Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Jan. 31: AE jobs; LO training, POS, home equity appraisal, market research tools; Planet Home stats; Agency changes

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

I could tell that my cat Myrtle was miffed. Not only had the work on her “2024 Vision Board Statement” languished, but either there was […]

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Jan 30

Tue

Jan. 30: Bank LO jobs; POS, LO AI tool, underwriting, servicing, DPA products; upcoming podcasts, webinars, & training

14 min read

Jan 29

Mon

Jan. 29: AE, FHA jobs; PPE, audit & risk, AI/ML adoption, closed-end 2nd products; lenders & court cases; CRA news

12 min read

Jan 27

Sat

Jan. 27: Anti-trigger lead tips; note about LLPAs on vacation homes; vendor tidbits; Saturday Spotlight: MQMR

14 min read

Jan 26

Fri

Jan. 26: Secondary, AE, LO jobs; Disaster updates; inflation data steady; existing mortgage rate breakdown

10 min read

Jan 25

Thu

Jan. 25: CFO available, LO jobs; Compliance, asset mgt., PPE, DPA tools; assorted TPO news; STRATMOR on profitability

13 min read

Jan 24

Wed

Jan. 24: VA IRRRL, LO productivity, servicing, LO retention, warehouse products; FHA, VA, USDA, & Ginnie news; trigger lead webinar

12 min read

Jan 23

Tue

Jan. 23: LO jobs; 2nd, HELOC, automation, homeowner portal products; conforming conventional news; STRATMOR Ops Workshop

14 min read

Jan 22

Mon

Jan. 22: Home equity, pre-qual, correspondent, verification tools; training & webinars to polish off January; STRATMOR on LO habits

14 min read

Jan 20

Sat

Jan. 20: Giving you back some time today; Comedy is a funny way of being serious

9 min read

Jan 19

Fri

Jan. 19: LO, Ops jobs; broker, credit report fee, flip & bridge products; TPO news from around the biz

13 min read

Jan 18

Thu

Jan. 18: LO jobs; margin mgt., LOS, correspondent, AI products; a look at Fed strategy and goals; Dave Stevens

12 min read

Jan 17

Wed

Jan. 17: Broker jobs, many transitions; hedging, servicing, fulfillment, non-QM products; Senators, the CFPB, and Navy Fed

15 min read

Jan 16

Tue

Jan. 16: Servicing, LO jobs; Servicing, jumbo, appraisal, HELOC products; CA ADU news; why extensions cost money; Recruiter interview

12 min read

Jan 15

Mon

Jan. 15: LO, Ops jobs; correspondent, AI/ML, 1003, warehouse optimization products; coast to coast training & webinars this week

14 min read

Jan 13

Sat

Jan. 13: Citi’s Project Bora Bora; A primer on MBS pricing; a note from a HECM/reverse fan; a good joke for your real estate agents

12 min read

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Jan. 31: AE jobs; LO training, POS, home equity appraisal, market research tools; Planet Home stats; Agency changes

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