Name: Dale Siegel
Title: President, Circle Mortgage Group, Author of The New Rules for Mortgages, professor at NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Baruch College
Company: Circle Mortgage Group
Location: Harrison, NY
College: Pace University School of Law
First job unrelated to your current field: Tax attorney at KPMG
First job in current field: Wholesale Account Executive for a mortgage bank in long Island
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We handle residential mortgages assisting hundreds of people each year obtain the right mortgage. In the future we hope to continue to grow the business using the platform of consumer education and advocacy.
Hobbies: Writing and provided seminars on consumer finance.
Favorite Film: I recently saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Keys to success: Make great use of technology and social media. I am virtual and paperless and constantly educating myself by virtue of writing and teaching consumers and professionals.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Angelina Jolie, for her monumental charitable contributions
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? A travel writer
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