Month: December 2016

(Dec. 14, 2016) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has finalized its Duty to Serve (DTS) rule, which would provide DTS credit to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the purchase of chattel manufactured housing loans. The GSEs have not purchased chattel loans for almost a decade.

(Dec. 14, 2016) — The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association announced Lippert Components training is coming to Pennsylvania on Jan. 12, 2017.

(Dec. 14, 2016) — To say that the design of the traditional twist-type power cord connector is old is an understatement, SmartPlug Systems reported in a press release. Still in use today and barely changed, these devices are hazardous, out of date and a common cause of electrical fires, the release continued.

(Dec. 14, 2016) —  Minder Research, creators of the TireMinder tire pressure monitoring systems, announced it has won top spot in MotorHome and Trailer Life Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- After several residents voiced their concerns about a proposed campground expansion on Richard Lake, the planning committee on Monday decided to wait until January to make a decision, pending a staff report.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- The Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission has recommended letting the business permit for an 80-year-old campground that came under fire for clear cutting 11 acres lapse at year's end, exposing the facility to possible condemnation.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- Residents have concerns the ordinance will limit their right to place campers on property. However, it’s actually an updated version of the original ordinance passed on July 1, 1974.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- Camping World Holdings, the nation's largest network of RV-centric retail locations, announced the launch of its "side by side" business strategy with the signing of a deal to acquire Ketelsen Campers of Colorado in Wheat Ridge, Colo.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- A man has been jailed for setting fire to six cars in East Lothian, including a camper van in which a man was sleeping.

(Dec. 14, 2016) -- At about 9:53 p.m. Monday, Rural Metro Fire Department and Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a fully-involved motorhome in the 1100-block of Plumtree Lane.