Here in Las Vegas, I asked a German girl if Germans are afraid of numbers. She said 9. Numbers are interesting, as we will find out with...

Any capital markets person will tell you, “What’s a surefire way to double your money in a casino? Fold it in half and put it back in...

“Did you ever notice that when you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together, it spells "Theirs"? The impact of taxes and tax cuts...

“Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet.” Lenders and vendors are certainly meeting here in Austin....

“Dr. Oz says rubbing coffee grounds on your naked body will get rid of cellulite. Apparently, you can't do this in the downtown Austin...

Tomorrow Robbie and I head to Austin, Texas for the MBA’s IMB to hear news about HUD, FHLMC, FNMA, the CFPB, M&A, TPO, AI, and plenty of...

“With oil prices going down, I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately . And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world....

“Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” Potential borrowers...

A fake image of Brad Pitt was used to scam a woman out of $850,000 . (Hopefully every lender has set up policies and procedures regarding...

Please don’t touch my pizza! In a decision that has left countless fans disappointed,, including many in the mortgage ranks,  Costco  has...

Most folks in our business are interested in demographics, even if it’s only 5 degrees outside. Did you know that in 1960, 1/3 of the...

On this holiday weekend, it is good to be aware of topics and trends that influence lending and consumers but may not be necessarily...

We’re more than halfway through January already, the MBA has lowered its 2025 projection to $2.1 trillion, and there is a sense of “wait...

Do you know the interest rate on your loan? How about the age of your roof? Here in Austin, a big concern is too much growth: Austin has...

Mergers and acquisitions continue, big and small. And there’s always a steady stream of rumors. The small mergers or acquisitions (a...

The folks here in Austin are sarcastically asking, “Who’s in your wallet?” Hopefully not Jennifer Garner or Samuel L. Jackson. The...

“The older I get, the earlier it gets late.” It was early to bed last night for me, early to rise, since today we are heading to Austin,...

“An economics professor was walking with a student when the student looked down and said, ‘Look! A $50 bill!’ The professor explained,...

Did you hear the latest? Facebook founder and CEO and convicted embezzler Mark Zuckerberg was found dead hanging in his cell this...

In Los Angeles County, with 4,058 square miles of land (more than Delaware and Rhode Island combined) at least ten people have died, and...