Practice and client management

Are those you have personal, professional and business relationships with worthy of your support?

The 10X Award honors a company, product or technology that's had an exponential impact on mortgage finance. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

The level of success we achieve in life has much more to do with our tenacity than our talent.

Many ask whether there is any such thing as a “safe” marketing services agreement for mortgages. The answer, unequivocally, is yes.

By selecting a niche, originators do not need to have the best rates to attract new business.

The reduction in the monthly mortgage insurance premium is an opportunity to fill a lackluster pipeline, but there are a few details originators need to be aware of that could cause them trouble.

You can team up with another mortgage originator to make sure you act on your marketing plan.

D.R. Horton, the nation's largest homebuilder, has found success in marketing new homes to the underserved niche of first-time buyers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a report showing that nearly half of all mortgage borrowers did not comparison shop. Will additional disclosure help if consumers don't use it?

If you don't take control of your business, don't set up a plan and don't take your life by the horns, you're going to continue to be miserable.

Take one day to commit to finishing each and every item on your to do list, instead of just rolling things over to the next day.

Paying attention to detail is important in the mortgage industry but being a control freak could damage your productivity.

Senior citizens have more equity in their homes than at any period since the financial crisis, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.

Lenders need to use nontraditional means of measuring a borrower's likelihood of default.

Lenda, a new mortgage company backed by Silicon Valley investors, wants to supplant the traditional loan officer with consumer self-service technology.

Being a mortgage originator means juggling many tasks but marketing your business takes precedence above all of the others.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday authorized the first use of drones for real estate photography.

The diversity of the U.S. population is at a tipping point and originators need to prepare to serve the needs of this growing pool of customers.

Will you make changes to the way you do business to get what you want, or have you grown complacent with what you have?

Mortgage employment slowly edged up this year, but will it continue to track the recent hiring boom in the national economy? Some industry observers believe so.