Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, June 5, 2026

June 5: LO jobs; tech stack mgt, verification, DSCR, 2nd products; in-person mortgage events; What’s moving rates?

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Jun 4

Thu

June 4: Ops jobs; non-QM, credit, MERS, Realtor lead gen tools; Section 8 & RESPA change afoot? loanDepot case developments

16 min read

Jun 3

Wed

June 3: Servicing, AE jobs; Secondary execution, broker contest, commercial products; webinars of note; Bill Pulte’s job move?

14 min read

Jun 2

Tue

June 2: AE, LO, servicing jobs; verification, AI automation, MERS audit, lead source products; webinars & podcasts today & tomorrow

14 min read

Jun 1

Mon

June 1: Servicing mgt. job; non-QM, HELOC, AI, LOS, eVault tools; gov’t loan program changes; bond investor thinking

14 min read

May 2026

May 16

Sat

May 16: Current state of fraud; thoughts on DPA; AI governance practice and other third-party provider news; NY advice

15 min read

May 7

Thu

May 7: LO jobs; hedging & secondary, verification, AI, reverse, ops tools; earnings tell a tale; market muddle Click to teach UTmail Mail this conversation is important

16 min read

May 2

Sat

May 2: Thoughts on retaining the borrower, evaluating LO performance, and keeping policy in perspective; compliance matters!

15 min read

May 1

Fri

May 1: LO jobs, TPO partner wanted; database mining, commercial, PPE, lead gen tools; non-Agency updates around the biz

15 min read

April 2026

Apr 21

Tue

The Strategy of Home Equity

6 min read

Apr 20

Mon

Apr. 20: CU jobs; Best-ex, AI, servicing, borrower acquisition tools; HELOC, non-QM, client funnel products; why are markets on hold?

15 min read

Apr 18

Sat

Apr. 18: Thoughts on retaining borrowers; States are communicating on compliance; Saturday Spotlight: Kastle; memorable sales speech

14 min read

Apr 16

Thu

Don’t Pour AI Over a Broken Foundation

6 min read

Apr 16

Thu

The Mortgage Payment Gets You In the Door, Everything Else Keeps You Up at Night

8 min read

Apr 7

Tue

Building for the Next Cycle

6 min read

March 2026

Mar 23

Mon

Mar. 23: LO jobs; subservicing, LOS, verification tools; STRATMOR on tech & borrower experience; builder M&A; rates driven by war tweet

13 min read

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Daily Commentary

June 5: LO jobs; tech stack mgt, verification, DSCR, 2nd products; in-person mortgage events; What’s moving rates?

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