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Lending Leaders
The Secret to Collaboration
LodeStar’s Jim Paolino talks with Melissa Langdale about the future of mortgage lending and what it really means to collaborate as an industry.
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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
Michigan’s Biggest LE Challenges
Nestled deep in the heart of the American Midwest, Michigan is probably best known as the long-time home of the automobile industry. It is also home to almost 3,000 miles of fresh water shoreline and 11,000 inland lakes.
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Deeper Thoughts
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?
Lending Leaders
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.
Deeper Thoughts
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?
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The Biggest Compliment You Can Give in the Business World Is…
— January 11th, 2022
There are few feelings more rewarding than hearing from a prospect “So-and-so highly recommends you.” That’s because it’s earned.
Lending Leaders
Bringing Tech Together in 2022 With Ty Cieloha
LLL kicked off 2022 with a conversation with Ty Cieloha, Manager, Lender Sales with title technology powerhouse Qualia. He noted that there are so many different tech solutions available to the industry that it can be overwhelming at times.