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Don DeRespinis
December 1, 2018

Introducing Course Schedules

Course Schedules allows students to participate in group classes at scheduled times. Many busy professionals have difficulty completing unscheduled activities because of the demands on their time. These busy professionals prefer to commit to a scheduled time activity over a period of 1 to 4 weeks. Course Schedules allows...

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Debra Killian
April 20, 2020

Hey…What’s a Tripod? I Want One!

Learn how to get YOUR Tripod. Free LIVE Webinar on May 5th 12:00 Noon ET! In this COVID-19 world, companies need all possible resources at their fingertips to keep businesses going and growing to recruit and provide quality professional development in a safe environment. Is consumer direct the future...

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Debra Killian
May 2, 2025

Can MLOs Truly Be Independent Contractors?

Are Your MLOs Truly Independent Contractors? Many mortgage companies classify Mortgage Loan Originators (MLOs) as independent contractors. However, federal laws—including the Department of Labor's guidelines, IRS rulings, and the SAFE Act—suggest otherwise. These regulations emphasize that MLOs often function as employees due to factors like company control, lack of independent...

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Don DeRespinis
March 3, 2021

Real Estate Update March 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...

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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
August 7, 2019

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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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
November 5, 2019

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...

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Debra Killian
March 29, 2023

7 Hours in Front of 125 Real Estate Agents! Loan Originators Pay Attention! Now Is The Time…Learn to Teach Real Estate Continuing Education!

In the last 3 weeks, I spent 7  hours in front of 125 real estate agents!  A captive audience.  Curious how I got there? If you’ve read this far, this is not a brag post.  It’s an opportunity for you to get in front of your target audience and...

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Debra Killian
November 2, 2020

Real Estate Update November 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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Gedne Gosselin

The instructor was very knowledgeable and applied examples in every possible scenario, making the material easy to understand.

 

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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.