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Sticking to Core Values
While at TMC’s “The Mane Event” in Louisville, Kentucky, Alayna had the opportunity to chat with Stephen Huang, Key Account Director at MeridianLink, about sales, the benefits of being a vendor vs. a lender, and the importance of sticking to your core values.
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What To Do When Things Are “Kind of OK”
One of our core values at LodeStar is Clarity. We aspire to be honest and straightforward. Sometimes that’s easy. Sometimes, especially when the market is just “kind of OK,” that’s tough.
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Tennessee’s Biggest LE Challenges
Home to The Grand Ole Opry, the longest running radio show in the world for any genre, Tennessee is also the birthplace of cotton candy, Mountain Dew and the Moon Pie.
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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.
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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.
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Kentucky’s Biggest LE Challenges
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass State, provides few quirks when it comes to LE challenges.
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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.
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Kansas’s Biggest LE Challenges
Nestled among the plains states, Kansas is home to over 800 caves. None of them have applicable fees, to our knowledge.
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South Carolina’s Biggest LE Challenges
Home to 187 miles of coastline, The Palmetto State actually outproduces Georgia with its peach crop.
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Iowa’s Biggest LE Challenges
Easily the most unique state in the nation when it comes to the regulation of title insurance, Iowa is the only state to provide a title guarantee.
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Idaho’s Biggest LE Challenges
Arguably one of the nation’s most beautiful states, Idaho is probably best known for its potato industry as well as its rugged terrain. Fortunately for loan officers, Idaho is about as straightforward as it gets when it comes to closing fee challenges.
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South Dakota’s Biggest LE Challenges
The site of the famous Mount Rushmore, South Dakota is home to numerous rivers and glacial lakes, giving it more miles of shoreline than even Florida.
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