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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...
What the Heck is SOFR?
Every time I finish writing another episode on mortgage financing, as if on queue, something significant changes. If you sell financial products linked to LIBOR, changes may be heading your way…okay so maybe not till 2021! Today, Timothy Kitt, Senior Vice President, Head of Pricing and Execution for Freddie...
Be Smart…Getting Smart!
CLOES.online has several options to complete 2018 NMLS Approved C.E. For states with no additional requirements, take the 8-Hour SAFE Comprehensive. For Florida state license renewals here is the FL 8-Hour CE. For all other states take the 7-Hour CORE, then click here to register for other state C.E. •...
Update: NMLS Test Centers Start Opening Again!
The Nationwide Multi-state Licensing System and Registry just posted an update on MLO testing. Here is the list of NMLS test centers opening as of May 1, 2020. The announcement went on to state alternative testing options: Starting in mid-May, SAFE MLO National Test candidates will also have the...
Real Estate Update May 2021
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...
Mortgage Originator NMLS Continuing Education 2019 – Online and On Demand
Take a look Here. At last Online Continuing Education worth taking! We have taken CE courses since 2011 and they are all the same. Presenting Deb Killian in her National NMLS Continuing Education course for 2019. SAFE Federal 2019 CE – The Mortgage Professional. Find out what it means...
FHFA New 1003 Timeline: November 2020
December 18, 2020 – Did you attend one of our live seminars on the new 1003 this year? If so, we got side-railed a bit when the GSE’s delayed the implementation date. Well, it appears we are back on track. Today the FHFA and GSEs announced the mandatory deadline...
“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...
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...
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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.




