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When the Top Leaves: Analyzing the Increasing CEO Exodus

In recent years, the corporate landscape has witnessed a significant trend: the departure of CEOs from their positions. This has been creating waves within their organizations and the broader market. Chief executives have been rushing to the exits more than they ever have, based on new research by a well

Updated Mortgage Outlook for 2025

We’ve hit the halfway point of the first quarter of 2025, and the year’s outlook is slightly different than at year’s end. At the end of 2024, economists expected the fed to make up to four rate cuts this year and the MBA forecasted $2.1-2.3B in originations. Things were looking

Does Working From Home Come with A Stigma?

For those of us who have worked remotely for years, remember when you would apologize in advance that a child or dog might cause an interruption? Or, you said nothing and just crossed your fingers that the call would go smoothly.  I think much of these thoughts came from not

New Year, New Job?

Does your to-do list this year include finding a new job? You’re not alone! According to LinkedIn, 56% of candidates are on the hunt for a new position in 2025. The good news for them is that most managers are hiring. While the job market remains strong, competition is fierce.

Keys to Recruiting Top Talent in the Mortgage Industry

Volume may be down, but it’s highly anticipated that the Fed will drop rates again in December. Hopefully this will cement current pricing and have a positive impact on rates going forward. With that in mind, beefing up your sales and operations staff may be top of mind in anticipation

Now Is the Time…

According to a recent article published in LinkedIn, hiring by U.S. companies unexpectedly spiked in October, even amid two hurricanes and a massive Boeing strike. Private payrolls jumped by 233,000 last month, according to processor ADP, the most since July 2023. Labor demand appeared to surge ahead after the storms

THE DEBT CRISIS THAT COULD HAUNT THE MORTGAGE MARKET

Halloween is next month so be on the lookout for ghosts and goblins.  Just as scary as the traditional Halloween fare is the amount of unsecured debt in this country. According to a recent article in the Scottsman Guide, last year the total number of unsecured personal loans in the

Clawbacks and Non Solicits.  Thoughts?

When did clawbacks become “a thing”?  As far as I can remember, there have always been strings attached to signing bonuses but now lenders are applying similar rules to income guarantees, sometimes with terms as long as three years.  Obviously, the intent is to discourage employees from leaving the company

Top Mortgage Lenders to Work for in 2024

The National Mortgage News recently published its annual survey results of the best mortgage companies to work for.  The results for 2024 were not as robust as the 2023 list, resulting in only 33 companies qualifying vs 48 firms in 2023. This ranking is the result of extensive employee surveys,

“Why Didn’t He Just Call Me Directly?”

I submitted a Candidate to a client the other day.  Apparently, it was a Candidate that the client had a decent relationship with, and they had each other’s contact information.  The client was surprised when I revealed the Candidate’s name, saying, “I know him! Why didn’t he just call me