AP AIMCAP, a joint venture of two private equity firms, is acquiring Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust for $13.35 per share in cash.The Covington, Ky.-based real estate investment trust reported that the purchase price was about 21% higher than its recent average stock price. The Eagle portfolio includes 13 hotel properties, with a total of 3,516 rooms, run under hotel brands including Hilton, Marriott, Embassy Suites, and Hyatt. The acquiring companies said they believe that the Eagle portfolio "consists of a diversified group of well-branded hotels with strong cash flow." The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
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Doxo plans to fight the FTC complaint, which focuses broadly on consumer finance, but there are signs of confusion about the company's role in mortgages too.
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Members of the LGBTQ community were most likely to have experienced housing bias, according to a Zillow survey, which also found many people don't recognize how fair lending laws could help.
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Senior executives making over $151,000 would still be subject to such clauses should the rule go into effect this year.
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Christopher J. Gallo and his aide, Mehmet A. Elmas, allegedly withheld information in mortgage applications, hiding that borrowers were purchasing second home properties.
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Mortgage rates rose 7 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, and more increases are likely following a weaker than expected gross domestic product report.
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Independent mortgage bankers lost the most money ever on every loan originated last year due to higher rates and lower volumes, an industry trade group said.
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