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                    <title>BBVA supports social development projects in Colombia worth 2.4 billion pesos through August</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-supports-social-development-projects-in-colombia-worth-2-4-billion-pesos-through-august/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia granted 3.8 billion pesos in sustainable lending between January and August 2023, with $2.4 billion going to inclusive growth projects and $1.4 billion for climate action pursuits. These figures are already up on last year’s total figure and 66% higher than in August 2022.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia granted 3.8 billion pesos in sustainable lending between January and August 2023, with $2.4 billion going to inclusive growth projects and $1.4 billion for climate action pursuits. These figures are already up on last year’s total figure and 66% higher than in August 2022.]]>
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                    <title>Analysis: Top five ways millennials’ approach to homebuying is different from other generations</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/analysis-top-five-ways-millennials-approach-to-homebuying-is-different-from-other-generations/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Home buying]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Months ago, BBVA USA Head of Mortgage Murat Kalkan <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/housing-market-outlook-supply-demand-millennials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spoke on a variety of topics regarding the mortgage sector</a> - and in part spoke about millennials and their changing patterns toward homeownership.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Months ago, BBVA USA Head of Mortgage Murat Kalkan <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/housing-market-outlook-supply-demand-millennials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spoke on a variety of topics regarding the mortgage sector</a> - and in part spoke about millennials and their changing patterns toward homeownership.]]>
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                    <title>Financial health: an essential ingredient for household well-being</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-health/financial-health-an-essential-ingredient-for-household-well-being/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Ana Cabirta]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial health]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial planning]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial health]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Good financial health is a growing and serious concern. Individuals who exhibit financial vulnerability may spread negative effects to their households, compromising their well-being. It is therefore critical to understand financial health and the extent to which it can contribute to improved financial resilience. According to a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/publicaciones/vulnerabilidad-financiera-y-comportamiento-del-consumidor-el-papel-de-la-salud-financiera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent report</a> by <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/los-retos-y-oportunidades-de-la-digitalizacion/">digitalization</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/co/innovacion/la-educacion-financiera-clave-para-combatir-el-fraude-electronico/">financial education</a> are key elements to be included in any public or private measures intended to help improve individual financial resilience.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Good financial health is a growing and serious concern. Individuals who exhibit financial vulnerability may spread negative effects to their households, compromising their well-being. It is therefore critical to understand financial health and the extent to which it can contribute to improved financial resilience. According to a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/publicaciones/vulnerabilidad-financiera-y-comportamiento-del-consumidor-el-papel-de-la-salud-financiera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent report</a> by <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/los-retos-y-oportunidades-de-la-digitalizacion/">digitalization</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/co/innovacion/la-educacion-financiera-clave-para-combatir-el-fraude-electronico/">financial education</a> are key elements to be included in any public or private measures intended to help improve individual financial resilience.]]>
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                    <title>The History of Fannie Mae/Ginnie Mae</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/us/the-history-of-fannie-mae-ginnie-mae/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 21:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Home sales]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=643962</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Homeownership has always been a part of the American dream. All you have to do is work hard, and you can get your piece of the economic pie. We're a country built on the promise of social mobility, and for many Americans, owning a home means you made it to the top.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Homeownership has always been a part of the American dream. All you have to do is work hard, and you can get your piece of the economic pie. We're a country built on the promise of social mobility, and for many Americans, owning a home means you made it to the top.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA to sell its Testa stake for €478 million</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-to-sell-its-testa-stake-for-e478-million/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Construction and property]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Divestments]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA continues making headway in its strategy to cut down its real estate exposure. BBVA has reached an agreement to sell its 25.24 percent stake in Testa to Blackstone for a total of €478 million.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA continues making headway in its strategy to cut down its real estate exposure. BBVA has reached an agreement to sell its 25.24 percent stake in Testa to Blackstone for a total of €478 million.]]>
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                    <title>'Madrid Nuevo Norte': An urban project for Madrid in the 21st century</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/madrid-nuevo-norte-urban-project-madrid-21st-century/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Noemi Fernández Castro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Architecture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Construction and town planning]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A responsible urban development, designed by and for the citizens,  that places people at its heart. A consensus project, in which all sides have worked and collaborated so that Madrid projects an image of the 21st century.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A responsible urban development, designed by and for the citizens,  that places people at its heart. A consensus project, in which all sides have worked and collaborated so that Madrid projects an image of the 21st century.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Compass invests $2.8 million to lift up New Mexico's underserved communities</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-compass-invests-2-8-million-lift-new-mexicos-underserved-communities/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[kimberly.tabor]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Creating opportunities]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment funds]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://bbva.info/2oLslPd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Compass</a> assembled Albuquerque leaders Thursday to celebrate the bank’s $2.8 million in equity equivalent investments in <a href="https://www.homewise.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homewise</a> and the <a href="http://www.loanfund.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund</a>, two organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for low- to moderate-income families in the city.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://bbva.info/2oLslPd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Compass</a> assembled Albuquerque leaders Thursday to celebrate the bank’s $2.8 million in equity equivalent investments in <a href="https://www.homewise.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homewise</a> and the <a href="http://www.loanfund.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund</a>, two organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for low- to moderate-income families in the city.]]>
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                    <title>‘Proptech’ and banking: A new ecosystem for a better experience when looking for a home</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/proptech-and-banking-new-ecosystem-better-experience-when-looking-home/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[APPs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Big Data]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital Economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Home buying]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Home rental]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Home sales]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transformation]]>
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                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[The “proptech” companies and the most innovative financial institutions are already offering services that improve the customer experience in the real estate sector.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The “proptech” companies and the most innovative financial institutions are already offering services that improve the customer experience in the real estate sector.]]>
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                    <title>Understanding affordability when buying a home</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/understanding-affordability-buying-home/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Christina Anderson]]>
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                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Home buying]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=414398</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[When it comes to how much home you can afford, the answer is not always as cut and dried as the pre-qualification you receive from your lender, says BBVA Compass Director of Real Estate Originations Jose Pascual.

Pascual says that lenders do their best with what they’re given in order to pre-qualify customers for an affordable amount, but there are considerations outside their purview that borrowers should also consider.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[When it comes to how much home you can afford, the answer is not always as cut and dried as the pre-qualification you receive from your lender, says BBVA Compass Director of Real Estate Originations Jose Pascual.

Pascual says that lenders do their best with what they’re given in order to pre-qualify customers for an affordable amount, but there are considerations outside their purview that borrowers should also consider.]]>
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                    <title>Steps to take before getting a home loan</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/steps-take-getting-home-loan/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Christina Anderson]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=410352</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Deciding to buy a home ranks among the biggest decisions a person can make, which is why it’s wise to go into the process with eyes wide open to your unique financial situation. Doing so will help ensure that before pen hits paper on the loan application, the approval that will get you the house of your dreams is in the proverbial bag.

There are a few steps anyone looking to get a home loan - aka mortgage - can take before application in order to be sure that they are best positioned for approval.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Deciding to buy a home ranks among the biggest decisions a person can make, which is why it’s wise to go into the process with eyes wide open to your unique financial situation. Doing so will help ensure that before pen hits paper on the loan application, the approval that will get you the house of your dreams is in the proverbial bag.

There are a few steps anyone looking to get a home loan - aka mortgage - can take before application in order to be sure that they are best positioned for approval.]]>
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