Past Articles
Credit Bureaus to Exclude Judgment and Lien Information
Written By: Doc Compton. A 20+ year veteran of the consumer credit industry, Doc Compton has recently released "Credit Ready In 5 Simple Steps", a simple, easy-to-read guide, designed to help consumers prepare for a major financed purchase. A consumer version of the...
10 Reasons Why You Don’t Get Referrals!
Written By: Victoria Fifield, Business Coach. For a complimentary, 1-hour strategy session, email [email protected]. The following is a list of what I call "flawed expectations" that are sure to cause mortgage loan officers to flinch and shake their heads,...
Client Articles/Newsletter – April/May 2017
Subscribers will find four articles in this issue. Email one article every other week and then download the written newsletter version and send in the mail, too (just in case you don’t have email addresses or the email goes into your client’s spam folder). Article...
Realtor® Articles/Newsletter – March/April 2017
If you are looking for an easy way to email the done-4-you articles to your real estate agent database, check out ProAssistMarketing.com. The template can be personalized with your picture, logo and signature, but the cool part is that it keeps track of who opened...
How to Explain an Underwriter’s Job to Your Clients
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Processor. Underwriter. Secondary Market. Set-up Person. Here’s the thing…each industry has its own language. Its own terminology. And in the mortgage industry, when we talk about who does what during the loan process, the “titles” of...
Why FICO Scores Vary From Lender to Lender
Written By & Re-Printed with Permission: James Wehmann, FICO, Executive Vice-president Responsible for the Scores Business Unit Consumers today are being bombarded by offers to get their “credit score” for free. These lead generation websites don’t provide the FICO®...
Understanding Interest Rate Pricing – Where Does The Money Come From? (Part One)
Written By: Tammy Butler, FairLendingDiversity.com and Editor of MortgageCurrentcy.com. Compliance professionals, new originators and even some seasoned originators aren’t quite sure what all of the secondary marketing pricing gibberish means! Part one of this series...
National Association of Realtors® Warns Real Estate Agents about Following RESPA Rules
Re-written with Permission - NAR RESPA Dos and Don’ts For Real Estate Brokers and Agents 1. Entities Subject to RESPA Services that occur at or prior to the purchase of a home are typically considered settlement services. These services include title insurance,...
Realtor® Articles/Newsletter – March/April 2017
If you are looking for an easy way to email the done-4-you articles to your real estate agent database, check out ProAssistMarketing.com. The template can be personalized with your picture, logo and signature, but the cool part is that it keeps track of who opened...