Alberta E. Hultman On The Changing State Of Bankruptcy
PERSON OF THE WEEK: On Dec. 12, 2011, changes to the federal bankruptcy rules took effect. To understand the impact of these rules...
Mike Richardson: Taking The Pain Out Of Business Meetings
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Every life has some degree of unpleasantness: taxes, dental visits, political campaign promises and - last, but hardly least...
Jeff Taylor Examines The Reverse Mortgage Sector
PERSON OF THE WEEK: The reverse mortgage sector has been receiving a double whammy from both the continuing tumult that has rocked the...
Ron Rudaitis Goes In Search Of Suburbia
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Making a documentary about real estate may not seem like a very encouraging proposition. However, three-time Emmy Award winner...
Andrew Peters Plumbs The Niche Markets
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Although the mortgage banking industry has more than its share of challenges, there are still plenty of opportunities to...
Daniel C. Consuegra Examines The Mortgage Servicing Miasma
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Despite the hoopla surrounding last month's $25 billion foreclosure settlement, the mortgage servicing industry is still facing more than...
Jim Warren: The Road From REO To Rental
PERSON OF THE WEEK: With the Federal Reserve recently offering a white paper that advocated for the use of real estate owned (REO)...
Jennifer Fortier: Time To Be Entrepreneurial
PERSON OF THE WEEK: This may seem like a very challenging time to start a new business in the mortgage banking industry, but...
Rob Pyatt: A New Approach To American Indian Housing
PERSON OF THE WEEK: For too many years, the housing situation on American Indian reservations and tribal lands has been dismal. However, a...
Colleen Aylward: How To Get A Job In Today’s Rough Market
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Seeking a new job can be a stressful experience in the best of economic times, and it is certainly...
Dr. Steven Yates: Did Alexander Hamilton Launch Today’s Economic Crisis?
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Some questions defy easy answers, especially when the query relates to present-day economics. For Dr. Steven Yates, a philosophy...
Suzanne Ball Takes On The Property Maintenance Challenge
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Despite news reports that insist the economy is beginning to improve and the housing market is slowly stabilizing, there...
Michael R. Bang: Justifying Strategic Default
PERSON OF THE WEEK: You may not expect a book advocating strategic default to be written by the owner of a real estate...
Jason Cholewa: Promoting Good Health For Mortgage Bankers
PERSON OF THE WEEK: During the rise and fall of the subprime market, Jason Cholewa worked as a loan officer for several mortgage...
Gabe Leibowitz Takes A Slice Of The Big Apple
PERSON OF THE WEEK: As Ol' Blue Eyes once crooned about New York City, if you can make it there, you can make...
Robert Stowe England Asks: Could The 2008 Crash Have Been Prevented?
PERSON OF THE WEEK: It has been more than three years since the September 2008 financial crisis, and many people are still trying...
Richard Booth On The Housing-Employment Conundrum
PERSON OF THE WEEK: You may recall the old brainteaser about whether the chicken or the egg came first. In today's economy, the...
Greenwich Financial CEO Outlines Market Fixes In ‘Way Too Big To Fail’
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Since the financial crisis broke out, William A. Frey, CEO and founding partner of Connecticut-based Greenwich Financial Services LLC,...
Christine C. Rhea On Improving The Quality-Control Process
PERSON OF THE WEEK: In the years before the housing bubble, many lenders considered the subject of quality control in the same way...
Daniel Milstein Takes On Mortgage Banking…And Wins!
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Daniel Milstein was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and immigrated with his family to the U.S. when he was 16....