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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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Deeper Thoughts
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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Loan Estimate Challenges
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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Lending Leaders
The Virtues of Slow, Controlled Growth with Kevin Peranio
LLL recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Kevin Peranio, Chief Lending Officer at PRMG, Inc. Kevin has been in the industry for a long time and is no stranger to rises in falls in volume. He shared some of his wisdom about how to endure in changing markets, and how to build a business designed for the long haul.
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We Have an Encompass Admin On Staff!
We recently announced that LodeStar’s own client superstar, Kelsey Wright (our Director, Customer Operations) completed a certification class with our partner ICE Mortgage Technology. The result is that Kelsey is now a certified Encompass Administrator.
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Want to Beta Test A New Product for Us?
LodeStar is looking for lenders to beta test an exciting new product. This product will allow lenders to disclose monthly and one-time mortgage costs to borrowers before receiving an application.
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How to Make the Closing Process Less Stressful
The mortgage industry has finally started taking automation and digitization seriously. Extremely seriously. And we welcome that.
Lending Leaders
How Tech Empowers Client Service with Jason Doshi
LLL recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the CEO and co-founder of paymints.io, Jason Doshi. Jason brings a wealth of knowledge about the mortgage industry and how technology empowers client service. We were eager to pick his brain and hear about his experiences!
Deeper Thoughts
What Are Industry Conferences For?
The intention here is not to provide an answer or preach about the evils of trade conferences. Far from it. But we are asking a question that we think it’s time to start answering: isn’t it time to modernize the way we gather and network as an industry?
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Becoming An Encompass Admin with Kelsey Wright
LLL recently had the pleasure of sitting down with LodeStar’s own Kelsey Wright, Director of Customer Success. Kelsey just became an Encompass Admin, and we wanted to hear about her experience.
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To End the Hire/Layoff Cycle, Tech is Key
What if the idea that tech puts your employees out of a job was a myth? What if effective automation and digitization actually allows employers to mobilize their people to more engaging, rewarding jobs that require more complexity and ownership?