It’s always good to be read, and one way of knowing if you are is if you get emails in reaction to your columns. I often don’t mind if the writer thinks I was mistaken, I just appreciate the fact that he/she has read me. So by all means do reply!
A couple of things in the mailbag recently responded to different blogs. One was on my first encounter with the War of 1812 and the mortgage industry. It was a light-hearted reference but I got a letter saying that mortgage issues really did have to bear on the matter!
Here’s the link, sent by writer Christopher Maloney:
Sir:
There's a lot more link between mortgages and the War of 1812 than people know!
The second was from a great old-line mortgage banker, Ron McCord, a former chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Here is Ron’s gracious note:
Congratulations on celebrating 30 years serving the mortgage industry! It seems like yesterday when I began counting on National Thrift News in the late ’70s to provide me with informative news and data to help me run my company. You, Paul and Lew have been a gift to our industry and I thank you!!
As I begin my 40th year in this mortgage business in January, I know I can count on National Mortgage News to help me be successful!
My Best to you and your team!!!
Congratulations!
Ron McCord
First Mortgage Co.
Oklahoma City