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David Marr Speaks: Major (Good) Announcement!!!

Posted by Trace Richardson on October 17th, 2009

This is a guest post written by Clarion Mortgage CEO, David Marr. David is nice enough to allow us to re-print internal emails and commentary that he sends out to Clarion LO’s and Management. Company specific and proprietary information have been removed.
In this internal email David communicates Clarion’s future plans for adapting to the new [...]

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Three Words: MortgageBarCamp is Coming!

Posted by Trace Richardson on August 21st, 2009

Details: More information on the first ever MortgageBarCamp are coming in the following weeks. We’re focusing on a theme involving adapting, surviving and thriving in the current market with the many industry changes that have and are taking place.
Have questions? Leave them in the comments.
Need Information or want to participate / sponsor? [...]

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Fourth of July Message From David Marr

Posted by Trace Richardson on July 4th, 2009

This is a guest post written by Clarion Mortgage CEO, David Marr. David is nice enough to allow us to re-print internal emails and commentary that he sends out to Clarion LO’s and Management. Company specific and proprietary information have been removed.
Hey everybody,
Well we made it through the first half of the year. That [...]

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3 Questions with LeadPress #1: Dustin Luther

Posted by Trace Richardson on May 4th, 2009

I’m happy to announce the first installment of a new LeadPress Video Series called 3 Questions with LeadPress! Following shortly will be a weekly podcast and other related series!
I was lucky enough to catch BarCampLA this weekend and got to hang out with some amazing folks. One of those people was Dustin Luther, the founder [...]

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The Mortgage Blogosphere is Dead

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 20th, 2009

There are many knowledgable and talented Mortgage pros that write about all things mortgage, but their content is going unnoticed. The talent at Lenderama, The Mortgage Cicerone (aging theme be damned), Straight Talk About Mortgages and others provide cutting edge commentary and market insight, but their traffic sucks (my opinion based on limited and possibly [...]

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Mortgage Lending in Crisis: Insufficient Warehouse Lines Affect Lenders

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 14th, 2009

As demand for mortgages increase, many lenders are finding that they are unable to fund loans or are extremely slow in funding as their warehouse lines are shrinking or disappearing altogether. This means that as the economy struggles to recover, homeowners that have the biggest need to refinance are finding their loans are not funding [...]

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Mortgage Rate Lock Best Practices

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 14th, 2009

The following list of best practices are being shared with us today by Clarion Mortgage as sent to Clarion LO’s in an internal email. These guidelines are excellent rules of thumbs for any originating loan officers or mortgage brokers operating in the existing changing environment we live in today.

Guidelines For Locking When to [...]

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MGIC Stops Underwriting Non-MI Loans

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 14th, 2009

MGIC has discontinued contract underwriting of uninsured loans. Moving forward and citing market conditions, they have announced that June 1st and beyond they will no longer contract underwrite loans in our Underwriting Service Centers that do not have Mortgage Insurance.
Effective June 1, 2009 MGIC will no longer accept uninsured business in our Underwriting Service [...]

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LeadPress Does Carpool Confessions with LeadCritic

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 6th, 2009

I had a blast chatting last week with Mike Ferree of LeadCritic on his Carpool Confessions segment. I had a blast aside from my headset being a little hot and crackly and a mild overdose on redbull. We talked about twitter rumors, mortgage lead generation, mortgage broker education, mortgage leads and more.
CHECK IT OUT!

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The Point of Life, Children, Money, Politics, and Locking Loans

Posted by Trace Richardson on April 1st, 2009

This is a guest post written by Clarion Mortgage CEO, David Marr. David is nice enough to allow us to re-print internal emails and commentary that he sends out to Clarion LO’s and Management. Company specific and proprietary information have been removed.
Trace: In addition to some great insights, David brings up some great points about [...]

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