Recent Attacks Enabled by Lax Corporate Cybersecurity, Report Says

Researchers from Israel-based Komodo Information Security Consulting Ltd. analyzed the attacks and found that about a fifth of the servers used by the hackers are hosted, owned or operated by companies on the Fortune 500 list. Oracle, Comcast, and France Telecom were the leading companies
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Embrace Home Loans, a prominent leader in the mortgage industry, was pleased to sponsor and participate in the second annual Fight Child Hunger 5k with proceeds benefiting The Central Brevard Sharing Center and The Children's Hunger Project. The race
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Hollywood Ending: Skip Bayless reveals why Odell Beckham Jr. will wind up with the Los Angeles Rams. 03:08. Skip Bayless unveils how Michael Jordan and Nike forever changed the culture of sports. More Undisputed Videos
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Banks and building societies that had been eligible for the BoE's Term Funding Scheme issued €4.4bn worth of securitised products — where assets such as mortgages or consumer credit are packaged together and sold like bonds — in the first quarter of 2018, compared with zero in the same period
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Investors rushed to trade on Magna International Inc (NYSE: MGA) Thursday, soon after a drastic change of 3.57% in the share price was observed and the stock become able to close its trade at $56.35. The stock becomes active when traders or investors changed hands with 1,075,167 shares contrast
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AmeriFirst Home Mortgage (AmeriFirst), a division of AmeriFirst Financial Corp., has announced the appointment of Ronald Bergum as President of its newly formed Southwest Division. As a recognized mortgage industry leader, Bergum has held numerous executive level positions in the mortgage
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A review of the reserve data may help us evaluate such a claim, which if true, could have important implications for international investors. Let's first review a few basics. The IMF COFER report is a high-level account of central bank reserves that includes level and currency allocation. However, not all
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While MainSource officially became part of First Financial Bank on Sunday, the MainSource banking centers will continue to operate under the name MainSource Bank until conversion of the operating systems. During the conversion weekend, slated for May 25-28, MainSource banking centers along
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“LenderClose has a stellar reputation for providing credit unions and community banks with the products, services and technology solutions they need to compete with their national lender counterparts and we are excited to partner with them to offer our AVM and evaluation services to this important
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Home Point Financial Corporation (Home Point), a national multi-channel mortgage originator and servicer, has announced changes to its executive team with the hiring of Brian Brizard as Chief Business Officer and Lisa Patterson as Chief Production Officer. “Home Point has grown and adapted to the
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Launched in 2017, SBC's Salary Advance (SALAD) loan facility provides safe, convenient and affordable installments to individuals who do not usually qualify for regular loan products, as the bank aims to reduce Filipinos' borrowing from informal lenders that offer risky terms and high interest rates.
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The increase in interest and dividend income is primarily due to the mortgage loan growth that provided an increase in average outstanding loans of $129.7 million or 21.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. The net interest rate spread and net interest margin
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CYS Investments, Inc. (CYS) cut its dividend payout last month on the back of insufficient core earnings. Shares now sell for a twenty percent discount to book value, and shares yield ~13 percent. The mortgage REIT has repeatedly slashed its dividend payout in the past, which suggests another dividend
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IndiGo, the leader in Indian Sky, has expressed the interest in acquiring AI publicly. In fact, as per the financial eligibility criteria set in preliminary information memorandum, IndiGo is the only carrier among domestic carriers which can bid for Air India. Others may bid in a consortium with foreign players.
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Elizabeth Pimentel has joined Swansea-based BayCoast Mortgage Co. as a mortgage loan officer. Pimentel is responsible for maintaining and originating marketing leads, sourcing and managing client experience from origination to closing, and establishing a strong presence/relationship development
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Mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the National Association of Realtors all forecast the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage to rise 0.2% of a percentage point from April through June. Fleming says mortgage rates are going up because of the prospect of higher inflation. Unemployment is low
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President Donald Trump lauded Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. as “far superior” to CNN or NBC Monday after the broadcaster that's seeking federal approval to buy Tribune Media Co. drew criticism for having its on-air personalities read scripted statements about “false news” by other media outlets.
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As chair of the Committee on Housing and Community Development, I'm proud to sponsor a hearing taking place this Tuesday, April 3rd at 1:00 PM to discuss speculation in Boston's housing market. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify. Find more information here. See below
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AGNC Investment Corp. logo BidaskClub upgraded shares of AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Saturday, March 24th. A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AGNC. Wells Fargo reiterated a market perform
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“There is no difference of opinion here,” John Cryan, Deutsche Bank's chief executive, insisted in a message to staff last week following reports of the tension between him and the chairman, Paul Achleitner. He was stretching the truth: Germany's leading private sector bank has been full of differences for
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