Our town newspaper has a logo 'tis a priveledge to live in the Ozarks, and having been born in this area I can honestly say that is true. I have lived all over the globe growing up with my father in the military, dad retired in 1985 and we headed back home to Springfield.   When you change schools 16 times in 18 years seeing the East coast, living on military bases and living in foreign countries with buildings predating our nations founding in 1776 it gives you a unique perspective on just how young America is but it also makes you appreciate your own home town. 

The Ozarks has been a great place to live and a great place to raise a family.  I have had the priveledge of assisting people buy their homes in this marvelous place for 13 years now and really enjoy doing the best job I can even in a time when getting a mortgage may seem like an arduous process, to the end goal of home ownership.

Things will continue to change in the mortgage industry and there will be no doubt be different forms, disclosures and entire re-vamping of closing statements- the focus however is the client and making sure the American dream of home ownership is realized.

I want to say thank you to all of my business partners for your continued support through this year, I really appreciate you trusting me with your clients - and I will do everything that I can to assist. 

A special thank you to the men and women in the armed forces this week, as we salute our veterans on Wednesday - and to all the active military thank you for defending the greatest nation on earth.

Darren Stewart

OakStar Bank