Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, January 31, 2014

Jan. 31: Mortgage jobs; more on appraisals; Provident’s broker comp info; can small banks continue doing home loans?

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

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Jan 30

Thu

Jan. 30: Mortgage jobs; CFPB goes after PHH; thoughts & surveys on current builder & lender environment – good & bad news

12 min read

Jan 29

Wed

Jan. 29: Mortgage jobs; MSI exits lending channels; Cherry Hill & Freedom concerns; floating note rate auction primer; MBS margin requirements

12 min read

Jan 28

Tue

Jan. 28: Mortgage jobs; appraisers: Fannie’s blacklist, and do AMCs make sense? Bank M&A rolls on – are mortgage banks doing the same?

12 min read

Jan 27

Mon

Jan. 27: Mortgage jobs; CFPB exam procedures; mortgage training & events; can your vendors or investors force your hiring decisions?

12 min read

Jan 25

Sat

Clearing up confusion on lender paid vs. borrower paid comp & bona fide discount points; Home Purchase Assistance Program primer

12 min read

Jan 24

Fri

Jan. 24: Servicing transfers on fire; banks will pay for Target fiasco; HARP 3.0 hopes dim but rates improving; classic joke

12 min read

Jan 23

Thu

Jan. 23: Mortgage jobs; info on points & fees cap; state lending programs exempt from QM; Flagstar’s earnings: ouch!

12 min read

Jan 22

Wed

Jan. 22: Mortgage jobs; state updates; storm may lead to a quiet market; are we going to hire or lend to Millennials?

12 min read

Jan 21

Tue

Jan. 21: Mortgages jobs coast to coast; APOR Safe Harbor site; thoughts on LO comp; it is raining servicing packages

12 min read

Jan 20

Mon

Jan. 20: Sales Manager jobs; CFPB penalizes lender on kickbacks & referrals; webinar on buybacks; CFPB on advertising

12 min read

Jan 18

Sat

Jan. 18: What does the IRS think of LOs? The lender paid/borrower paid comp issue; builders not above the law

12 min read

Jan 17

Fri

Jan. 17: Freddie’s QC goals; jumbo investor chatter; lender updates; where is Fannie & Freddie’s business coming from?

11 min read

Jan 16

Thu

Jan. 16: Mortgage jobs; LO comp discrepancies continue; CFPB “fact v fiction” on ATR; lender purchased by bank

12 min read

Jan 15

Wed

Jan. 15: Mortgage jobs; new forecast for 2014 volume; legal notes – why is the ACE Securities case important to correspondent buybacks?

12 min read

Jan 14

Tue

Jan. 14: Mortgage jobs; servicing continues to hit the markets; Chase, Wells, Stonegate earnings details represent lending environment

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Jan. 31: Mortgage jobs; more on appraisals; Provident’s broker comp info; can small banks continue doing home loans?

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