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NAR’s Home Finance Resource Certification presented by Deb Killian
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CLOES.online Announces 2027 Quarterly Training Program
Is eight hours of annual CE really the end of mortgage training? For state-licensed MLOs, the SAFE Act requires at least eight hours of approved continuing education each year for license renewal. But annual CE isn’t the only training consideration for mortgage companies. Regulation “Z” requires certain loan originator...
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...
NAMB Offers CLOES.online NMLS Approved Pre-licensing Education Online Course
The National Association of Mortgage Professionals recently announced its newest offering! NAMB will offer members discounts on NMLS Pre-licensing education. The 20-hour NMLS approved PE course is online, on demand. Start and Watch Anytime! NMLS Approved Course ID#7366
Real Estate Update Newsletter June 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...
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...
What New Mortgage Loan Originators Need to Know That Nobody Ever Tells You
NMLS Resources – Temporary Authority (TA) to Originate
November 24, 2019 is the effective date for Temporary Authority, and it’s right around the corner. Transitional Licensing was passed as part of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act and provides 120-day temporary authority to operate as a state-licensed mortgage loan originator for individuals...
Employment Law Update: It’s Way More Than 1099 v W-2!
If you missed my last post, it now includes “worker misclassification.” There are a lot of people with a lot of opinions. That may be all they are, opinions of mortgage business owners and employees all over social media. Need I remind everyone, regulators LOVE social media posts! Employment...
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Gedne Gosselin
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.




