Loan Think

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal would provide larger institutions with an incentive for loan officers that smaller community lenders could never match.

Was Berkshire Hathaway faking an interest in Residential Capital Corporation?

Some helpful hints if the taxman comes knocking on your door.

Much that has been written on vendor selection focuses on intangible principles associated with risk reduction, with much less practical guidance available on "best practices" for identifying and selecting vendors.

Who's on the Fannie/Freddie 'High Risk' watch list? Well, we can guess who isn't on it.

Increased volumes have pressed many people and their loan production platforms to a breaking point.

An appraisal requirement proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be tough to implement without the right cost-effective automation.

We’re beginning to hear reports that some large megabanks are starting to lose residential loan officers to nonbanks.

Two years ago some top ranked LOs were accepting jobs at depositories because they felt secure in working for a lender that had a future. But new LO compensation rules turned out to be more benign than many thought.

It is no secret that the changing market landscape has created new opportunities and threats for mortgage bankers.