The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of September, 2018 is 7.10 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 3.10 percent.

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Tennesseans love their farmers markets, and the proof is in the proliferation.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will open the application process for organizations to participate in this year’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) on Thursday, February 1, 2018. The goal of SFSP is to ensure that children 18 and younger who benefit from free and reduced meals during the school year continue to have that same access to nutritious meals during the summer.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, in conjunction with The University of Tennessee Middle Tennessee Research Center in Maury County, will be hosting the 13th Annual Maury County/Steve Brown Memorial Youth Dove Hunt on Saturday, Sept. 8.

RIPLEY – On Friday, August 3, 2018 the Tennessee Department of Correction welcomed the next generation of correctional officers into our workforce.

Care for young trees during the summer, and they’ll grow up to offer you protection from the sun for years to come.

NASHVILLE – As technology is increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, scammers are using these new tools to reinvent their schemes and swindle unsuspecting consumers. To help raise consumer awareness, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs is reminding Volunteer State residents to be on the lookout for con artists using technology as their platform to perpetrate scams.

RIPLEY – After weeks of training, TDOC will welcome the next generation of correctional officers into our workforce. This time honored tradition is the final step before our officers begin serving in our facilities in full capacity.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Instititutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.0 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.0 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on July 30, 2018.