Waterstone Financial, Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

Waterstone Financial, Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 ——– ——– (In Thousands, except per share amounts) Interest income: Loans $ 15,458 14,238 Mortgage-related securities 638 696
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Bitcoin Is One of the Few Things Surging in a Sea of Losses

Amid a sea of red in financial markets, Bitcoin is still flashing green. … Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Monday that it hired Justin Schmidt as head of digital asset markets to help clients gain exposure to cryptocurrencies, and cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds have continued to open even amid the
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Tuesday Sector Leaders: Credit Services & Lending, Specialty Retail Stocks

In trading on Tuesday, credit services & lending shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.4%. Leading the group were shares of China Lending, up about 16.8% and shares of Santander Consumer USA Holdings up about 16.5% on the day. Also showing relative strength are specialty retail
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US Consumer Confidence Rebounds as Homebuying Plans Hit Record

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in April to the second-highest level since 2000 as Americans grew more upbeat about both current conditions and the economic outlook, according to figures Tuesday from the New York-based Conference Board.
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Apple Takes Next Step Toward Paying EU13 Billion Tax Demand

The delay may have been linked in part to Ireland's wish to negotiate a deal to cover itself against any losses stemming from holding the money, as first reported by Bloomberg News. Donohoe said Tuesday the taxpayer wouldn't be on the hook for any losses. “This is the largest recovery fund of its kind
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London Apartments Show Ongoing Ties of Odesa Mayor to Oil Mafia

In 2014, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt considered buying an apartment in the building. “We have had overseas royals, business tycoons, international artists buy [here],” Stephen Conway, executive director of Galliard Homes, one of the property's developers, told interviewers. Jolie and Pitt did not end up
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TSB banking problems expert view: 'A serious breach'

One of the key concerns, aside from the service disruption, is that customers were able to view accounts via mobile and online banking that were not their own, and that they shouldn't have had access to. TSB has said that for 20 minutes on Sunday evening, linked (or nominee) accounts, where someone
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IGR: A Global Real Estate Play Trading At A Massive Discount

IGR is currently trading at a 13.23% discount to NAV, considerably above its average discount. The fund is quite well diversified across different property types and nearly 30% of its portfolio consists of foreign companies. The fund pays a high 8.32% dividend on a monthly schedule that it has maintained
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Housing activity improved to start spring, providing another boost to freight activity

The home sales data from this month is another positive sign for the housing market after home starts posted a healthy gain last week. Housing in general remains on a general upward trend, and there remains significant room for improvement going forward. Housing inventories remain tight and the
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Tianjin Quanjian v Hebei China Fortune FC

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Masonite International Opening The Door To 35% Upside

Housing starts point to continued strength in residential housing. Supporting the growth is an increasing homeownership rate as younger buyers enter the market and wages continue to rise. Masonite International profits from a hot housing market via new construction and renovations. Through
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Macron Says He Wants 'New Accord' After Trump Threatens Iran

Macron's remarks, at a White House news conference with President Donald Trump, came after Trump earlier warned Iran not to restart its nuclear program even if the U.S. withdraws from the 2015 nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic. One of Macron's priorities for the state visit to the U.S. this week
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Popeyes Discovers Everyone Wants Late-Night Fried Chicken

The people have spoken. And they want fried chicken late at night — preferably without leaving the comfort of their homes. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the fast-food chain owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc., posted a surprise gain in same-store sales in the U.S. last quarter. Helping the
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Coke Finds That Americans Still Love Their Soda After All

The shares fell 2 percent to $43.12 at 11:37 a.m. in New York, amid declining U.S. stock markets. Diet Coke's revival is a particularly remarkable feat given it's been in decline for years as U.S. drinkers' tastes changed. Though it remains the third-largest carbonated soft drink in the U.S., Diet Coke saw
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Amazon CEO Faces Berlin Protest From Merkel's Coalition Partner

Amazon.com Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will face protests against the company's tax policy and treatment of workers when he collects an award in Berlin on Tuesday. Andrea Nahles, the newly elected leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party, the junior partner in Chancellor Angela
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Aldermore introduces new lending tiers

“At Aldermore, our human approach to lending enables us to consider each case on an individual basis so we can support those people with small credit issues. “We have worked closely with our intermediary partners to design a process that makes the journey of using our tiered products as simple and
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ReverseVision and Allegiant Reverse Services Partner to Simplify HECM Loan Title Ordering

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — ReverseVision, the leading provider of technology and training for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) industry, today announced a partnership with Allegiant Reverse Services (ARS), a full-service title and settlement company with an exclusive
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'Raging Grannies' want PNC to stop lending to companies involved in making nuclear weapons

About a dozen people identifying themselves as the “Pittsburgh Raging Grannies” picketed the annual PNC Financial Services Group Inc. shareholders meeting Downtown Tuesday, protesting the banking giant's lending to companies involved in making nuclear weapons. Citing a March study by the
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Ascend Federal Credit Union automates its residential mortgage lending business with …

OpenClose's completely browser-based solution has delivered additional efficiencies and heightened service levels for the credit union's growing mortgage lending division. Ascend engaged with OpenClose to provide the credit union with a robust LOS that will simplify its mortgage processes, ensure
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Takeda's Finances Could Take Big Hit If Shire Deal Succeeds

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. will likely see a sharp hit to its finances if its bid to buy Shire Plc succeeds and it borrows tens of billions of dollars to pay for the deal. Takeda is nearing a preliminary agreement to acquire Shire after the Japanese drugmaker sweetened its roughly $60 billion bid for the
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