The number of mortgage brokers licensed in Florida has fallen from more than 80,000 four years ago to less than 5,000. While the number is likely to grow as the rest of the more than 15,000 pending license applications make their way through the regulatory process — it shows how the broken housing market has worn down the sector.
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