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Wisconsin Mortgage Scammer Gets 12 Years in Prison

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for an almost $400,000 mortgage fraud scheme. So reports the local RiverTowns.net. Read more...

Fugitive Surrenders in $30M Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A long-time fugitive from Brazil has returned to face charges for a major mortgage scheme based in New Jersey, authorities have announced. So reports the local Daily Voice. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: What I Would Be Sharing with Customers

Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide provides his insight on what he would be communicating with clients and would-be customers amid massive market turmoil, the coronavirus, and a Fed rate cut. Read more...

Fed Cut Pushes Interest Rates to Zero

In an attempt to stabilize the financial markets, The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero and said it would purchase $700 billion in Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities and other securities. So reports The Hill. Read more...

Why Doing 'Whatever it Takes' Isn't Enough to Improve Sales Results

The “do whatever it takes” sales strategy—a common mantra in mortgage banking—is often promoted as the best way to be successful in selling. This is no surprise when originators are on 100% commission and sales results drive their income. Read more...

Upscale Restaurateur Admits Serving Bad Mortgage Docs

The former owner and operator of a restaurant known for fine French food has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud over a multi-year scam affecting the business’ customers, lenders, mortgagee and bankruptcy creditors. So reports the Somers, N.Y. Daily Voice. Read more...

Real Estate Startup Orchard Adds Home Search Features

Orchard, a real estate startup that plans to launch mortgage services soon, is bearing fruit in the form of new functionality for its home search portal. So reports TechCrunch. Read more...

Figure Technologies, Run by Ex-SoFi CEO, Sees Surge Post-Fed Cut

Blockchain mortgage lender Figure Technologies has announced a 300% surge in loan applications since the Federal Reserve’s recent emergency rate cut, bringing its total in funded loans to more than $1 billion. So reports TheBlockCrypto. Read more...

Bill Bodnar of MMG: Navigating Muddy Waters

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide discusses the impact of the coronavirus, money feeling into safe havens, an amazing jobs report, The Fed’s unexpected cut and a nearly certain upcoming cut, and, of course, a crazy week of market volatility. With all that going on, he said its important to remind clients that while… Read more...

Does Your Sales Group Only Encourage 'Unicorn' Feedback?

In recent conversations with mortgage sales managers, many lamented that senior managers at their companies don’t want to hear the truth about potential issues. According to the sales managers I spoke with, senior executives only want to hear how wonderful everything is and that nothing needs to be improved. Read more...

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