Small and mid-sized companies are the new targets of business email compromise

Small and mid-sized companies are the new targets of business email compromise

Business email compromise is particularly threatening to small and medium-size businesses because — absent very specific insurance coverage for this kind of loss — there is no one to look to for compensation. Increasingly, targets are real estate agents, title companies, and law firms involved in
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Banks unfairly deny mortgages to African-Americans and Latinos – report

Black mortgage applicants were rejected by lenders at significantly higher rates than white Americans in 48 cities, Latinos in 25, Asians in nine and Native Americans in three. The racial disparity came to light in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records analysed by the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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Is Buying Matthews International Corporation Class A (NASDAQ:MATW) Here Good Idea?

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.2 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.25, from 1.45 in 2017Q2. It turned negative, as 18 investors sold Matthews International Corporation shares while 47 reduced holdings. 23 funds opened positions while 55 raised stakes. 25.12 million shares or 0.23% more from 25.06 million
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Ask the Stager: A look at the hottest design trends for 2018 — and a warning

Kara Woods, an award-winning home staging and design professional who specializes in the luxury market, teaches at the Academy of Home Staging and serves as Northeast regional vice president of the Real Estate Stagers Association. Send comments and questions to Address@globe.com.
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Banks Still Need a Nudge to Be Colorblind

The CRA demands compliance only from traditional deposit-taking banks, putting them at a disadvantage to the non-bank lenders that account for an increasing share of mortgage and business loans. Examiners assess performance primarily in areas where banks have physical branches, an approach
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Analysis finds racial disparities in Tulsa, Oklahoma City mortgage approvals

The analysis also found that blacks in the Oklahoma City metro area were more likely to be denied a conventional mortgage than white applicants. … Out of 7,482 conventional mortgage loan applications filed in 2015 and 2016 in Tulsa, 156 applicants were black, with 22.4 percent being denied,
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Baker Donelson Earns Ninth Consecutive Ranking on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work …

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — For the ninth consecutive year, Baker Donelson has been named one of FORTUNE magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For®.” The law firm is ranked 96th in the 2018 edition of this prestigious list, which recognizes companies with exceptional
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Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien found guilty of fraud in mortgage scheme

While much of the interest in her dry mortgage fraud trial stemmed from her seat on the bench, the allegations had nothing to do with her office. O'Brien was charged last year with bank fraud and mail fraud affecting a financial institution. The feds claimed O'Brien lied on documents and used a straw
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System Upgrade Weekend – What services are available during this time?

Online/Mobile Banking, You will not be able to log in to your account through online banking or mobile banking over the system upgrade weekend. • Consumer online banking will be “view only” beginning 3pm Eastern on 2/16. • Business online banking will be unavailable beginning 8pm Eastern on
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India's state-owned banks endure a string of bad news

A 1.3trn-rupees ($21bn) bail-out from the government seemed to have cleaned up the bad lending decisions of years gone by. A new bankruptcy law gave them an edge in long-standing battles with recalcitrant borrowers. It seemed a few Indian companies, having for years eschewed fresh investment,
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ZOCCAM Goes Live with One Nation Title for an Amazing Home Buying Experience

15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ZOCCAM® has announced the onboarding of One Nation Title, a Texas title company with locations throughout Houston and Dallas. … “One Nation Title recognizes that purchasing a home is one of the most significant events that a buyer will experience in their lifetime.
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Activision Blizzard Makes Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For' List

Fortune reveals some interesting numbers about the company in its list. For example, Activision Blizzard employees a total of 5,322 to people, with 1,515 additional job openings being available as of February 2018. In the past 12 months, the company's had 110,989 job applications, with an average of
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Freddie needs $312 million from Treasury after writing down tax assets

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac posted a net loss of $3.3 billion during the fourth quarter and will request $312 million from the Treasury after recent tax reform legislation forced it to write down the value of tax deferred assets. The $5.4 billion write-down was greater than the $3 billion capital cushion that
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St. Jude, 3 Other Memphis Companies Make Prestigious Fortune List

Fortune magazine has named St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to the “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the eighth consecutive year. The annual list distinguishes companies with exceptional workplace cultures that foster employee engagement and trust. Employee opinion surveys
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Guns Kill More Children Than Cancer: Is There A Cure In Sight?

… its own is to con ourselves. To do nothing to try and stop it is to betray ourselves and every generation to come. It's hard for many of us to accept, but we are culpable in spreading one of the worst child-killing diseases there is. This essay appears in today's edition of the Fortune Brainstorm Health Daily.
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Bazi fortune telling

This Fortune Telling Teller site contains traditional wisdom and information of Chinese horoscope, Chinese fortune, Chinese astrology, Chinese zodiac, fortune telling Looking for fortune tellers in Singapore? We put our fate in the hands of palmists, bazi and feng shui practitioners, astrologers and Tarot
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Fortune names 10 hospitals, health systems as 'Best Companies to Work For'

Fortune has named 10 hospitals and health systems to its 2018 list of the.
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West Oak Capital LLC Has $561000 Stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 2.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,475,174 shares of the company's stock worth $13,092,759,000 after buying an additional 2,972,929 shares during the period. Flossbach Von Storch AG lifted its
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Tokyo's Elite Streets

Foreign buyers make up only a tiny slice of the market, even though laws in Japan don't restrict foreign ownership. International buyers often come from Singapore, Hong Kong or elsewhere in Asia, said Toshiyuki Sanada, an architect and deputy general manager for Mori Building Co. specializing in
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Bannon Meets With House Lawmakers Investigating Russia

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon declined to answer some questions Thursday during a closed-door meeting with the House panel conducting a Russia probe, deepening a standoff between the panel and the White House. Bannon, who didn't respond to questions from reporters, was
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