The career roadmap nobody hands you on day one. How to get hired, get good, and get paid — without spending three years figuring out the rate sheet.
Most loan officers learn by drowning. This guidebook is the floatie — the step-by-step that gets you good at the job in 12 months instead of 36.
How to interview at a bank, broker, or credit union. The questions to ask. The red flags to walk from. Compensation structures explained.
FHA, VA, USDA, Conventional, Jumbo, DSCR, Non-QM — what each one is, who it's for, and how to recognize when a borrower needs it.
Income, assets, credit, DTI — how to look at a borrower's situation and immediately know if they can close. So you stop wasting time on dead deals.
How to be the loan officer realtors actually refer to. Co-marketing scripts, weekly updates, the pre-approval letter that wins offers.
How to keep 15-25 active loans from falling apart. The weekly cadence. The borrower-update template. The processor-relationship rules.
How LOs actually get paid. BPS, basis points, override structures, bonuses — and how to negotiate for the comp you deserve.
You got hired. They put you in front of a phone and a CRM. They told you to “build a pipeline.” That was three months ago. You've closed maybe two loans. You're starting to think you're not cut out for it.
You are. You just don't have the playbook. This is the playbook.
Step-by-step. Real scripts. Real frameworks. The version of the job that actually pays.
It's a digital PDF guidebook. Instant download after purchase. Read on phone, tablet, or laptop. Print it at home if you prefer paper.
Yes. When we launch, you will be able to pay in full or split into 4 interest-free payments with Afterpay, Klarna, Sezzle, Splitit, or Zip.
All sales are final. Once you receive the digital files (delivered immediately after checkout), the order is non-refundable. By purchasing, you agree to our All Sales Final policy. Email info@theguidebookco.com if you have any issue accessing your files — we will make it right.
Yes. When we revise the guidebook, you get the new version free, forever. We email you when there's a meaningful update.
The guidebooks are written for the U.S. credit and lending system. Most of the principles translate, but the specific bureaus, scoring models, and lender programs are U.S.-based.
Updated Yearly. Forever Yours.
Every guidebook is updated yearly to reflect new licensing laws, current industry standards, current market rates, and refreshed playbooks. Buy once — every future edition is yours free for life. Major annual updates ship every January. Spot updates for major regulatory changes ship within 60 days.
The trade book is the path. Add Credit Repair if you need to be loanable. Add the Founder Guidebook if you're ready to build the business behind the trade. Same playbooks. Same authors. Three tiers.
The full Loan Officer Guidebook. License path, skills, hiring, going independent.
The trade book plus the Roadmap to 800+ Kit — because most readers need to be loanable to fund the truck, the chair, or the build-out.
The full entrepreneur stack. Trade. Credit. And the flagship Master Entrepreneur Manual to build the business behind the trade.
The complete Loan Officer Guidebook. Lifetime access. BNPL available. $147 today, or 4 payments of $36.75.