My fondness for alliterations compels the title. I could not resist. The purpose of this post is to welcome Lake Oswego attorney extraordinaire, Kelly Harpster,
Following a rough and tumble year in the banking industry, Belial Bank’s feckless fearless leader, B.L. Zebub, believes it is high time to bring some
“I don’t care about being strong; I just want to look strong.” [Heard in the gym from a steroid-infused bodybuilder] This statement could have
Background. In 2007 Congress passed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. The gist of the law is that for those taxpayers who have had debt
[Note: This is the second in a two-part series in managing brokerage risk. In the first article [here] I discussed managing risk “from the top
This is the second installment of my article looking back over the past five years at Portland housing statistics. Part One examined the real reason
[Note: These are my opinions alone and are not meant to supersede or replace any company’s existing policy, which may differ for various reasons. Nor
Introduction. Recently there have been some anecdotal reports that real estate licensees, presumably with the knowledge and consent of sellers and buyers, have engaged in
“Some borrowers default because they no longer possess the ability to repay their mortgage loans. However, there is a group of borrowers who may continue
Federal Reserve: “Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering – Money Laundering involves transactions intended to disguise the true source of funds; disguise the ultimate disposition of
