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by Sue Allon

Rating Agencies Under Fire- Again » Thursday, July 28, 2020
The New Republic has posted an article by Alex Klein this week on failed (so far) efforts to enact a more rational regulatory framework for the rating agencies, which are in the news again as the threat of a downgrade for America’s AAA credit rating looms.
Reinventing mortgage due diligence, Secondary market, Securitization
Allonhill Parents: They ROCK » Tuesday, July 19, 2020
If there’s one thing we love about Allonhill, it’s us. I know how that sounds.  But that’s really what this company is about—the people.  That leads me to wonder how we end up with so many of the best.  I think I may have stumbled onto at least one reason over the past few days.  It’s the parents.
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Visit from Denver's Cupcake Truck » Friday, July 1, 2020
By Molly Bash We at Allonhill believe nothing brings people together like trendy baked goods.  So we figured what better way to get us through the week before a holiday weekend than the hottest craze in the baking world today:  cupcakes.
Entrepreneurship, Internal, Leadership
Bank of America Settlement: Turning Point for RMBS Investors » Friday, July 1, 2020
Bank of America’s $8.5 billion settlement with 22 mortgage-bond investors this week marks an important turning point for our industry, erasing some of the uncertainty that continues to drag down the RMBS sector. It is the largest settlement with investors of its kind since the housing collapse and promises to pave the way for others. That is welcome news to investors who have for years now been...
Business, Reinventing mortgage due diligence, Secondary market, Securitization
Tough Mudder » Monday, June 27, 2020
Allonhill fielded a team of six competitors in the Beaver Creek Tough Mudder challenge this weekend. Tough Mudder is a bad race.  It involves slogging through waist-deep, ice cold water.  They make you run uphill, in high altitude.  Jumping, crawling, running, and trudging through mud are just part of it.  Crawling through live electric wires and jumping into buckets of ice...
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Biker Jim's Hot Dog Stand » Friday, May 27, 2020
In an amazing sequence of events, Memorial Day weekend and all that goes with it has snuck up on Allonhill.  What’s amazing is that we’ve had so much going on, nobody had time to prepare for the holiday. Historically, we’ve had some fun with this sort of holiday, by walking through the halls and saying “how about we all take off a little early today!”  But we couldn’t do that this year...
Business, Internal