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 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...
by Geoffrey Cooper | Nov 12, 2014 |
So your borrower has deferred student loans. Let’s say $100,000 worth of them. Ouch. The deal may not be dead if you’re willing to do the work. First of all, you need to understand that the monthly payment amount noted on the credit report for loans in deferment is...
by Geoffrey Cooper | Sep 4, 2014 |
Virtually every study that focuses on the challenge of transitioning renters into owners eventually identifies the ability – or more accurately, the inability — of young families to accumulate the savings needed for a down payment on a home they want to own. Indeed,...
by Shelley Callaghan | Aug 27, 2014 |
Millennials are a well-versed group. They can text with their eyes shut, multi-task all day long and somehow keep in touch with everyone they’ve ever met. But when it comes to getting home loans, they’re woefully in the dark about their options, and that’s why so many...