Happy 18th Blog-Anniversary to The Mortgage Porter

18 years ago, I created The Mortgage Porter. I was frustrated with how the news was wrongly reporting that all loan officers were going to be licensed – which simply was wrong. Loan officers who work for depository banks or credit unions are not required to be licensed. We are held to different standards, which is unfortunate…but I digress. I’m here to celebrate the 18th anniversary of my blog, The Mortgage Porter. [Read more…]

Happy 15th Bloggoversary to The Mortgage Porter

It’s hard to believe that 15 years ago, I began “blogging” with The Mortgage Porter. When I started this blog late November 2006, I would have never imagined that it would become such an important part of my mortgage career.

I’ve met some wonderful people and have had amazing experiences that would have not happened had I not started typing out my first post about the beginning of mortgage originators being licensed (or just registered if they work for a bank or credit union). I would have never imagined that I would be interviewed, be asked to speak at events and that I would wind up attracting clients I really enjoy working with all from blogging. It’s truly been a gift that I’m thankful for! [Read more…]