I had the incredible honor of interviewing Len Estrin, who currently is a volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Len was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 during World War II with the rank of Corporal/Staff Sergeant.
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I had the incredible honor of interviewing Len Estrin, who currently is a volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Len was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 during World War II with the rank of Corporal/Staff Sergeant.
Fearful of regulations and expensive penalties, banking is backing away from traditional mortgages.
According to Inside Mortgage Finance, banks loaned less than half of all mortgage dollars in the third quarter of 2016. This is the first time in 30 years that banks and credit unions have not taken the lead in mortgage lending.
Traditional banks have shied away from making mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration. This follows a series of costly lawsuits brought by the federal government surrounding these loans in the last few years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Non-bank lenders, such as Quicken Loans, have stepped into the market snapping up borrowers with less than pristine credit.
Meanwhile, banks have concentrated on jumbo loans (those more than $417,000 in most parts of the country) because they are considered less risky both financially and legally, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In the United States, sleep deprivation is now considered a public health epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 50 million to 70 million people are affected by disorders of sleep or wakefulness. When a person gets less sleep than he or she needs, over time, that deprivation builds up and can cause serious problems. [Read more…]
By Claudia Carbone
The hit musical Jersey Boys returned to Denver November 9 for the fourth time. It will run through November 13. [Read more…]