A non-government, non-elected official doesn’t have the authority to shut down a government agency. But as we are finding out in the...

“What do you get if you cross Islam and Capitalism? No more jokes about the profit.” Mid-sized lenders, especially those with branches...

A week from today is “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Something tells me that it won’t be observed in U.S. Government offices. While we’re...

“Every morning, I get hit by the same bicycle… It's a vicious cycle.” Double meanings aside, seasons and the earth’s rotation are...

Here in San Diego at the CU:REALM event, Cotality’s Chief Economist Dr. Selma Hepp noted that consumer and business sentiment has...

“Why don't you tell rumors in a Botox Clinic? Nobody raises an eyebrow.” While I head to San Diego today, who can keep track of the...

Consumer sentiment was first quantified in 1952. Last month it hit its second lowest level in 73 years . As one headline said, “From...

I don’t know if the rumor is true that Webster’s is considering adding “Tariffied” to its dictionary, but the word certainly fits the...

“Over the course of 18 years, it costs over $235,000 for parents to raise a child... and that's just for the alcohol.” Here in Dallas,...

How ‘bout some good news? Last week’s apps skyrocketed, and… Builders are sitting on a pile of unsold homes and are slashing prices and...

Today I travel to the Dallas area for a Logan Finance event, and this comment from a friend last night is echoing in my ears: “Becoming...

“Many people told Beethoven that he would never be a musician because he was deaf. Did he listen?” This week hundreds of mortgage bankers...

Honeybees in the US may have just experienced their most severe die-off on record , and we don’t know exactly why. The price of honey...

Ahead of next week’s MBA Advocacy event in Washington DC, I received this note from an industry vet. “With the continued consolidation...

The Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times” can easily be applied to the residential mortgage business in the last month or...

Does anyone use the term “elderly” anymore? Websters defines elderly as “anyone past middle age,” “middle age” being 45-64. Prepare for a...

This ain’t no April Fools economic news: not only has Hooters declared bankruptcy, but apparently there is yet another push to have...