Hard to believe it is Halloween already, and lenders everywhere are mired down in contests. (“Remember the shipping department’s M*A*S*H get-up last year?” “I’m convinced […]
I, for one, have no interest in buying shoes online without trying them on first. The same with a mattress – I want to lie […]
Owner’s note This note, from a lender’s owner to its employees, was passed along to me, and is sure nice to see the optimism and […]
The average age of a loan officer is 73. Okay, just kidding. But as anyone in the lending industry and others age, they begin to […]
I was speaking with a fellow, under the age of 30, in a junior management role at a residential lender. I asked him about attending […]
Yesterday’s commentary noted that HUD Secretary Ben Carson “turned some heads by suggesting lower potential penalties for lenders, especially those financing low-income borrowers.” The news […]
We don’t eat plain ol’ “bacon” anymore. It is usually “Applewood smoked bacon.” Given the amount of Applewood smoked bacon lenders seem to consume at […]
The undisputed hit of the conference so far in Denver? The MBA’s mPower event on Saturday. Yes, it eliminated “a Saturday off” for over 300 […]
How about something interesting but non-mortgage related for a Saturday (despite thousands, including myself, heading to the Denver conference), and near and dear to everyone’s […]
Not only are houses becoming smaller, but the lots are smaller also. Trulia tells us that houses built since 2015 occupy, on average, 25 percent […]
