Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Mar. 31: Servicing & credit officer jobs; companies expanding; bank failure stats improving; banks easing credit?

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

“If you work hard and go the extra mile to provide for your family…I will take that extra income and give it to those who […]

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Mar 30

Wed

Mar. 30: Sales & sales mgt. jobs; small balance commercial webinar; the cost of TRID from STRATMOR & its impact on appraisers

12 min read

Mar 29

Tue

Mar. 29: Retail jobs & lender expansion; Redwood Trust, Prosper news; Ohio’s take on minimum wage for sales personnel; CFPB webinar on TRID

12 min read

Mar 28

Mon

Mar. 28: IT, analyst, retail jobs; HELOCs; immigration, labor, lot availability, & other trends impacting builders

11 min read

Mar 26

Sat

Mar. 26: Note on a False Claims Resource Center, Cyber Challenge FDIC site; plenty of blame to go around for the housing crisis

11 min read

Mar 25

Fri

Mar. 25: Retail jobs & VA Boot Camp; ARM update; TRID & construction lending; primer on negative interest rates

11 min read

Mar 24

Thu

Mar. 24: Retail jobs & CS layoffs; trends in private mortgage insurance; disaster policy updates; why borrower early payoffs matter

12 min read

Mar 23

Wed

Mar. 23: Ops, retail, & survey opportunities; Titan acquired; PHH rumors set straight; trended credit data gains momentum

12 min read

Mar 22

Tue

Mar. 22: Sales & sales management jobs; FHA trends; bank M&A; LO comp shifting away from volume?

12 min read

Mar 21

Mon

Mar. 21: Technical job opportunity; training & surveys coming up fast; the impact of TRID debated within the industry

12 min read

Mar 18

Fri

Mar. 19: Notes on appraiser pay, WJ Bradley’s mismanagement & exit, and a stinging rebuttal to Cordray’s logic for enforcement actions

12 min read

Mar 18

Fri

Mar. 18: Retail & underwriting opportunities; Millennials & how every lender is being helped by rent & household formation trends

12 min read

Mar 17

Thu

Mar. 17: Retail & correspondent jobs; primary market/program changes – will temporary buydowns be mainstream again?

12 min read

Mar 17

Thu

Mar. 16: IT jobs, new correspondent program; jumbo channel changes & disaster policy news; IT risk chatter

11 min read

Mar 15

Tue

Mar. 15: Sales jobs & warehouse expansion; survey for gals; informational events; W.J. Bradley says, “No mas”

12 min read

Mar 14

Mon

Mar. 14: Retail, wholesale, compliance jobs; upcoming events; USDA changes, and ag land value’s impact on lenders

12 min read

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Mar. 31: Servicing & credit officer jobs; companies expanding; bank failure stats improving; banks easing credit?

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