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By Rob Chrisman

Today Friday, July 24, 2026

July 24: AE, SVP sales jobs; AI, non-QM products; Deep dive into AI thoughts & opinions; Morgan Stanley interview on risk

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

Do you ever buy anything? I used to, but that has become too expensive, and the U.S. Federal Reserve can’t do anything to fix it. […]

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Jul 23

Thu

July 23: LO jobs; Hedging, VantageScore 4.0, AI accounting, non-QM, reverse products; higher oil, higher rates; Mitch Kider interview

14 min read

Jul 22

Wed

July 22: AE, broker jobs; Servicing, non-Agency, AI processing tools; Condo turmoil ahead? Traders to buy economic news in advance?

15 min read

Jul 21

Tue

July 21: Tech, LO jobs; HELOC AI, doc analysis, home equity POS products; L1 rebrand; Delinquencies impact rates; live RESPA panel

16 min read

Jul 20

Mon

July 20: LO, AE jobs; verification, servicing, Next-Gen, flood cert products; AI & overall tech adoption

14 min read

Jul 20

Mon

July 18: Thoughts on how best to help LOs, how to view current foreclosures, and how every day is a job interview

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Jul 17

Fri

July 17: LO jobs; Broker & corresp. products; verification, POS, flood cert. tools; AI governance gaining momentum; vacancy stats

15 min read

Jul 16

Thu

July 16: LO bank jobs; Hedging, data mapping, BER letter, PPE tools; AI ramifications; Atty. Mitch Kider joins Big Picture

15 min read

Jul 15

Wed

July 15: Home equity, verification, asset-based lending, MI tools; Housing demand shift; Fed balance sheet thoughts

16 min read

Jul 14

Tue

July 14: LO jobs; CRA, Call Report, non-QM U/W tools; ROAD to Housing bill viewed; immigration & credit reminder; CPI!

16 min read

Jul 13

Mon

July 13: Appraisal, mgt, LO jobs; Fraud report, AMC, non-QM products, eNote news; ROAD to Housing thoughts; Oil & rates

16 min read

Jul 12

Sun

July 11: Laws, regulations, TILA, RESPA changes afoot? Third party provider news; Saturday Spotlight: Flyhomes BBYS platform

15 min read

Jul 10

Fri

July 10: Appraisal, LO jobs; bus. opportunity; verification, AI, prequal products; STRATMOR tech survey; Government program news

15 min read

Jul 9

Thu

July 9: Tech, Retail Mgr. jobs; Hedging, warehouse, processing tools; M&A ramifications continue; Declining demand for housing

14 min read

Jul 8

Wed

July 8: Builder mgt., LOS sales jobs; AI, AMC, analytic, equity, correspondent products; Lennar’s lawsuit; oil hits rates (again)

15 min read

Jul 7

Tue

July 7: LO jobs; Servicing, processing support, AI tools ; Lenders focusing on consumers; Thoughts on UAD 3.6

16 min read

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Published every weekday since 2008

July 24: AE, SVP sales jobs; AI, non-QM products; Deep dive into AI thoughts & opinions; Morgan Stanley interview on risk

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