“Experts Win on Value—Generalists Die on Price” is a quote by well-known marketing guru David Newman, who I think is a smart sales consultant. Similar to Seth Godin, Newman is right on the money when it comes to succeeding in today’s attention-deficit selling world.

Churchill Mortgage has announced a partnership with Infosys, the India-based information technology giant, “to dynamically change the way it does business in a significant way.”

Irv from New York asks: I have been studying the mortgage business for some time now, as I intend to make a career change in the near future. I am excited by the idea of helping people to purchase or refinance their homes while making a decent living for myself. I would be more interested in running my own loan business than I would be in working for someone else. One of my major concerns is how to become qualified with lenders so that I can sell their products. Do you have any advice in this regard? Thank you very much.

Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, recently sent a letter to Congress outlining the Bureau’s plan for a revised Qualified Mortgage (QM) Standard.