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Comment on Fannie Mae Fraud and Abuse Exposed by BDL

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In reply to Chase Pursley. No one is against modernization if it comes without fraud and discrimination to achieve that end. See, the problem lies with the liars and cheats that are falsely manipulating that for their own self nterests.

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Peter Hargreaves to join Hargreaves Lansdown board following £5.4bn takeover

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Investment groups biggest shareholder to return to oversight role on company he co-founded in 1981

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Comment on Fannie Mae Fraud and Abuse Exposed by Chase Pursley

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In reply to Older and maybe Wiser. It’s pretty bizarre because government efficiency is good for both sides of the isle. How could anyone be against basic things like modernization of technology and more rigorous accounting practices?

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European telecom groups line up deals in hope of looser merger rules

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Executives believe new competition chief and blocs push for growth will lead to change

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Buy the Dip: The Draw and Dangers of Contrarian Investing!

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When markets are in free fall, there is a great deal of advice that is meted out to investors, and one is to just buy the dip , i.e., buy beaten down stocks, in the hope that they will recover, or the entire market, if it is down. "Buying the dip" falls into a broad group of investment strategies that can be classified as "contrarian", where investors act in contrast to what the rest of the market is doing at the time, buying (selling) when the vast majority are selling (buying) , and it has bee

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Halfords’ hard pedalling could steer it towards a takeover

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Retailer should pop up on dealmakers radars for its improved business, yet depressed share price

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Comment on Hybrid Appraisals – Flawed Data or Flawed Agenda? by Kenneth Mullinix

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HUD Is Targeting a Disabled Senior Citizen to Protect Its Political Agenda I Am That Appraiser _ By Kenneth J. Mullinix Retired, Disabled, VA-Cleared Appraiser Living on Social Security and Medicare _ I never thought Id be herewriting a blog post just to defend myself from a federal agency. Im a 67-year-old, disabled senior, retired, living mostly on Social Security and Medicare.

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ISS Discusses Proposed $362.5 Million Settlement in GE Securities Fraud Class Action

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On November 25, 2024, plaintiffs Sjunde AP-Fonden and The Cleveland Bakers And Teamsters Pension Fund (together Plaintiffs) moved Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court) for preliminary approval of a proposed $362.5 million cash settlement, which will resolve securities fraud class action claims against the General Electric Company (GE or the Company) and its former CFO (together Defendants). 1 Plaintiffs stated that the parties reached the

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Comment on Hybrid Appraisals – Flawed Data or Flawed Agenda? by BDL

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In reply to Baggins. Spot on Baggins. This is not about the money yet there are those that live in a vacuum or worse, have an agenda and spew their rhetoric. You are much more diplomatic than me and I call it like I see it as offending as that may be. This is about unwarranted persecution against individuals,, demonized by a minority of hateful, despicable individuals who find some bazarre satisfaction in terrorizing Americans simply because they can abuse their position.

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The Corporate Restructuring Machine: How AI Could Improve Workouts

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Out-of-court corporate restructurings, or corporate workouts, involve high-stakes multi-party negotiations without a clear procedural framework, such as the one that Chapter 11 provides. This gives the parties the freedom to design workouts without the constraints imposed by a rigid legal process and can save them significant amounts of money. At the same time, corporate workouts suffer from process fragility.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Comment on United Appraisers Network Challenges Appraisal Institute by Deano Tee

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David Samnick, I think your proposal is 90% awesome. It not only organizes our profession, but unlike many of the other appraisal association it appears to strongly promote our profession and those entities (such as AMCs!) that harm it. But I have to say I am firmly with the others regarding the poisonous diversity reverse discrimination statements.

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Comment on Fannie Mae Fraud and Abuse Exposed by Realist

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Have to wonder how the consciences of the fraudsters /abusers are doing on this Easter/Resurrection Day Sunday? Do they even have a clue on how much damage they have done to America and to many innocent lives – such as appraisers? Their reward is waiting and there has to be a special section just for them. Is the very temporary/short term evil gain worth the long term price?