REM: The mREIT Rally Is Only Just Getting Started

REM: The mREIT Rally Is Only Just Getting Started

The Mortgage REIT ETF REM has been in a steady breakout over the past few … The iShares Mortgage REIT ETF (BATS:REM) invests in the largest 36 … loans, mortgage-backed securities, and other forms of real estate financing.
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Are there too many central bankers?

Many national central banks in the euro area have shed staff in the two decades since they ceded many of their responsibilities to the ecb. Yet they still
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NFL's Greg Robinson, arrested with 157 pounds of pot, earned fortune in football

Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Greg Robinson, who faces federal drug distribution charges following an arrest in Texas this week, is a former top
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Revising the Regulatory Definition of a Qualified Mortgage

be required at all for a Qualified Mortgage if the other elements of the … to repay concept originated with HOEPA for residential mortgage loans with
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The Unbuildable American Home

The problem is, much of the stress and instability that we see in housing … The national crackdown on mortgage lending has prevented millions of
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Veteran title insurance executive Katy Thomas joins Proper Title, LLC

Proper Title, LLC has hired Katy Thomas, a 30-year veteran of the title insurance and real estate industries, as director of business development
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Slight rise in mortgage rates not slowing home purchases

Even with the small increase in mortgage rates this past week, the home purchase market stayed active and should remain so for the peak buying
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Calgary's housing market stabilizing as CMHC lowers risk level

After a turbulent few years, Calgary's housing market is beginning to stabilize, according to the latest report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing
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Brokers' views on the reality of high loan-to-income lending – analysis

Analysis of high loan to income (LTI) lending from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released this week found that loans issued at 4.5 times
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Freddie Mac names Donna Corley head of single-family business

“I am thrilled to accept this role at such an important time for our business and the housing market,” Corley said. “As a mission-based company, we
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Mortgage Loans at CUs Had Lower Interest Rates Than Other Lenders in 2018: NCUA Study Shows

Mortgage loans made by credit unions in 2018 generally had lower interest rates than mortgages made by other lenders, according to a new study
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Turkey Seeks US Patriot Missiles to Deter Russia in Syria

Turkey has asked the U.S. to deploy two Patriot missile-defense batteries on its southern border to free it to punish any future attacks by
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Preliminary 2019 Year-end Financial Results

ATLANTA, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial
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CU Direct Launches Origence Brand for Indirect, Consumer & Mortgage Lending

Irvine, Calif.-based CU Direct, a developer of lending software technology for the credit union industry, announced the launch of Origence, a new
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Comerica Bank Has $10.39 Million Stock Holdings in Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX)

World Asset Management Inc now owns 30,779 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $2,692,000 after buying an additional
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RIP HNA, and the $143 Billion Empire You Built

… and airplane lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd., Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the plans. A government seizure would mark the final
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Colony Credit Real Estate (CLNC) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when Colony Credit Real Estate (CLNC) reports results for the quarter
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UBS Bankers Have a New Reason to Look Busy

The Swiss giant has hired a cost-cutting, digital banking fan as its CEO. But his former bank's money-laundering scandal will raise eyebrows. By.
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7 questions to answer about ground-up construction financing

First, this construction financing is a short-term loan, not a 30-year mortgage like FHA loans. The loan can be used to cover the costs of construction
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Investors have doubts about the latest American fintech bank

But the 36-year veteran says he's not ready to invest in the so-called marketplace lender. “I wouldn't own the stock,” said Ellison of Hennessy Funds,
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