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Debra Killian
April 29, 2020

CFPB Issues Rule on TILA Financial Emergency, Rescission & Change of Circumstances

April 29, 2020 – The CFPB issued an Interpretive Rule today titled: Application of Certain Provisions in the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and Regulation Z Right of Rescission Rules in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The rule allows for COVID-19 to be a “financial emergency reason for borrowers to...

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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
March 18, 2025

What It Takes to Pass the NMLS Test!

If you are thinking of getting your Mortgage Loan Originator State License, there is a crucial statistic you need to know: the NMLS pass rate for first-time test-takers is hovering right in the mid-50s. To clarify, that means roughly half of everyone who sits for the exam fails on...

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Debra Killian
February 26, 2020

When You Know 1,000 Mortgage Concepts…Tech Can’t Compete!

In December, 2019 McKinsey & Company’s article “Competing on Customer Experiences in US Mortgage,” they sited reassurance, transparency, simplicity, and speed as the four dimensions of a mortgage experience.  The #1 priority; GETTING THINGS RIGHT, THE FIRST TIME!  Speed and simple processes are up there, but what do you have to...

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Debra Killian
November 18, 2019

“As California Goes, So Goes the Nation!” 1099 or W-2 Again?

Lenders, mortgage brokers and originators should be paying careful attention in all states about “misclassification” of workers. Tomorrow I will be facilitating a webinar for the California Association of Mortgage Professionals on California Assembly Bill AB5, which is shaking up the employment landscape. It’s not just California! Massachusetts, New...

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Don DeRespinis
January 15, 2019

CLOES.online NMLS Continuing Education 2018 Results of Participation

A majority of the students appreciated hearing some new content from a peer who was experiencing the same issues as them and in the same business environment.

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Debra Killian
March 16, 2022

Changes to the Appraisal Form and Data Coming!

With the new URLA behind us…along comes the next major change in residential lending. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (aka the GSEs) have provided an update on the new URAR.  Yes, the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report is undergoing some major changes.  Here are just a few highlights: Input was gathered...

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Debra Killian
August 1, 2024

When Starting a Mortgage Broker Business…Hope is Not a Strategy!

I have been receiving many inquiries about what it takes to start a mortgage broker business and how to get started.  I recently spoke to a gentleman who thought he wanted to start his own business, but after our lengthy conversation, he came to the conclusion “I just want...

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Debra Killian
September 1, 2020

Real Estate Update Newsletters 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...

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Debra Killian
April 3, 2019

Mortgage Classes You Can Actually Use!

The Mortgage Professional Program Starting May 1, 2019 What if I told you, you could get 25 years of experience in nine months? And what if during this time of learning and growth you were challenged, you learned how to think differently…work more efficiently, more profitably and even build...

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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.