The August commentary is an excerpt from Pat’s presentation, "Cradle to Grave:  The Economic Crisis and Recovery", given Sunday, August  22 at the Mortgage Bankers of the Carolinas Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina. In the this month’s commentary: Reviving the Economy – To Push or Not [...]

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    To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Compass Analytics tracks and publishes the daily spread between best efforts and mandatory pricing.  We asked Rob Kessel there to share their methodology with us, and he told us “The true Best Efforts-Mandatory spread can only be derived [...]

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  Bill Coppedge is ON VACATION and OFF THE GRID.  The news clips portion of this blog returns Tuesday, September 7.   Mortgage broker is becoming a vanishing breed – Market downturn, subsequent regulations have squeezed many out of the industry – By Jeff Swiatek – IndyStar.com [...]

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Bill Coppedge is ON VACATION and OFF THE GRID.  The news clips portion of this blog returns Tuesday, September 7. Wall Street debates prospect of bond bubble – By Adam Shell -  NEW YORK — Is a bubble brewing in the normally sedate U.S. government bond market? [...]

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