Senate agrees to begin debate over Dodd-Frank overhaul bill

Late last year the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which was sponsored by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, with nearly 20 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle, was introduced in the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. The Center
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Foreign inflows are distorting Canada's already constrained housing market and aren't the kind of investment the country needs, the chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada said. “We do not need foreign capital using Canadian real estate as a piggy bank,” David McKay, said Tuesday at a bank
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Hispanic people with limited English proficiency may be disadvantaged in getting home loans because Spanish translations of mortgage documents are unavailable in their nearby banks, a Lower Hudson Valley housing advocacy group reported recently. Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO),
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The Financial Times banking team discusses the biggest banking stories of the week, bringing you global insight and commentary on the top issues … Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the prospect of further consolidation in the Spanish banking industry, the growth of shadow banking and what to
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Work continues recently on the Alexander & Baldwin joint venture Keala o Wailea condominium development. The project near the entrance to Wailea off Piilani Highway is scheduled to have 70 luxury two- and three-bedroom condos. During a conference call with investors last week, A&B officials
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The Kebbi State Governor , Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has sought for the support of the Federal Government on better lending programmes to strengthen agriculture in Nigeria. The Governor made the call in Birni Kebbi on Tuesday to round off the two days tour of rice farms in the state by the Minister of
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While interviewing Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) Tuesday morning, New Day co-host Chris Cuomo slammed a proposal that would roll back some of the Dodd-Frank regulations passed in response to the 2008 financial crisis. The American public should have gotten used to the media acting as an
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This is one part of Inman's five-part Essential Guide for Real Estate Leadership, which we are publishing throughout our first-ever Leadership Week. Read all the parts here. Please send your feedback to leadership@inman.com. If you're a leader who wants to join us for our exclusive Disconnect in The
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The European cardboard box maker Smurfit Kappa has rejected a takeover offer by International Paper. (FT). • U.K. lawmakers called on the British government to block Melrose's hostile takeover bid for GKN. (FT). • The private equity owners of the baseball cards maker Topps are weighing a sale,
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Apple's iPhone X hasn't sold as well as the tech giant has hoped, according to recent news reports. And now a new survey shows why that may be. In a note to investors on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson released the results of a survey of 1,500 iPhone owners about why they haven't
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More notable recent Severn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVBI) news were published by: Marketwatch.com which released: “Severn Bancorp Inc.” on July 10, 2017, also Prnewswire.com with their article: “Severn Bancorp, Inc. Announces Purchase of Title Company” published on July 10, 2017,
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Such a request would have been extraordinary in the years when the agency was run by an Obama appointee and often targeted payday lenders. Along with recent actions taken by the CFPB, it suggests a cozier relationship between industry and regulator since the Trump administration took over the
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During the past few weeks, there appears to be a concentrated effort in the mainstream media—particularly in left-leaning outlets—to call into question the competence of Dr. Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who was named Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by President Trump.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Millennials lead the charge in mobile banking usage, but financial institutions must adapt their user experience for onboarding to attract and retain these customers, according to findings today released by Jumio and Javelin Strategy
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TORONTO — The number of Toronto-area homes sold last month fell nearly 35 per cent and the average selling price dropped more than 12 per cent from historically high levels set last year, the Toronto Real Estate Board reported Tuesday. There was a total of 5,175 residential transactions through the
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BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Corium International by 42.1% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,679,815 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $16,143,000 after buying an additional 497,615 shares during the last quarter. Opaleye Management Inc. lifted its
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Reposted with permission from Mike DelPrete. In this report, global real estate tech expert Mike DelPrete covers the trends that are changing the industry and the major players gaining traction around the world. This slideshow is the product of two years of research based on his work with more than 100
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Real estate, construction and related financial and insurance industries are together responsible for more than 20 per cent of Canada's GDP in 2017, according to a quarterly report released by Statistics Canada March 2. In B.C., a separate report funded by real estate and development industry groups,
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Oklahoma and Kentucky may follow West Virginia as educators across the country take advantage of a strong economy to agitate for more pay. By. Josh Eidelson. @josheidelson More stories by Josh Eidelson. March 6, 2018, 9:15 AM PST Updated on March 6, 2018, 10:39 AM PST. The fury among
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The feature is part of a recent Pentagon contract won by Google's cloud unit, which is trying to wrest more government spending from cloud-computing leaders Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Alphabet Inc.'s Google bids on federal contracts and supplies some equipment to the military, but it has
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