Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Feb. 28: LO jobs; non-QM, robotics products; personnel moves; lender profit study; PennyMac/MCT API bidding news

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Lenders need to be aware of the myriad of things that indirectly impact our business. The poverty rate declined overall in 2017 but the rate […]

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Feb 27

Wed

Feb. 27: LO jobs; sales training, digital products; wholesale news across the biz; Zillow & Chase news

12 min read

Feb 26

Tue

Feb. 26: LO jobs; renovation, training, USDA products; primer on why mortgages have different prices

13 min read

Feb 25

Mon

Feb. 25: LO jobs; non-QM, workflow & profitability products; study on referrals; events & training coming up

13 min read

Feb 23

Sat

Feb. 23: Notes on LO comp, the role of independent mortgage bankers, LO productivity, and recruiting

12 min read

Feb 22

Fri

Feb. 22: Sales, marketing jobs; broker, non-QM products; lenders & investors react to VA & FHA changes

14 min read

Feb 21

Thu

Feb. 21: LO, AE, Ops jobs across the nation; mobile app product; TIAA/US Bank deal; FHA, VA, Ginnie news

14 min read

Feb 20

Wed

Feb. 20: Marketing, LO jobs; digital, pricing products; retail digital & program news incl. loanDepot’s smartloan

12 min read

Feb 19

Tue

Feb. 19: LO jobs; marketing, training products; ‘nother wholesaler exits; new lender products; conforming news

13 min read

Feb 18

Mon

Feb. 18: Wholesale team available; upcoming events & training; primer on why rates go down when bond prices go up

11 min read

Feb 16

Sat

Feb. 16: Letters on forecasts for 2019, the role of appraisals, False Claims Act policy, and LO comp

13 min read

Feb 15

Fri

Feb. 15: Sales jobs, business opportunities; construction, marketing products; impressive Agency earnings

13 min read

Feb 14

Thu

Feb. 14: LO jobs; digital white paper, customer service, pricing products; another False Claims action; risk transfer status

14 min read

Feb 13

Wed

Feb. 13: AE jobs; reno, AUS, marketing products; lender legal news; news on OB’s index, flood insurance, ditech’s Ch. 11, Ellie’s purchase

15 min read

Feb 11

Mon

Feb. 11: LO jobs; broker, digital, CRM tools & news; conventional conforming changes continue

13 min read

Feb 9

Sat

Feb. 9: A dive into news about lending to both ends of the age curve

12 min read

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Feb. 28: LO jobs; non-QM, robotics products; personnel moves; lender profit study; PennyMac/MCT API bidding news

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