Editor’s Note: Kevin Barnes severed five years on mortgage fraud charges and now speaks to the industry on risk management and fraud issues. Inside Mortgage Fraud (Way Inside) By Kevin Barnes I want to start by sharing a little background about what I’ve done and the consequences. I started off in the mortgage industry as...…
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Editor’s Note: In these competitive times, appraisers must grow and develop business continuously. But author and long-time appraiser Doug Smith cautions that the success of your firm depends on knowing which business to take on and which to turn down. Every bad debt starts with the granting of credit. Here are some guidelines for growing...…
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From the Publisher Reward, Risk and Bankrupt AMCs The extent of my business savvy is pretty simple: make more money than you spend. So it’s hard for me to imagine a reasonable scenario in which Evaluation Solutions/ES Appraisal Services (ES) can go out of business owing appraisers and real estate agents $11 million. Neither, by...…
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