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This morning I am heading to Knoxville to visit with the local chapter of the Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association. On my way I received an email asking, “I’m trying to place a high bal loan on a manufactured house on acreage. Any suggestions?” Nope, no suggestions. This is not an ad, but you should start with Mortgage Elements: enter the state, and then the program, and see who’s doing what. And what about information on warehouse lending, and what it is telling us...

This morning I am heading to Knoxville to visit with the local chapter of the Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association. On my way I received an email asking, “I’m trying to place a high bal loan on a manufactured house on acreage. Any suggestions?” Nope, no suggestions. This is not an ad, but you should start with Mortgage Elements: enter the state, and then the program, and see who’s doing what. And what about information on warehouse lending, and what it is telling us...

Everyone has a story about something they said or asked that they shouldn’t have. “When are you due?” is a good one, as is asking, “When did you turn 60?” when the person is only 55. But forecasters are out in force, saying things about interest rates they may, or may not, regret later. Analysts at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, for example, expect an interest-rate increase likely forthcoming from the Federal Reserve to be less than the widely predicted half-per...

Most people are paid wages… will raises keep up with an annualized inflation rate of 7 percent? Others may receive a large payout from the sale of their company. Want to sell your mortgage vendor company to a VC firm, or receive private equity money? Label it a “Mortgage technology disruptor” firm. There are new things out there, old things with new names, or new ways to look at things. As a lender, do you have a program for barndominiums? Are you a lender thinking about sta...

Fire officials say no injuries were reported when a blaze destroyed a semi Wednesday afternoon in Dubuque. Acc...

The North Dakota Ag and Natural Resources Interim Committee hosted a hearing Oct. 7 to discuss the makeup and operations of the North Dakota Beef Commission, among other topics. The interim committee has been assigned…

MLO Jobs; Non-QM, Jumbo, Audit, Fulfillment, Servicing Risk, Trailing Doc Products May 25 2021, 8:16AM Are you ready for a real-live holiday on Monday? With millions more Americans vaccinated since the last holiday, and the end-of-May weather, it’s a safe bet people have changed and won’t spend the weekend working like they did during 2020’s Memorial Day. The market for initial public offerings (IPOs), including lenders and vendors, has also changed and has slow...

Fans will get a Big League experience at Mariners Spring Training Complex in Peoria, AZ 5:02 PM UTC share-square-3261919 The Seattle Mariners today announced the team’s official Fantasy Camp is returning in 2022 at the Peoria Sports Complex, the Mariners Spring Training home. Camp will be held January 22-29, 2022. Participants will be kitted out with a personalized Mariners uniform and all the accessories and receive Big League instruction in the fundamentals of the game from such noted Marin...

Vandis Releases 2021 Guidance for Endpoint Security Solutions News provided by Share this article Share this article ALBERTSON, N.Y., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vandis offers guidance for organizations looking to improve their endpoint security. Vandis Security team has reviewed the current threat landscape and confirmed that endpoints lacking proper security controls pose one of the greatest risks to an organization. That risk has multiplied over the past year with increased numbers of remo...

Imports Have NoDak Producers Singing The Blues. Beef imports into the United States went up 150% in 2020. One hundred and fifty percent...and still we couldnt find a pound of ground chuck on the shelves once the pandemic started to ramp up.  Everything is sooo screwed up.  When I learn something, I like to pass it on. Im sure this is a discussion thats been echoing in the livestock industry for years but I finally got around to listening a little closer. Some imported beef considered Bill Bu...