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Quote of the Week: "The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top." Dr. Joyce Brother Psychologist and Television Personality Have you heard of Corporate Financial Benefits? Look what's happened to families' indivi...
11/18/2008
Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate by Half Point The Federal Reserve, winding down a two-day meeting on interest rates, has cut the funds rate from 1.5% to 1% as it faces the worst financial crisis in decades.  What does this mean to you and/or your clients?First, for the second time in a mon...
10/30/2008
Good Evening!Californians lose record number of homes to foreclosure, according to the Los Angeles Times article released just this week. Was this preventable? To a certain extent, yes. A record number of homes were lost to foreclosure in California over the last three months, up 228% from last y...
10/26/2008
Good Afternoon! I write you for two reasons today.  First, to share some insights with you about WaMu and Option ARMs and second, to share with you our teams views on how traditional Loan Officers failed to guide your clients with this type of loan.  Why is what I'm about to share with you import...
10/16/2008
FHA Launches New Program to Help Lenders Refinance Troubled Loans Carrie Bay | 10.03.08 The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rolled out the new Hope for Homeowners (H4H) program on October 1. The program was created as part of the larger Economic Recovery Act of 2008 passed by Congress this s...
10/06/2008
Only Successful People Fail       "When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." ~Phyllis Bottome1884-1963, Novelist and Lecture...
10/01/2008
Good Afternoon and Wow, What a week!THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL WILL MAKE YOU MONEY AND WILL MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD! I heard a startling statistic yesterday and the numbers don't lie.  It's a fact that approximately 54% of buyers/sellers will NOT use the real estate agent that they used ...
09/19/2008
Good Afternoon and Happy Friday, I've been getting several emails this week regarding WAMU.  The main question is "What will happen to my loan?"  Well unfortunately, your loan won't be forgiven or swiped away....you get to keep making payments.  Regardless of the lender who holds your loan, you w...
09/19/2008
What is going on with the LIBOR index?  First, LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate.  It's often been associated with those who have "sub-prime" mortgages but, they are quite popular amongst those with "A" paper loans as well.  If you have a loan that is tied to the LIBOR index, you sho...
09/17/2008
What Is Is"Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.  Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs." ~ Mario Andretti Auto Racer Question #1 ...
09/08/2008
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