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Sample credit solicitation opt-out letter
Use this sample text provided by Mike Olden of American Reporting Company to help consumers opt out of credit solicitations.
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Build referral partnerships with 5 proven habits
Discover 5 reliable ways to expand referral networks and bolster borrower leads.
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Magic Minutes: All About MI - Choice Monthly premium plan
Learn how Choice Monthly differs from traditional premium plans and how it can benefit both budget-conscious borrowers and loan officers.
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7 top referral sources for savvy loan officers
Learn how to nurture ties with partners both inside and outside the mortgage industry.
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Magic Minutes: All About MI - MI premium plans
Explore MGIC's 4 most popular premium plans at a high level.
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Debunking homebuying myths for millennials: Key insights from NAMMBA
Learn how to address 4 common myths that may be holding millennial homebuyers back.
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Highlights of the 2024 Loan Originators Survey
We share key findings from the latest Loan Originators Survey, conducted by MGIC and Loan Officer Hub.
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Latest Loan Originators Survey Report
Gain new insights on marketing, referrals, productivity and more in the 2024 Loan Originators Survey Report.
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RSU review and calculation tool
Easily determine the eligibility of restricted stock unit income and calculate monthly qualifying income in cash or shares.
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Podcast episode
The untapped referral opportunity of financial advisors
Gibran Nicholas discusses the often-overlooked potential of financial advisors as high-quality referral sources for loan officers.
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Podcast episode
How to prepare borrowers for sustainable homeownership
Heather Bowman of Finally Home!® discusses the power of education for homebuyers and homeowners throughout the purchase process and beyond.
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Blog post
“Doing business with the Hispanic market” webinar: 5 takeaways from NAMMBA leaders
Get tips from Tony Thompson and Sarah Vita on how to tap into the growing Hispanic Market.
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Blog post
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Danny Garcia-Velez, MGIC
Danny Garcia-Velez, SVP of sales and business development for MGIC, shares his perspective on leadership, inclusivity and remembering his roots.
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Magic Minutes: Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Restricted stock units
Are restricted stock units part of your borrower’s compensation? Don’t panic. This tutorial will take you step by step through the process of documenting, analyzing and calculating income from this source.
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Infographic
7 unexpected referral sources for loan officers
To gain an edge over the competition, loan officers may need to go beyond traditional referral sources. These 7 unexpected referral sources could help you find a new niche.
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Blog post
A Hispanic mortgage professional's insights on connecting with Latino homebuyers
Get a deeper understanding of the Hispanic culture so you can be in a better position to help mortgage-ready Hispanic borrowers achieve their dreams of homeownership.
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Blog post
Educating your borrowers is the key to building a robust mortgage pipeline
By positioning yourself as a trusted advisor through proactive education, you not only assist buyers but can also secure more business. Discover 7 key strategies.
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Social media calendar for mortgage pros
Boost your online presence with our social media calendar for loan officers! Get 30 post ideas, trending hashtags and expert tips to attract leads and build client relationships.
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Infographic
Mortgage myths bundle: Now available in English & Spanish
Share our popular myth-busting series with your borrowers and referral partners. Includes: "The truth about 6 common mortgage myths," "The truth about private mortgage insurance" and "The truth about buying your first home."
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Online resource
Loan Officer Sales Playbook
Whether you're a new loan officer or a seasoned pro, the basics of selling are key to your success. The 7 topics in this ultimate guide for LOs will help you get started or brush up your skills.
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Podcast episode
How to educate your way to a full pipeline
Mortgage experts Heather Bowman, Finally Home!®; Tay Toliver, Thrive Mortgage; and Dustin Owens, The Loan Officer Podcast share innovative strategies to help you maintain a full pipeline through borrower education.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Business liquidity
Gain a better understanding of business liquidity and the role this accounting principle plays in analyzing the stability of self-employed borrower income.
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Blog post
3 ways homebuyer education benefits mortgage professionals and borrowers
Discover how making a small investment in homebuyer education will pay big dividends for you and your customers.
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Infographic
The truth about buying your first home
Share this 10-point checklist with your borrowers to equip them with essential truths about budgeting, credit, emergency funds and more.
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Podcast episode
Building a financial legacy through smart real estate investment
Listen as Marc Williams, senior loan officer at Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, shares insights into how financial literacy can boost wealth-building efforts through homeownership.
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Bridging the Racial Disparity in Wealth Creation in Milwaukee – case study
UW-Milwaukee researchers studied contributors to racial/ethnic disparities in wealth creation through homeownership in Milwaukee. Download the case study to glean insights from this report.
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Social shareable
12 lead-generating social media posts for mortgage pros
Amplify your online presence by capitalizing on the power of social media. 12 pre-made posts are ready for you to download and start sharing on your social networks today.
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Financial literacy: Your secret weapon to empower borrowers for success
By championing financial literacy, you're not just helping borrowers – you're building stronger relationships and fostering a more responsible lending environment. See how you can make a difference.
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Infographic
Tech-savvy millennials: Reshaping the road to homeownership
Often considered digital natives, millennials are reshaping the homebuying journey. Discover traits and trends you need to know to engage, build trust and foster relationships with this tech-savvy generation.
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Online resource
Homebuyer readiness quiz
Share this fun 10-question quiz with your would-be borrowers to help them find out how much they know (and don’t know) about the homebuying process. Available in English or Spanish.
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Infographic
The truth about private mortgage insurance
Share these 3 real-life examples of how MI's advantages can help them achieve their homeownership dreams.
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Blog post
Survey reveals positive outlook for community banks
What do statistics tell us about the future of homeownership and what does it mean for community banks? Take a look at the reasons community banks could be at an advantage for future growth.
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Infographic
Hispanic homebuyer profile
Use the insights in this infographic to help you meet the needs of Hispanic borrowers - one of the fastest-growing homebuyer demographics.
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Blog post
3 reasons Mortgage Connects is the new go-to destination for lending pros
Introducing the new Mortgage Connects knowledge hub. 100s of resources in ONE destination—all yours and curated to help you meet today’s industry challenges and grow your business.
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The remarkable rise of women homeowners
More than a growing trend, women homebuyers are a transformative force! Download our infographic to discover how to cater to their unique needs and priorities.
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Podcast episode
Charting the course for increased homeownership in the Black community with NAREB
In honor of Women's History Month, we interview Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose, president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Clearing up K-1 confusion
Discover how Schedule K-1s affect mortgage qualification in this video. View 5 common scenarios to learn who gets them, why they matter and how to use earnings.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Vehicle mileage depreciation I
This overview tutorial defines the difference between the use of actual expenses and standard deduction when it comes to adding back vehicle mileage depreciation in a Schedule C.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Vehicle mileage depreciation II
Watch these 3 real-life case studies and learn: where to look for business miles on tax forms; how to confirm the use of standard deduction; and what common mistakes to avoid.
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Social shareable
6 mortgage myth-busting social media posts for loan officers
Take advantage of the power of social media to generate leads and referrals with curated posts and images ready to download, post and share.
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Podcast episode
Mastering self-employed borrower income analysis for tax year 2023
We cover the latest SEB income calculation tools for the 2023 tax year, plus IRS tax and GSE guideline changes that may affect cash flow.
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Infographic
Black homeownership opportunities
Use the insights in this infographic to help you understand your opportunity to help support future Black homeowners.
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Blog post
HR departments: Golden opportunities for loan officer referrals
How LOs can partner with HR departments to connect with large groups of potential homebuyers.
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Infographic
Interactive map links borrowers to helpful resources
Help your homebuyers see the milestones ahead and stay the course to their ultimate destination - the home of their dreams.
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Empower your borrowers with the Get Ready! guide series
From budgeting and understanding credit to preventing identity theft and navigating down payment options, this informational series provides borrowers with essential keys to successful homeownership.
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Podcast episode
Turning social media into a mortgage marketing powerhouse
Kayla Kallander, mortgage loan officer at First International Bank & Trust, shares actionable tips and tricks to help mortgage professionals maximize their social media strategies.
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Podcast episode
Navigating the mortgage terrain in 2024
Listen in as Kevin Peranio, chief lending officer at PRMG, reveals top strategies to thrive in the current interest rate environment amidst the challenges of the mortgage industry.
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Blog post
Showing your borrowers all their options is even more important in a tough market
Debunk common mortgage myths and show prospective borrowers all their options to help guide them on their homebuying journey.
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Infographic
The truth about 6 common mortgage myths
This handy guide is chock-full of facts to help loan officers and real estate agents debunk the 6 most persistent myths today's homebuyers believe.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Cash flow analysis
Learn how to look at income from a mortgage perspective, 3 key concepts used during the cash flowing process and how to analyze earnings trends to correctly calculate qualifying income.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Documentation requirements
See how correctly documenting your file can expedite turn times, what tools can help you confidently calculate qualifying income and more about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac documentation.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Eligibility requirements
This foundational video discusses who can be considered self-employed, eligibility requirements and what facts must be considered when evaluating self-employed income.
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Magic Minutes: Analyzing Self-Employed Income - Business structures
Discover how understanding the different types of business structures can help you analyze your self-employed borrowers' income.
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Podcast episode
2023 Loan Originators Survey Report: Mortgage trends revealed
Uncover important mortgage industry insights to help build your referral strategies from MGIC's 2023 Loan Originators Survey Report.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Calculate fixed income
Get tips to determine the difference between bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay, as well as the importance of validating income documentation before calculating borrowers' qualifying income.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Challenging income
This brief video provides guidance for calculating income for borrowers who are teachers, postal workers, seasonal or union workers, or in the military.
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Online resource
Magic Minutes training series
Our on-demand video training series helps loan officers, lenders and other mortgage industry professionals expand their knowledge in 15 minutes or less.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Calculate variable income
This brief tutorial shows how assessing the overall risk present in a file plays an important role in income calculation and delivers some helpful guidelines for calculating variable income.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Income conundrums
This brief tutorial helps you prepare for calculating your borrower's income under unusual circumstances, like when your borrower is unemployed or on leave.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Qualifying income
Learn how to determine if employment and income can be used for qualifying, the difference between fixed and variable income and more.
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Magic Minutes - Evaluating & Calculating Borrowers' Income - Calculate non-taxable income
Explore non-taxable income, like Social Security, child support and alimony, and learn how to “gross up” the non-taxable portion of borrowers' income to arrive at adjusted gross income.
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Podcast episode
Bridging cultures and building trust with Hispanic homebuyers
An interview with Daniel Gomez, branch manager at DHI Mortgage, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Infographic
Credit score fundamentals
An educational tool for your borrowers to help them understand the meaning behind their credit score numbers and how they can improve their score.
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Think you know about Hispanic homebuyers?
Watch this video to learn about Hispanic homebuyers, a vibrant, growing origination opportunity.
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Online resource
Hispanic marketing resources
Explore our library of resources (available in English and Spanish) to understand, reach and guide mortgage-ready Hispanics on the journey to homeownership and expand your market.
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Online resource
Referral-building workships
Ready-made workshops help you build stronger relationships with real estate agents and other referral partners. Gain access to everything you need to host a business-building workshop.
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Asking the right questions: A conversation on referral strategies with Ron Vaimberg
Mortgage industry coach/trainer Ron Vaimberg shares tips for loan officers to connect with referral partners, including the right questions to ask and how to play to your strengths.
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Online resource
Self-employed borrower and employment and other income calculators
Gain access to MGIC's editable and auto-calculating self-employed borrower and income analysis worksheets.
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Infographic
9 pitfalls that can trip up your loan closing
Handy list educates borrowers on what they should avoid doing during the mortgage process to help ensure their loan is approved on time.
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Infographic
5 proven benefits of homeownership
Share these 5 benefits of homeownership with renters to help them see the big-picture value of owning a home.
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Infographic
Meet today's first-time homebuyers
Traits, trends and preferences you need to know to build trust and foster relationships with first-time homebuyers.
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Podcast episode
A winning mindset: Adding value to referral partners to earn their business
Listen in as Matt Weaver, VP of mortgage sales at CrossCountry Mortgage, discusses referral partner relationships and strategies.
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Social shareable
The value of homeownership | Social shareable
Enhance your next social media post with this ready-made visual about the value of homeownership. Tailored specifically for LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Podcast episode
PAL Kaua’i founder Jim Edmonds discusses affordable housing solutions in Hawaii
Hear about PAL Kauai’i’s mission to provide permanently affordable and sustainable living solutions for the people of Hawaii.
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Podcast episode
Connecting, leading and growing a diverse future for the mortgage industry
Discover more about the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) from its director of corporate solutions, Jade Winfrey.
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Overcome a low appraisal with MI
Learn how mortgage insurance can help your borrowers save a deal threatened by an appraisal gap.
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Online resource
Consumer calculators: Help renters and potential homebuyers understand their options
User-friendly homebuying calculators help borrowers crunch the numbers to see that buying a home is possible.
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Online resource
Buy Now vs. Wait Calculator
This user-friendly calculator quickly shows renters and first-time homebuyers why it could make financial sense for them to buy a home now rather than wait to save a 20% down payment.
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Buy Now vs. Wait Calculator flyer
This handy flyer introduces potential homebuyers to our Buy Now vs. Wait Calculator that instantly provides a comprehensive comparison of the financial implications of either choice.
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9 pitfalls that can trip up your loan closing
Ready-to-share social media image is sized perfectly for LinkedIn and Facebook. Simply download and add to your next social media post.
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Online resource
First-time homebuyer resource library
Access tools and information you can use to educate and guide your borrowers through the homebuying journey. Available in English and Spanish.
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Podcast episode
An interview with Trena Bond, executive director at Housing Resources, Inc.
Learn about the ways Housing Resources, Inc., opens the door to homeownership though comprehensive homebuyer education, help overcoming obstacles and financial empowerment.
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Podcast episode
Evaluating self-employed borrower income for tax year 2022
Customer trainer Sandra Sweeney discusses MGIC’s comprehensive self-employed borrower resource program - including the cash flow worksheets for 2022.
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Podcast episode
A credit conversation with Mike Olden, American Reporting Company
Hear about soft and hard credit inquiries, credit score factors and other credit-related topics from Mike Olden, VP of sales & education at American Reporting Company.
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PDF
Get Ready! guide #4 - Preventing identity theft
This informative guide details how preventing identity theft is key for borrowers in protecting their credit standing. Part 4 of our Get Ready! series.
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Social shareable
Credit score basics
Download this ready-made credit score basics social shareable and upload to LinkedIn or Facebook to boost engagement on your social media platforms.
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Get Ready! guide #1 - Budgeting
This practical guide explains the importance of budgeting and how to evaluate spending patterns to uncover savings opportunities. Part 1 of our Get Ready! series.
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The scoop on MI
Mortgage insurance allows your buyers to put down less than 20%. Pass along the MI basics with this information sheet.
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Get Ready! guide #2 - Understanding credit
Help your borrowers learn how to establish and maintain - or regain - good credit by sharing this useful guide. Part 2 of our Get Ready! series.
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Get Ready! guide #5 - Down payment options
This shareable guide explains mortgage insurance options that might help your borrowers find more down payment funds or put less down. Part 5 of our Get Ready! series.
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Get Ready! guide #3 - Understanding your credit report
Help borrowers understand how lenders review credit history to determine their creditworthiness by sharing this useful guide. Part 3 of our Get Ready! series.
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Blog post
How loan officers can get started working with referral partners
Get practical advice from a top loan originator for growing and building referral partner relationships.
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Infographic
Characteristics of 5 common self-employed businesses
Practical guide explains the characteristics of the 5 common business structures of self-employed borrowers: sole proprietorship, partnership, S corporation, corporation and LLC.
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Online resource
MGIC Premium Plans
See a quick comparison of MGIC's 4 most popular premium plans, including BPMI Monthly, BPMI Single, BPMI Choice Monthly and LPMI Single Premiums.
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MI Solutions for move-up buyers
Discover how mortgage insurance can help your move-up buyers afford more home, buy sooner and expand their cash flow options.
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MI Solutions for first-time homebuyers
See how mortgage insurance can help your first-time homebuyers buy sooner and build more equity with a lower down payment.
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Podcast episode
Connecting mortgage pros and homebuyers with down payment assistance programs
Hear from Sean Moss, EVP at Down Payment Resource, about how this enterprise tool can help mortgage pros find, explore, track and monitor DPA programs in their area.
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Rethink MI: Fresh solutions for lenders and loan officers
This quick-hitting video provides an overview of ways mortgage insurance can help broaden borrowers' financial options to find the loan that works best for them.
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MI Solutions for move-up buyers
Watch this video to learn about the ways mortgage insurance can help move-up buyers afford more home by putting down less than 20%.
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Podcast episode
2022 Loan Originators Survey Report: A sneak peek
A quick-hitting summary of insights gleaned from MGIC's 2022 Loan Originators Survey Report.
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Blog post
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Hipolito Garcia, OneTrust Home Loans
Hipolito "Hip" Garcia, vice president at OneTrust Home Loans, discusses why Latinos are the driving force behind the housing market.
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Infographic
Gen Z: Setting the stage for future homeownership
Unlock keys to understanding and engaging with the future wave of Gen Z homeowners.
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Blog post
ARCS Part 5: Products that help creditworthy minority applicants achieve homeownership
Solutions, the fourth pillar in MGIC’s ARCS framework, highlights products and programs that may meet the unique needs of creditworthy minority applicants.
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Blog post
ARCS Part 4: When lending will only go so far, collective action can take you farther
Community, the third pillar in MGIC's ARCS framework, reinforces how collective action can help address housing challenges in your target communities.
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ARCS framework checklist
ARCS framework checklist helps lenders ask the right questions to build an affordable homeownership and racial equity plan in 4 areas: Awareness, Readiness, Community & Solutions.
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Blog post
ARCS Part 3: Educate early and build trust to encourage mortgage readiness
Readiness, the second pillar in MGIC's ARCS framework, stresses the value of financial literacy in addressing the racial equity gap in homeownership.
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Online resource
Down Payment Resource
Down Payment Resource’s database of homeownership programs and suite of tools helps lenders connect their borrowers to the DPA assistance they need.
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Online resource
Down Payment Connect
Down Payment Connect is the affordable, effortless down payment assistance look-up tool that delivers quick access to available DPA programs in your borrowers' state.
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Podcast episode
An interview with Krystina Kohler, leader of United Way's Safe & Stable Homes initiative
Learn more about United Way’s Safe & Stable Homes initiative to improve housing and financial security and end family homelessness in Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County.
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Blog post
ARCS Part 2: Help more Americans realize homeownership is within their grasp
See how Awareness, the first pillar in MGIC's ARCS framework, can help you reach out to mortgage-ready minority borrowers.
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Blog post
ARCS Part 1: Creating an effective plan starts with asking the right questions
Introducing MGIC's 5-part Affordable Homeownership Series: Addressing the racial equity gap in homeownership.
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Blog post
Increase your lending impact by assisting a new generation of homebuyers
An insider’s experience in developing a multicultural lending action plan and his advice to loan officers looking to serve more diverse communities.
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Podcast episode
A conversation with Karen Chiu, builder development manager at New American Funding
Listen as Karen Chiu discusses her experiences and insights into the challenges many Asian Americans face in homebuying and the mortgage industry.
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Podcast episode
Creating an inclusive workplace
Amber Lawrence, AVP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the MBA, discusses why creating an inclusive workplace is crucial, the MBA’s 5 pillars of DEI and other key DEI topics.
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Podcast episode
Finding opportunity in adversity: A conversation with top originator Ryan Hills
Listen as Ryan Hills, regional director of Movement Mortgage, talks about the evolution of his business and successful career as a top originator and content creator.
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Blog post
Special purpose credit programs: A tool for addressing racial equity in homeownership
Discover how SPCPs work to address racial equity issues in homeownership and the intended outcomes of the SPCP legal provision under ECOA.
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PDF
MI Solutions for fixer-upper buyers
See how mortgage insurance can help your buyers looking to purchase a fixer-upper keep more cash in the bank for home improvements and renovations.
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Blog post
An interview with Loan Officer Joanna Garcia, U.S. Bank
Discover how Joanna Garcia realized her own American Dream by helping her Cuban community realize theirs.
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Podcast episode
Education is key to boosting Black homeownership rates in America
Lenny McNeill, EVP of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, discusses the need for homebuyer education in boosting homeownership rates in ethnically diverse communities.
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Podcast episode
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac credit score model update
Jeff Platfoot, MGIC customer trainer, covers what mortgage industry pros can expect as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pivot from the classic FICO model to new credit score models.
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Podcast episode
Just get started: An interview with Steve Kyles, top producer at SMP Mortgage Inc.
Steve Kyles, partner with Mortgage Animals, shares insights and tools that have helped him succeed for over 17 years in the mortgage industry.
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Podcast episode
The powerful mindset of top mortgage loan originators
Bestselling author Todd Duncan talks about the importance of mindset, attitude and knowing your "why" in building a successful career in the mortgage and real estate industries.
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Podcast episode
eClose and the future of the digital mortgage process
Discover more about eClose and Service First Mortgage's experience with this digital mortgage process.
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Podcast episode
MI standard coverage 101
Take a deeper dive into the term “standard coverage” and its direct impact on lenders with MGIC’s customer trainer, Jeff Platfoot.
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Online resource
MGIC's equitable homeownership strategy
Explore our strategy and approach to equitable homeownership, including policy, research, products and partnerships.
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Podcast episode
Helping Hispanics prepare for homeownership
Maria Vergara, director of community lending at Fannie Mae, reveals why working with Hispanic homebuyers should be part of lenders’ origination strategies.
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Blog post
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Eddy Perez, Equity Prime Mortgage
“Freedom is everything” to Eddy Perez, CMB, co-founder and CEO of Equity Prime Mortgage. Learn how his family’s immigration from Cuba shaped Eddy’s future and success.
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Blog post
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Armando Falcon, Falcon Capital Advisors
Armando Falcon, CEO of Falcon Capital Advisors LLC, expounds on his efforts to clean up the operations of the GSEs before the financial crisis as well as mortgage finance reforms.
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Blog post
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Angel Alban, Zventus
Angel Alban, president at Zventus and chairman/co-founder of blockchain Hyperledger Mortgage Subgroup, shares why working hard, helping others and dreaming big can make it happen.
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Podcast episode
An interview with Edgar Hernandez, Multicultural Center of Expertise, CUNA Mutual Group
Hear how lenders can support multicultural growth and incorporate diversity in the workplace from Senior Manager Edgar Hernandez, MCOE, CUNA Mutual Group.
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Podcast episode
How to be productive in a seller's market
Hear about the ways Service First Mortgage overcame operations, recruitment and marketing challenges post-pandemic.
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Podcast episode
Is your social presence up to regulatory snuff?
Discover the do's and don'ts of keeping social media profiles and posts compliant in the highly-regulated financial industry.
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Podcast episode
Deconstructing economic & social challenges facing the post-pandemic mortgage industry
Get the inside scoop on distinctive economic and social circumstances and challenges that faced 2021 homebuyers from Freddie Mac’s Danny Gardner.
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Podcast episode
An interview with top producer Joel Mahakian, Premium Mortgage Corp.
Joel Mahakian offers advice for those pursuing a successful career in the mortgage industry, including how “when you do the right thing, the money will come.”
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Podcast episode
Diversity & inclusion discussion: Connecting with Asian American homebuyers
Hear Sean Phalon, AREAA vice chair, discuss how understanding Asian Americans and their subcultures plays an important role in connecting with this homebuyer demographic.
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Podcast episode
Growing your business through Instagram
Chelsea Peitz dives into the essentials that business professionals should consider when building their personal brand on Instagram.
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Podcast episode
All things gift-related in the mortgage industry
Take a deeper dive into specific requirements for gift documentation with MGIC's national trainer, Hali Plachecki.
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Podcast episode
Maximize your social media outreach
Key insights from Kyle Draper, social media guru, about where mortgage professionals should be spending their time on social media to maximize their reach.
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Podcast episode
Overcoming industry obstacles while fostering relationships
Gain industry insights and tips to overcome obstacles and grow your business from Phil Treadwell, national director of sales innovation & strategy for Thrive Mortgage.
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Blog post
Honoring AAPI Heritage Month: An interview with Danny Gardner, Freddie Mac
Learn more about Freddie Mac’s support of equitable housing from Danny Gardner. Danny also shares his experiences in the affordable and inclusive lending space.
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Blog post
Honoring AAPI Heritage Month: An interview with Jim Park, TMC
Jim Park, executive chairman and founding partner of The Mortgage Collaborative, discusses strategies for connecting with Asian Americans in the mortgage industry.
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Blog post
Honoring Black History Month: An interview with Senator Tim Scott
Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina, shares how his humble beginnings and the guidance from role models and mentors led to his life of public service.
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Blog post
Honoring Black History Month: An interview with Tony Thompson, NAMMBA
Tony Thompson shares how the lack of women, millennials and minorities in the mortgage banking industry was the impetus for founding the National Association of Minority Bankers of America.
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Blog post
Honoring Black History Month: An interview with Lisa Rice, NFHA
Lisa Rice, president & CEO of National Fair Housing Alliance, discusses how the legacy of discrimination resulted in disparities of wealth, homeownership and opportunity.
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Online resource
Readynest
Send your potential homebuyers to Readynest for tips, tools, and information that breaks down the homebuying process into bite-size topics. Accessible in English and Spanish.
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Online resource
MI Solutions
Uncover MI strategies to help you broaden your borrower's financial options, create new opportunities and earn more deals.
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Online resource
Loan Officer Hub
Loan Officer Hub, powered by MGIC, gathers the best information and resources from around the mortgage industry to help loan officers grow, learn and succeed. Get the latest insights!
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Consumer homebuying calculators
Use this handy guide to MGIC's consumer calculators to help homebuyers understand their financial options.
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5 fast facts about creating a budget
Help your customers get a jump-start on creating a realistic household budget by sharing these useful tips from Readynest.
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When and how to cancel MGIC mortgage insurance
Access this step-by-step guide for borrower-requested and lender-required MGIC mortgage insurance cancellation under HPA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines.
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How to cancel MI
Get the basics about cancelling mortgage insurance in this step-by-step guide (available in English and Spanish).
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Home comparison chart
Homebuyers can use this chart to compare the features of up to 3 houses.
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Monthly budget worksheet
Borrowers saving up for a down payment can use this worksheet to track their expenses and create a livable budget.
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Home maintenance checklist
This home maintenance checklist helps homeowners decide when to perform a maintenance checkup and what to look for.
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