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Nostalgia, Change, and Recruiting in Today’s Mortgage Industry

On Growth Notes, Frazier reflects on nostalgia after news that his family’s former company, Mason McDuffie Mortgage, was acquired by Envoy Mortgage, noting he sold his interest years ago and that nostalgia can be dangerous because it filters out the bad, pulls focus from today, and undermines the future built by present actions. He ties this to how the mortgage industry, especially recruiting, remains romantic about “the way things used to be” and hasn’t adapted to how people respond now. Frazier clarifies he isn’t a paid recruiter; he acts as a trusted connector who uses a more passive approach by putting content out that attracts aligned producers and helping people evaluate brokerage fits without steering them. He urges focusing on today’s realities and doing “today’s things” despite discomfort.