Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Mar. 30: At $8,600 per loan, now what? Letters on capacity, LO comp, offshoring/outsourcing

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

It doesn’t help lender’s relationships with their warehouse banks and correspondent investors when independent mortgage banks, and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks, reported a net […]

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Mar 29

Fri

Mar. 29: AE, LO jobs; investor wanted; warehouse, broker products; Banc of Cal exit; coast to coast training & events

14 min read

Mar 28

Thu

Mar. 28: Corresp. group available, LO, AE jobs; F&F changes, Trump wants to promote competition using housing policy

13 min read

Mar 27

Wed

Mar. 27: AE & LO jobs nationwide; digital products; lenders changing what borrowers access and see

13 min read

Mar 26

Tue

Mar. 26: LO jobs; DACA, eMortgage, comp, loan trading products; comp survey findings; lender disaster news

12 min read

Mar 25

Mon

Mar. 25: Servicing, non-QM, underwriting products; why rates are this low, and impact on refi population

12 min read

Mar 23

Sat

Mar. 23: Letters & notes on MLO comp; “fun” with Agency guarantee fees in capital markets pricing

11 min read

Mar 22

Fri

Mar. 22: LO jobs; Enforcement action webinar; Non-QM snapshot; German 10-year yield drops below 0%

13 min read

Mar 21

Thu

Mar. 21: Ops. mgt., sales jobs; vendor mgt., appraisal, compliance products; FHA changes turning heads

13 min read

Mar 20

Wed

Mar. 20: AE, LO jobs; sales, investor, construction products; servicing study; Citi’s penalty & CFPB/compliance news

13 min read

Mar 19

Tue

Mar. 19: LO jobs; sales, marketing products; lender training; misc. vendor, MBS platform updates

12 min read

Mar 18

Mon

Mar. 18: Cap. mkts., LO jobs; banker-to-broker, warehouse products; LO, 1099 comp – brokers, MBA weigh in

14 min read

Mar 16

Sat

Mar. 16: Notes on tiered commissions, moving offshore, cybersecurity; Agencies transferring risk

15 min read

Mar 15

Fri

Mar. 15: COO, sales jobs, MSR buyer wanted; broker products; M&A update – shell available; hedging builder forwards

13 min read

Mar 14

Thu

Mar. 14: LO jobs; mobile app, broker, digital products; loan package for sale; fee & pricing changes

12 min read

Mar 13

Wed

Mar. 13: AE, LO jobs; recruiting, sales, compliance products; upcoming training & events; what to call UMBS?

13 min read

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Mar. 30: At $8,600 per loan, now what? Letters on capacity, LO comp, offshoring/outsourcing

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