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Published every weekday since 2008

By Rob Chrisman

Today Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Sep. 30: LO jobs; Jumbo ARM, compliance, AVM, borrower mining tools; Fairway’s Steve Jacobson interview; California MBA’s advocacy

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Sep 29

Tue

Sep. 29: LO jobs; AI marketing, SOC, HELOC fulfillment tools; Rocket makes VantageScore move but serious investor questions remain

15 min read

Sep 28

Mon

Sep. 28: LO jobs; AI partnership, verification, U/W, PPE, margin mgt. tools; webinars; MISMO & FRAME offer; Buydown breakdown

15 min read

Sep 26

Sat

Sep. 26: 11Mortgage calls it quits; Thoughts on UWM, AI governance, innovation & diversification; Saturday Spotlight: Kastle

15 min read

Sep 25

Fri

Sep. 25: Cotality’s product array; NEXA on the move, Mike Kortas interview; AI & experimentation; robot at Annual

14 min read

Sep 24

Thu

Sep. 24: Verification, MERS review, AI, LOS, compliance tools; KBW’s Bose George interview; why are yields at 20-year highs?

16 min read

Sep 23

Wed

Sep. 23: LO jobs; tech stack, credit, correspondent products; STRATMOR on succession planning; KB Homes’ warning; UAD 3.6 advice

15 min read

Sep 22

Tue

Sep. 22: TPO available; Broker, UAD 3.6, property tax, hedging tools; MISMO’s President’s observations; BSI’s Larry Goldstone interview

15 min read

Sep 21

Mon

Sep. 21: Appraisal job; VOE/POS, white label, equity, business intelligence tools; investor conforming conventional loan limit changes

14 min read

Sep 19

Sat

Sep. 19: Thoughts on handling conferences, inaction in the U.S., and joint ventures, Saturday Spotlight: Finance of America

14 min read

Sep 18

Fri

Sep. 18: LO, appraisal jobs; Webcasts, HELOC, AI products; Product and Conv. conforming news; Shared equity report

16 min read

Sep 17

Thu

Sep. 17: LO jobs; Non-QM underwriting, settlement, QC, AI processing tools; equity products; misc. investor changes; Demo Day

16 min read

Sep 16

Wed

Sep. 16: LO, AE jobs; TPO for sale; Hedging, jumbo, processing tools; Disaster news; Richey May sold

14 min read

Sep 15

Tue

Sep. 15: Verification, cash flow analysis, credit reporting, climate data tools; Webcasts, soup to nuts; 10-year yield hits 19-year high

29 min read

Sep 14

Mon

Sep. 14: Verification, non-QM, processing, Agentic AI tools; LOs as financial strategists; Equity study: who’s doing what?

14 min read

Sep 12

Sat

Sep. 12: Thoughts on the cost to produce, servicing, AI, borrower behavior, & program cuts; Saturday Spotlight: Truework

16 min read

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Published every weekday since 2008

Sep. 30: LO jobs; Jumbo ARM, compliance, AVM, borrower mining tools; Fairway’s Steve Jacobson interview; California MBA’s advocacy

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