Recovering retail lender, now helping build the next big brokerage
11 years in the trenches. Producing Branch Manager at BridgePoint Mortgage in Chandler, AZ. Building something worth being a part of.
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Casting Off: Retail to Broker
I get asked a lot from LOs what making the transition from retail to broker is like. Here is the best way that I can describe it: Retail lending is like going on a guided fishing trip. For the most part, the guide takes you out, their spot, their boat, their rods, and you just…
The Bait-and-Switch Mortgage Game (And the Call That Exposed It)
It was late 2023 and I heard a few sentences that made me question everything in lending: “We are going to post a rate online that we have no way of honoring. But that rate will buy you a conversation, and it’s your job to convert. We had legal working double time on the disclaimers…
4 Mortgage Scams You Should Watch For
Corporate greed has ruined the mortgage industry. Not the LOs — most of them, broker and retail, have honest intentions. It’s the sales managers, SVPs, and Regional VPs who want their people to sell inflated rates so they can drive nicer cars. If you’ve read my posts, you know I don’t sugarcoat. So here are…
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