Loan Think

Mortgage bankers and brokers (banks and nonbanks alike) could call a national strike on making any new loans for, say, 60 days and see what type of damage that does to the U.S. economy.

It’s somewhat arrogant for a writer to state a numerical list is all that is required to accomplish whatever. If selling is not exhaustively mentioned I would suggest you discount the information because of its lack of thoroughness.

If you haven’t made a conscious effort to grow your email list every day, here are some strategies you can use to build your email database into an asset.

It could be the most underserved part of the market: investors stuck with rental properties – and who don’t want to default – need to refinance but can’t because they’re underwater on home equity.

Nobody's perfect. But with social media, blogs, forums and articles posted in the millions each day, you need to monitor your online reputation.

The definition of "proxies" is an issue in discussions surrounding loan officer compensation.

Heritage Pacific Financial Inc. a Texas company is aggressively pursuing hundreds of Californians to collect second mortgage debt on homes they’ve already lost through foreclosure.

THE RAJ DATE SAGA CONTINUES: We’re told that the National Association of Mortgage Brokers is very concerned with the recent broker bias comments from CFPB deputy director Raj Date. One NAMB official said the trade group “has sent a letter to the CFPB regarding the comments and have formally requested a meeting to discuss."

RealtyTrac released its May U.S. Foreclosure report, which emphasized the first year-over-year increase in foreclosure starts in 28 months. What does this mean?

These days, many lenders’ licensing and legal departments are larger than what they were budgeted for, and adding efficiency without adding head count to the back office must be a priority.