Experienced originators know that lending is a numbers game. Every 100 cold calls result in 20 conversations, which result in 5 potential leads, which result […]
Economic doldrums? Probably not – but there is always someone out there claiming dire straits are right around the corner. A CNBC survey of Wall […]
Things aren’t always what they seem. Does the mainstream press, or politicians, think about how about how much money it takes to attract top talent […]
M&A grab current headlines (Freedom buying JG Wentworth’s mortgage biz being the latest) but it’s hard to put the past behind us, as an industry, […]
Earlier this week I spent some time with a senior loan officer who was telling me about a friend at a collection agency. The friend […]
Loan officers everywhere tell me about “The Bank of Mom and Dad” helping buy homes, either through gifts or co-signing, helping overcome that down payment […]
Kim Kardashian has vowed to take and pass the bar exam in 2022 without attending law school. You go girl! Few who go that route […]
“My 8-year-old daughter can already read at a 5th grade level and ignore me at a 12th grade level.” Talking about young ‘uns, who needs […]
Free ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops today? Count me in! Going back a few days, in Saturday’s commentary I mentioned a company […]
The move down in rates has sparked optimism about volume (and perhaps margins) out there. But mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the details thereof, for […]
