In early December, Warner Bros. announced that all of its 2021 movie releases—17 in all–will be available on HBO Max (a streaming service) on the same day they debut in movie theatres. This is a major break from previous practices that had given movie theatres a competitive advantage by delaying a film’s release to streaming services until after the theatre run was over.

California state authorities have announced the arrests and indictments of nine people in an alleged mortgage scheme that led to a loss of about $6 million. So reports KTXL in Sacramento.

Mortgage fraud charges against President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort are rearing their head once again. So reports NBC News.

In my more than 25 years in mortgage banking, one thing that has remained constant is that most lenders recruit sales professionals who are experienced in mortgage origination instead of hiring rookies. These companies hire experienced “C” players rather than potential “A” producers who need to be trained and developed.