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LodeStar offers a variety of content through our Full Disclosure
podcast, our Data Reports, the "A Tale of Two Mortgages" webcomic, and LodeStar Report Newsletter.
podcast, our Data Reports, the "A Tale of Two Mortgages" webcomic, and LodeStar Report Newsletter.
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Data Reports
2025 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
The national average total closing costs for a purchase mortgage transaction were $4,661. This amount consists of a national average of 1.06% of the home sales price.
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Full Disclosure
The Future of MISMO
For this special episode of the Full Disclosure podcast, Jim and Alayna are returning to their Lending Leaders roots and welcoming an exciting guest, Brian Vieaux, CMB, the new president of MISMO. Together they discuss the future of mortgage industry standards and how rapidly AI is changing the game.
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Everything Else
Purchase-market opportunity exists for those who can efficiently deliver loans
Featured Article for Scotsman Guide by Jim Paolino
Deeper Thoughts
Lodestar Report: A Cautionary Tale in Compliance
This story comes from Mortgage Sentinel Managing Director Richard Douglass, who recounts his experience with one such business.
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Deeper Thoughts
Deeper Thoughts: The Calm Before the…Frenzy?
This is the time of the year when things in the business world feel like they’ve slowed down a bit.
Full Disclosure
What’s Next? Looking into the Past and Future of LodeStar with David & Jim
This week we dive into the start of LodeStar, David’s dream of a t-shirt cannon, and how we can impact the mortgage industry.