Many of you probably don’t know this, but I recently cruised off for a long overdue vacation. While I’ll share plenty of stories from my interstellar trip soon, I’m confident…
Category: Lending
Love, Mortgage Style
Valentine’s Day is unlike any holiday or celebration we have on my home planet of Amicitia, but I really like the idea of celebrating “love” in all shapes and forms.…
Reviving Realtor Relationships
About a month ago, I welcomed Arch MI for Credit Unions – a Gold Sponsor of the 2023 myCUmortgage Partner Conference – to provide some insights and tips on how…
This Oatmeal is Just Right
According to the local weather guessers here in Southwest Ohio, the thermometer is finally on the rise following several weeks of bitter cold weather that forced me to stay in…
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Happy New Year to all my loyal credit union mortgage lending followers! I hope you each had a great holiday and are back with your core power cells fully charged,…
Five Ways to Make Your Credit Union Stand Out
With forecasters expecting 2024’s mortgage originations to lag slightly behind 2023, every deal counts. As your mortgage mentor, I want to be sure you have the resources you need to…
A Cornucopia of Awards
With barely a chance to stop and catch our breath, we see them… coming right on the heels of Halloween are the winter holidays, rolling in like a Mannheim Steamroller!…
Press 1 to Speak with Me
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit a local credit union and observe the day-to-day business activity taking place at the branch. At one point, a…