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A new company brings a new name.  Two months after multifamily giants AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential merged to form one of the country’s largest real estate companies — the total enterprise value is calculated at $71 billion — the two firms announced Friday that their new company will be called Vivmark Residential.  SEE ALSO:…

For six months, investors had a playbook: when Trump threatens Iran, buy the dip, because he always backs down. But in September, the playbook stopped working.

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Key insight: After private meetings with executives allegedly yielded few results, two activist investors have published a letter outlining their concerns, beginning what they say will be a persistent pressure campaign. Supporting data: In this year’s first quarter, expenses at United Bancorporation of Alabama rose by 15% year over year, while total loans grew by…

Self-employed borrowers, investors managing multiple properties, entrepreneurs with complex income structures, and Canadians navigating divorce, Canada Revenue Agency debt, or bankruptcy proceedings are increasingly landing in the alternative channel. That’s not because of a damaged credit history, but rather because of how banks define qualifying income. Grant Armstrong (pictured top left), chief growth officer at…

Earnings season can be humbling, so I hope you allow me the opportunity to boast when given the chance. The last time I wrote about Nu Holdings (NU +10.34%) — on June 3 — the Latin American fintech was sliding. The parent company of Brazil’s fast-growing NuBank was reeling from analyst downgrades and mounting headwinds….