LoanOfficerSchool.com was founded with one goal: to provide industry-current mortgage officer training at an affordable price. We strive to ensure that every loan officer who completes our programs has the knowledge and skills to pass requisite federal and state tests, become licensed, and enjoy a productive and successful career.
To meet the needs of the loan officer community, we offer a wide variety of programs including NMLS Licensing Classes, Webinar Training, NMLS Test Preparation, Mortgage Brokers Boot Camp, Mortgage Sales Training, On Site Training, and Personal Coaching.
The programs offered by LoanOfficerSchool.com have been created by mortgage industry professionals with extensive front-line sales experience. Our team understands the day-to-day challenges of providing loan services to a wide variety of customers. Our knowledge of state and federal regulations means that our students are prepared to meet certification and licensing requirements. We keep up with industry trends and developments and pass our expertise on to you.
For over twenty years, the professionals at LoanOfficerSchool.com have shared their professional secrets that can help you succeed. Our instructors and professional partners bring a passion for excellence, high ethical standards, and a desire to enrich our community. Most of all, they love what they do every day!
Our Instructors
Learn from their decades of experience
David Reinholtz
David Reinholtz possesses nearly thirty years of proven lending expertise. David takes experience gained from closing literally thousands of loans and uses it to mentor seasoned veterans and aspiring mortgage professionals alike. David’s product knowledge and navigational skills have solved every possible residential lending problem many times over. His training creates top-producing mortgage professionals who add measurable value to every lending relationship by talking benefits, not rates. Even loan officers with years of experience can learn from his guidance.
Sharmen Lane
Sharmen Lane is a twelve year veteran of the mortgage industry with experience in wholesale and retail sales positions. Her experience also includes retail processing, wholesale account managing, and underwriting. Her secondary marketing experience includes whole loan sales and securitizations. Sharmen has trained many Loan Officers with no previous mortgage experience to become multi-million dollar producers. Sharmen has been a speaker for Close More University, and many thousands of Loan Officers have benefited from her highly rated instruction at LoanOfficerSchool.com.
Dave Hershman
Dave has written six books, including two best sellers for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. He is a columnist for The Mortgage Press and has delivered speeches to thousands of loan officers, managers, and operations personnel. And he doesn’t just theorize. His organizations have closed over $2 billion in mortgage production, including over $100 million in personal production during his first 18 months on the street! (And yes, that’s in today’s dollars.)
John Jeha
John Jeha has over 25 years of experience in the financial services business. John was Vice President at Bank of America, where he was in charge of the Commercial Construction Lending Department. He was also Vice President at The Bank of San Ramon Valley, where he developed a highly successful marketing campaign and loan portfolio. As the Senior Loan Officer and Manager of ReloAction, a worldwide leader in relocation management, he grew the mortgage lending division from start-up to a multi-state top producing mortgage loan originating office. John received his MBA in finance from the University of San Francisco and has brought his magic touch to successful fundraising efforts for many local and national organizations.
Melissa Walker
Melissa Walker brings more than 20 years of mortgage industry experience. She previously owned her own mortgage broker company and has extensive experience in both the wholesale and correspondent arenas. In 2002, she was named the National Mortgage Broker of the Year by NAMB, and in 2003 the Kansas Mortgage Broker of the Year, by KAMP. She previously served as the National Education Chairperson and Regional Legislative Chairperson for NAMB. Most recently she was named to the “2009 Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals” by the National Mortgage Professional Magazine and was featured in the published book, “Reinventing the Heel” by Karen Deis.
Jayne Combs
Jayne Combs started in the industry as a Customer Service and Collections Rep in the Loan Servicing Department at Great Western Bank in 1984. Jayne became a Loan Processing Supervisor where she was responsible for managing and training the loan processors, funders, and document drawers for loans made nationwide. She was later promoted to the Manager and Underwriter of the Employee Home Loan Department where she was responsible for writing and implementing loan programs and policies nationwide. She relocated and began working with a mortgage banker and became a DE Underwriter for both wholesale and retail. In 1997, she decided to become a loan officer and began originating loans and continues to this day to be a licensed Mortgage Loan Officer. Jayne also provides training and assistance to new and experienced loan officers.
Rich Leffler
Rich Leffler is a senior instructor at LoanOfficerSchool.com with over 22 years of experience in the industry. In addition to being a charismatic, captivating, and sought-after personal success coach, instructor, and speaker, Rich is responsible for creating, coordinating, and executing training curriculums affording new mortgage loan originators and those considering a career in mortgage lending with the fundamental skills necessary to originate successfully and compliantly. Rich possesses a natural ability to effectively help others get out of their own way in order to achieve their personal dreams, actualize their true passions and callings, and secure professional success. Rich genuinely enjoys assisting mortgage professionals increase their productivity and maximize their professional confidence through compliance, sales, customer service, communication, referral generation, and pipeline management coaching.