SmartFees provides an automated fee solution that gives Plaza mortgage brokers immediate access to vendor-verified closing costs with an audit trail and a data-backed guarantee. The integration allows BREEZE users to quickly search for and select a closing agent and title company in their specific markets. SmartFees will integrate the loan file information, transfer tax and recording data, as well as service provider fees, including land surveys and other services required depending on the property’s location, from more than 70,000 rate cards. Lender business rules and other requirements are also feed into BREEZE—allowing Plaza Home Mortgage brokers the ability to originate mortgage confidently and compliantly.The industry is auditing the wrong half of the lending stack
For the past two years, the mortgage industry’s fair-lending debate has focused almost entirely on underwriting: adverse action notices, model explainability, Shapley values, and Regulation B (Reg B) compliance after the April 22, 2026 amendment. Those issues dominate the wo...
When communication breaks down, expectations don't align, or respect disappears, LOs may need to move on — without burning bridges
Loan originators talk all the time about winning the trust of real estate agents. How to prospect them, how to add value, how to earn referrals. But there is another conversation we do not have enough of.Sometimes, as a loan originator, you need to fire a real estate agent....
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