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In order to increase their customer bases, mortgage originators may find themselves wishing for a crystal ball that can tell them which people are most likely to want to purchase a home. Actually,..

The process of investment holds significant risk, and fiduciaries hold a responsibility to investors to guard against that risk. Due diligence is an in-depth investigation into a potential partner..

Not that long ago, the only way you could get an accurate overview map of a piece of property was to hire a pilot and use an advanced camera or video recorder to get footage. Now, thanks to the..

In the world of mortgage origination, you have to stay abreast of a lot more than current interest rates, the pros and cons of a 15-year mortgage to a 30-year and how the housing market is acting..

According to the National Association of Realtors, nearly 75 percent of buyers finance a mortgage to help them with their home purchase. However, new tax deduction changes may affect that number..

When it comes to spending the marketing budget, the last thing mortgage lenders want to do is to waste that budget on ineffective campaigns. Modern lenders want confidence in the likelihood their..

When a consumer needs a mortgage loan, they visit your credit union or use your app. They talk to a mortgage loan officer on Thursday. By Friday, they have a pre-approval letter for a loan. By..

When its money that's being exchanged, everyone involved in the transaction has a stake in the outcome. The more money, the higher the stakes. This concept is what makes the appraisal of a piece..

When you are working on a loan application, you want to have easy access to as much of the required paperwork and reports as possible. As you may already know, not having even one vital piece of..

College students and young professionals often question the value of graduate school, including pursuing an MBA. However, many MBA graduates occupy C-level executive positions in Fortune-500..

The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) established requirements for the licensing and/or registration of all Mortgage Loan Originators (MLOs). In order to..

A home reappraisal meeting for Cuyahoga County homeowners got a little too dramatic for a Westlake, Ohio homeowner this August. He claimed to have almost had a heart attack when he learned the..