors, stronger regulations protecting tenants did not lead to a big drop-off in investors or subsequent house
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If you think about it, demographic changes explain a lot of the movement in asset prices. The technology bubble in the 1990s was boosted by baby boomers who were in their peak spending age and had a significant sum of money to speculate with. In 2000, at the height of the tech bubble, the biggest
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ROCKFORD — Rockford Area Realtors has the stats to prove it — 2017 was the best year on the books since the Great Recession. Steven Bois, CEO of the Realtors' association, shared a few telling numbers — 4,483 homes sold, a three-month rolling average price of $127,791, and 86 new homes sold
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In a letter, the lawmakers called on the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to maintain federal guidance allowing cannabis-related businesses licensed under state law to access financial institutions and banks without facing federal prosecution. Eight states and the District of Columbia
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There is some gray area between title and presenting sponsorships. State Farm Insurance was the title sponsor of the local LPGA event from 1993-2011. But while the Web.com Tour event will not be known as the LRS Classic, Peters said the local company's commitment is substantial. “The operating
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The British Columbia Real Estate Association recently announced home prices in the province are returning to what they were in the past. The housing market last year reached record high making many experts worry about a housing burst. Statistics from the board shows 4,487 condos, townhouses and
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A growing number of states are moving toward marijuana legalization, but product providers are still having difficulties in banking and finding protection for intellectual property, said speakers and attendees to a cannabis law panel held Tuesday at the New York State Bar Association's annual meeting.
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The running theme in this year's report is comparing current trends to ones over the 90-year span of the agency. … As part of this year's report, the agency “led group discussions with its commercial and residential sales force to seek insight into the leading real estate market trends for North Georgia.”.
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Set on a convenient lot this well loved colonial is situated for privacy and yet in midst of one of Hanover's most sought after neighborhoods. Location is excellent for access to schools, shopping and highway. You will appreciate the spaciousness of this 3 bedroom 1-1/2 bath house. This home features
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John Norawong, Senior Managing Director, Commercial Banking, stated, “We are pleased that Tim and Tony have joined Opus Bank's Commercial Banking team in the Seattle/Puget Sound region. I'm confident that Tim and Tony's over 40 years of combined experience structuring and delivering tailored
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Earlier this month, the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center reported that mortgage credit availability rose in the third quarter to the highest level since 2013. Bing Bai, a research associate with the Urban Institute, discussed why credit conditions are still overly tight. What factors do you
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When Steve Welles first moved to Pittsburgh, he nearly missed out on a great apartment. “I actually turned it down,” he says, “because the property manager knew nothing about the neighborhood.” But as luck would have it, a resident passing by overheard their conversation and gave Welles a snapshot
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