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NewDay USA, a lender specializing in loans to veterans and military service members, is addressing rate-driven increases in refinancing by hiring more than 100 workers who are new to the business.
October 7
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To boost its presence in affordable housing, Synovus Bank is devoting considerable resources to training its loan officers.
August 26
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Mandate for loan officers is to be able to inform on customers' specific financial needs in areas that extend well beyond the home loan.
July 9
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Mortgage brokers need to consider bringing their business into new locations to overcome limitations like competition and a finite number of possible customers.
March 15
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The deadline for the 2019 Top Producers has been extended to Friday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. EST. Loan officers are encouraged to take the survey and participate in the annual ranking program that recognizes the accomplishments and successes of the industry's best originators.
January 22
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Plaza Home Mortgage's Philip Yee, Ainsworth Advisors' Les Parker and the National Mortgage News staff have recommendations for six books mortgage professionals may want to read to recharge for the new year.
December 20
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill to revise the state's Residential Mortgage Lending Act to facilitate transitional licensing for loan officers and to streamline the law's provisions for borrower fees.
August 31
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Servicers and MSR investors face increased regulation and oversight as nearly all states now require some form of licensing for firms responsible for mortgage collections.
July 23
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Mortgage licensees in West Virginia will pay higher application fees and need to take additional hours of mandatory prelicensing and continuing education under an amendment to the state's licensing law.
March 5
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Tired of working as a yacht captain, Pancho Jiminez decided to get into real estate even though he knows it's a highly competitive field in Florida.
February 27
