Omkara ARC buys Joyous’ Rs 784-crore PNB Housing loan

Omkara ARC buys Joyous’ Rs 784-crore PNB Housing loan

Mumbai: Omkara ARC has acquired ₹784-crore loan outstanding from PNB Housing Finance of Joyous Housing Limited. The transaction happened at par and helped the mortgage lender in resolving a significant non-performing asset. Omkara ARC bought the account in an all-cash deal, said two people aware of the development. PNB Housing Finance had announced the successful … Read more

Legacy Racist Mortgage ‘Redlining’, Fewer Green Spaces

Legacy Racist Mortgage ‘Redlining’, Fewer Green Spaces

THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.         Those so-called “redlined” neighborhoods have higher rates of air and noise pollution, racial segregation and poverty — all of … Read more