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From housing finance to Facebook’s crypto plans, moderators questioning the presidential candidates in Texas next month would have no shortage of financial policy topics from which to pick.

From: Business Insider
By: Hillary Hoffower
https://www.businessinsider.com/more-baby-boomers-in-debt-filing-for-bankruptcy-2019-8

.Part I of this short series on real estate transactions (read it here) talked about the title to the property. We saved title insurance for Part II. It’s its own animal.

Title insurance protects the buyer and the mortgage lender in the event a future problem is found with the title. Having an experienced Wisconsin real estate attorney on board early reduces the possibility that a problem will be found later. An experienced Wisconsin real estate attorney explains the title commitment to you. Most importantly, the attorney makes sure you understand liens, easements, and deed restrictions which remain on your property after purchasing.

Forgery, Fraud, and Heirs, oh my

Title insurance insures the piece of property with regard to claims, rights, and liens against the home or property being purchased. These claims sometimes include fraudulent titles, forged signatures, undisclosed heirs to the property, or spousal claims from ex’s. When a home is in a subdivision or is a condominium, the title insurance lists all the restrictions and covenants (rules) of the subdivision or condominium.

BlackRock has released its Investment Stewardship Report for the Americas region (United States, Canada and Latin America) for the second quarter of 2019.  The majority of the investor’s stewardship activities during this quarter entail voting and direct engagements to inform its voting decisions given that a majority of its portfolio companies’ shareholder meetings are scheduled in this time period. In sum, in comparison to the second quarter of 2018, BlackRock has engaged with approximately 9% fewer companies in the Americas, and for North America (United States and Canada) the percentage of proposals BlackRock has voted against managements’ recommendations, while still low, has increased from 4% to 7%.
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The Michigan company disclosed that an unnamed client made a large payment on a $6.5 million nonperforming loan.

The New Jersey company was reportedly shopping itself around last fall. Fresh off an agreement to buy Gold Coast Bancorp in New York, CEO Kevin Cummings says he is ready to explore other acquisitions.

Ancora Advisors also suggested that the company get rid of its current management team.

The Letter V is for Value in my bankruptcy alphabet.

The value of one’s assets drives exemptions and the question of what you get to keep through bankruptcy.

The value of  your assets that are subject to liens also determines whether you can void liens on those assets.

The bank will buy First State Bank of Mobeetie.