Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, March 31, 2017

Mar. 31: Encompass & business dev. jobs; PHH to lose CEO; Fannie/Freddie changes & their future debate continues

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Let’s end the week with a non-mortgage question, but one that you mathaletes will enjoy. What would happen if you were hit by a penny […]

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Mar 30

Thu

Mar. 30: AE & LO jobs; new products; ARM primer; investor fee & SRP changes – cost of lending changing

12 min read

Mar 29

Wed

Mar. 29: AE & LO jobs; lender training & events; digital mortgage survey; vendors & lenders raising capital

11 min read

Mar 28

Tue

Mar. 28: LO & correspondent jobs; vendor updates; servicing trends inc. Owen’s new consent order; rates & the health care plan

12 min read

Mar 27

Mon

Mar. 27: AE & LO jobs; M&A in the appraisal biz; trends in credit underwriting – Freddie addresses lack of scores

13 min read

Mar 25

Sat

Mar. 25: Notes on fraud, vendor management, Zillow’s business tactics, buying leads, and MSA legality

12 min read

Mar 24

Fri

Mar. 24: LO, AE, sales mgt. jobs; Experian fined by CFPB; jumbo program news; lender & Agency technology updates

12 min read

Mar 23

Thu

Mar. 23: COO, AE, LO jobs; from apps to secondary, soup to nuts, vendors are announcing changes

12 min read

Mar 22

Wed

Mar. 22: Secondary, retail, wholesale, corres. jobs; CFPB reform update; Fannie, Freddie, lender conforming changes

12 min read

Mar 21

Tue

Mar. 21: MI, Ops, AE jobs; free webinars; more on Zillow; primer on a flat yield curve; any change to the rating agency model?

11 min read

Mar 20

Mon

Mar. 20: Lender news; upcoming events & training, from sales techniques to fair lending – many this week; Zillow saga continues

12 min read

Mar 18

Sat

Mar. 18: Notes on the aging lender workplace, credit quality & loan program trends, wire fraud example

12 min read

Mar 17

Fri

Mar. 17: LO jobs & personnel moves; who, what, why of new credit report criteria; telephone usage in underwriting?

12 min read

Mar 16

Thu

Mar. 16: Management, AE, personnel, non-QM news; Nationstar/CFPB/HMDA penalty; Goldman buying delinquent loans

12 min read

Mar 15

Wed

Mar. 15: AE & production jobs, warehouse products; upcoming training & conferences; Ginnie changes

10 min read

Mar 14

Tue

Mar. 14: Ops, LO, AE jobs; products for banks & CUs; current servicing market; 2016 LO turnover survey

11 min read

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Mar. 31: Encompass & business dev. jobs; PHH to lose CEO; Fannie/Freddie changes & their future debate continues

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