November 17, 2015 President Kroll was on the KQRS Morning Show this morning to discuss the recent event on the City’s Northside. He is on Part 2 at the 36:30 – 44:30 timeframe. To […]

The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis is joining other law enforcement agencies in the boycott of all of Quentin Tarantino movies due to his irresponsible remarks and stereotyping of law enforcement personnel. We ask […]

Rates Tick Up on Fed Comments Central banks around the world have had a heavy influence on mortgage rates recently. In the previous weeks, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) plan to expand its bond […]

Foreign Central Bank Actions Lift Stocks, Rates Stay Flat Last week European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi suggested that the ECB may expand its bond purchase program at its next meeting in December. […]

Is the Economic Porridge Cooling Off? Many investors have dubbed the status of our US Economy as “Goldilocks”, not too hot and not too cold. But the most recent economic data has suggested that […]

Fellow members, Since Deputy Chief Glampe released the administrative announcement on the Brady list there have been many questions related to it. Please review the attached PowerPoint which provides a good summary of what […]

Stroshane, Earl Wayne “Barney” 4/11/45-9/29/15, age 70 of Richfield died after a brief battle with lung cancer. Preceded in death by parents Earl (Bud) and Betty and brother Michael Allen Stroshane. Survived by wife […]

Lang, Glen John age 78, of Brainerd, formerly of Columbia Heights, passed away Sept. 2, 2015. Preceded in death by wife, Shirley. Survived by children, John (Jackie), Dawn Walker, Glen Jr. (Becky); grandchildren, Roy, […]

Stock Rally Pushes Rates Up  Investors large and small typically seek the relative safety of the bond market (including mortgage bonds) during times of uncertainty.  Rates over the last month have benefited from this […]

Swing and a Miss!  Job Report Strikes Out Friday’s key Employment report was disappointing nearly across the board. Against a consensus forecast of 205K, the economy added just 142K jobs in September. In addition, […]