Sentences with phrase «in predatory»

Saiyid J. Naqvi, president and CEO of PNC Mortgage Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill., calls real estate practitioners «unsuspecting third parties» in predatory schemes.

I have seen some law firms beginning to specialize in predatory dealing and lending in RE as the penalties can be very stiff, 10 years and 100K plus damages and attorney fees.

Both he and Klubes are currently representing Wells Fargo N.A. in a suit brought by the City of Baltimore that alleges the bank engaged in predatory lending in Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods.

The coal industry downplays the serious threat of mercury in our food chain (particularly in predatory ocean fish like swordfish and tuna), by saying that there's more «naturally - occurring» mercury in our oceans and rivers so their mercury emissions couldn't possibly be harming Americans.

Proponents of the pipeline have engaged in a predatory relationship with Americans» insecurity about unemployment to present what appear to be grossly exaggerated estimates of the job - creating benefits of the pipeline.

They take existing game conventions such as the turn based strategy or the manager sim and deconstruct them to highlight the complicity of the player in a predatory role, while above all showing compassion for the collateral human suffering.

In a predatory animal that means prey drive governs hunting and killing techniques.

Here are suggestions that can fulfill your cat's need to engage in predatory behavior:

When dogs engage in predatory behavior they will typically be quiet stalkers.

Any forward movement done suddenly will increase your dog's adrenaline surge regardless if your dog is in a predatory state or a reactive / fearful one.

There are also de-sensitization techniques and counter-conditioning therapies that can help reign in the predatory instinct, but Stepita cautioned that it should be done under the supervision of a veterinary behaviorist for the animals» safety.

The Argentinian Dogo's I've met have been much more intense in their predatory instincts than any of the American Pit Bull Terriers I've worked with.

Many senior cats retain their a built - in predatory drive and still enjoy hiding in boxes or chasing a wad of paper on the floor.

I noticed that OBIE, the 9 yr old was beginning to stalk SADIE in a predatory way.

Defaulting on a loan can quickly put you into a cycle of debt that is difficult to break, especially if you are caught in a predatory lending situation.

The proposed settlement and complaint were both filed against Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. who the CFPB is accusing of working with the Corinthian Colleges in a predatory lending scheme.

Now, with this «agency reorganization», it is a blow to the agency's structural ability to take action against student loan companies who engage in predatory practices against student loan borrowers.

«The only people lending to them are credit card companies, which do so in a predatory way, and the government, through student loans.»

«The bank regulators have been criticized for failing to stop unsafe lending during the housing boom and for pre-empting state attempts to rein in predatory lending.

For example, when you look at this change of terms from the point of view of, «Has Chase credit cards engaged in predatory lending by issuing this change in terms without an opt - out provision?»

I realize my son made a mistake by being taken in my predatory lenders but that does not mean his life and ours should be allowed to be ruined by these people.»

I saw one of those ads regarding students that went to the Art institutes being eligible for help because of some lawsuit filed in 2012 for 103 million in predatory loans..

She (Judge Cote) rejects these arguments for a variety of reasons, including the reasoning that «even if Amazon was engaged in predatory pricing, this is no excuse for unlawful price - fixing.»

The question then becomes whether or not it engages in predatory activity.

Not all services with book «packages» are in the predatory category.

DOJ claims that it closely examined allegations that Amazon engaged in predatory pricing, and found persuasive evidence lacking.

It would compromise their trust in me, as well as my standing in the survivor community if I used my position in a predatory way to hit people up in that manner.

Perhaps after his lengthy hiatus in the provinces, he's forgotten how to swim with the sharks... In the predatory world of Roman law, accusers collect a fee from successful prosecutions.

Student advocates say it's wrong to hold students responsible for loans they took out to attend fraudulent for - profit colleges that inflated their job - placement rates and engaged in predatory recruitment and marketing tactics.

In this predatory environment, even her landlord (Keanu Reeves) is at best nasty, at worst a rapist, she finds what initially appears to be the safety of a friendship with Ruby (Jena Malone) and the antipathy of older (but not old) models Sarah (Abbey Lee) and Gigi (Bella Heathcote).

Fur can be combined with animal print, completing it or totally dying it in the predatory animal color.

Retraction Watch: Why did you decide to look at how many of your colleagues in the business school have published in predatory journals?

Derek Pyne found that most of his colleagues at the School of Business and Economics at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, Canada have at least one paper in a predatory journal.

Continue reading When most faculty publish in predatory journals, does the school become «complicit?»

But a new analysis has found that many of the weak papers in predatory journals are coming from top - flight Indian research institutions.

This is an especially big problem in the life sciences, and it will take time to fix, says K. Vijayraghavan, the secretary of India's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in New Delhi, which funded some of the research that ended up in predatory journals.

They found that fish that ate Daphnia containing nanoplastics experienced a change in their predatory behaviour and poor appetite.

Longrich says cannibalism was probably common in predatory dinosaurs, just as modern large carnivores, including bears, komodo dragons and some big cats, often turn cannibal.

«We estimate that data from millions of patients and animals may be tucked away in predatory journals,» said Dr. Manoj Lalu, associate scientist and anesthesiologist at The Ottawa Hospital, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the study.

This process was hypothesized to result from an evolutionary chemical arms race, in which the invention of potent venom in the predatory animals and the evolution of venom resistance in their prey animals, exert reciprocal selection pressures.

«From an evolutionary psychology perspective, the structure and functions [of psychopaths» brains] may be a little different, but they're properly designed for engagement in predatory behaviors.

«But parents are concerned about boys — or girls — goofing off and doing things in a predatory sense.

The investigation at the time found that the company was engaged in predatory lending practices and misrepresenting loan terms.

At 10 a.m., community organizations release report highlighting lack of oversight of for - profit commercial bail bond industry in New York City and call on elected officials and regulators to take immediate action to rein in predatory and illegal practices, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

It also prohibits them, among other things, from directly misleading consumers, engaging in predatory practices, and including inaccurate information on a credit report.

The decision came after Coles was taken to the commission on fears that the price reductions, which kick - started a price war with rival Woolworths, was engaging in predatory pricing which would affect dairy farmers.

Coles denies engaging in predatory pricing, claiming it has not been selling milk at a loss (which is required for a successful action under the Birdsville Amendment, although it is not a pre-requisite under the standard misuse of market power provision, which might also found a claim for predatory pricing).

For example, the dominant firm buying up all available land, restricting supplies of essential materials, engaging in predatory pricing, or tying up customers in long - term contracts with anti-competitive rebates.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

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However, the new report comes at a particularly inopportune time for Cuban, as it follows a high - profile Sports Illustrated report, published two weeks ago, detailing «a corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior» in the Dallas Mavericks organization.