Patrick O'Brien

Patrick O’Brien is a mortgage banker turned software entrepreneur at LenderLogix. With QuickQual by LenderLogix, your borrowers and Realtors can issue their own pre-qualification and pre-approval letters. Intrigued? Learn more now.

Good 1003/Bad 1003

Every lender has an online 1003. Some are good, and most are bad. I spend a lot of time evaluating online loan applications, and the following is what I've observed.

Positioned to Win with Mortgage Lead Conversion Optimization

Conversions. Let's talk about them. Whether you're a mortgage lender at an IMB, a bank, a brokerage...

Social Media Post Ideas for Mortgage Loan Officers

Loan officers should utilize social media as a selling tool. We're not the first ones to say it; we...

What's With Rocket's Inflation Buster?

So what's up with Rocket Mortgage's "Inflation Buster" deal for homebuyers? Let's break it down.

Newsletter: Closed Loan Economics, Mariah Carey, Better Mortgage

One of the most eye-opening concepts you can learn as a mortgage banker is to understand the...

LenderLogix Fee Chaser Now Partnered with CardConnect

Simplifying the way mortgage lenders accept and manage credit cards payments

LenderLogix has...

5 Reasons Selling Your Home Without a Realtor is a Terrible Idea

Given my background as a career mortgage banker, I often find myself in conversations with people...

The Year of the Mortgage Lender IPO 💰

Starting with Rocket Mortgage's highly publicized public offering in August and United Wholesale...

QuickQual - Now With Loan Comparison Scenarios 📱

Over the past year, tens of thousands of QuickQuals have been created and we are constantly...

The Rocket Mortgage Playbook: Distilling the Quicken Loans S-1

In 2009, Quicken Loans originated one out of every one hundred mortgages in the United States. In...