Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Feb. 28: LO jobs, product news, buyer of lenders; good training in subjects ranging from cybersecurity to taking an app; ECOA legal opinion

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

The last day of February, already? Wasn’t it just New Years? Time flies by, things progress. Yesterday the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s largest […]

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Feb 27

Mon

Feb. 27: LO & AE jobs; rent trends continue to help lenders; FHA & Ginnie changes in the marketplace

12 min read

Feb 25

Sat

Feb. 25: Letters on the likelihood of repealing Dodd-Frank, VA IRRRL lender abuse of our vets, why banks should do HECMs

11 min read

Feb 24

Fri

Feb. 24: AE & LO jobs; Radian president to retire; upcoming events; banks & lenders adjusting business models

12 min read

Feb 23

Thu

Feb. 23: Warehouse job, wholesale unit seeking home; CFPB lawyering up, and wants input on access to credit; lender credit changes

12 min read

Feb 22

Wed

Feb. 22: Compliance, Ops, LO, Marketing jobs; training & events; Fannie/Freddie legal news not helping stockholders

11 min read

Feb 21

Tue

Feb. 21: AE jobs, new LO training white paper; product & vendor news; post-merger psychology; Ocwen back in CA

12 min read

Feb 18

Sat

Feb. 18: Legal stuff: title companies & blockchain, electronic notarizations, when are signatures required; is an e-mail a contract?

11 min read

Feb 17

Fri

Feb. 17: Encompass job, product, appraisal news; events next week; FHA/NHF/Sapphire drama; SoFi, Altisource, Blackstone news

12 min read

Feb 16

Thu

Feb. 16: AE & LO jobs; M&A hoppin’ as PHH cuts back – G-Rate & LenderLive ink deals; Ginnie, FHA, & VA changes

12 min read

Feb 15

Wed

Feb. 15: LO jobs; LO comp survey; vendor products; MI news; Fannie & Freddie in the markets; refis down to 2009 levels

11 min read

Feb 14

Tue

Feb. 14: Management & LO jobs; new products & new correspondent investor; reverse mortgages – can forward lenders do them correctly?

12 min read

Feb 13

Mon

Feb. 13: Senior Ops job, LO & AE roles; M&A observation; Ginnie issuance grows; upcoming events & eNote training group

12 min read

Feb 11

Sat

Feb. 11: Notes on blockchain & regulation; Trumps moves roiling the Fed & regulatory environment – Tarullo resigns

10 min read

Feb 10

Fri

Feb. 10, 2017: Lender sought by fund, servicing mgt. job; appraisal trends & updates; primer on stock market moves vs. bonds

12 min read

Feb 9

Thu

Feb. 9: LO & Business Analyst jobs, warehouse personnel; lender’s disaster updates; servicing deals; bank M&A but new banks in the offing

11 min read

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Feb. 28: LO jobs, product news, buyer of lenders; good training in subjects ranging from cybersecurity to taking an app; ECOA legal opinion

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