{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/blog\/what-is-a-loan-originator\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/blog\/what-is-a-loan-originator\/","headline":"Forbes Magazine – What Is A Loan Originator?","name":"Forbes Magazine – What Is A Loan Originator?","description":"A Loan Originator or Mortgage Loan Originator\u00a0(MLO) is the front door to the mortgage getting process. An MLO has two jobs; the first is to persuade you that their lending prowess is your best borrowing option. The second is to help you navigate your way to the closing table. A\u00a0Loan Originator is a salesperson first […]","datePublished":"2016-11-07","dateModified":"2023-11-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/blog\/author\/mkukoy\/#Person","name":"mkukoy","url":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/blog\/author\/mkukoy\/","identifier":3,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11301590cf8244b467916a8bfa7d64acb86ee181216103e452784503c0f5bf52?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11301590cf8244b467916a8bfa7d64acb86ee181216103e452784503c0f5bf52?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Person","name":"Brian Martucci","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brianmartucci-getloans-logo2017.webp","url":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brianmartucci-getloans-logo2017.webp","width":400,"height":70}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Forbes-Magazine.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Forbes-Magazine.jpg","height":464,"width":604},"url":"https:\/\/www.getloans.com\/blog\/what-is-a-loan-originator\/","about":["As Seen In"],"wordCount":112,"keywords":["loan officer","loan officers"],"articleBody":"A Loan Originator or Mortgage Loan Originator\u00a0(MLO) is the front door to the mortgage getting process. An MLO has two jobs; the first is to persuade you that their lending prowess is your best borrowing option. The second is to help you navigate your way to the closing table. A\u00a0Loan Originator is a salesperson first and a loan approval chaperon second.According to\u00a030 year mortgage originations veteran Brian Martucci; \u201cA mortgage loan originator is someone in a sales role whose primary job is to originate residential mortgage loans, educate the consumer and to help process and close the loan.\u201d There you go.Click to read\u00a0full article\u00a0on Forbes.com."}