What is motivating industry legend Ben Slayton to build the largest Black-oriented lender in the nation? Plus, the big New England Mortgage Expo returns, state mortgage regulators grapple with updated licensing rules, and we take a moment to review the guidelines for good credit.
Ben Slayton has put in more than 56 years in the real estate and mortgage industry. He was the first Black member of the National Association of Realtors, the first Black Century 21 Real Estate franchisee broker-owner, and he developed and built the first condominium project located in an area of the San Fernando (Calif.) Valley, overlooking the Hansen Dam, that was located in a predominantly Black community. He was the first person of any race approved by Freddie Mac as a Multifamily Program Plus Seller/Servicer.