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By Rob Chrisman

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2012: Mortgage jobs on either coast; financial M&A; Freddie’s PR nightmare; servicing’s negative earnings impact; more on MetLife’s fade

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Jan. 31, 2012: Mortgage jobs on either coast; financial M&A; Freddie’s PR nightmare; servicing’s negative earnings impact; more on MetLife’s fade Rob Chrisman Do you […]

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Jan 30

Mon

Jan. 30, 2012: News, volumes, & rumors about correspondent investors; government turns its focus to HEMP

10 min read

Jan 27

Fri

Jan. 27, 2012: California says “no thanks”; FHA, more FHA, thoughts on the compare ratio, and lender FHA changes that can’t be ignored

11 min read

Jan 26

Thu

Jan. 26, 2012: Mortgage jobs continue; forecast on FHA compare ratios; MetLife chatter; the importance of contingency plans for lenders

10 min read

Jan 25

Wed

Jan. 25, 2012: Refi plan for non-government loans? Flagstar earnings; Chalk another one up for MERS; mortgage prices doing well relative to Treasuries

9 min read

Jan 24

Tue

Jan. 24, 2012: Mortgage hiring; the latest on on-line lending; what principal forgiveness will cost; how HUD’s changes will impact gov’t lenders

9 min read

Jan 23

Mon

Jan. 23, 2012: Mortgage hiring continues; BofA cuts CO refi’s; letters from the trenches on current trends & how one company handles risk

10 min read

Jan 20

Fri

Jan. 20, 2012: More mortgage jobs; old rating agency model becoming extinct? will independent mortgage banks be able to do HARP 2.0 loans?

9 min read

Jan 19

Thu

Jan. 19, 2012: Mortgage ops job; g-fee increase chatter and possible impact on MBS prices; PNC’s results reflect servicing lawsuit settlement?

10 min read

Jan 18

Wed

Jan. 18, 2012: Wells’ mortgage earnings indicative of industry? HUD to limit appeals? Kroll & Redwood Trust’s deal; CFPB & appraisal fees

1 min read

Jan 17

Tue

Jan. 17, 2012: Mortgage ops jobs; the CFPB unfurls its mortgage company audit procedure; recent and upcoming housing forecasts

10 min read

Jan 16

Mon

Jan. 16, 2012: Special holiday edition dedicated to the mortgage tax; at least there’s a joke at the end

10 min read

Jan 13

Fri

Jan. 13, 2012: Mortgage production jobs; MBA class on fair lending; Redwood’s new jumbo deal; Chase’s mortgage earnings sag

9 min read

Jan 12

Thu

Jan. 12, 2012: Mortgage jobs; insight from mortgage trader lingo; CFPB to sharpen claws on PHH? chatter on goals for F&F

9 min read

Jan 10

Tue

Jan. 10, 2012: Wells rolls the g-fee hit ordered by Congress; Indiana refines originator rules; Fannie’s EarlyCheck benefits

9 min read

Jan 6

Fri

Jan. 6, 2012: Folks react to CFPB’s “tell your story”; RMBS chatter; VA’s appraisal changes; USB reacts to g-fee hike

10 min read

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Jan. 31, 2012: Mortgage jobs on either coast; financial M&A; Freddie’s PR nightmare; servicing’s negative earnings impact; more on MetLife’s fade

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