The debate over how to deal with a surge in defaults on home loans is raising a question that consumers ought to consider: Is my Florida mortgage broker really working for me? (more…)

A marginal presence in the industry 20 years ago, Florida mortgage brokers have become the face of the $10 trillion home loan industry, the single point of contact between a sophisticated financial world and borrowers committing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home. (more…)

CNBC columnist Diana Olick received a curious press release from the National Association of Realtors, the headline of which reads: NAR Partners with Center for Responsible Lending and Neighborworks America to Keep Families in Their Homes. (more…)

A licensed Miami real estate agent is accused of bilking a South Florida couple out of more than $100,000 by acting as a Florida mortgage broker. (more…)

When a Florida mortgage broker convinced Erik Zapata he could own a home, he quickly signed on the dotted line.

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There’s an Orlando housing market slowdown? Tell that to a Florida mortgage broker group in the city.

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It’s imperative, when you enlist a Florida mortgage broker for help in your home loan search, that you trust him or her absolutely. At Florida Home Loan, we pride ourselves on integrity, experience and trust. But as the Miami Herald story below notes, not all brokers are what they bill themselves to be.

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The powerful housing industry is hoping state lawmakers’ bid to revise property taxes will inject life into the anemic Florida housing market, according to the Miami Herald.

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Mortgage brokers are firing back against accusations by politicians and consumer advocates that they are largely responsible for the recent meltdown in the home loan industry.

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As highway billboards go, it was an attention-getter.

It wasn’t just the arresting background design. It was the whiplash-inducing message. “Covington Mortgage,” it read. “Taking Greed Out, Putting God In!”

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