mortgage
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"Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain," Ceferin said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Commingling could happen, for example, if your friend bought a house before she married and her husband contributed financially to a significant renovation or made mortgage payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I left less confident that Chair Warsh would deem that appropriate,” said Mike Lorizio, head of U.S. rates and mortgage trading at Manulife Investment Management.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The 30-year mortgage rate reached 6.76% last week, the highest in nearly one year, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association released Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Could Mike Burry sell them $25 million of the stuff, at really generous prices, on the subprime mortgage bonds of his choosing?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Morgan Stanley clients have repeatedly applied for owner-occupied mortgages when evidence points to the properties being purchased for investment purposes, according to the people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Demand for mortgages to finance purchases of vacation homes has picked up considerably over the last year, according to a separate analysis of federal data by real-estate brokerage Redfin.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive for people wanting to secure loans, mortgages and credit cards, but can lead to better returns on savings.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
There are also examples of advisers pushing for mortgages for friends and romantic partners who lack the proper down payment, income or other criteria needed, the people said and documents show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Overindebted railroad builders and heavily mortgaged farmers demanded a less rigorous, more forgiving silver unit, and debate raged between the adherents of “soft” and “hard” money—between silver and gold, inflation and solidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
After poor ticket sales, producers were reported to have mortgaged property to cover debts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
The couple mortgaged their Hollywood Hills home again and again to finance his films, she said, in an effort to remain independent from the tight reins of Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
To raise the money for the $100 million-plus production, he mortgaged his seaside Santa Barbara, California, estate.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
As a Paravan and a man with mortgaged body parts, he considered it his duty.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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He’s a strong candidate for a team that wants a front-end starter without mortgaging the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
Mid-cap players are mortgaging chunks of their businesses to get in on the action, too.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
The Ford contract would reverse concessions the union agreed to in a series of contracts since 2007, when GM and the former Chrysler were skidding toward bankruptcy, and Ford was mortgaging assets to stay afloat.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
But if they stay in an attempt to hold on to a core piece of identity, are they mortgaging their future?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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