Butler University - More than Basketball! - 03/28/11 09:37 AM
I feel compelled to highlight Butler University, since their Basketball team is making national headlines again this year after making it to the final four!
They have done something that is many would say is impossible.  They have enable IU, Purdue, Notre Dame, ISU and Ball State fans to unite in one home, church, bar or sports arena and cheer for the same team!
Butler was founded in 1855 by Ovid Butler, an attorney and abolitionist.  It sits on 290 acres in Indianapolis near northside neighborhood just 5 miles from downtown and right in the middle of a residential area known … (4 comments)

Big Brothers Big Sisters - Right Here in Indiana - 03/21/11 11:30 AM
There are MANY worthy Not-For-Profit organizations in our service areas.  I am going to try to highlight them on a regular basis.  What better use of space??!!!!

 
Our chapters here in Indiana are part of the 400 agencies who partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
 I've seen this program personally having 2 close friends participate - and it works!
They provide quality one-to-one mentoring relationships for youth ages 8-18 and adult volunteer mentors ages 21 and older.  Youth … (0 comments)

Homebuying Hope for Lower Credit Scores - 03/14/11 12:53 PM
Wells Fargo is providing FHA mortgages to borrowers with credit scores as low as 500.  Most of the major banks have been requiring credit scores of at least 650 in some cases. At the National Association of Realtors annual conference in New Orleans, FHA Cmmissioner David Stevens stated these policies were out of sync with the FHA and artificially restrained home sales by as much as 20%.
Under Wells Fargo new policy, they will accept borrowers with credit scores of 500-579 if those borrowers can make a down payment of at least 10% - and gifted funds or down payment assistance … (1 comments)