Supreme Court Rejects Appeals in GSE Profits Case

Supreme Court Rejects Appeals in GSE Profits Case

courtroom-justicescales This week the United States Supreme Court rejected appeals in a case challenging the federal government's handling of profits generated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since they came under government control during the 2008 financial crisis. On Tuesday, the Supreme
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Brainstorm Health: Verily Eye Scans, Organs on Chips, Merck-Viralytics Deal

As with pretty much all things Verily, the method is centered on machine learning, as detailed in a report published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. The Verily algorithm was trained using a dataset of about 300,000 patients, including eye scans and other medical information. Via neural
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Real Estate Assessments Up 1.5 Percent In Vienna

VIENNA, VA—Fairfax County reports that 2018 residential property assessments increased by an average of 1.5 percent in Vienna, which is lower than the countywide average of 2.17 percent. The average home assessment for 2018 for Vienna was $721,135, notably higher than the average $535,597
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$1.1M lending fund set up for south Phoenix small businesses

South Phoenix small-business owners and entrepreneurs will soon have access to a $1.1 million lending program that will help them secure loans and fortify their businesses. Raza Development Fund, the largest Latino community development financial institution, and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)
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TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. Announces Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX, or the “Company”) today reported net investment income of $26.9 million, or $0.45 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. Net asset value per share was $16.09 at December 31, 2017 as compared to $16.09 at
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Fourth fortune hunter dies looking for Fenn's Treasure

Last summer, fortune hunter Paris Wallace, 52, a pastor from Colorado was found dead north of Santa Fe, New Mexico after trying to traverse a river. Separately, Eric Ashby, 31 died after his raft overturned on the Arkansas River. In 2016, Randy Bilyeu, 54, died on the Rio Grande while looking for the
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Payday Lenders Continue to Put Coloradoans Into High-Cost Debt

Almost eight years after Colorado enacted a payday law reform bill in 2010, payday lenders in Colorado continue to ensnare customers in a cycle of high-cost debt. Customers are drawn in by promises of easy cash. But as the high costs mount, the struggle to cover monthly expenses is compounded by
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CBRE Group, Inc. Named Top Real Estate Brand in Lipsey Survey for 17th Consecutive Year

CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that The Lipsey Company has named CBRE the top global brand in commercial real estate for the 17th consecutive year.
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YouTube Promoted Florida Shooting Video That Fueled Conspiracy

YouTube was criticized after promoting a video with a title that suggested a teenage survivor of last week's Florida school shooting was a paid actor, the latest sign of Google's ongoing struggle to suppress conspiracy theories on its massive video site. The video shows David Hogg, a student who has
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Building a Real Estate Dream Team

Teams are an increasingly popular method of serving clients in the purchase and sale of a home. Teams in real estate are the future because the job is getting harder—it's almost impossible for one person to do it all on their own without dropping the ball on something. Episode 11 of the Center for
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Mueller Files Sealed New Charges in Manafort, Gates Case

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has filed new charges in the case against ex- Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former deputy, Rick Gates, according to a sealed court filing. The filing in Washington federal court doesn't specify the nature of the charges, or whether it expanded the
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Home Depot books higher sales in hot housing market

Home Depot books higher sales in hot housing market. 2/21/2018. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Hurricane repairs, rising home values and millennials' big moves into home ownership gave Home Depot's same-store sales a 7.5% boost in the fourth quarter, topping analysts' estimates for 6.5% growth.
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Trump Wants to Turn Space Into a Free-Market Paradise

America's regulations for off-planet activity were written in the 1980s. They're about to be remade with a capitalist bent. By. Justin Bachman. @justinbachman More stories by Justin Bachman. February 21, 2018, 11:11 AM PST Updated on February 21, 2018, 12:39 PM PST. From. The SpaceX Falcon
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Illinois Credit Unions take advantage of new lending program

NAPERVILLE, IL (February 21, 2018) — The Illinois Credit Union League and LSC are excited to announce that nearly a dozen Illinois credit unions are currently taking advantage of the CULS Loan Program offered by LSC and the Credit Union Loan Source (CULS). This new partnership enables
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Are Either Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC) or Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC …

As of late, the Street has taken a bit closer look at shares of Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC). In the latest session the stock moved 3.11%, putting the stock value at $69.50. Here we'll take a quick glance at how the stock price is currently trading in relation to some of its simple moving averages.
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Interested In The Real Estate Industry? Take A Look At Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ESRT)

Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ESRT), a US$5.53B mid-cap, is a real estate company operating in an industry which remains the single largest sector globally, and has continued to play a key role in investor portfolios as an asset class. Real estate investment trust, or a REIT, is a collective vehicle
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Ursula Burns Proves That Even A Poor Black Girl Could Lead A Fortune 500 Company

As a child, Ursula Burns was told she has three things against her — she was Black, she was a woman and she was poor. Thirty years later, she became the first African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Burns was raised in the public housing projects in the Lower East Side of Manhattan
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Risky Crypto Bet Dents Dennis Gartman's Retirement Account

Making big bets on speculative assets with retirement money is something most advisers warn against, but Bitcoin fever is prompting all sorts of puzzling decisions. For 67-year-old Dennis Gartman, the longtime publisher of a namesake daily investing newsletter and television commentator, that was
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Why Attend the 35th Annual Regional Conference Of MBAs?

We are excited about our new approach to Thursday's program (with no increase in cost to Conference attendees!) which provides the time needed to deal with, “A close look at the future of mortgage lending and where you fit in.” Our expert panel includes a current employee of the CFPB and other
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Zar Group refinances Broadway tower with $210M loan

The Zar Group — the real estate investment arm of the Zar family — had considered converting the 42-story, 400,000 s/f office tower to apartments when they bought it from a partnership of the Chetrit Group, Moinian Group and Edward J. Minskoff Equities for $204 million in 2011. Instead, the company
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