It’s the end of the year, and we’ve covered a lot of ground at Rick’s Picks. Sounds like a great time for a Pop! Quiz…except in this case, it’s NOT YOU that we’re going to test.

We’re going to burst in on our AVP of Government Underwriting, Cindy Arras, to test her knowledge. So, no pressure on you, but you’re going to learn a LOT of reasons why you should be offering Government loan products at your institution, and you might laugh along the way, during this fast paced visually stimulating Quiz show.

In this episode of Rick’s Picks:

• FHA
• VA
• USDA
• Unicorns? (Yeah, there are a few)
• “Ambush” journalism (we surprise some folks…)
• A sideways tribute to an iconic film from the past
• And a blooper or two…

All wrapped up together in just over 5 minutes!  You’ll want to watch this one…

OK, I’m willing to admit it: I really enjoy watching the remodeling/home improvement shows on cable/satellite tv when I’m traveling. The before and after images are really amazing and inspiring. I don’t know an engaged viewer that doesn’t get creative ideas from all of these programs, which got me to thinking…Crescent has a loan program for this…

In this episode of Rick’s Picks:

• The Fixer Upper Effect
• A Real Life Job Site
• Why This Is So Important For YOU and YOUR Institution
• A LOT of fast moving, applicable information for you in less than 6 minutes

Just click the video to be enlightened!

We all need to sharpen our saw once in a while…and Crescent is there to help you with that. But we also know that our originator partners are frequently hiring new folks as well, and they need to get up to speed on processes, products, compliance, and more. Crescent is here to help you with that as well. And we do it for FREE.

In today’s Rick’s Picks:

• Our National Training Manager and VP, Charity Smith, direct from a convention
• A focus on our Training Calendar and available classes (WOW)
• Updates on the Itemized Fee Worksheet (Did you know about this?)
• Some pretty funny outtakes (proof that Rick is not a Robot!)
• All in less than 4 1/2 minutes!

The purchase season is definitely here, and that usually means “relearning” how (and why) to utilize some of the products we may not have looked at in a while…

In today’s Rick’s Picks:

• A new version of the Rick’s Picks Top 5, Late Show Style
• Some pretty revelatory information on FHA (You will be surprised!)
• Conventional Low Down Payment comparisons
• All that and more in less than 5 minutes!

Every year, about this time, association annual meetings, summits, and expo’s take place all over the country.  It was time once again for Crescent to participate in the ICBA convention in San Antonio, Texas, and there was a LOT going on. Here’s just a taste.

In this episode of Rick’s Picks:

• Bob Shellenberger, SVP/National Sales Manager, from the ICBA
• Charity Smith, VP/National Training Manager, at the ICBA
• Compliance discussion with some expensive ramifications
• Our annual “Word Association” game, played with vendors and bankers alike, straight from San Antonio!
• And more, all in less than 8 minutes!

Just click the video below to learn and laugh at the same time.