The wars in Ukraine and Iran, and the demand by data centers, have reminded us of how important energy is as well as how the costs are borne by citizens around the world, and in the U.S. at the pump. Lenders know that energy influences the economy, and the economy moves interest rates. For example, although it is not in the headlines every day and is facing headwinds in the United States, globally the wind industry has the wind at its back. Last year was a bona fide bonanza f
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“This is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl radiation disaster. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been there. It’s 11.” Ah, fun with numbers… The numbers are good at the Texas Mortgage Banker’s 110th Annual Convention in Austin, and the attendance is nearly 500. Attendance is solid at the simultaneous The Gathering. Rumors that all of them will be hopping on trains to attend next week’s Great River MBA Conference at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN are unver
