Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Jan. 31: HMDA compliance, expansion plan, pricing engine, help desk, subservicing products; program & procedure changes across investors

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

Does technology always trump personal skills? Sometimes. But not all the time. Good LOs use the technology that best suits them in combination with their […]

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Jan 30

Mon

Jan. 30: LO, FHA jobs; homebuyer education, RON, elastic ops tools; conventional conforming news; STRATMOR on tech ROI

14 min read

Jan 28

Sat

Jan. 28: Vendor news; letters on incentives & MSAs, housing and a recession, the CFPB, and LLPA pricing & processing confusion

15 min read

Jan 27

Fri

Jan. 27: Ops, accounting, LO jobs; POS, appraisal, outsourcing, appraisal products; M&A and lender closures continue

12 min read

Jan 26

Thu

Jan. 26: AMC job; broker and DBAs wanted; lead source, sec. marketing, income verification, marketing tools; FHA VA, Ginnie news

14 min read

Jan 25

Wed

Jan. 25: LO jobs; credit, API, sales, repurchase review, subservicer oversight products; TransUnion credit study

13 min read

Jan 24

Tue

Jan. 24: Hedging, QC, CRM, insurance, pre-qual, relationship management products; disaster news; STRATMOR on customer service

12 min read

Jan 23

Mon

Jan. 23: IMB wanted; cybersecurity, efficiency, DSCR, lead mgt. correspondent products, Freddie/Fannie changes continue

14 min read

Jan 21

Sat

Jan. 21: Thoughts on LOs picking up the phone, conference life, the new LLPAs; NAR on rates; Saturday Spotlight: Veros

15 min read

Jan 20

Fri

Jan. 20: Recruiting, LO jobs; Non-QM 2nds, renovation, homeowner, Realtor-facing products; Reaction to F&F LLPA & securitization cost changes

14 min read

Jan 19

Thu

Jan. 19: LO jobs; hedging, pooling, outsourcing, jumbo, HELOC servicing products; approaching events & webinars

15 min read

Jan 18

Wed

Jan. 18: LO jobs; TPO non-Agency products; credit reporting, QC, home insurance, fee collection tools; mortgage apps skyrocket

13 min read

Jan 17

Tue

Jan. 17: LO jobs; sec. mktg., DSCR, marketing, POS, QC, DPA tools; MBA’s home equity study; Experian hack

13 min read

Jan 16

Mon

Jan. 16: AE, LO, FHA jobs; QC automation, broker products; disaster news; regulatory & legal bits for lenders; a good video joke

11 min read

Jan 14

Sat

Jan. 14: Limited English Proficiency recommendation to increase business; vendor news, Agency deals; a decent joke

14 min read

Jan 13

Fri

Jan. 13: Bus. Dev., recruiting, LO jobs; profitability, efficiency, fraud management products; VA, FHA, USDA, Ginnie news

14 min read

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Jan. 31: HMDA compliance, expansion plan, pricing engine, help desk, subservicing products; program & procedure changes across investors

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