It’s December 2019. Your entire origination staff just got Certified by a 25 year mortgage veteran. Your underwriting conditions are cut in half due to less touches on more profitable files. Your customer service has improved dramatically and the stress level with all employees is greatly reduced. Not to...
If you are thinking of getting a Mortgage Loan Originator State License, you should know the NMLS pass rate for first-time test-takers is in the mid-50s. To clarify, that means roughly half of everyone sitting for the first time fails! Why? The NMLS exam isn’t something you can pass...
Faster, better, less, faster, sooner, easier ! Those are the messages coming from the industry. But, do we know that it’s really what’s best for consumers? Is it fair to originators? Are we setting consumers up for speed or great advice? How many seconds faster are you than you...
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...
With so much focus on AB5, California and the IRS reporting of originator income, is it possible we are missing the 10,000 lb gorilla? California is leading the country into a necessary review of worker misclassification. Recently New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Oregon and Washington joined California with...
For those who have been following our series and attending our webinars on 1099 v. W-2, here’s a new consideration in the age-old debate. The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA) revised the SAFE Act. Effective Monday, November 25, 2019 the revision allows QUALIFIED Registered (depository)...
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...
Find out about the opportunities as a State Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator. How to get a license. How much can you make. Who do you work for. Watch this Video Presentation. http://learn.cloes.online/organization/1/view/17997-tecxs-fxrwM-Wmp1W
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...
The instructor was very knowledgeable and applied examples in every possible scenario, making the material easy to understand.
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.
