The recent decision in California in favor of Irvine-based, Mount Olympus Mortgage against Guaranteed Mortgage and a former Loan Originator, for corporate espionage (stealing…
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April 15, 2016
The Return of Customer Service
Most companies like to boast that they provide great customer service. I once attended a bank’s 5-year planning meeting where the facilitator asked, “How…
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April 12, 2016
USDA Training Opportunity
The USDA recently announced that they will be conducting webinars on both credit underwriting topics, property requirements for anyone interested in learning more about…
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April 5, 2016
Congratulations Villanova!
I would just like to send my congratulations to my Alma Mater, Villanova, who won the Men’s Basketball National Championship. Last night may have…
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March 31, 2016
Whose Pipeline Is It Anyway?
It’s not unusual for Mortgage Lenders to openly recruit their competitors best loan originators. It’s not unusual for the most productive originators to get…
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March 29, 2016
Fraud Prevention – an Ongoing Process
There are quite a number of tools available to lenders and Quality Control firms these days to help identify and prevent fraud in the…
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March 21, 2016
FREE USDA Training Opportunity
It is rare these days to have one of the Federal Government’s Housing Agencies (HUD, VA and USDA) offer in-depth technical training geared towards…
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March 17, 2016
There’s More to Do Than Gamble in AC
I’m attending the 33rd Annual Regional Conference of Mortgage Bankers Associations at Harrah’s new convention center in Atlantic City. Nice place. The residential segment…
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March 10, 2016
The Rights of Spring
It’s that time of year again; St. Patty’s Day, March Madness, and the Annual Regional Conference of MBA’s, held in Atlantic City each year….
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February 15, 2016
The Devil Made Me Do It
Welcome to America; land of opportunity. That includes the opportunity to defraud mortgage lenders and banks when getting a loan. (Chicago Tribune article on…
