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We don’t know how much total leverage there is, but from trends in margin debt we know it’s huge and skyrocketing. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET: Much of the leverage in the stock market is not tracked and no one knows what it is. Sometimes a treat surface when …
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Getty Images Chanelle Bessette When you think of Google, Walgreens, or H&R Block, what probably comes to your mind is searching the web, taking a prescription, or doing your taxes – not writing checks, building a fund. emergency or set up automatic bill payments. But these companies are part of …
Read More »Montgomery County COVID-19 Data Center and Dashboards Recognized for Excellence | New
NORRISTOWN – Montgomery County has been recognized for excellence for the way it provided data-driven insight into the local spread of COVID-19 through a hub and dashboard on the county’s website. The county recently received the 2020 Geographic Information System (GIS) Excellence Award for the COVID-19 hub and dashboards it …
Read More »KBRA assigns preliminary scores to GCAT 2021-NQM3 Trust (GCAT 2021-NQM3)
NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Seven Categories of GCAT 2021-NQM3 Trust Mortgage Transfer Certificates (GCAT 2021-NQM3), $ 290.6 Million Non-Blueprint RMBS Transaction . The underlying guarantee, made up of 516 residential mortgages, is characterized by a notable concentration of alternative income documents, …
Read More »How to refinance a HELOC and save money by doing it
Editorial independence We want to help you make better informed decisions. Certain links on this page – clearly marked – may direct you to a partner website and earn us a referral commission. For more information, see How we make money. Refinancing: This is a term that is used a …
Read More »Credit trap: debt and dispossession in Central Asia
Since 2006, illegal debt collection agencies have flourished in Kazakhstan, where besides only 193 officially registered agencies, at least a thousand operate illegally. In 2019, the country’s banks sold problematic loans worth 611.6 billion tenge ($ 1.4 billion) to collection agencies. Publication on Kazakh social networks video and voice recordings …
Read More »State offers money and prizes to get vaccinated | Local News
BOSTON – Massachusetts has taken a milestone after vaccinating more than 4 million people against COVID-19, but the state is struggling to reach some who are still hesitant to get vaccinated. The number of people seeking vaccines has slowed in recent weeks, and the state has shifted its focus from …
Read More »Meet Fintech innovators using AI to reinvent the financial industry
The world of finance, as we know it, is changing. From new currencies to new business opportunities, innovation has been unlocked with one key: artificial intelligence. Almost all new money management approaches have AI in their DNA. Globally, the AI financial technology (fintech) market is expected to reach $ 22.6 …
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