So there’s a local Atlanta-based lender who’s been aggressively poaching loan officers from competitors over the past year-plus.  They have an in-house recruiter who allegedly uses fear tactics such as “brokers are going out of business, you need to jump … Read More

If you are a third party mortgage originator, appraiser, title agent or other vendor to the mortgage industry, there has never been a more critical time to get involved in the discussion.  Case in point, take 2 minutes to read … Read More

Mortgage Revolution was fabulous. Perfectly imperfect. Real. Genuine. A Game Changer. By now, I figured I’d have written 10 blog articles about the experience. But our Facebook Fan Page pretty much sums it all up. Above all, what I think … Read More

First off, THANK GOD for blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and all other social media avenues that have allowed us all to reach out and connect with folks we would have NEVER come across if it weren’t for these platforms. I … Read More

I’ve been practically ignoring the Top of Mind Blog for the past month while preparing for Mortgage Revolution . I’ll talk more about MRev in another post later on. Right now, I want to tell you about a company that … Read More

Most borrowers starting their home buying related research online generally end up landing on a real estate agent’s top ranking blog or web site. If you’re in the purchase business game, it makes perfect sense to partner with agents that … Read More

I had the honor of representing mortgage bloggers at the recent NAMBWest Conference in Las Vegas a few weeks ago in front of 200 or so mortgage brokers with my friend Jason Berman . Unfortunately, Mark Green wasn’t able to … Read More

Not only, “Tis the season to be jolly,” but I say, “Tis the season to go mental!” It’s nearly impossible to avoid it anyway, right? Just about the time when the leaves wither and fall and the afternoons turn in … Read More

Yes, that’s right.  I said LISTING Agent in the title!  For years the mantra for most originators has been to seek out Realtors who work primarily with buyers.  The reasoning behind this is obvious.  Buyers need mortgages and are looking … Read More

Last week I posted an article about the loss of productivity our office (and more specifically me) experienced after upgrading from Office 2003 to Office 2007 with a Microsoft Exchange Server. This post is to serve as the yin to … Read More