Insights

4 Strategies to Improve Your Applicants’ Credit Scores

Mortgage applicants don’t always have high enough credit scores to qualify for the best rates and terms. As a mortgage lender, you can take proactive steps to help them raise their scores before the formal application process. By providing this type of support, you can help your borrowers receive the very best rates and secure their business. So, how can … Read More

4 Strategies to Improve Your Applicants’ Credit Scores

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Talk Data to Me Podcast

Sometimes what you don’t know can hurt you. Borrowers can and do incur additional debt in the time between application and closing, leaving you vulnerable to fallout or repurchase risk. So, how can lenders protect themselves from being blindsided at closing? Check out this episode of “Talk Data to Me” with Samantha Markwood to learn how lenders are leveraging technology … Read More

Talk Data to Me: Tackling Undisclosed Debt Monitoring [Episode 6]

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Why Relationships are Important in the Mortgage Industry

According to motivational speaker, Tony Robbins, “The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.”[i] This sentiment certainly rings true within the mortgage industry. As a mortgage lender, your relationships with fellow mortgage professionals and customers determine your customer satisfaction and long-term success. Below, we’ll examine why relationships are so important in the mortgage industry. We’ll also provide … Read More

More Than Just a Score – Why Relationships are Important in the Mortgage Industry

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How to Build a Strong Lead Qualification Process

If you want to build a successful mortgage lending business, you need to know how to strategically capture and qualify new leads. From advertising to referral requests, attracting new leads can sound like a lot of work. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be if you have the right tools. Once you start bringing in new leads with ease, the next … Read More

How to Build a Strong Lead Qualification Process

Podcast

Talk Data to Me Podcast

Data drives the decisions that can help make homeownership a reality for your customers. And the best way to get a complete picture of your applicants is with a Tri-Merge Credit Report. In this episode of “Talk Data to Me”, our credit expert Mark Teta explains the ins and outs of tri-merge credit reports and alternative data. Listen to discover … Read More

Talk Data to Me: Who’s Keeping Score – Tri-merge Reports, Alternative Data, & More [Episode 5]

News

Certified Credit Releases New Automated Prequalification Solution, Cascade Prequal

Certified Credit Releases New Automated Prequalification Solution, Cascade Prequal Certified Credit highlights a new mortgage lending solution, Cascade Prequal, that simplifies the prequalification process. Founded in 1985, Certified Credit has been an innovator in the mortgage industry for many decades. Certified Credit’s latest solution for mortgage lenders is called Cascade Prequal. Cascade Prequal can simplify the prequalification process using advanced … Read More

Certified Credit Releases New Automated Prequalification Solution, Cascade Prequal