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How a Loan Officer Lost Everything and Got it All Back

My dear friend, Rayce Robinson, has been in the mortgage business since 2001 and has a genuine rags-to-riches story. He’s one of the leaders in our Freedom Club and has been a great inspiration to me for a lot of years.  He’s based in Orlando, and in 2008-2009 when the housing market crashed, there wasn’t…

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How to Make a Record Month Your New Normal as a Loan Officer

Loan officer careers are flourishing right now with interest rates at an all-time low. A lot of our Freedom Club and Mortgage Marketing Animals members are doing 3x and 4x their usual number of loans. We’re hearing stories of people who normally close just 3 or 4 loans a month closing 10 or 15 or…

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How to Quadruple Your Income In A Year Like This Loan Officer

I met Scott Griffin at the beginning of 2016. Scott is a mortgage broker located in Los Angeles who is knocking it out of the park in one of the most competitive markets on earth. He’s a humble guy who’s letting me share his recent numbers to inspire others to believe they can do the…

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How Loan Officers Can Overcome Call Reluctance

Loan officers will pay big money not to have to pick up the phone, but they’re just not getting results. If you want to be a top producer in the mortgage industry, you have to spend time on the phone, plain and simple. Why do loan officers have call reluctance? Because they’re afraid of being…

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How One Simple Action Will Make You Wealthy As a Loan Officer

Matt Enfield is a brand new loan officer out in Utah who listened to our podcast, then took my advice to just start asking for business. He closed 7 loans (over $2 million) in his first full month licensed, and sent me a Facebook message to thank me. So we sat down recently for a…

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Tips for Hiring More Loan Partners and Processors

You can work on your own as a loan officer, but you will never grow and scale your business working alone. You’ll need to add loan partners and loan processors to your team. And you’ll need to know how to pay them correctly and provide the best environment to encourage their productivity. To be clear,…

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Why Loan Officers Don’t Need More Leads

So many loan officers are freaked out about leads. “I need leads. I need leads. I need leads.” Unless you just started yesterday, it’s very likely you don’t need new leads. They’re almost definitely sitting there right under your nose; you just aren’t looking.  I know it’s sexier to go out and get new business than to…

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Loan Officers: Avoid Distractions In Your Mortgage Business

Distractions, shiny whistles, creative avoidance. Whatever you choose to call it, I’m pretty sure all of the loan officers I know are prone to it. Actually, I’m pretty sure all salespeople are. Heck, all humans are. Not only are we easily distracted; I’m convinced we often go looking for distractions.  Here’s the deal: new, shiny…