Loan Think

We're hearing I’m going to take a break from talking about football this week to discuss something more important.

Amy Tierce's opinion on where we stand, five years after the failure of Lehman Brothers.

Transparency is not just a mortgage industry buzzword but a necessity in the post-mortgage-bubble world.

The candidate's ads made a personal connection with voters and created a primary-winning effort.

The impact is already depressing home values and freezing the market in certain communities.

We're hearing recent reform offers Home Equity Conversion Mortgages more hope.

Usually, loan officers with a lot of unclosed loans in the pipeline—and therefore commissions at stake—are hesitant to make a move.

Originators need new ways to get business.

We're hearing if you think changes to the mortgage business in recent years have been jarring, you may want to fasten your seatbelt.

We're hearing well-to-do jumbo borrowers are securing better mortgage rates than the average Joe getting a conventional loan from a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac lender.