The "Death Knell" for FHA - 07/30/07 02:22 PM
I wrote a post on AR a few weeks ago that deserves a follow up. Especially now since, Brian Collins, at National Mortgage News, agrees with me...haha. You can see the post at the link below. Agents Recommend FHA and VA Mortgages Much Too Often...Don't and Here's Why In the comments you'll … (4 comments)
Mortgage Rates and Rate Locking: Did You or Your Client Get Scammed? - 07/16/07 02:17 AM
Everything you every wanted to know about mortgage rates and rate locking! I've been meaning to get to an in-depth tutorial on mortgage rates...finally it's here. The biggest trick in the mortgage playbook involves locking rates higher than necessary creating what I call "rate profiteering". It's actually called "yield spread premium". This markup doubles … (7 comments)
Mortgage Insider Podcast 7-13-07 - Listen Online! - 07/13/07 05:27 PM
Hey Everyone, Just wanted to update you that we decided to shorten the weekly podcast of the Mortgage Insiders Show to between 7-10 minutes for a quick listen on the Web. Oh and we also put a player button on our home page (http://themortgageinsider.net/ )...so folks can just click and listen...nothing to download... This will … (1 comments)
Series of Articles on Yield Spread Premium - Prepare to Get Very Angry! - 07/11/07 12:46 AM
I just finished (ha...I'm never finished writing about this rip-off!) an entire Series of Articles on Yield Spread Premium posted on my Insider Mortgage Advice blog. If you a consumer or real estate agent and don't know about how banks and brokers "double dip" getting profits directly from the consumer as a fee … (2 comments)
Brian Brady Listens To (and Recommends) Our Weekly Podcasts! - 07/03/07 02:51 AM
For those of you who know Brian Brady know he is slow to recommend other mortgage blogs or bloggers...probably because in comparison, they just don't measure up. He is a very active member here on ActiveRain and a featured writer on Bloodhound blog which is one the most eloquently written real estate … (6 comments)
Agents Recommend FHA and VA Mortgages Much Too Often...Don't and Here's Why - 07/02/07 03:02 PM
Real estate agents are quick to recommend the government backed loan programs of FHA and VA. After being a Colorado mortgage broker for over 15 years, I've seen the ease with which many agents jump to this now antiquated faith in mortgage programs that have, quite frankly, seen their best days. I recently … (56 comments)
My Business Partner Tells All...a Woman's Tale - 07/02/07 12:54 AM
I write on AR and on my "outside" blog, The Mortgage Insiders Advice Blogsite, but my business partner Terri rarely writes for the blog and never posts on AR. But when she does it is a doosy! She decided to tell her story about the epiphany she had that turned our entire business philosophy … (4 comments)
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I wrote a post on AR a few weeks ago that deserves a follow up. Especially now since, Brian Collins, at National Mortgage News, agrees with me...haha. You can see the post at the link below.
