Pros
First off, since moving my production as a loan officer has increased over 200% from my old company. If you're looking to grow as a producing loan officer, you can do it here. Also, I'm PROUD of the company I work WITH (I emphasize with and not for), and not everyone in this industry can easily say that. Homeside has far and away, without question, the best attitude and expectation for every loan that comes in the door. This is the mortgage industry, and if you've worked in the industry for more than a week you know that there is no shortage of last minute surprises that lurk around any corner of any deal. No company can change that completely, but what Homeside does so well that few other companies do is maintain an attitude of "how can we make this work and close on time" regardless of circumstances. The only thing that we can control ourselves and at our companies is our actions and our attitudes, and in both of those categories Homeside is absolutely exemplary. Dan Stitch in particular is a world class operations manager and is to credit for much of the success that outside loan officers achieve. I feel more than confident that any loan that I bring in with a qualified borrower is going to close early or on time, every single time. A few stories that illustrate that commitment despite circumstance are below: A) We had a loan set to close on Friday with the CD signed, and found out Wednesday morning that a second appraisal would be required. We had the appraisal ordered, completed, and report turned in within 21 hours, and the loan closed on time. Total time for that loan was 11 business days from application to CTC. B) Had a self employed borrower that couldn't get around reserve requirements for a 30 year fixed product, but we were able to use our Andrews Credit Union products to get him closed. Bottom line, my family, my Realtors, and I, could no be happier that I made the move to Homeside.
Cons
Training for new loan officers could be more robust, and specifically I'd like to see that include having a loan officer work through a dozen or so dummy files all the way through Velocify, Encompass, maybe even All Regs to find a work around loan program that the borrower will qualify for. Technology in the field could be of a little higher quality, but given the choice between that and our pricing, flexibility within our budgets for marketing, and other things that are prioritized within our budget I'm satisfied with that aspect.
