Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Feb. 29: LO jobs; TBA pricing, delegated correspondent, servicing products; STRATMOR & comp; news from Rocket & UWM

Rob Chrisman · 13 min read

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Feb 28

Wed

Feb. 28: LO jobs, lender available; pre-qual, TPO, lead gen tools; STRATMOR on vendor relationships; disaster news; HECM, Ginnie, FHA news

13 min read

Feb 27

Tue

Feb. 27: LO, AE jobs; VOE, POS, customer retention; LOS products; training, webinars, & events into mid-March

14 min read

Feb 26

Mon

Feb. 26: AE, Ops jobs; automation, pre-approval, QC products; rent vs. buy economics; more proposed paperwork for lenders

12 min read

Feb 24

Sat

Feb. 24: A pep talk from the trenches; thank a farmer if your stomach is full; vendor news runs the gamut; Saturday Spotlight: MQMR

14 min read

Feb 23

Fri

Feb. 23: AE, LO jobs; hedging, guideline search, VOI & VOE tools; Rocket earnings; events & training through month-end

13 min read

Feb 22

Thu

Feb. 22: LO jobs; LOS, warehouse, servicing products; Freddie Mac & trended credit data; STRATMOR & younger borrowers

13 min read

Feb 21

Wed

Feb. 21: LO jobs; non-QM, VOI/VOE, marketing, gen’l ledger tools; housing market outlook webinar; non-Agency news & products

13 min read

Feb 20

Tue

Feb. 20: LO jobs; DPA, fee collection, PPE, AI servicing tools; California & rain; STRATMOR & compensation

14 min read

Feb 17

Sat

Feb. 17: Thirteen credit reporting errors; restaurant biz on fire; owner occupied housing valued at $37 trillion; Saturday Spotlight: Docutech

15 min read

Feb 16

Fri

Feb. 16: AE, LO jobs; wholesale, HELOC, marketing products; STRATMOR & customer experience; more strong inflation data driving rates

13 min read

Feb 15

Thu

Feb. 15: AE, LO jobs; hedging, renovation, home equity, accounting products; U.S. population stats; Fannie earnings of $3.9 billion

14 min read

Feb 14

Wed

Valentine’s Day: Appraisal, LO jobs; Flip, servicing, appraisal products; webinars, events, and education; Freddie earns $2.9 billion

15 min read

Feb 13

Tue

Feb. 13, Part 2: LO jobs; Planet Home hack; regional manager job in danger? STRATMOR on M&A; official Guild/Academy news post market close

11 min read

Feb 13

Tue

Feb. 13: LO, AE jobs; servicing, TPO, warehouse products; training & webinars; CPI moves rates higher; Ugly House biz exposed

16 min read

Feb 12

Mon

Feb. 12: LO jobs; technology, closing cost scenario, non-QM, streamlined u/w tools; servicer lawsuit; bonds & inflation

13 min read

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Feb. 29: LO jobs; TBA pricing, delegated correspondent, servicing products; STRATMOR & comp; news from Rocket & UWM

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