Blaine Rada
CMG MI's Customer
Training Manager

Blaine’s Sound Bytes

Listen to best practices, tips and recommendations from CMG MI’s trainer, Blaine Rada

CMG MI’s Customer Training Manager, Blaine Rada, is one of the most respected and popular training professionals in the Credit Union industry. His Webinars on Underwriting, Appraisals and other topics are musts for many professionals in mortgage lending.

Now you can listen to Blaine’s insights and guidance on important topics – online and at your convenience! Blaine’s Sound Bytes are a series of audio files created and narrated by Blaine to help Credit Union staff handle the most challenging issues of a changing marketplace.

Simply click on the Blaine’s Sound Bytes icon wherever it appears on our Website to listen to a current topic. All the Sound Bytes will be posted here as Blaine continues to record more Sound Bytes throughout the year.

In a rapidly changing mortgage marketplace, this is a training tool you shouldn’t miss!


Click on a topic below and choose an audio file.

Training Offerings Overview

Training Offerings Overview

Self Employed Borrower Topics

Requiring Tax Returns

Appraisal Topics - NEW!

Comparable Guidelines

MPC Appraisal Approach

Appraisal UAD Update - NEW!

Underwriting Topics - NEW!

The Cs: Capacity, Capital, Credit and Collateral:

Extenuating Circumstances vs. Financial Mismanagement

Credit Score Factors

The Income Test

Top 3 Risk Factors

Layered Risk vs. Compensating Factors

Taking Appropriate Risks

Winning Your Case - NEW!

Perception Gaps and the TSA - NEW!

Understanding Strategic Default - NEW!

Cognition or Intuition? - NEW!

Sales & Marketing Topics - NEW!

Competing as a Commodity

Marketing Congruency

Building Market Share - NEW!

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