BNP Residential Properties Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has announced stockholder approval of a proposed merger with Babcock & Brown Bravo Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Babcock & Brown Ltd., an international investment and advisory firm.Approximately 72% of BNP's outstanding common shares were voted at the meeting, of which more than 94% favored the merger, BNP reported. The real estate investment trust said the merger is expected to close in late January (upon the satisfaction of various conditions), at which time holders of BNP common stock will be entitled to receive $24 in cash per share, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, the apartment REIT said. BNP can be found on the Web at http://www.bnp-residential.com.
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JPMorganChase and Bank of America raised concerns about the proposed removal of risk-weighted assets from the denominator of the short-term wholesale funding component of the GSIB surcharge — changes backed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., reportedly plans to send the recently passed housing bill to the White House on Monday, starting a 10-day clock for the president to sign the bill.
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The national delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.5% last month due to a calendar anomaly, marking a 4.5% month-over-month incline and 9.4% annual change.
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ICE launched a fraud detection tool for underwriters, Newrez partnered with Matic and Rate announced a free home equity monitoring tool this month.
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Nearly one-third of states now have official nonbank standards for liquidity, capital and corporate governance that firms over a certain threshold must meet.
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KBW now rates UWM as outperform, and BTIG calls the stock a buy, but both cite high leverage levels and industry macro trends depressing its stock price.
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