Loan Think

Thinking about my own father and about my role as a father to my three children.

Ask any of us in real estate-related businesses to describe the perfect closing experience and you’ll likely get minor variations on this theme.

Leveraging advanced data techniques works for retail lenders even when the big consumer direct lenders may be using the same techniques to battle for the same “in the market” consumers.

Just because you do not like the answer from your loan officer does not mean that the answer is wrong.

For successful mortgage originators, going in person to meet clients, instead of hiding behind email and social media, can make the difference between closing a sale or going back to the office frustrated.

The massive waves of 2005-2007 residential mortgage-backed securities downgrades have finally calmed down a bit, thanks largely to housing improvement.

The answer is not as simple as most people think,

Recent publicity surrounding high-profile convictions involving foreclosure rescue scams may be obscuring some good news: the prevalence of this type of fraud seems to be waning.

Each subsequent compliance conference is sporting record attendance by folks that are concerned—scared—about the pending changes to the mortgage lending landscape.

An improved customer experience isn’t the only reason to go paperless—lenders can realize great efficiencies and cost-savings too.