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	<title>Mortgage Banker Blog &#124; Information and Opportunities for Mortgage Bankers and Loan Officers</title>
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		<title>David White Joins Southwest Funding as Director of Banking Operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbuskuhl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Funding is pleased to announce that David White has joined Southwest Funding as the Director of Banking Operations. In his new role, White will oversee the day-to-day in house lending operations of the Dallas-based retail mortgage banker that supports &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/david-white-joins-southwest-funding-as-director-of-banking-operations/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Products Have Changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started in the mortgage profession (this was sometime after Moses parted the Red Sea but before Ronald Reagan ), loan originators had very basic loan products and guidelines that couldn&#8217;t be expanded. There were conventional loans (Fannie and &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/mortgage-products-have-changed/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No Income Verification and No Asset Verification Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many loan originators are missing out on a tremendous opportunity to fund additional mortgage loans that require little if any verification while aiding a very important segment of our population. These loans are known as an Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/no-income-verification-and-no-asset-verification-loans/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Loan Programs and Lending Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbuskuhl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/mortgage-loan-programs-and-lending-opportunities/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Funding to Attend OriginatorFest Houston 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/southwest-funding-to-attend-originatorfest-houston-2012/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Funding opens new office in Fort Wayne, Indiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/southwest-funding-opens-new-office-in-fort-wayne-indiana/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government Increases Mortgage Borrowing Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/government-increases-mortgage-borrowing-costs/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Funding opens new office in Gallatin,  Tennessee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbuskuhl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/southwest-funding-opens-new-office-in-gallatin-tennessee/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Funding Business Development Manager Stuart Blend featured in Scotsman Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/southwest-funding-business-development-manager-stuart-blend-featured-in-scotsman-guide/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Rate News: Week of December 27, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.branchsouthwest.com/mortgage-broker-blog/index.php/mortgage-rate-news-week-of-december-27-2011/ ">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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