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The Ghost of Marketing Past

For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, Alayna and Jim mark the beginning of LodeStar’s tenth anniversary by resurrecting some old marketing, website materials, and cringe fuel. Let’s just say we’re proud of how far we’ve come…

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“False Hope”

Horace can’t cope with any more false promises from “experts.”

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Summer’s Almost Over”

Horace is concerned that the summer is almost over.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Interview”

Octavia vets a potential interviewee for the new LO position.

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Full Disclosure

Lessons from the Office: Part Four

For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re concluding our conversation conversation about lessons from the hit sitcom, The Office.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Monthly Payment”

Octavia tries to talk a borrower out of a too-high monthly mortgage payment.

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Loan Estimate Challenges

Virginia’s Biggest LE Challenges

Virginia is one of the few states to levy specific grantor taxes based upon a property’s purchase price. The state also requires deed taxes, which are paid by the purchaser, as well as mortgage taxes assessed by both the state and county where the property is located and which are based upon a tiered schedule.

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Full Disclosure

Lessons from the Office: Part Three

For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re back to part three of our ongoing conversation: lessons from the hit sitcom, The Office.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

“Solitaire”

Octavia reads a news article that offends her work ethic.

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