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Nationwide to buy Virgin Money in £2.9bn deal

The Guardian M&A

Lenders reach preliminary agreement on key terms in deal to create new competitor with £366bn in assets Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money in a deal that values its high street rival at nearly £3bn and would create the second-largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK.

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Comment on UWM Underwriters Subsidized by Appraisers by Mary Cummins

Appraisers Blog

There’s also another class action against them for discrimination and mortgage denials. Whites make more money, have more money, have better credit and are more likely to be approved for a loan. Whites make more money, have more money, have better credit and are more likely to be approved for a loan.

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Nationwide agrees £2.9bn deal to take over Virgin Money

The Guardian M&A

Richard Branson has already indicated he will back takeover that will require the agreement of the group’s shareholders Nationwide Building Society is lined up to take over its smaller rival Virgin Money after the pair formally agreed a deal worth £2.9bn.

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A Theory of the REIT

Harvard Corporate Governance

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are companies that raise money from the public to invest in real estate. REITs span a large variety of industries: there are REITs that own a quarter-billion square feet of shopping centers, communication towers that span the globe, and over $100 billion of mortgages. more…)

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Comment on The Real Cause of the Home Value Gap Is the Income Gap by Maria

Appraisers Blog

What is a percentage of an appraisal cost today per the mortgage cost, vs. 10/20/30 years ago? They decide who gets the mortgage, but the appraisers are blamed. Mary, I had an itchy feeling that banks are stirring all. They are crying that appraisers are too expensive. Banks set the appraiser fee. Reasonable.

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Slaughter & May Backs Nationwide's £2.9B Virgin Money Bid

Law 360 M&A

Nationwide Building Society said Thursday that it plans to buy Virgin Money UK in a £2.9 billion) cash deal that would create the second-largest mortgage and savings provider in Britain. billion ($3.7

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The Logic and Limits of the Federal Reserve Act

Harvard Corporate Governance

The Fed repeatedly rescued overleveraged financial companies, backstopped foreign financial institutions, and purchased trillions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities. If the Fed is able to create money to boost asset prices and save financial firms, why shouldn’t it directly tackle problems that hurt ordinary households and businesses?

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