Comments on: E-Lenders When Thieves Compete, You Lose http://thexbroker.com/2006/09/20/e-lenders/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:38:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: reverse mortgage http://thexbroker.com/2006/09/20/e-lenders/comment-page-1/#comment-5086 reverse mortgage Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:57:58 +0000 http://xbroker.realestatetomato.net/2006/09/20/e-lenders/#comment-5086 There's a radio guy who has a list of "Endorsed Local Providers", I kind of like the idea of sitting down and talking with someone, explaining things and getting an honest answer about something, that might be based on a little more than just a credit score.<br><br>Years and years ago I was in the tele-marketing field, didn't like it much then, certainly don't today, but there were those who sat next to me who could talk a dog out of his biscuit, they were good. While of course does not mean they weren't shining up the penny a little more than was needed, not false hoods, but certainly pushing the high points and avoiding the negatives.<br><br>What we try to do, or are beginning to do is enter into dialogs with people and lenders and find out what makes them tick. Are they all in it simply for the money, or are there some that put people first.<br><br>Is the Jimmy Steward banker (It's a Wonderful Life) gone in the annals of history or are there a few still around? Not sure and I make my living on the net, so hard to knock the "E" in lending, but we all might benefit from a good down home conversation about what ails it, be it money, politics or a creaking knee. There's a radio guy who has a list of “Endorsed Local Providers”, I kind of like the idea of sitting down and talking with someone, explaining things and getting an honest answer about something, that might be based on a little more than just a credit score.

Years and years ago I was in the tele-marketing field, didn't like it much then, certainly don't today, but there were those who sat next to me who could talk a dog out of his biscuit, they were good. While of course does not mean they weren't shining up the penny a little more than was needed, not false hoods, but certainly pushing the high points and avoiding the negatives.

What we try to do, or are beginning to do is enter into dialogs with people and lenders and find out what makes them tick. Are they all in it simply for the money, or are there some that put people first.

Is the Jimmy Steward banker (It's a Wonderful Life) gone in the annals of history or are there a few still around? Not sure and I make my living on the net, so hard to knock the “E” in lending, but we all might benefit from a good down home conversation about what ails it, be it money, politics or a creaking knee.

]]> By: The Mortgage Cartel and the Need for Transparent Search at The XBroker http://thexbroker.com/2006/09/20/e-lenders/comment-page-1/#comment-23 The Mortgage Cartel and the Need for Transparent Search at The XBroker Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:52:04 +0000 http://xbroker.realestatetomato.net/2006/09/20/e-lenders/#comment-23 [...] e-Lenders: When Thieves Compete, you Lose [...] [...] e-Lenders: When Thieves Compete, you Lose [...]

]]> By: Maureen Francis http://thexbroker.com/2006/09/20/e-lenders/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Maureen Francis Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:09:44 +0000 http://xbroker.realestatetomato.net/2006/09/20/e-lenders/#comment-22 Lending Tree spreads the same disinformation about Realtors. When Realtors compete you win. In reality, just like with lenders, the consumer just gets the Realtor who is willing the pay the exhorbitant fee to Lending Tree. This is rarely the most qualified agent. It often the hungriest agent. The consumer is offered some rinky-dink kickback like airline miles to lure them in. As for zillow, I guess they had to monetize the site, and the biggest advertiser on the web for real estate related services has to be lendingtree.com. Lending Tree spreads the same disinformation about Realtors. When Realtors compete you win. In reality, just like with lenders, the consumer just gets the Realtor who is willing the pay the exhorbitant fee to Lending Tree. This is rarely the most qualified agent. It often the hungriest agent. The consumer is offered some rinky-dink kickback like airline miles to lure them in.

As for zillow, I guess they had to monetize the site, and the biggest advertiser on the web for real estate related services has to be lendingtree.com.

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