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LodeStar offers a variety of content through our Lending Lenders
podcast, our Data Reports, the "A Tale of Two Mortgages" webcomic, and LodeStar Report Newsletter.

Lending Leaders

LIVE from MBA Annual 2022!

For this week’s LLL, Alayna Gardner and Jim Paolino touch base with some friends, partners, and fellow industry experts at the 2022 MBA Annual conference in Nashville, TN.

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Loan Estimate Challenges

New Jersey’s Biggest LE Challenges

Homeland of the Jersey shore, the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, and some of the best damn tomatoes on the East Coast, New Jersey is a state worth acquainting yourself with.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Negativity”

Horace isn’t ready to hear good news yet.

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Deeper Thoughts

Strengthening Your Business Through Diversity

Ensuring your company is hiring from diverse backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities ensures you have the opportunity to access deep insight into local markets, making you more competitive and profitable. Let’s face it. People are more comfortable working with companies that look like and understand them.

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Lending Leaders

It’s All About the Website

For this week’s LLL, Jim interviews longtime friend, Kelsey Brown, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of WebMax, to discuss all things websites and the importance of an online presence for mortgage lenders.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Low Tide”

Horace is determined to save money on printer ink.

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Deeper Thoughts

A Quick Look Back Before We Again Look Forward

We’re an industry that hates risk and wants assurances. That’s kind of the basis of making loans at any level, of course. But we lived through that patch of uncertainty. We’ll make it through this.

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Lending Leaders

What Home Maintenance Pros Wish Homebuyers Knew

For this week’s LLL, Alayna sits down with Daniel Felt, Founder and CEO of Kura Home to discuss home maintenance, changes in the housing market, and what home maintenance professionals wish first-time homebuyers knew.

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Loan Estimate Challenges

Hawaii’s Biggest LE Challenges

Located about 2,000 miles away from the U.S. mainland, Hawaii has a few unique customs and requirements imposed upon residential real estate transactions in the way of closing fees.

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