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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.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Appraisals

Octavia investigations strange goings-on in the Appraisals folder.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Fax Fear

Octavia must face her fear of using Horace’s outdated tech.

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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.

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Lending Leaders

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.

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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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