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UWM launches BrokerX program to help train new originators

Housing Wire

The country’s largest wholesale lender, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has launched a broker training program that will teach individuals to become licensed mortgage originators. The cost for BrokerX training is $250 in addition to the SAFE test registration fee and expenses associated with required background and credit checks.

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Here’s how a mortgage coaching platform wants to carve out a niche in a competitive market

Housing Wire

Braheem, former co-founder of Loan Toolbox — an online resource for training, tools, support and coaching — launched The Loan Atlas, a mortgage coaching platform, earlier this year with mortgage executives and top loan officers joining as faculty members. “Our

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Origins: From young country club caddy to reverse mortgage professional

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The company sent its trainees to the World Trade Center in New York for eight weeks of training. How Financial Freedom taught you to do the business back then was to do seminars,” Bruser said. “So, So, we spent $10,000 on invitations and did seminars in high-concentration senior areas right over here in St. Petersburg.

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Your roadmap to the ever-evolving landscape of mortgage regulations

Housing Wire

This requires lenders to conduct thorough training for their staff, update loan processing systems and carry out frequent audits to stay in line with the latest rules. Attending workshops and seminars: These gatherings are gold mines for insights on regulatory trends and are great for networking.

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QuickSource from CoreLogic is a one-stop solution for importing, comparing and managing appraisal data

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Appraisers trust us more than any other software partner because of our forward-thinking software and industry-leading training, technical support and coaching,” said Joel Baker Sr., The solution also allows the appraiser to thread the needle of customized content and UAD/GSE requirements. Professional of Product Solutions. “A

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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

Newly licensed agents: 25% Newly licensed agents will require extensive training and coaching to start generating revenue for your brokerage. That said, recruiting newly licensed agents as junior agents for your top producers is an excellent way to keep them happy and train new agents at the same time.

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Opinion: The role of the LO will soon be very different

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To succeed, companies will need to empower their teams with the tools, training and decision-making authority to help them win share on a loan-by-loan, borrower-by-borrower basis as quickly as possible. To expand market share, the top lenders will recruit and retain the very best producers in a number of ways.