Southwest Funding Mortgage Banker Blog

There are 2 loan programs that are available to loan originators and mortgage net branches that could bring about sizeable added income. These are Reverse Mortgages and HARP 2.0. Both of these require a strategy for cultivating referrals but can … Continue reading →

Southwest Funding will attend OriginatorFest Houston March 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency located at 1200 Louisiana Street, Houston TX 77002. As a Gold Sponsor of OriginatorFest Houston, Southwest Funding will be on hand to answer questions about mortgage branch … Continue reading →

Southwest Funding, LP is pleased to announce its new mortgage branch office location in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our new branch is conveniently located on the north side of town by the new Parkview Hospital. The address is 3606 New Vision Drive, … Continue reading →

Starting soon, nearly all home buyers and refinancing households will pay higher mortgage loan fees. Congress has made it law. 13 months ago, as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Congress enacted … Continue reading →

Southwest Funding, LP is pleased to name Leslie Jones, formerly of Cendera Funding as Branch Manager of its newest branch office located in Gallatin, Tennessee. Leslie has more than 15 years in the mortgage industry and is looking forward to … Continue reading →

The January 2012 issue of Scotsman Guide, a monthly national magazine considered the leading resource for residential mortgage originators, focuses on building your business. Southwest Funding Business Development Manager Stuart Blend was selected to provide the featured article where he … Continue reading →

Mortgage markets worsened last week on renewed optimism from the Eurozone, additional evidence of a U.S. economic recovery, and ongoing strength in housing. The action sparked a stock market rally at the expense of mortgage bonds, sending conforming and FHA … Continue reading →

Several net branch mortgage companies and other retail mortgage branch opportunities claim “raw pricing” is made available to their branch offices and loan originators. What is raw pricing exactly? Raw pricing is the price at which a loan is sold … Continue reading →

Mortgage markets improved last week, but by a slight amount only; not enough to move conventional mortgage rates in any significant manner. Wall Street watched as Eurozone leaders expressed little willingness to increase aid programs within the region, and as … Continue reading →

Mortgage markets made little change last week for the fifth time in as many weeks. As Wall Street watched both the Eurozone and the U.S. regain their respective footing, expectations for a new Fed-led stimulus increased, which prevented mortgage rates … Continue reading →