Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Mar. 31: AE, MLO jobs; capital markets, customer service, sales tools; flood insurance, climate change news from HUD & the SEC

Rob Chrisman · 13 min read

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Mar 30

Wed

Mar. 30: Lender for sale, MLO jobs; Non-Agency, TPO, pre-approval, compliance, CRM products; Dallas Fed on housing;FINRA Rule 4210 update

11 min read

Mar 29

Tue

Mar. 29: CFO, LO jobs; cap. mkts., AI UW, efficiency, valuation, sales tools; conventional conforming news; progress in Ukraine?

13 min read

Mar 28

Mon

Mar. 28: AE, MLO, FHA jobs; TPO, processing, tax products; training & events into April; California IMB CRA update!

14 min read

Mar 26

Sat

Mar. 26: U.S. population on the move; The Fed, MBS, and “tappable” equity; Agency CRT deals; Saturday Spotlight: TitleClose

14 min read

Mar 25

Fri

Mar. 25: MLO jobs; title company wanted; jumbo, custom letter products; FHA & VA developments; blockchain & mortgage update

12 min read

Mar 24

Thu

Mar. 24: AE, MLO jobs; Secondary mktg., appraisal, fulfillment products; Home affordability slips; Jumbo news; crypto mortgages

14 min read

Mar 23

Wed

Mar. 23: MLO jobs; AI, social media, DSCR products, credit service products; IMB profits plummet; conforming conventional tidbits

14 min read

Mar 22

Tue

Mar. 22: Servicing, fee collection, underwriting, and licensing tools; customer service study; upcoming events & training

15 min read

Mar 21

Mon

Mar. 21: AE, Realtor LO, MLO, compliance jobs; cash flow worksheet, MBA membership products; thoughts on CFPB’s latest moves

12 min read

Mar 19

Sat

Mar. 19: U.S. population growth stalls; Warehouse banks & fraud; vendor news; the CFPB & fees; Saturday Spotlight: Cenlar FSB

13 min read

Mar 18

Fri

Mar. 18: MLO jobs; TPO products, CRM, accounting products; primer on the Capital Markets job

12 min read

Mar 17

Thu

Mar. 17: MLO jobs; upcoming sponsored events, compliance products; pool of loans for sale to CUs; CFPB & UDAAP; webinar on CRA & IMBs

15 min read

Mar 16

Wed

Mar. 16: CFO, MLO jobs; fulfillment, automation, CE products; TPO business tweaks & new products

13 min read

Mar 15

Tue

Mar. 15: Ops jobs, producer wanted; hedging, eClose, QC, AI, portfolio/non-QM products; conforming conventional news

13 min read

Mar 14

Mon

Mar. 14: Compliance, management jobs; Sales tools; BI, digital processing, VOE, servicing products; FHA, VA, & rural news

14 min read

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Mar. 31: AE, MLO jobs; capital markets, customer service, sales tools; flood insurance, climate change news from HUD & the SEC

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