Where are interest rates headed and how will it affect the housing market and home affordability? What are some metrics that the average person can use to help monitor where interest rates are going? NFM Lending's Director of Secondary, Tom Sealock, discusses the external factors currently putting pressure on the markets such as the recent natural disasters and North Korea. Sealock gives his prediction for rates for the rest of 2017 and what the Federal Reserve will do in Q3 and Q4.
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Is The Loan Officer Going Away Forever?
NFM Lending Chief Information Officer, Christos Bettios, fresh from the 2017 Mortgage Bankers Association conference, discusses the future of the loan originator. Will the loan originator be completely removed from the mortgage process, replaced by technology? Bettios gives his insight from the conference as well as his insights on security and technology in the loan origination process.
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NFM Lending Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
NFM Lending's Chief Business Development Officer, Greg Sher, leads NFM's efforts to raise donations for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
August 30 through September 8th, NFM Lending is encouraging its employees and interested referral partners to bring items to one of our 41 locations across the county so that we can schedule a pickup with the Red Cross to help relief efforts in Houston, Texas and Louisiana for residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. For information on branch locations, please visit nfmlending.com/branches.
For more information and updates on the effort visit https://nfmlending.com/nfm-lending-supports-victims-of-hurricane-harvey/.
You can also follow the hashtag #nfmheavyhearts on social media
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Biggest Underwriting Pitfalls for Loan Originators
Underwriting may be one of the most mysterious parts of the loan process for consumers, but it can be the same way for loan originators as well.
What should a loan originator look for when evaluating the 1003 mortgage application in order to advise their clients on potential hurdles they can face?
From work history to bank statements to incomplete 1003s, NFM Lending Underwriting Manager, Cathy Purdham discusses what to look for and how to communicate with your underwriter should issues arise. She also talks about the systems NFM Lending has in place to streamline the underwriting process and make it more transparent, an approach that has helped dramatically reduce time loans spend in underwriting and problems with the 1003.
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