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Cyber Monday.     Keeping with the spirit of what today is all about; I just wanted to remind all the bargain hunters of my branch's website. www.trustedbenchmarkadvisor.com If shopping for goods and services from the convenience of your home is your thing, our website offers a great resource for...

  RV Industry.  Early last month I had watched a representative from Winnebago Industries being interviewed on Fox Business News. Business was and is booming in the RV industry right now.  These are big ticket items and I'm still trying to interpret how this bump in sales fits into the big pictur...

I wanted to share a picture I keep in my office. I'm not sure of when exactly this picture was taken because for the longest time a visit here was a yearly thing for me. I'm thinking that this picture was taken late 80's early 90's though. This is a winter morning along the coast of Maine. More s...

Here is a new flyer that my branch is working on for commercial mortgages. Not represented in this version are additional property types related to automotive which includes both New and Used Dealerships. Anything Automotive, Cars, trucks, tractor trailers and RV's. Car Washes are also included b...

Black Friday. The holiday shopping season is about to officially kick off this Friday. It's actually started here in my house. I've already logged in some serious miles driving throughout the State of RI and crossed into some of Massachusetts in the hunt to land my 4 year old son a toy he wants f...

      Hurdles.   Earlier this year I was speaking to a friend of mine who doesn't work in this industry. When he asked how business has changed over the past several years as this industry has seen credit tighten up and the recession wreak havoc. I told him that there were more hurdles to get thr...

Rate Reflections I'm working on a tough file this morning. Most of the issues are credit based. There is also some instability with the employment and income due to job changes but my client has always found consistent work. Super low equity position, falling in the 20's. For a variety of reasons...

    Hunting to Eat. Why can't a nice big fat juicy steak just simply fall on my plate every night? Instead I rise each morning and prepare for the hunt. Where will tonight's dinner come from? Will I go to bed hungry or will I feast on the trophies of my successful pursuits and enjoy the rewards o...

  The New Good Faith Estimate. (GFE).  Here is the new GFE, she's a beauty... http://www.hud.gov/content/releases/goodfaithestimate.pdf Here are some notable changes.   Page One. The offer to lend now has an expiration date for both acceptance as well as a good through date on fee's and charges. ...

Continuing Education. Well, I completed the 8 hours that I needed as part on my Mortgage Originators license in regards to the RI licensing requirements today. When you're not used to sitting in a classroom setting, it can actually be exhausting from just sitting there. A lot of information was d...