Deeper Thoughts

Deeper Thoughts

It’s All About Culture

Building business cultures based upon equity, respect, trust, diversity and clarity is yet another example in which doing the right thing is also the best business decision.

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Thoughts on the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

As we explored more deeply our potential relationship, I was struck by how densely concentrated SVB’s investments were. The focus was on high-value, high-yield businesses. That’s great when everything’s going well. But with high wealth comes high risk.

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With Great Automation Comes Great Responsibility

It’s fairly simple. The decisions we make when designing and implementing these incredible and advanced technologies are going to reflect our own biases, principles, beliefs, and viewpoints.

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It’s All About Staying in the Game

There are signs that this down cycle, too, will not be permanent. Some of the industry’s best and brightest are starting to suggest that the market will return to some level of stability this year.

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When the Market Swings Back Up, Will We Have Learned from the Downturn?

If my hopeful diagnosis does prove to be correct, it’s probably time for the industry to look around and, more importantly, take a good hard look in the mirror.

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Now, More Than Ever, The Little Things Mean a Lot

We at LodeStar have built our success on doing one thing well—mastering closing fee data and helping LOs and brokers access that information instantaneously.

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Has Your Business Reached “Escape Velocity” Yet?

It’s impossible to know when a turnaround in the mortgage industry will happen, but I can guarantee it is going to happen.

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The Battle Between Work Expectations and Balance

I think the real issue lies in the matter of setting expectations. Many times, especially in burnout cultures, we’re told one thing but quickly learn there are “unspoken expectations.”

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We Learn Best Through Mistakes

More than occasionally, we all fail to get the result we want. We come up short. We make mistakes. And it’s here that we can truly take our lessons and develop judgement.

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