Training

Credit Conversations – An Open Discussion with ARC’s Mike Olden

60 minutes

Categories: Credit | Guest Speaker

Join us as we welcome back Mike Olden, American Reporting Company's (ARC) vice president of sales & education, to answer the most frequently asked questions about credit scores and credit reporting so you have the answers to educate your borrowers and avoid delays in the homebuying process.

Mike will guide us through several scenarios and share practical solutions to help you and your borrowers succeed, such as:

  • Locked and frozen files – before and after pulling credit
  • Speaking confidently about credit scores
  • Are medical collections still important?
  • Protecting borrower relationships – how to avoid trigger leads
  • How will new credit score models help borrowers?

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Mike Olden, VP Sales & Education, American Reporting Company (ARC)

At American Reporting Company, Mike’s primary responsibility is managing and developing new business with banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers. Mike has worked in the mortgage banking industry since 1984 and at American Reporting Company since 1997. Mike also helps develop and deliver educational programs related to credit reporting and credit scoring for ARC clients, non-profit housing partners, and first-time homebuyers. He is certified to teach continuing education to Realtors in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii; and has been a featured presenter to national audiences. Mike is a former board member of the Puget Sound Mortgage Lenders Association and the Community Homeownership Center. He served on the Mortgage Bankers Association State & Local Advisory Council from 2005 to 2007 and was president of the Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association for the 2004/2005 term.