by Christopher Liechty | Dec 5, 2013 | Finance
Our home improvement finance program is most effective when paired with a finance manager, and for good reason. The finance manager role is a time-tested way to optimize a financing operation. What started as a position created to comply with lending regulations in...
by Christopher Liechty | Nov 18, 2013 | Finance
When a regulatory body comes into conflict with industry powerhouses, fireworks are the result. And by fireworks, I mean a lengthy, sleep-inducing process punctuated by moments of double-speak and a complete failure to answer direct questions. Sorry. I just finished...
by Brenda Greenwell | Nov 15, 2013 | General Topics, Home Improvement
Previously, we discussed the impact of newly-retired baby boomers on the home improvement industry as they sell their property to younger buyers. According to the Joint Center for Housing Services—Harvard University (“JCHS”), another group of baby boomers chooses to...
by Christopher Liechty | Oct 24, 2013 | Finance
Admittedly, I love numbers. As a lender, numbers are the focal part of my daily work. A truly huge portion of my day is devoted to numbers. Numbers tell interesting stories, two of which I’d like to share with you. A Story of Scale We speak to contractors daily who...