Affiliated Business Arrangements: Navigating a Complex Compliance Minefield in 2025
Affiliated business arrangements, or ABAs, have become a staple strategy for many lenders, real‑estate brokers, builders, and title agencies that...
Navigating Regulatory Compliance When Hosting Mortgage Events
Mortgage businesses frequently organize events – from first-time homebuyer seminars to open houses, happy hours to charity events – to create and...
Navigating Compliance in Branch P&L Mortgage Models
In the mortgage industry, the Branch P&L (Profit and Loss) model has increasingly become a popular structure. Branch leaders often desire autonomy...
Ensuring Compliance and Professionalism: Best Practices for Loan Officers’ Email Signatures
Anyone who has stepped foot in an office over the past few decades knows that the days of letters and faxes being the primary method of business...
The Future of Digital Marketing Compliance: Why AI is a Game-Changer
Hello, folks! I am Colby Berger, CEO of ActiveComply. Welcome to the first in what I hope becomes a useful series where I share thoughts on what is...
Top Regulatory Pitfalls in Mortgage Video Advertising
Mortgage video advertising is an innovative and effective way to reach potential borrowers, but it’s also a minefield of regulatory pitfalls....
Understanding the MAP Rule: Regulation N and Mortgage Advertising
Even as the years have ticked past, the 2008 financial crisis remains fresh in the minds of lending regulators, who have worked diligently to close...
The SAFE Act 101: A Guide for Mortgage Advertising & Marketing Compliance
Enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis, The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, or SAFE Act, has been a...
RESPA 101: How Mortgage Marketers Can Stay Compliant
Today’s mortgage marketers don’t have it easy. Not only are they tasked with finding creative and unique ways to help their business stand out from...