2024 Social Media Scaries
Once again, as Spooky Season rolls around, here at ActiveComply we like to share with the world some findings from our Wall of Shame folder - real...
The Impressum Section is Dead on Facebook
Updates as of 3/11/2024: The Impressum section has begun to be reintroduced and displayed on some Facebook pages. Users are still reporting issues...
Working the Network: How Mortgage Loan Officers Are Using LinkedIn
Despite the rapid addition of new platforms to the social media landscape, LinkedIn remains one of the most popular in terms of use, beating out...
Best Practices for Remote Work in the Mortgage Business
During the 2020 COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the world at large began to shut down most operations and businesses in an effort to try and contain...
3 Reasons Why Mortgage Social Media Marketing Is Worth the Risk
Social media has emerged as one of the most powerful tools in digital marketers’ toolbox. However, in the highly-regulated world of mortgages where...
That’s Not My Page! Social Media Made for You, But Not by You.
Carefully curating a corporate mortgage/financial services social media presence is practically a full-time job, given the intense regulatory focus...
Mischief Managed: Managing Social Media Risk as Part of Your CMS
Having a compliance management system (CMS) is a well-known regulatory imperative, but did you know that mortgage lenders and financial institutions...
Team Names & Other DBAs – What Are the Rules?
Loan officers and other financial industry members utilize social media every day to market themselves to consumers on a more personal level. As more...
Disparate Impact vs. Disparate Treatment - What’s the Difference?
For newcomers breaking into the lending industry, the sheer number of laws in place to regulate lender practices can seem uncountable. Whether it’s...