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Ask The Expert: What Will the Rest of 2020 Look Like?

Jason from California asks: "In my 20 years as a loan officer, this has been the weirdest year. What do you think the rest of this year is going to look like from a production standpoint? Will the refinances continue? Will the purchase market collapse as it did the last recession?" Read more...

There is Never a Perfect Time Change Your Sales Process

In the current marketplace, where volume is overwhelming and many lenders are turning away business, it may seem counterintuitive to discuss what it will take to succeed in a 2021 purchase money environment. Nothing could be further from the truth. Read more...

Real Estate Startup Orchard Gets Into Mortgage Biz

Real estate tech company Orchard, which offers products for home buyers and sellers, has unveiled the launch of a mortgage unit. So reports Inman. Read more...

Better Business Bureau Warns of Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams

The Better Business Bureau is warning that a mortgage scam is picking up steam during the coronavirus crisis. So reports Tucson, Arizona’s KGUN. Read more...

Mortgage Fraud Convictions Tossed Over Witness Evidence

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered that federal mortgage convictions against two Southern California men must be reversed. So reports Bloomberg Law and Law360. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: Homebuilder Sentiment at Pre-COVID-19 Levels

Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide discusses the average mortgage rate falling below 3% as well as homebuyer and homebuilder sentiment. He also shares his thoughts on the impact of the lockdown, pandemic and remote working arrangements on these trends. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: A Nice Couple of Weeks

Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide (MMG) discusses recent mortgage-backed securities performance, as well as all-time low mortgage rates, negative yields around the globe and more. Read more...

Does Your Firm Employ the Buddy System?

A manager cannot be everywhere at once. We can assist the implementation of sales monitoring and effectiveness by teaming a senior originator with a rookie and making the senior originator a team leader. We call this the Buddy System. Read more...

Owning the Customer is an Originator's Chief Responsibility

During my recent MBA webinar, “Owning the Customer: Keys to Originator Success,” I asked attendees whether their originators were reaching out to former customers. Read more...

Quicken Loans Files for IPO as Rocket Companies

Quicken Loans has filed for an initial public offering under the name Rocket Companies. So reports the Detroit Free Press. Read more...

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