Topic : General Interest
Mortgage Loan Fraud - Holding the Lender Accountable
by Beth Cary, Certified Senior Escrow Officer
Loan fraud is a hot topic in the news lately. It seems that reported cases of loan fraud are on the rise and governmental agencies are struggling to get a handle on the situation. The reality is that loan fraud hurts us all. It results in the limitation of the financing options […]
Real Computer Support in Real Time
by Stephen M. Canale, Trainer, Speaker, Author
Few phrases can bring as much anxiety to the computer user as “Contact Tech Support”—and for many good reasons.
For some, this phrase means endless “hold” times with little hope of a favorable outcome. To others, the expectation is a broken conversation with an outsourced third-party somewhere overseas. As one reader recalled a past support conversation, […]
Emailing Large Files with YouSendIt.com
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
The website service, YouSendIt.com, may have equal application for both personal and business communication. Along with giving you the ability to send large files, YouSendIt gives the email recipient the option of visiting the website to download the file—which I consider a simple courtesy. If your friends email you huge attachments that tie up […]
Identity Theft and The Notary Seal:
A Personal Experience
by Joan Bergstrom, Certified Loan Signing Agent and Teacher, Author
Notaries in California are required to keep their Notary Seals/Stamps under their own personal “lock and key.” The Notary is responsible for both their Journal and Commission Seal.
This secured “lock and key” requirement is normally thought to be for employees in California whose Journal and Commission Seal are purchased by their employer to be used […]
Boost Your Confidence, Credibility and Career
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
There’s one skill you can develop that will boost your confidence, credibility and career. It’s public speaking. If the very thought makes you queasy, you’re not alone. For some people, only death is more frightening. For others, death is preferable. Are you the latter? Avoiding the spotlight? Suffering not just butterflies but sheer panic? Dry […]
Six Timely Tips for More Effective Personal Time Management
by Kim Dawson, VP, W. Region Escrow Ops Process Leader, LandAmerica
1. Spend Time Planning and Organizing. Using time to think and plan is time well spent. In fact, if you fail to take time for planning, you are, in effect, planning to fail. Organize in a way that makes sense to you. If you need color and pictures, use a lot on your calendar or […]
Your Habits Will Determine Your Future
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Hewitt
What is a habit? Simply stated, a habit is something you do so often it becomes easy. In other words, it’s a behavior that you keep repeating. If you persist at developing a new behavior, eventually it becomes automatic. The great news is that you can reprogram yourself any time you choose to do so.
Let’s […]