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2014
Supporters of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 are crying foul and claiming Lenders have just dodged a bullet, but Have Lenders Just Dodged A Bullet, Or Was It Borrowers? The answer to this question depends on a few things. Your understanding of the Lending Industry, and their present risk. Are you ...
10/30/2014
School Craft Fairs are a excellent way to show support for local schools, and this Saturday is an opportunity to do just that by stopping by the 2014 Conginchaug Regional High School Holiday Craft Fair. School Craft Fairs are also a great way to find Christmas gifts for those hard to buy for p...
10/30/2014
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Jared Christiansen is hosting one of the ActiveRain contests this month titled Jared's Above and Beyoned Contest. Loan Originators do not have the same level of contact with a Borrower/Buyer as Realtors/Agents do. So our level of involvement is limited to what is required to get a mortgage appr...
10/29/2014
Who says that Halloween is just for kids? The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown Connectitcut thinks that adults should have some fun to, so they are throwing an adult Halloween Party. The Wadsworth Mansion Haunted Halloween Bash 2014, will be held on Friday, October 31 from 7:00 p.m. to the wi...
10/29/2014
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Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce members are encouraged to participate in the Saybrook Point Inn & Spa Pumpkins On The Point 2014. In fact this event is open to the whole public to join in on this Pumpkin Party and carving contest. The Pumpkin Party will start on Friday, October 31st,...
10/28/2014
On January 10th of this year the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Qualifying Mortgage (QM) Rules went into effect. Since these rules have gone into effect the CFPB QM "Ability To Pay" Rule Has Been Creating New Issues. The first signs of trouble came early on with the "Ability to Pa...
10/27/2014
If you are of my generation and grew up listening and watching George Burns, the play Say Goodnight, Gracie At The Ivoryton Playhouse, In Ivorton, CT. is a must see. Say Goodnight, Gracie was the third longest running solo performance show on Broadway, and now it will be here in Ivoryton, Con...
10/27/2014
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Yesterday right after church a large group of us got together and went on a Hayride At Norton Brothers Farm In Cheshire, CT. This was also my granddaughter Elizabeth's first hayride, and even though it was cold and windy, and she is just 3 1/2 months old she is already a fan. Everyone one ha...
10/26/2014
Fall Has Arrived In Middletown Connecticut, and now is in the process of transitioning into Winter. I posted my "First Progression of Fall Blog Of 2014 on September 26th", and the first picture above is of the trees just before they began to change color. I took the second picture a cou...
10/25/2014
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The 35th Annual Fall Hartford Home Show will be going on this weekend at the Connecticut Convention Center, in Hartford, CT. This is the largest Home Show in the Northeast, and with over 350 vendors it is a must go event for any homeowner planning any type of home improvement project. Beside...
10/24/2014
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