podcast, our Data Reports, the "A Tale of Two Mortgages" webcomic, and LodeStar Report Newsletter.
FEATURED
Data Reports
2025 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
The national average total closing costs for a purchase mortgage transaction were $4,661. This amount consists of a national average of 1.06% of the home sales price.
VIEW POST
FEATURED
Full Disclosure
The Future of MISMO
For this special episode of the Full Disclosure podcast, Jim and Alayna are returning to their Lending Leaders roots and welcoming an exciting guest, Brian Vieaux, CMB, the new president of MISMO. Together they discuss the future of mortgage industry standards and how rapidly AI is changing the game.
LISTEN NOW
Full Disclosure
Sizing Up Challenges Ahead
Jim Paolino talks with CEO and Founder of BeSmartee, Tim Nguyen, about what’s ahead for mortgage in 2024, and how companies should size up various challenges on the horizon.
Loan Estimate Challenges
Louisiana’s Biggest LE Challenges
The jewel of the Louisiana Purchase, Louisiana is the only state in the country comprised of parishes instead of counties.
A Tale of Two Mortgages
Appraisals
Octavia investigations strange goings-on in the Appraisals folder.
Loan Estimate Challenges
Ohio’s Biggest LE Challenges
Known as “The Buckeye State,” Ohio has produced the second-most number of American presidents of any state with seven.
Full Disclosure
Which Strategies Have the Biggest Impact
NFM Lending’s Greg Sher sits down with Alayna Gardner to discuss the impact of social media, the need for true leadership, and which marketing and leadership strategies really make the biggest difference in today’s mortgage industry.
Loan Estimate Challenges
Kentucky’s Biggest LE Challenges
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass State, provides few quirks when it comes to LE challenges.
A Tale of Two Mortgages
Fax Fear
Octavia must face her fear of using Horace’s outdated tech.
Loan Estimate Challenges
Oklahoma’s Biggest LE Challenges
Home to the nation’s first parking meter, the Sooner State is a fairly straight-forward state when it comes to LE challenges.
Full Disclosure
A Person-First Approach to Lending
Alayna Gardner sits down with Travis Dyson, VP of Sales at Flagstaff Bank, on the power of relationships in lending, the importance of planning, and the primacy of putting people first.