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PGA’s Rocket Mortgage Classic Braces for 'All Possibilities'

While the PGA Tour hadn’t canceled Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage Classic as of press time, tournament authorities conceded they are preparing “for any and all scenarios.” So reports Detroit News. Read more...

You Need a Plan for Time Management and Training

Where will you find the time to add training to your schedule when you are already producing and recruiting, along with a few other side jobs? You must have a plan. Read more...

Black Knight White Paper Explores Pandemic's Impact on Mortgage Biz

COVID-19 and the nation’s response to the pandemic are significantly affecting the real estate and mortgage industries. That's one of the key findings of a new white paper released by Black Knight last week. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: What to Know About a Miserable Jobs Report

Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide discusses the jobs report and its impact on the stock and bond markets. But, he adds, there are better times ahead. Read more...

HouseCanary Acquires Real Estate Tech Startup Dropmodel

Home-valuation company HouseCanary has unveiled its acquisition of real estate technology startup Dropmodel. So reports Crowdfund Insider. Read more...

Reverse Mortgage Lender Will Pay $2.47M to End Fraud Case

Finance of America Reverse has agreed to a $2.47 million settlement over federal allegations that a business it acquired knowingly originated and underwrote loans that broke major rules. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Mortgage Startup Better.com Looks to Add 1,000 Jobs

Digital mortgage startup Better.com is mounting a major hiring push. So reports Crunchbase. Read more...

Successful Selling in a Volatile Market

We are living in interesting times where fact is fiction and fiction is fact. Whether it is COVID-19 protocols or the idea that everything will go back to “normal” after this upheaval, there are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions that will impact our future course. Read more...

Real Estate Groups Ask Governors, Mayors for Appraisal 'Stay at Home' Exemptions

The nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers joined four other real estate organizations in asking state and local government leaders to include appraisers among “essential services” exempted from stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders issued during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more...

Fintech Hunting Podcast: Liquidity, the Outbreak and Working from Home

This podcast from Fintech Hunting features Brian Koss, Executive Vice President of Mortgage Network. Koss discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the market and liquidity, the state of the industry, and adapting to working from home. Read more...

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