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Hey, Where Did Everybody Go?
Has anybody else noticed the number of job postings in the mortgage sector lately? And that they seem to linger for weeks and months on end? I am not surprised at all…in fact I have been… Read more
Lenders Eager for AEs….But Are They Ready for the Loans?
I think we can all agree that wholesale lending is showing some promising signs of recovery. Everywhere you look lenders are hiring AE’s. And not just in the high value, densely populated areas… Read more
Scattered To The Winds–Mortgage Folks Change Careers
Nobody can deny that the mortgage industry has been shrinking, and continues to do so. But where are people going? Which industries have absorbed the tens of thousands of loan officers,… Read more
The FHFA Enterprise… The Final Voyage?
In a speech at the American Mortgage Conference in Raleigh, NC this week, the director of the FHFA, Edward DeMarco, elevated Fannie and Freddie from mere GSE’s (government sponsored entities)… Read more
If We Don’t Call It a Stimulus Package, Then…
So the President gave his speech and for me it did not disappoint. It was everything I expected and more. The stern look that lets all of us know that this unemployment thing is NOT his fault. … Read more
The Too Big to Fail and The Too Small to Matter
Ironically, just when most Americans were preparing to kick off their Labor Day Weekend, we were given the alarming news that NO new net jobs were created in the month of August. Happy Labor… Read more
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Do you remember the Hans Christian Anderson Tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes? It is a tale of two crafty weavers who sell the Emperor a suit spun out of a material that is completely invisible to… Read more
Rates Way Down, Apps Way Up… That’s Good, Right?
Last week mortgage applications rose a whopping 21.7% from the previous week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. Great news for the industry… Read more
Who’s Hiring Wholesale AEs, and Where…
As promised, my post on which wholesale lenders are hiring account executives right now, and where they are hiring. It has been a bit of a moving target, to be honest. This list is not meant to… Read more
Just Tell Me What You Want (and I’ll rewrite my resume)
As promised, I want to explore a bit what wholesale lenders are looking for these days when hiring AE’s . Whether you are looking for a new opportunity, or looking to get back in after a year… Read more
