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Ex-Mortgage Pro Awaiting Fraud Sentence Was Avid Art Collector

Former mortgage broker Chris Schaller, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 2020 and has yet to be sentenced, owned more than 100 paintings by folk artist George Colin. So reports the Illinois Times. Read more...

Mortgage Fraudster Gets Year in Prison for Securities Scam

A convicted fraudster has received one-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to a separate charge of securities fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced. Read more...

Mortgage Startup UpEquity Lands a Fresh $25M

UpEquity, a mortgage software startup that helps first-time homebuyers make all-cash offers, has secured $25 million in a Series A funding round. So reports Austin Business Journal. Read more...

A Mentee’s Educational and Marketing Plans

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. A mentee will need to participate in a field training program. Read more...

What an 'Attention Economy' Means for Originators

Today, consumers have easy access to an unfathomable amount of information on every imaginable topic under the sun. Moreover, that information is being published at an astonishing rate. Consider that in 2020, YouTube users uploaded 500 hours of video every minute! Read more...

Ask The Expert: More Thoughts On When Referrals Don’t Materialize

In a previous column, I answered a question posed by Rachel from Missouri. I have some additional thoughts. Read more...

The Golden Rule Doesn't Apply in Marketing Anymore!

For years, the Golden Rule has been applied to the realm of marketing and selling. Treating people like you would like to be treated seems not only morally right but a good practice in the business world. Read more...

First American Unveils Mortgage Fraud Scoring Tool

First American’s data and analytics division has rolled out a mortgage tool it calls AppIntelligence Score, or AI Score. Read more...

Manafort Dodges Mortgage Fraud Case After Trump Pardon

The New York State Court of Appeals has declined to review a lower court’s dismissal of state mortgage fraud charges against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort after the ex-president pardoned Manafort in a connected federal case. So reports NBC News. Read more...

Assisted Living Boss Pleads Guilty in $3.6M Mortgage Scam

A Texas assisted living facility’s owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and will pay restitution, according to the Department of Justice. So reports McKnight’s Senior Living. Read more...

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