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Business Services Startup Instabase Launches AI Hub

Instabase, a startup that helps businesses automate their processes by making sense of unstructured data, has introduced AI Hub, a library of AI apps. So reports VentureBeat. Read more...

Roofing Exec’s Mortgage Fraud Conviction Upheld on Appeal

The head of a Florida roofing company’s appeal of his sentence for mortgage fraud and conviction for COVID-19 relief fraud has been rejected by a federal appeals court. So reports the Naples (Fla.) Daily News. Read more...

Sprout Mortgage Inks $3.5M Settlement Over Unpaid Wages

Sprout Mortgage has agreed to pay $3.5 million to various lawsuits by former employees who accuse the now-shuttered non-QM lender of skipping out on their final paychecks, severance and health care coverage. So reports NEXT Mortgage News. Read more...

Ask The Expert: Where Should I Look for Alternative Sources of Business?

Bert from Missouri wrote in: "I am looking for alternative sources of business aside from my referrals from previous customers and real estate agents. Where do you think I should start?"  Read more...

Get Back to Basics to Drive Better Sales Results

As loan officers scramble to hit production goals in this challenging market, many lenders are searching for answers in all the wrong places. While adopting new technology or holding a big sales rally might seem like the logical next step, these options are not enough to generate loan demand long-term. Read more...

JPMorgan Lays Off 1,000 First Republic Employees

After buying collapsed bank First Republic, JPMorgan Chase has begun laying off 15% of its workforce, or about 1,000 people. So reports BBC News. Read more...

Nations Lending Picks Blend for Digital Mortgage Platform

Nations Lending has announced that it will use cloud banking service provider Blend’s Mortgage Suite to build a lending platform that streamlines the mortgage origination process. So reports MortgageOrb. Read more...

OneMain Financial Fined $4.25M Over Cybersecurity Incidents

OneMain Financial Group has agreed to pay a $4.25 million penalty to New York state to settle allegations the non-prime mortgage lender and servicer failed to adequately protect customer data. So reports SC Media. Read more...

Do You Have a Quality Mentorship Program?

The purpose of a mentorship program is to facilitate field training for new hires that are not experienced so that they will receive the support they need to transition into productive members of the sales force. Having a mentorship program will also relieve the burden on branch managers who are then freed up to recruit… Read more...

Social Selling the Key to Personal Brand Building

You know the drill: social selling is a requirement for LOs who want to increase their visibility among potential customers and referral sources. Read more...

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