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2009
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Illinois has quickly become the prime target of Leno and Letterman....not to mention every other comedian and political talk show host. The Republican, George Ryan, went to the pen not too long ago. Blagojevich seems to be next on the Feds radar. Obama let and is now running our country. Hope...
01/14/2009
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On Monday, mortgages leaked 6 to 8 ticks wider to swaps - a continuation of their recent widening trend. Origination was high at 2.5 bln to 3.0 bln but was met by good buying, mostly from the Fed. The market might be getting a little concerned with the temporary nature of Fed buying, which has on...
01/13/2009
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Before I digress, this post is not about the ministry....it's about the coolest guitarist ever. I mean....really cool. OK...so a year ago, Im in church and see some teenage girl after service come up and talk about this cool weekend for all the youth. It's about vocations, but it's all about FUN...
01/11/2009
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OK....I'm really pissed. I went to originate a loan this past week and found out that I don't have a license in Wisconsin. I was notified that my license expired by Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. I was ordered to hit my continuing ed before June of 2008. In April, I took a two da...
01/10/2009
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A mentor program for Active Rain???? I wish I could say that this is a program that exists. I really do. When I first signed on AR, I protested so much when my "friend", Randal Keberlein, violated my trust in him and sucked me into this black hole. There I was....with nothing more to do, but ...
01/09/2009
Mortgages saw good two-way flows yesterday as the Fed began buying late morning and continued purchasing throughout the session, which helped to offset the heavy real money and steady origination selling. Note that the rates would be skyrocketing if it weren't for the Fed coming into buy MBSs or...
01/08/2009
I'm an attorney and a lender. I really do a good job screening the clients whom I want to work with. I know who I want to work with and who I don't want to work with. It's imperative that I work with people who I can either get along with or at least work with people that I can get along well ...
01/07/2009
I was going to title this 200,000 points. Yes, I've hit the big 2 - 0 - 0. It's such a milestone. But when thinking about writing on this, I began to reflect on how my life has changed since joining in the rain. I joined midway through 07. I didn't know what a blog was. My friend, Randal's ...
01/05/2009
OK....this is the week of milestones for me for playing in the RAIN. I've notched my 100th subscriber to my posts. I'm not really sure why that is. I guess people think that I'm intelligent or have something worthwhile to say. Maybe, they're just realists and know that I have something intell...
01/05/2009
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I'm a movie buff. Nowadays it's hard to find a movie that is truly unique without being so dark or routine or predictable. I had never even heard of Slumdog Millionaire until 1 hour before showtime last night. My wife, and her friend, Mary, had kidnapped both of us husbands to go see a great movi...
01/04/2009
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1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
(John 14:1-4, New King James Version)
(John 14:1-4, New King James Version)
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