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I'd like to see the loan officer who consistently converts prospects into borrowers simply by providing great service, especially in this market. I'm not knocking service. I like dealing with pleasant people who are professional and on time.

Execution is the key to your success. Without the systematic rigorous process of tenaciously following through, while ensuring accountability, your business and personal life will be less rewarding than it could be.

County recorders in New Jersey will now be required to accept electronic documents, following the recent enactment of a bill to modernize the land recording process.

Maverick Funding Corp., Parsippany, N.J. has hired away Joshua Shein, the CEO of reverse lender Great Oak Lending who brings with him to his new employer roughly 30 employees including 11 loan officers.

Things generally have been looking better for commercial mortgage-backed securities, but those investing in the space should consider the nuances involved as well as the big picture.

Dissenting Federal Reserve Board member Charles I. Plosser, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, in a speech Monday renewed his longstanding opposition to Fed policy moves aimed at putting downward pressure on rates for mortgages and other funding.

Although insurance conglomerate MetLife failed to unload its residential lending division, it has found a buyer for its warehouse business, according to industry officials close to the matter.

Loan originations on income producing properties will rise 17% this year to nearly $230 billion, the Mortgage Bankers Association is projecting in its first-ever non-residential lending forecast.

David Zugheri, founder of Houston-based Envoy Mortgage discusses preparing for the Uniform Mortgage Data Program.

David Zugheri, founder of Houston-based Envoy Mortgage discusses his bank’s approach to technology adoption.