Chris Butaud's (cbutaud) Blog

First things first, portentous headlines notwithstanding, I am Christian and an optimist. Being the former, I believe that the affairs of men are ultimately governed by forces we cannot see or touch and, being the latter, I believe that those forces are always mercy-laden.  So I always hope.  Hav...

Have you noticed that it is harder to get deals financed these days?  (Don't answer that, it's a rhetorical question.)  The reasons are legion, from stricter credit scoring models, to tighter loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratio requirements, to higher asset requirements, to underwriter review ...