Mortgage Industry Trends

The WSJ dusted off an old mortgage story- the implosion and lawsuits surrounding American Business Financial Services (ABFS).&n

    First, I should tell you I don’t like putting individuals under one category like “Hispanic” because there are truly no Hispanics.

     To many mortgage professionals the idea of closing more loans from immigrants within their local communities remains just that, an idea.

Wow, what an exciting week we had.  Tracie and I just got back from the NRMLA Regional Convention in Denver and it was fantastic.  Having missed the one in our own back yard (San Diego) i

In the last few years much has been said about the emerging markets in the mortgage industry and how they could be the growth vehicle for a market that continues to have gone bonkers.

One thing I've heard people in the mortgage industry say for years is that there is no such thing as borrower loyalty. That was clearly evident during the most recent refi-boom.

The article in todays WSJ on 'Debating Standards for Lenders' mentions an Ohio law that took effect earlier this year, requiring brokers and loan officers to make 'reasonable efforts' to originate the

I plan to visit a number of interesting technologies in this space, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

It's often been said that there is no loyalty in the mortgage loan origination business.