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Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
On October 13, 2022 the Federal Department of Labor published findings in Vol. 87, No. 197 of the Federal Register. The W-2/1099 controversary hits many businesses. As stated in previous posts, there is no special 1099 consideration for mortgage loan originators. Regardless of which state you work in or...
New Federal Consumer Survey? Take a Peek!
Mortgage professionals may want to know what the government is asking your borrowers after closing. Recently the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new loan-level dataset, for public use; a compilation of data collected through the National Survey of Mortgage...
DU Findings – Before & After
We like less confusing! Right after I finished my Only Three Conditions on the First Underwrite webinar today I received a FNMA update. Thank you Fannie Mae. In response to feedback from lenders and technology providers, Fannie Mae has rewritten and simplified the DU Validation Service messages. According to...
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Introducing Mortgage Professional News a streaming information service that delivers timely information directly to your inbox. Content is from three major sources: Articles and discussion on recent Mortgage Professional topics Live Webinars, New Courses, Presentations, Videos on Mortgage Education Major Notices for Mortgage Professionals Keep up to date on...
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...
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...
FHA 4000.1 SF Housing Handbook Update
The FHA Single Family Handbook has been updated. Check out the complete list of changes. Some highlights include an update to the legal age for members of an LLC, an update to the standard to limit non-commission employees to those employees that perform underwriting or quality control activities, that...
Introducing CLOES.online – Loan Originator Training Membership Subscription
Check out our new membership subscription option for any loan originator who is ready to learn how to earn more money and become a mortgage expert in under a year. This material will set up a mortgage originator for life. This plan is offered at a price everyone can...
What Does Your Training Board Look Like?
Could you pass the NMLS test today again if you had to? Is it time to reassess mortgage knowledge even for seasoned originators? Learning! What we learn, why we learn, how we learn and how do we know we learned! As a course developer and originator I can tell...
Healthy Competition is Good for Consumers! So the Word of the Day Is…?
Recently someone posed this question on Facebook: “What do you think the most important word in the mortgage business is?” And that got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice if mortgage originators didn’t have any competition? We really would provide the best rates, costs and services for all consumers…really,...
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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.



