Yes of course Thanksgiving is coming up this week (later than usual!).  As yes it’s time to be thankful. But how thankful are we? I know I have not been as grateful for things as I have been in the past.  I take so many things for granted these days!  My family is…

I was in a meeting last week and there were a lot of questions that arose regarding several different loan programs.  One of my colleagues in particular kept speaking up and answering any of the questions that were mentioned.   And he kept speaking up. And answering. And he kept speaking up.  And answering. Now collaboration…

A good friend of mine lost his job recently.  Obviously I know how this feels as I have been down this road twice in the last several years.  He is very skilled at his profession, very well spoken, always on top of his game, but as many of us have…

I get a little fired up over things sometimes. I have calmed down some over the years. But in many cases I have not. When it comes to something being unjust for example, this is a trigger point for me and I am very prone to say something to try and get it…

We’ve gone through a few changes on my job recently.  I’ve gotten a new branch manager, we moved our offices a couple of weeks ago, and our compensation plan got adjusted (don’t mess with my money! Lol).  I also have a different processor that supports me now and a couple…

Every year as a licensed loan officer, I have to take a certain amount of Continuing Education courses in order to renew my license.  I also voluntarily take training classes offered by my company to gain better knowledge and expertise on specific loan programs. One training is required.  The other…

I recently had a change in my processor that works with me (my right hand person helping me get all my loans closed).  The person I had been working with for the past 3 years has decided to leave the company.  My “new” assigned processor and I have worked together before…

I’ve always been one that has struggled with showing up to things on time.  Whether it is to church, office meetings, dental appointments, whatever… my track record is around 50/50 as to showing up before the actual time that the event starts.  “Early is on time, on time is late”,…

I’ve got this one loan right now I am trying to close that has turned out to be quite difficult.  The person is on assignment in a third world country, only responding to messages and emails sporadically due to his work schedule.  It is a +9 hour time zone differential, so…

Run Run Run.  In the mortgage world, once a buyer goes under contract, we have 30 days or less to get everything finalized and get their loan completed.  Gotta get it done!  This makes for things to always be moving quickly when you have a deal to get closed.  At…