Survive This Wild Ride
Strap in for a difficult year by adopting these time-honored sales skills
This Cost-Lowering Idea Could Prove Risky
Attorney opinion letters as title insurance alternatives introduce mortgage process uncertainty
Flexing Its Might
Get ready for the CFPB to play an even larger role in housing finance
Ernest Jones Jr., National Association of Mortgage Brokers
NAMB celebrates 50 years of service to brokers
More Movement at the Top Is Needed
The mortgage industry has ground to make up in opportunities offered to women
Cast Another Line Into the Water
Construction loans should be part of your originations strategy
Jennifer Beeston, Guaranteed Rate
No. 13 Top VA Volume, No. 47 Top Women Originators
Rev Up the Engine for Non-QM Lending
Strong partners in this lending niche can quickly prime your business for success
A home equity buffer will mitigate financial distress
Last year was an eventful one for the U.S. housing market. Mortgage interest rates increased at the fastest pace since the 1980s. Home price growth matched that of 2021 but most of the acceleration occurred in the first quarter of the year. The latter half of 2022 was marked by home price declines along with […]
Recessionary fears stoke concerns about vulnerable homeowners
Some 8% of all mortgages originated in the first nine months of 2022 were already underwater by year’s end, an eyebrow-raising statistic reported this past December by Black Knight. To put it another way, one in every 12 new homebuyers, or about 270,000 borrowers, owed more than their home was worth. Oftentimes, buyers who take […]