Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Thursday that the Republican National Convention next month in Jacksonville will be “a safe environment,” despite widespread concerns about increasing coronavirus cases across Florida, DeSantis, during an appearance in Jacksonville, said he wasn’t surprised about talk of moving some of the four-night event from inside the 15,000-seat VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena to an outdoor stadium or setting.… Fidelity Home Group | Orlando Mortgage Company | Florida Mortgage

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is facing backlash from Florida's teachers union for mandating that all school campuses reopen in the fall.… Fidelity Home Group | Orlando Mortgage Company | Florida Mortgage

Black Knight's weekly report on the numbers of
mortgage loans in COVID-19 forbearance plans shows that a decline in those
numbers of nearly a half million last week. More than 435,000 homeowners exited
the plans, the largest drop yet. As of July 7, 4.14 million homeowners were in the
plans which allow them to skip or reduce their mortgage payments if they are
suffering financial problems due to the pandemic. This represents 7.8 percent of
mortgage lenders and just under $900 billion in unpaid principal. This is the
smallest number of plans since April 28. Some 6.0
percent of all GSE-backed loans, 1,678,000 in number,
and 11.6 percent of all FHA/VA loans (1,399,000)
are currently in forbearance plans. Another 1,067,000
or 8.2 percent of loans in private label securities or banks' portfolios
are included in the total.
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Trend channels in financial markets are some of the most basic forms of analysis.  They consist of lines drawn along the highs and lows of a charted security.  When parallel lines can be drawn that connect more than a few highs and lows, you have a trend channel!  It's even acceptable for the security to break outside the lines here and there if they are still capturing a majority of the bounces.  The goal of a trend channel is right in the name: we're trying to capture a general trend that speaks to the pace of improvement or deterioration in any given security.......(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.Fidelity Home Group | Mortgage News | Mortgage Rates

WUCF on Thursday announced the launch of a new podcast, "Pivoted," that will feature conversations with local musicians as they adjust to the strange and difficult reality of being a working musician during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kendra Weaver is the producer and host of the podcast, and the guest list is a pretty eclectic group of music lifers, including Jeff Rupert, Carol Stein, Benoit Glazer, and Sisaundra Lewis.

Local musicians are in a tough spot right now. Live music is basically over for the foreseeable future, studio recording is a logistical nightmare, music lessons and instruction are transitioning to the virtual realm … there will certainly be a lot of ground to cover in these conversations.

WUCF has already posted up two episodes of "Pivoted" online with Carol Stein and Jeff Rupert for immediate listening, and a new episode will be made available every Thursday running for the next six weeks.

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