>	How Do You Shape Up? Learn where due-diligence firms are digging -- and why ethics still matter by David L. Hippensteel, council member, Gerson Lehrman Financial Group Councils 6/2008
>	Scotsman's Guide to the NAMB Annual Convention by Tony Stasiek 6/2008
>	From the Editor by Tony Stasiek, editor 6/2008
>	Q&A: Marc Savitt President, 2008-'09, National Association of Mortgage Brokers by Tony Stasiek 6/2008
>	Spotlight: Portland, Ore. by Ivanna C. Sukkar 6/2008
>	Getting Personal First-person accounts from mortgage professionals by Michael A. Hammond, CEO, Mortgage Cadence 6/2008
>	Helping Hands Each month, Helping Hands features a mortgage professional or group that has volunteered to lend a hand to others in need by Ivanna C. Sukkar 6/2008
>	Tip of the Month Use multilingual escrow companies by Ron Vrooman, A and R Mortgage 6/2008
>	Brokers Face a New Fiduciary Duty Here's what one state is doing to mandate that brokers keep clients' best interests in mind by John Long, attorney, John Long Law 6/2008
>	Help Clients Achieve Long-Term Goals Lending appropriately means looking out for borrowers' well-being by Dale Vermillion, founder and CEO, Vermillion Consulting Inc. 6/2008
>	A Look Through Various Lenses When examining a scenario, see how several ethical concepts apply by Peter Hebert, loan officer, Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp. 6/2008
>	Tracking the Perfect Storm The liquidity crisis has led to more buybacks, litigation and a return to full documentation by Jon R. Daurio, chairman and CEO, Kondaur Capital Corp. 6/2008
>	Step up to the Challenge Commercial mortgages can be tough, but brokers who take them on can find success by Pablo Oliva, director of commercial real estate finance, New Age Capital 6/2008
>	Stop Fraud in Its Tracks Brokers can be the front-line defense against mortgage fraud by knowing what to look for by Fredric J. Gooch, chief legal counsel and director of compliance, DocuTech Corp. 6/2008
>	Your New Niche: Fixing Credit Reports By helping your clients correct credit errors, you can boost your referral business by William DiPaolo, managing partner, Cogent Road Inc. 6/2008
>	Time to Take Responsibility Internal and external measures aim to make mortgage brokers aware of their ethical duties by Ginger Bell, president and co-founder, Go2CEU 6/2008
>	Catch Them -- You Can It's possible to snag occupancy-fraud red flags even before they're planted by Frank McKenna, co-founder and chief fraud strategist, BasePoint Analytics 6/2008
>	Unlocking Ethical Possibilities Focusing on four key areas can open doors for brokers' business and reputations by Nadir S. Zulqernain, home-lending-division president, Axia Financial 6/2008
>	Speak Your Way to Referrals Want to meet Realtors? Host a seminar by Tim Davis, owner, Titan Home Loans, and Maximum Acceleration coach, LoanToolbox 6/2008
>	Qualifications Enhance Quality Brokers who hire experienced professionals will strengthen their companies by Darrin Stobaugh, owner, DES Financial Services 6/2008
>	How to Teach Your Seminar to Sing Five tips can help you make each seminar you host more successful than the last by Ed Craine, CEO, Smith Craine Finance 6/2008
>	HR or HRrrgh? Get to know the dos and don'ts of human resources before it's too late by Jennifer Khuu, human-resources specialist, GenusHR Inc. 6/2008
>	Get Beyond the Fear Factor Alleviate worries about the market and close more deals by Gibran Nicholas, founder and chairman, CMPS Institute 6/2008
>	The Inadequacy of Hope Gut feelings can only go so far as market realities hit by Manuel V. Sicre, president and CEO, Phoenix Financial Services Group LLC 6/2008
>	What Brokers Can Learn from Bootleggers Our boom times are over, but by adapting to the market, brokers can still prosper by David K. Lal, president, National Real Estate Council 6/2008