by Vance Edwards, CMB | Apr 5, 2017 |
Harriet – a.k.a. my mom – used to preach to me, “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” She pulled out that old adage to nudge me to do something she wanted done now, but that I, in all honesty, didn’t really care to do – today or tomorrow, for that...
by Vance Edwards, CMB | Jul 22, 2015 |
I have a tip on social media marketing for loan officers to help you earn more business from today’s first-time homebuyers — one that even the most stringent compliance officer would have trouble finding issue with because it has absolutely nothing to do with you...
by David Greco, MBA | May 13, 2015 |
Doing what I do for a living, you can bet I am an advocate of credit score awareness. It’s important — no make that imperative — to know your credit score, how it’s derived and that it is to be protected and nurtured. That’s not the norm for many first-time...
by Vance Edwards, CMB | Apr 8, 2015 |
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 15 years in the mortgage industry, it’s that loan officers do not like being “rate shopped.” However, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers aren’t shopping enough. The CFPB reported that 77% of...
by Ben Smidt, MA | Feb 12, 2015 |
Over the past year, MGIC Connects has been a new way for us at Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) to share our perspective and knowledge on the mortgage industry. Our average co-worker tenure of nearly 18 years within the mortgage industry has allowed us...