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Lending Leaders
2024: A Year of Growth
Jim, Dave, and Alayna sit down together to bid farewell to 2024; a year of immense growth for both LodeStar and SettleWise.
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
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Lending Leaders
Navigating the EPC Changeover
For this week’s Lending Leaders, LodeStar’s own Kelsey Wright discusses the upcoming changeover to Encompass® EPC.
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Loan Estimate Challenges
North Dakota’s Biggest LE Challenges
Known as the “Peace Garden State,” North Dakota is home to the geographical center of North America. Its LE challenges are fairly straight-forward.
Lending Leaders
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.
Lending Leaders
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.