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The crime commission says only 5% of those who go through the program find themselves in trouble again

What is $9,140? It was the production cost, per IMB loan for the 3rd quarter in 2021. (The Q4 2021 results are coming out on March 22.) I bring this up because, generally speaking, lenders are selling the loans they manufacture at roughly the same price, so profitability, and long-term success, will depend on lowering their manufacturing costs. Costs “may” very well set a record-high in Q4 2021. As is, for Q3 2021 we were at the second highest levels, right behind the 1st quarter o...

I could tell that my cat Myrtle was miffed, and this time it didn’t have anything to do with the CFPB. (Nor me heading to Salt Lake City today for the SimpleNexus User Group Conference.) She was upset because she had missed out, once again, on the coveted Chrisman LLC Employee of the Month award which includes a parking spot near the front door of the massive office complex we occupy in the downtown of a large city. On top of that, she had recently fallen for an email scam that began, &#x...

Mears has ended prosecution on simple marijuana charges, helped low-level offenders get charges expunged and worked on other programs offering a second chance.

The inaugural Beacon of Hope Job Fair aims to provide employment opportunities for people with criminal records by connecting men and women who have served time with companies willing to give them a second chance.

Banever said it only intensified when the COVID pandemic began and many people started working remotely from home. So, he thought why not put the clothes to good use and that’s when he found the program. “Being able to get the clothing from point A to point B with no middleman, no profit, no external factors, just your clothing doing good work for people,” said Banever. NBC CT Banever was shocked at the response he received. “The clothing donations a year ago were, here’s a couple shi...