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By Rob Chrisman

Friday, August 14, 2026

Aug. 14: Non-QM AE, Admin. jobs; Wholesale lender, POS, mortgage intelligence tools; non-Agency trends: who’s doing what?

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Aug 13

Thu

Aug. 13: LO jobs; home buyer aid, eClosing, marketing tools; Texas insurance study; approaching webinars; spec pool price volatility

14 min read

Aug 12

Wed

Aug. 12: Asset-based loan, loss mit, verification, AI-native execution layer tools; On-site events for your calendar; inflation data

14 min read

Aug 11

Tue

Aug. 11: LO, tech sales jobs; subservicer oversight, HELOC, AI processing tools; STRATMOR on subservicing; MISMO role; RESPA thoughts

16 min read

Aug 10

Mon

Aug. 10: LO, closing mgr. jobs; POS admin, land loan, Agentic AI tools; Deep dive into earnings; Pennymac’s Spector on servicing value

16 min read

Aug 9

Sun

Aug. 8: Thoughts on flood maps, and diversification in housing; tourism is how much of U.S. GDP? Saturday Spotlight: TrueWork

14 min read

Aug 7

Fri

Aug. 7: Sales VP, LO jobs; cap mkts education, mortgage ops support, QC, flood cert tools; jobs data moves rates

14 min read

Aug 6

Thu

Aug. 6: Tech enterprise AE, LO mgt. jobs; hedging, AVM, dashboard tools; UWM news turn heads; Chrisman Demo Day announced

16 min read

Aug 5

Wed

Aug. 5: U/W job; non-QM, HELOC, DSCR, tech-stack, processing, loan buying tools; UAD 3.6 thoughts; AI panel interview

17 min read

Aug 4

Tue

Aug. 4: Shift at Better; Webcasts, capital deployment, DPA tools; AI & borrowers; Interview with Vesta’s Mike Yu on designing tech

14 min read

Aug 3

Mon

Aug. 3: Sr. mgt job; Webinars, LOS, title, eNote, processing tools; paying for news in advance; NAR, owner wealth, and dropped coverage

14 min read

Aug 3

Mon

Aug. 1: LOs can tell borrowers this about rates; ATR, immigration, and lenders; Saturday Spotlight: Gershman Mortgage

13 min read

July 2026

Jul 31

Fri

July 31: Closing, LO jobs; verification, CRA tracking, state-level tax and MGIC webinars, Non-Agency product developments

14 min read

Jul 30

Thu

July 30: UAD 3.6, reverse, AI, co-issue products; Freddie clocks in at $3.8 billion; Morgan Stanley did what in mortgages?

14 min read

Jul 29

Wed

July 29: LO jobs; hedging, credit, anti-fraud tools; STRATMOR on borrower satisfaction; Fannie’s $4 billion earnings quarter

15 min read

Jul 28

Tue

July 28: LO, Tech jobs; verification, HELOC, non-QM broker products; RESPA thoughts; Redwood Trust 2x production

13 min read

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Aug. 14: Non-QM AE, Admin. jobs; Wholesale lender, POS, mortgage intelligence tools; non-Agency trends: who’s doing what?

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