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By Rob Chrisman

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Oct. 28: AI governance, license renewal, servicing transfer, SOC products; STRATMOR M&A biz; conferences ahead; Fannie’s solid earnings

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Oct 27

Tue

Oct. 27: LO jobs; Appraisal review, equity, QC review tools; jumbo competition, Microsoft news implications? STRATMOR tech survey; MBA Homebase

15 min read

Oct 26

Mon

Oct. 26: LO jobs, and recruiting service; Equity, reverse, non-Agency, UAD 3.6 products; What capital markets are watching

15 min read

Oct 24

Sat

Oct. 24: Transcript of AI shopping a broker’s quote; Renter snapshot; Saturday Spotlight: Finance of America

14 min read

Oct 23

Fri

Oct. 23: LO jobs; Company valuation, equity, friction audit, vendor mgt., borrower communication tools; Lender merger; What EO does or doesn’t do

16 min read

Oct 22

Thu

Oct. 22: LO, AE jobs; LO performance, AI governance, ARM, non-QM execution, U/W tools; In-person events into 2027

16 min read

Oct 21

Wed

Oct. 21: Fulfillment, home price performance, borrower assistance tools; Webinars of note; non-Agency product & processing intel

14 min read

Oct 20

Tue

Oct. 20: AI ass’t, home equity, servicing, borrower capture, audit tools; MISMO & DPA; Beware of scams; at least rates aren’t going up

14 min read

Oct 19

Mon

Oct. 19: Non-Agency U/W, borrower retention, AI governance tools; Conv. conforming news; Let AI manage your money?

15 min read

Oct 17

Sat

Oct. 17: Primer on credit turmoil; Down payment assistance and MISMO; LO comp thoughts; Saturday Spotlight: Flyhomes BBYS

13 min read

Oct 16

Fri

Oct. 16: LO jobs; AI document, broker, U/W, QC tools; Lender/investor earnings of note; credit news; LO retention examined

16 min read

Oct 15

Thu

Oct. 15: LO jobs; Borrower intelligence, margin mgt tools; MBA & affordability; FASB servicing proposal; DSCR interview on concerns

15 min read

Oct 14

Wed

Oct. 14: Correspondent & wholesale, CLE, audit, free POS products; News from Chicago; MBA Chair Owen Lee interview; hot inflation

13 min read

Oct 13

Tue

Oct. 13: Warehouse, litigation webinar, AMC, HELOC products; OB/Usherpa, Newrez/eXp deals; Bill Pulte bails on MBA event; LD watch

14 min read

Oct 12

Mon

Columbus Day: LO jobs; AI, LOS, gov’t insurance, wire fraud report tools; MBA ratchets down 2027; credit & closing cost thoughts; MISMO builds

15 min read

Oct 10

Sat

Oct. 10: Rental dollar numbers; third-party provider and lender AI news runs the gamut; Saturday Spotlight: Meridian Link

13 min read

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Published every weekday since 2008

Oct. 28: AI governance, license renewal, servicing transfer, SOC products; STRATMOR M&A biz; conferences ahead; Fannie’s solid earnings

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