Posted on Thursday, 5th August 2010 by chrisjones
Rumors have begun to swirl that the Obama Administration, facing what are very likely to be catastrophic losses in November, have cooked up a last-gasp attempt to prove that they are doing something about the economy. The plan is to have FNMA/FHLMC (Fannie and Freddie to you and me) forgive billions in mortgage debt owed [...]
Tags: foreclosure, Obama, utah mortgage
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th August 2010 by chrisjones
Economic times are tough. There are layoffs and threatened branch closings, all sorts of unrest in the labor markets. The “recovery” hasn’t shown up at your door yet, and you’re considering going to work with your brother and opening that new office selling the supercool widgets he makes. It might be a great idea. Can [...]
Tags: lehi lender, Lehi mortgage, lending Utah, mortgage qualifying, self-employment
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Posted on Monday, 2nd August 2010 by chrisjones
Those of you that follow me closely (oh, you poor people, please get out more) know that for some time I have been raving about Simon Sinek’s book Start with Why, and recommending that you watch his excellent TED presentation. I follow Simon on Twitter. I read his blog. Few business development people have ever [...]
Tags: Simon Sinek, Six Channels, Why
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Posted on Friday, 30th July 2010 by chrisjones
Today’s post is directly inspired by a fantastic post on the Brass Tack blog, run by Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear – and do you not LOVE her name?) and Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra, one of the best handles on Twitter, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever read). The post is here, and you may not [...]
Tags: Chamber of Commerce, discipline, Lehi, Rotary, Work
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Posted on Thursday, 29th July 2010 by chrisjones
Welcome to the first edition of the Crystal Ball, where I tell you definitively what will be happening in the world over the coming days. You have been warned. The Los Angeles Dodgers will not be able to catch San Diego, and will fail to make the playoffs. Again. My class on the History of [...]
Tags: Crystal Ball, Dodgers, lending lehi, mockingjay, mortgage rates, Six Channels, Utah Jazz, utah mortgage
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