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From the Common Security Platform and Freddie Mac loan sales to new accounting rules and what direction mortgage rates are headed, there was plenty to debate during this week's MBA Secondary Conference in New York.

Savvy salespeople live by the motto ABC: Always Be Closing. Here's a look at loan officers featured in the Top Producers Rankings who took that mantra to new heights by posting triple-digit increases in their annual mortgage origination volume.

Borrowers continue to get smarter about the mortgage process, but from questions about closing costs to the minimum down payment and credit score needed to qualify, there's still a lot that can keep consumers confused during the origination process, or worse, on the sidelines of the market entirely.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Northeast.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Midwest.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the South.

Military families and service members are submitting debt collection complaints to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau at twice the rate of other consumers.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the West.

Whether it's an intentional bait-and-switch or a misunderstanding on the originator's part about compliance requirements, here are seven things lenders should be careful not to misrepresent when communicating with borrowers.

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