Editorials

Like a few hundred thousand other loan originators throughout the country, I faced the unwelcome challenge of taking the state and national licensing exams required as part of the Safe Act...
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Regulations. Restrictions. Reduced tolerance. RESPA. The list of challenges facing lenders seems to grow daily, while the demand for accuracy when it comes to estimating closing costs has...
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I have found that mortgages resulting from failed marriages are among the most difficult to deal with.  I write approximately 50 “Divorce Loans”’ a year, about one a week.  ...
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Is it time for you to add mortgage “Tweets” to your marketing campaign? More originators have embraced this popular communication strategy, while others have yet to benefit from its...
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To ensure that borrowers are never again steered into disadvantageous products, among a host of other objectives, the Senate recently approved S. 3127, the Restoring American Financial...
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We’re well into 2010 by now, and call us crazy, but we don’t think too many of you are shedding tears over the end of 2009.  In fact we hope that you share our enthusiasm for the...
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When it comes to marketing and getting our names "out there", the pieces may have changed but the rules remain the same. Technology can never replace hard work but it can increase the...
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