Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, January 31, 2022

Jan. 31: MLO, AE, corresp. jobs; back office tech., purchase, vendor mgt., MSR acquisition products; early February remote events & training

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Jan 29

Sat

Jan. 29: Full speed ahead on SOFR; vendors raising money & offering new products; Saturday Spotlight: Lender Toolkit

12 min read

Jan 28

Fri

Jan. 28: MLO, regional mgr., ops, AE, capital markets jobs; jumbo biz news; podcast interview with Milo CEO on crypto mortgages

14 min read

Jan 27

Thu

Jan. 27: National bus. dev, MLO jobs; U/W, non-QM, processing tools; CD tips; conforming conventional shifts; the Fed has spoken

15 min read

Jan 26

Wed

Jan. 26: AE, MLO, Sales, management jobs; webinars, fee collection, vendor mgt. tools; money flowing to vendors; last week’s apps drop

15 min read

Jan 25

Tue

Jan. 25: Processing, AE, LO, FHA jobs; automation, efficiency, pricing, LOS products; Freddie & Fannie news, soup to nuts

14 min read

Jan 24

Mon

Jan. 24: AE, Encompass, sales jobs; underwriting, POS, subservicing, lead gen products; webinars & events to wrap up January

15 min read

Jan 22

Sat

1.22.22: Letters on youth in lending, mortgage fraud, and M&A environment; Freddie deals; Saturday Spotlight: Eltropy

14 min read

Jan 21

Fri

Jan. 21: Servicing, MLO, reg. mgr. jobs; pre-qual, vendor mgt., subservicer review, warehouse products; pandemic to endemic?

15 min read

Jan 20

Thu

Jan. 20: MI, MLO jobs; webinars today; training, automation, broker tools; write up on MLO purchase focus write up

15 min read

Jan 19

Wed

Jan. 19: MLO, pricing, U/W jobs; credit, homebuyer, non-QM tools; LLPA changes & condo news; MLO CE legal settlement

12 min read

Jan 18

Tue

Jan. 18: Warehouse, IT, MLO, AE jobs; automation, digital, home equity CRM products; LLPA perspective; Milo’s crypto-mortgage

16 min read

Jan 17

Mon

Jan. 17: MLO, FHA, CFPB jobs; QC, productivity, compliance products; in-person and remote, soup to nuts events & training

16 min read

Jan 15

Sat

Jan. 15: Baltimore AG’s mortgage fraud indictment; Fannie’s deals; vendor news; thoughts on the Fed; Saturday Spotlight: New American Funding

13 min read

Jan 14

Fri

Jan. 14: Due diligence, U/W, reverse, CD jobs; processing, dashboard, CHLA priorities; Comp study; the changing face of the Fed

13 min read

Jan 13

Thu

Jan. 13: AE, MLO, cap. mkts., leadership jobs; TPO, fraud, LOS, vendor mgt. tools; housing & inflation; Stearns’ business shut down

15 min read

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Daily Commentary

Jan. 31: MLO, AE, corresp. jobs; back office tech., purchase, vendor mgt., MSR acquisition products; early February remote events & training

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