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Delusions and Excuses Regarding Video Selling

While 2020 has been a banner year for mortgage origination, 2021 may prove to be a different story. The latest MBA forecast predicts that the year ahead will be great for purchase money, but total volume is expected to drop by 23% due to a reduction in refinance business. Read more...

Zest AI Raises $15M to Cut Mortgage Loan Discrimination

Zest AI, a startup that plans to use artificial intelligence to help with loan decisions, has announced a $15 million funding round. So reports VentureBeat. Read more...

Google Unveils First Mortgage Industry Tool, Lending Doc AI

Google has introduced Lending Doc AI, the search giant’s first offering tailored for the mortgage industry. So reports TechCrunch. Read more...

Manafort’s Mortgage-Fraud Dismissal Upheld By Appeals Court

President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has won a victory in his legal battle in his mortgage fraud case. So reports the Associated Press. Read more...

Are Your Sales Meetings Achieving Their Goals?

Sales meetings are a useful vehicle to advance training and achieve coaching objectives. It is important to assess our sales meeting goals in order to make sure they are achieving our purposes. Read more...

How to Master Remote Selling Skills

With recent interest rates at historic lows, originators haven’t had to worry about perfecting their selling skills because customers have come to them in droves. Read more...

Proptech Startup Snapdocs Raises $60M for Cloud-Based Closings

Digital mortgage startup Snapdocs has secured a fresh $60 million in equity funding. So reports TechCrunch. Read more...

Wells Fargo Fires 100 Employees for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Wells Fargo has terminated more than 100 employees after they allegedly fraudulently obtained federal coronavirus relief funds for small businesses. So reports CNN. Read more...

Fannie Mae Suspects Mortgage Fraud in Southern California

Fannie Mae has warned lenders to watch out for suspected fraud by Southern California mortgage brokers. So reports the Orange County (Calif.) Register. Read more...

Ask The Expert: How Do I Get Over Call Reluctance?

A reader from Oklahoma wrote: I have not been achieving the success I should have. I know the issue. I have call reluctance--big time. I just can't seem to make the calls that are necessary to get me to the next level. How do I get over it? Read more...

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