Gibran Nicholas’s Bio

Gibran is the founder, Chairman and CEO of the CMPS^® Institute, a national training and certifying organization created to empower key stakeholders in the mortgage and financial planning industries. Gibran presided over the rapid growth of CMPS^® as suitability in mortgage recommendations has become even more widely desired. Over 5,500 members have gone through the training since its launch in 2005. Gibran speaks and writes about mortgage, real estate and financial issues including mortgage planning principles, case studies theories and practices. Gibran has been quoted as an industry expert in national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Worth Magazine and Investor's Business Daily.

• August 28, 2008: Advanced Mortgage Planning Training Encourages Standardization and Elevates Professionalism
• July 28, 2008: Regulation Finally Reaches Mortgage Industry
• July 17, 2008: New Fed Mortgage Rules—What Consumers Need to Know
• July 9, 2008: CMPS Training Open to the Press in New York City
• June 18, 2008: NAR Chief Economist to Speak at CMPS Institute Training in New York City
• June 11, 2008: HUD Proposes New Mortgage Rules that Harm Consumers
• May 19, 2008: Maryland Association of Mortgage Brokers Co-Sponsors CMPS Institute Training
• May 9, 2008: Fannie Mae Announces Four Key Changes to Residential Mortgage Guidelines
• April 22, 2008: One Key to Solving the Housing Crisis
• April 7, 2008: Fed's Dangerous Mortgage Rules Harmful to Consumers
• March 14, 2008: Four Steps to Solving the Housing and Credit Crisis
• March 4, 2008: CA Association of Mortgage Brokers Co-Sponsors CMPS Institute Training
• February 15, 2008: CMPS Responds to Passage of Economic Stimulus Package
• February 7, 2008: CMPS Institute Responds to the Recent Fed Rate Cuts
• February 5, 2008: Mortgage Industry Embraces CMPS Institute Certification
• January 31, 2008: The Fed, LIBOR, Sub-Prime & the Housing Market