Because of the enormous amount of deceptive direct mail, Internet, and email spam advertising currently taking place in mortgage lending, for this blog article, let’s focus on radio advertisements.

Every city I visit, loan originators and brokers complain about deceptive radio ads running continuously, making claims that may or may not be true, slamming the competition, and barely if not at all complying with advertising requirements set forth in the federal Truth-in-Lending Act. When I was in Vancouver WA recently, LOs told me there’s an ad running that says something like this: “If your mortgage broker charges any fees at all, they’re predatory lenders.