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Refinances Were Almost Half of September Originations

As the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped for a ninth straight month in September, refinances climbed to account for nearly half of all loans. That’s according to Ellie Mae in its September Origination Insight Report. Read more...

Builder Confidence Swells to 20-month High

U.S. homebuilders are at their most upbeat in almost two years, as lower mortgage rates lure in buyers. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Black Knight Launches 'Regulatory Assist' Solution to Help Lenders

Black Knight has launched Regulatory Assist, which integrates directly with the Black Knight Empower loan origination system (as well as other loan origination platforms). Read more...

Ask The Expert: What is Your Opinion of Calling on Accountants to Get Loans?

By Dave Hershman, Senior Vice President, Sales of Weichert Financial Read more...

What Lilly Singh Can Teach Mortgage Originators About Marketing

Many salespeople think the best way to distinguish themselves from others is to be impartial when they are presenting or prospecting. Read more...

How Lopping Off the Wrong Loan Products to Trim the GSEs’ Market Reach Could Undermine Affordable Lending

By Michael Stegman, a senior research fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, and Richard Cooperstein, leader of the Model Risk Management at Andrew Davidson & Co. Over the years, with the approval of their regulator/conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) put in… Read more...

Trump to Nominate FHA Head to No. 2 HUD Job

President Trump has announced that he plans to nominate Brian Montgomery, the commissioner of the Federal Housing Association, to be deputy secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

VA Refunds $400M in Mortgage Fees

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has refunded more than $400 million to veterans who may have overpaid on their VA home loans. So reports the Military Times. Read more...

Wells Fargo Changes Course, Boosts Mortgage Team

After laying off about 1,000 mortgage employees last year, Wells Fargo is expanding the division this year in anticipation of higher mortgage volumes, according to an internal memo. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Storytelling and Successful Selling

In today’s ultra-competitive sales environment, originators are challenged more than ever with the task of getting prospects to listen. Read more...

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