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Debra Killian
April 20, 2020

Hey…What’s a Tripod? I Want One!

Learn how to get YOUR Tripod. Free LIVE Webinar on May 5th 12:00 Noon ET! In this COVID-19 world, companies need all possible resources at their fingertips to keep businesses going and growing to recruit and provide quality professional development in a safe environment. Is consumer direct the future...

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Debra Killian
August 13, 2019

Consumer’s Well-Being

Someone was kind enough to point out that my last post was shameful self-promotion. So let me approach this same topic a little differently. As an originator for over 25 years, it is very clear that we have a significant impact on the psychological emotional, and financial well-being of...

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Debra Killian
October 16, 2019

W-2 or 1099? The Final Word on Dynamex! RETROACTIVE!

Mortgage professionals…you may think this doesn’t apply to you…and maybe it doesn’t. This purported gray area has caused many employees and companies to grapple with the rules with many debates on this topic. Until now! On October 8, 2019, the CA Supreme Court ruled that if companies have misclassified...

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Debra Killian
November 1, 2021

The Myths and Realities -1099 vs W-2 for Loan Originators!

As someone who has followed this topic for many years, with many debates, I’ve heard it all.  Just today, posts on Facebook brought it up…again!  What’s different now is a few weeks ago, I decided to get reliable information from a reliable source.  To help clear up the confusion,...

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Debra Killian
February 25, 2019

NMLS, Regulators & Educators Work Together to Improve CE Classes!

At the 2019 NMLS User’s Conference in Orlando, FL., I participated on a panel with state regulators and a compliance attorney about how working together can improve NMLS approved Continuing Education. If educators could obtain the results of federal and state regulator’s examinations and investigations, could we could make...

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Debra Killian
February 14, 2022

The Feds Beef Up Employment Enforcement on Independent Contractors

With rates going up, refinance volume quickly heading south and originators looking for the next shiny thing, we are bound to see movement in the industry.  That means mergers, buyouts and some companies closing.  Migrating originators can be a tricky challenge for the next employer.  There are two issues...

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Debra Killian
May 6, 2020

Did He Just Suggest We Open Up The SAFE Act?

Why the two tier system anyway? Do consumers realize the difference? For the sake of full disclosure, my business is education. I am a mortgage educator. I write, record and instruct courses for depository and non-depository originators alike. Their job is the same! One could reasonably argue that I...

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Debra Killian
March 17, 2020

Originators: Consumers Need You More Than Ever!

Loan locked, Loan Estimate out, Intent to Proceed signed, appraisal inspection scheduled for today. What could go wrong? And then the call…customer letting me know she canceled the inspection.  No, she didn’t want 0.00% 30 year fixed! She and her husband are both physicians working in an E.R. where...

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Debra Killian
May 18, 2020

CLOES.online Announces a New Product For Originators!

Recently a mortgage loan originator in another state contacted me for help.  He was stuck with an underwriter and was challenged by how to calculate the self employment income.  In that conversation he told me how helpful it would be to originators to have a “loan advisor” to consult...

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Debra Killian
January 8, 2020

Seven Deadly Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Up a Mortgage Company!

Have you recently started your own company or still pondering if you should? This webinar will provide some insight into issues you may not have considered. Register for our January 9, 2020 LIVE webinar hosted by National Mortgage Professional Magazine (NMP); “Seven Deadly Mistakes Owners Make When Setting up...

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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.