Month: May 2019

Congress has become adept at kicking the can down the road, the latest example being, for the 11th time, passing a two-week extension for the […]

My cat Myrtle’s direct exposure to the falling stock market is minimal. Mine, however, has become a sense of concern as I watch the value […]

Lenders ask themselves, “Would you fund loans where people cannot buy or sell houses because they can’t check, or record, liens?” Probably not, and this […]

First off, best wishes to Quicken Loans’ owner Dan Gilbert who was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing stroke-like symptoms. As the lending industry sees 19-month lows […]

First off, a nod to the dedicated real estate columnist Kenneth Harney who passed away this week. In lending it’s a full-time job staying abreast […]

The Memorial Day weekend… Wasn’t it just Christmas? Let’s wrap up what’s on the front burner for execs at the MBA’s Secondary Conference as we […]

As millions around the globe revel in World Turtle Day, others are more interested about what went on the hallway chatter at the MBA’s Secondary […]

What’s going on behind the scenes and in the rumor mill at the MBA’s Secondary Conference? There is derision about HUD’s Ben Carson not knowing […]

Tony H. sent, “A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.” Not […]

I mentioned to my cat Myrtle that a) I was heading to New York for the secondary conference, which garnered no reaction, and b) that […]