The More You Know

BY LINDA McCOY

“If you don’t like the road you are walking, start paving another one.” – DOLLY PARTON year so that the members who wanted to give back to their communities could become facilitators.

I took one of those seats and am preparing to teach my first Freddie Mac Credit Smart class next month in Mobile, Alabama. I’m excited to teach younger people –and the older ones who want to learn more – about making the right choices for their families.

The program features one of my favorite topics, “Being a Savvy Borrower,” which covers how important it is to have good credit & how to make the best choices when buying big ticket items like cars, houses, boats, etc. Other topics are “Earn, Then Spend Smart” and “Plan to Save.” Freddie Mac will be giving us more seats this year so if you would like to teach people in your community how to have a better life, please let me know!

I spent the last half of 2022 studying, getting a Certification on Freddie Mac’s Credit Smart program and finally becoming a Certified Facilitator at the end of December. The Credit Smart program is designed to teach others how to make the right choices in life. It covers many things which cannot be taught in just a few classes. It’s a lifelong learning course and should have been taught in junior high & high school so that many of us would not have made the financial mistakes we made in the past.

NAMB has partnered with Freddie Mac to take the course across our country to create the opportunity for a better life for attendees. NAMB was given a number of seats last

NAMB & Freddie Mac are also going across our wonderful country together with NAMB Road Shows, educating the mortgage industry on the products they’ve created to help consumers with their financing options. They’re bringing speakers who talk about what’s going on in the mortgage industry and provide valuable tips to help originators work smarter & more efficiently. Additionally, NAMB is offering certification classes the day before or the day after to offer more value to our members.

NAMB is introducing two new certifications this year, the FHA & CREV (Certified Reverse Mortgage Specialist). Each course will be an 8-hour class with a required exam to earn the certification.

Finally, NAMB will also introduce an 8-hour Continuing Education class very soon. NAMB is all about educating our members – take advantage of what your trade association is offering you! NC