Appraisal Buzz

MAY 17, 2021

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. As appraisers, we faced tremendous pressure from buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and loan officers during the previous run-up.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2022

Led by Irma DeLoen, Geneva Financial’s Chicago branch will offer products including conventional and government loans, such as loans from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Affairs and U.S. Geneva Financial, founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, has more than 130 branch locations in 46 states, according to the firm.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

After two record-setting years of mortgage origination volume, the mortgage industry is contracting, sharply. For example, within these firms, there are occupations such as loan officers, loan interviewers, title-related occupations, and loan counselors that could apply to both mortgage and non-mortgage lending.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

My comments: The video presentation is a bit “over the top,” but the two guys have been doing these videos for many years, focusing on mortgage brokers and loan officers. It started in 2007 in Vacaville, near Sacramento, CA. from 0.97 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio (LTV) loans.

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