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Wonders joins Range Bank as mortgage lender in Kingsford

MARQUETTE — Range Bank has added Foster Wonders as a mortgage lender based out of the bank’s Kingsford office. A familiar member of the community, Wonders recently returned to the area and said he is excited to help individuals and families achieve their homeownership goals. As a ...

State has new system for health care licensing

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ Bureau of Community and Health Systems this month launched the new Michigan State Licensing System, a modernized platform designed to streamline internal processes and make it easier for health care providers to ...

Mortgage rates rise; average now back to where it was 4 weeks ago

Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent high for the year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.66% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was ...

Tech stocks lead Wall Street on claims AI is creating big growth

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks led Wall Street on Thursday after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported even fatter profits for the spring than analysts expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added ...