Simplify Your Business Operations
Getting started as a mortgage broker can feel like stepping into the unknown. Deciding who to have on your team or what tasks to outsource can make all the difference in your success. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Here’s a quick rundown of some of our favorite partners and how they can help your brokerage thrive.
“The Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) is the non-profit national trade association that unites the wholesale mortgage channel in a shared mission to shape the future of the mortgage industry, empowering mortgage brokers as the nation’s best homebuying option. We provide the resources, guidance, and support to help our community grow, thrive, and close more loans!”
“FirstFunding® Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation, offers warehouse funding facilities to correspondent lenders, community banks, credit unions and secondary market investors. FirstFunding is committed to being a valuable funding partner to lenders and secondary market investors with innovative technology and strategic partnerships.”
“LendSafe specializes in providing cybersecurity services to companies in the mortgage industry. Their extensive experience working with mortgage companies of all sizes streamlines the cybersecurity implementation process as they help you reach compliance with cybersecurity regulatory requirements and protect yourself and your borrowers from cyber-threats. They provide both hourly consulting services as well as their LendSafe Comprehensive Data Security Program, a subscription-based program complete with cyber risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, data security procedures, phishing simulations, employee assessments, and more. LendSafe’s employees have worked directly with state regulators on modernizing data security regulations in the mortgage industry, putting them in a uniquely qualified position to help mortgage companies navigate the complexities of cybersecurity.”
“NAMB (National Association of Mortgage Brokers) is the volunteer-led, member-driven, leading voice of the U.S. mortgage industry, representing the interests of mortgage professionals & homebuyers since 1973. NAMB is affiliated with 15 state associations and represents the interests of nearly 1 million licensed & registered mortgage loan originators”
“Our agency started with just two people 2003, and grew to become the largest volume bond and insurance producer in the nation with 50+ employees. Since day one, our team focus has been on providing real-time online quotes, an easy process, and the best in claims defense”.
Mr. Karen speaks regularly on topics affecting all types of lenders including fair lending and disparate impact, LO compensation, marketing service agreements, compliance with social media, non QM lending, vendor management, and much more. Mr. Karen is a principal in the Financial Institutions Regulatory and Labor and Employment practice groups of the Offit Kurman law firm.