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California’s AB 3108: New Felony Charges for Mortgage Brokers
When a Borrower Doesn’t Qualify for Conventional Financing—Think Twice Before Defaulting to Non-QM! It’s tempting to label a loan as investment purpose when a borrower doesn’t meet conventional guidelines—even when they plan to occupy the home as a primary residence. Well, that loophole just slammed shut! California’s AB 3108...
Zoom Meeting: I.R.S., COVID19 & 1099s!
26,000,000 people filed for unemployment in the past several weeks; and it’s not over! The Coronavirus is causing serious financial issues for states. For the first time ever, independent contractors are eligible under the CARES Act , even though unemployment taxes may not have been paid in. When the...
Mortgage Company Compliance Requirements for AML Training
How does a mortgage company meet the statutory requirement for Anti-Money Laundering education? The question comes up because many companies do not comply with the annual education requirement for all employees. In our opinion the law and regulations on AML training is purposely not specific because the term education...
DOL Closes the Door on Mortgage Originators Paid as Independent Contractors
In the fast-paced world of mortgage lending, a crucial yet often overlooked issue is always lurking between companies and those mortgage loan originators they employ; the misclassification of mortgage loan originators. Often labeled as independent contractors, many of these financial professionals find themselves in a precarious position, unable to...
Introducing Course Schedules
Course Schedules allows students to participate in group classes at scheduled times. Many busy professionals have difficulty completing unscheduled activities because of the demands on their time. These busy professionals prefer to commit to a scheduled time activity over a period of 1 to 4 weeks. Course Schedules allows...
W-2 Contagion? The “ABC” Test Federalized?
If you followed our mini series on California’s latest law AB5, you know that independent contractor “1099” status just got tougher in CA. AB5 seriously increased the ability for state and federal governments to reclassify workers from independent contractors to “employee”(W-2) status. If this is not a topic you...
Real Estate Update Newsletter April 2020
Don’t Try to Outsmart the Markets Getting ready to refinance your mortgage but waiting for rates to fall just one more time? Is that extra 1/8th percent ready to drop? Some consumers begin to follow economic news and perform no shortage of due diligence trying to pick the perfect...
GSEs Delay New 1003 Mandatory Use Date…Indefinitely!
After delaying the “optional use date”, yesterday the FHFA and GSEs announced the new 1003 mandatory use date will no longer be February 1, 2020. This should take some pressure off of lenders who were facing a deadline that was creeping up. Now, the GSEs have been directed to...
“The NMLS Made Me Do It!”
For newer entrants to the mortgage industry it might be helpful to clarify the NMLS is not a state regulator. They do not make or pass mortgage laws. Congress and the state legislatures do. The NMLS peforms the role of aggregator of mortgage participants information, for the purpose of...
Deb Killian, CRMS, presents CLOES.ONLINE at Mortgage Bankers Association Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference in Amelia Island, FL on January 23, 2018
Education of Loan Originators was a hot topic at the conference. Check out cloes.online
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Student CE Class 2018
8 Hour SAFE Comprehensive Federal CE 2018 – November 2018
Deb was great in presenting the true nature of the course piece by piece and helped with her many years of experience outline some of the more critical areas of the industry and expectations. The course was excellent because the provider was an experienced mortgage veteran for many years and understands how to present the material to make sure the key points as well as the main facts of the true nature of the job are outlined while instilling the required knowledge of the federal laws and guidelines mandated in the industry.