OrigiNation: Join Our Facebook Group!

Apr 29, 2016

Just in case you didn’t know, I’ll remind you to make sure you do. This column is for YOU, the mortgage loan originator (MLO). The content is created by us, for us. Now is the time to share your stories, thoughts, experiences and anything else you can muster up in this crazy and exciting business when originating mortgage loans in the primary mortgage market.

Please join the new Facebook group by searching for “OrigiNation.” This is a public and open group and information shared will possibly be featured in this column of National Mortgage Professional Magazine (with your consent of course). People want to hear from you … the good stories and the bad, the funny and the serious … let’s connect and share. Search today on Facebook and join us!

Are you an originator? Send your stories! To have topics considered in future editions, please e-mail me with “OrigiNation” in the Subject Line at [email protected]. These can be confidential or your name and company can be referenced if you wish. You can also join the Facebook Group by searching for “OrigiNation.”

Andy W. Harris, CRMS is president and owner of Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Vantage Mortgage Group Inc. and past president of the Oregon Association of Mortgage Professionals. He may be reached by phone at (877) 496-0431, e-mail [email protected] or visit VantageMortgageGroup.com.

This article originally appeared in the April 2016 print edition of National Mortgage Professional Magazine.

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