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VOLUME 91 NUMBER 39
ISSN-07458800
October 8, 2003
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Congratulations to Our September Top Producers
Thanks to these and all of our sales representatives who are working to bring new members into SPJST. August-September Consistency Club winners appear on the back page. DISTRICT 2 I
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Outreach 2003 Goal: 2,205 Member Applications Applications Written as of September 30, 2003: 2,101
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Lodge 6 Cottonwood
JOHNIE TURPEN, II
JANICE STEVENS
ERNEST HASKOVEC
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Lodge 215 South Plains
Lodge 229 Abilene
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SHELDON HOLUB, FIC
TAMMY HERNANDEZ
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Lodge 133 San Antonio
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INTEREST RATES Mortgage Rates 75% Owner Residence/ Farm Property 5.750% for 1 to 15 years 6.250% for 16 to 20 years 6.750% for 21 to 30 years 85% Owner Residence/Property 7.250% for 1 to 30 years Commercial Property 6.750% for 10 years 7.000% for 11 to 15 years
Universal Life
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Roth IRAs
Certificates issued after 2-28-03
5.500% for Annualized* Guaranteed Rate: 4.50% Roth II - 4.50% for Annualized* Roth Ill - 4.00% for Annualized*
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5.000% for Annualized* Guaranteed Rate: 5.00% Certificates issued prior to 4-1-93
Annuity 11
4.50% for Annualized* Guaranteed Rate: 3.00% Certificates issued 4-1-93 through 2-28-03
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Based on SPJST insurance applications written through the month of September, 2003 is going to be another banner year for the SPJST in terms of insurance sales performance. Through the end of September, a total of 2101 applications for nearly $65 million in coverage had been written. The 2003 application quota for the state is 2;-205 applications. "In January, I stated that we were looking for a repeat of what we've been able to accomplish in the preceding two years," says Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride. "At the rate we're going, we'll achieve our year-end application goal by month's end." "That's so important because it shows that our achievements in 2001 and 2002 weren't flukes. It demonstrates a trend — showing to our (Continued on page three.)