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• Synchrony Financial (SYF) Extends Partnership With Mattress Firm
  
  Synchrony Financial (SYF) renews its tie-up with Mattress Firm in a bid to provide the latter's customers with improved payment and financing solutions.
  Zacks.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• What's in Store for AGNC Investment (AGNC) in Q4 Earnings?
  
  While low fed fund rates are likely to have reduced the quarterly average cost of funds for AGNC Investment (AGNC), higher refinancing should have resulted in a decline in interest income in Q4.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Weekly mortgage refinance demand drops 5% after rates hit highest level since November
  
  Several weeks of rising rates are dousing what was incredibly high demand for refinancing, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Main Street welcomes added aid in Biden's Covid relief plan as PPP funding sees demand from micro businesses
  
  Biden's American Rescue Plan includes $15 billion in small business grants and $35 billion for small business financing programs.
  CNBC.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Banks Called Out For Their Role In Financing Plastic Pollution
  
  Banks are coming under pressure to tackle plastic pollution through their lending policies. A new report claims they are not applying any lending criteria to loans to companies in the plastics value chain.
  Forbes.  Friday, 8 Jan 2021.
• Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, suspected Mumbai attack leader, jailed in Pakistan
  
  Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is sentenced to five years for terror financing.
  BBC News.  Friday, 8 Jan 2021.
• The Shark Tank Approach To Financing A College Education
  
  The TV show Shark Tank does what Income Share Agreements do: investors take risks on budding entrepreneurs. We could have Collegiate Shark Tanks.
  Forbes.  Monday, 4 Jan 2021.
• Remodeling in 2021? 4 crucial things homeowners need to know
  
  From budgeting to financing and handling unforeseen problems, here are the top four things homeowners need to know about home renovations and maintenance.
  Inman.  Thursday, 31 Dec 2020.
• A Small Business Owner's Guide to Funding Options Without a New PPP
  
  Employers must consider all financing options regardless of where we stand on a forthcoming stimulus package.
  Entrepreneur.  Monday, 28 Dec 2020.
• Epstein-linked modeling agent charged with rape of minors
  
  A modeling agent associated with disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged in France with sexual harassment and the rape of minors over 15 years old.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 20 Dec 2020.
• Next plots dramatic Topshop rescue with US investor
  
  Next is in talks with US asset management giant Davidson Kempner Capital Management about joining forces and financing a bid for the home of Topshop, Topman, Burton and Miss Selfridge.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 19 Dec 2020.
• Crazy video shows daredevil financier bro, 28, and his pals SKIING through the streets of Manhattan
  
  Jordan Goldstein, 28, strapped on his skis and sped down Essex Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan at 11.30pm on Wednesday.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 18 Dec 2020.
• Ghislaine Maxwell proposes $28.5 million bail package, proclaims innocence
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, proposed a $28.5 million bail package Monday.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020.
• Opendoor expands service offerings across multiple markets
  
  The company is expanding its iBuying, in-person and virtual touring and financing services across multiple U.S. markets, it was announced Thursday.
  Inman.  Thursday, 10 Dec 2020.
• He's a Republican, a Wall Street financier, and a supporter of 'Medicare for all'
  
  Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer, is a conservative who thinks progressive policies, modified by tax incentives, could aid a COVID-battered underclass.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 30 Nov 2020.

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