Top banks' mortgage performance unchanged in 3Q: OCC

Top banks' mortgage performance unchanged in 3Q: OCC

The performance of mortgages held by the top banks was largely unchanged from a year ago with 95% of loans current and performing at the end of the third quarter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Friday. The OCC's Mortgage Metrics Report found that foreclosure activity fell 28.5% in
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Uzbekistan to introduce mobile banking for individuals

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has announced the development of a plan for the introduction of mobile banking for individuals. This measure will be taken for further development of online banking in the country and full coverage of holders of bank cards by all commercial banks. Meanwhile, testing of
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Weekend betting tips: Four bets that could make you a fortune

There is top quality horse racing, there is Premier League action and inter-provincial clashes in the PRO14. We got three of our four bets up last weekend and have high hopes for this one. Here's our best bets: Unowhatimeanharry 2.25 Ascot Saturday 7/4. Barry Geraghty riding Unowhatimeanharry
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Much-Feared Tax Bill Pays Dividends for Tech Workers

The U.S. tax overhaul is a boon to Silicon Valley technology companies like Apple and Alphabet, which will enjoy big tax cuts and the chance to bring back billions of dollars from overseas at a reduced rate. And contrary to the dire warnings of California officials, a large swath of Bay Area workers and
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Will alternative credit scores really help close more mortgages?

KEYWORDS Alternate Credit Scoring FICO Freddie Mac reaching the credit invisible. question mark. Alternative credit scoring is a pretty big buzz term going around the industry these days. The most recent HousingWire cover story revolves, and goes much deeper (paywall), into this very same issue.
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Real-estate transactions: Dec. 22, 2017

820 Stonebridge Drive, Metamora, Jeffrey and Carol Tussey to Sea Level Real Estate Holdings LLC, $305,000. 903 Mulberry Court, Germantown Hills, Matthew and Stephanie Baughman to Cartus Financial Corporation, $377,500. 903 Mulberry Court, Germantown Hills, Cartus Financial Corporation to
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Wicomico County is accepting prepayment of July 2018 real estate taxes

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Due to rising requests from citizens, the County Executive has authorized the Department of Finance to accept pre-payments of the July 2018 real estate tax from those interested in participating, pursuant to the requirements listed. The pre-payment window will reportedly
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Data Breach Exposes 123 Million US Households

Experian told Fortune that the data exposure was due to no fault of its own IT systems, unlike what happened to Equifax (efx) earlier this year. “This is an Alteryx issue. The data in question does not include any personally identifiable information, or any consumer credit information, and poses no risk of
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Commentary: Real Estate Investors Will Love This Last-Minute Change to the Tax Plan

A last-minute change to the just-passed tax plan that would benefit real estate investors like Donald Trump should surprise no one. He loudly opposed 1986 tax reform legislation because it shut down tax shelters for real estate investors like him. So, it's only natural that the Trump-GOP tax plan creates
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MLO Kara Heath Joins GSF Mortgage

GSF Mortgage Corporation has announced the addition of Kara Heath as a Mortgage Loan Originator in the company's Evansville, Ind. branch. A lifelong Indiana native and a graduate of Southern Indiana University, Kara brings eight years of experience in the mortgage industry with her to her new
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buying smartphone in peru, unlocked for international use.

Since smartphone has broke during a long trip, i´m looking to buy another….So can anyone assist where i can buy an unlocked smartphone for international use. i also understand that some phones may have limited bands, making their usefulness…
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RBI report sees easing of banking sector's NPA woes

The financial performance of banks in India, especially public sector banks (PSBs), was weighed down by high provisioning on account of non-performing assets. As a result, PSBs reported net losses for the second year in a row. Private sector banks, however, posted a muted increase in profits during
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Top 10 most read articles on Mortgage Solutions this week – 22/12/2017

Digitisation of mortgages has been a key theme this week, as Principality also rolls out a video mortgage advice service. But Habito says people still find a human more reassuring than a computer. Looking ahead to next year Phil Whitehouse argues that brokers may want to go DA in 2018, while
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Six Islanders appointed to PEI housing task force

John Horrelt, Terry Hennessey, Karen Brodeur, Christina MacLeod, Robert Haggis and Bruce MacDougall will form the Housing Supply Task Force that will serve from January to June 2018. The task force aims to enhance government's understanding of housing market trends and identify opportunities
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Orders for US Capital-Goods Ease After Robust October

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment fell in November after a sharp upward revision to the previous month, consistent with an upswing in corporate investment that's helping propel the economy. Bookings for non-military capital goods excluding aircraft eased 0.1 percent last month,
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Business Consultant Submits Perfect Bill

“A frenzied demand for coins with limited supply has now led to unsophisticated investors holding the bag at the top,” Oanda Corp. trader Stephen Innes told Bloomberg News. Eventually you are going to run out of people to sell bitcoin to, and maybe Paul Krugman's barber's brother-in-law was the last
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The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?

These are loans that can be taken out by homeowners using their home equity. Home equity is the difference between a home's market value and the remaining balance on the mortgage. Homeowners have two options: they can take out a home equity loan, which is a one time loan with a fixed interest
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Niagara Falls mortgage agent among judges for 2018 Westminster dog show

Stephen Dainard's work as a dog show judge has taken him around the globe, but he was especially excited when he got the call to represent Canada at a competition early next year in New York. The 53-year-old mortgage agent from Niagara Falls, Ont., has been invited to be a panelist at the
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What Is Bitcoin Good For?

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. And what of it, you may ask? People have been buying Hummel figurines for decades, haven't they? But the situations are not quite parallel. For one thing, people who buy Hummel figurines like to
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Novogratz Halts Hedge Fund, Says Bitcoin May Drop to $8000

Michael Novogratz, the former macro manager who's turned into one of the biggest champions of bitcoin, shelved plans to start a cryptocurrency hedge fund and predicted that the digital money may extend its plunge to $8,000. “We didn't like market conditions and we wanted to re-evaluate what we're
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