Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, March 31, 2023

Mar. 31: AE, LO jobs; non-QM, correspondent, outsourcing, income verification tools; third party updates; $31 million warehouse settlement

Rob Chrisman · 13 min read

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Mar 30

Thu

Mar. 30: LO jobs, transitions; broker products; LOS, hedging, CRM tools; STRATMOR & CX; MISMO update; Chopra on servicers

13 min read

Mar 29

Wed

Mar. 29: AE jobs; servicing, cybersecurity, QC, fee collection tools; Investors react to F&F/FHFA changes; nationwide property listing stat

13 min read

Mar 28

Tue

Mar. 28: LO jobs; database mgt., pre-funding QC, post-closing QC tools; NMLS change? Ag, non-QM, DSCR, reverse, lock program news

14 min read

Mar 27

Mon

Mar. 27: LO jobs; Lead source, sales, home equity, lien release products; FHA, VA, USDA, HUD news; Sterling and the DOJ

14 min read

Mar 25

Sat

Mar. 25: Legal opinion on LO comp & lead source; vendor news; thoughts on improving revenue; Saturday Spotlight: BEACON

15 min read

Mar 24

Fri

Mar. 24: LO jobs; MSR financing, marketing, appraisal, DPA products; Fannie, Freddie changes; rates drop – why?

13 min read

Mar 23

Thu

3-23-23: LO jobs; QC, marketing & sales, credit/profitability products; disaster areas from a credit and tax perspective

13 min read

Mar 22

Wed

Mar. 22: AE, LO jobs; CRM, helpdesk, home insurance, credit reporting products; training & webinars to wrap up March

13 min read

Mar 21

Tue

Mar. 21: Guild management change; POS, prospecting, automation, Certified Military Specialist products; quiet on the bank front

13 min read

Mar 20

Mon

Mar. 20: Branch mgr. job; TPO, QC, credit analysis, bus. dev., PPE products; Credit Suisse bought, Signature taken over

15 min read

Mar 18

Sat

Mar. 18: IMB costs hit $12,450 per loan; compliance news; MBA on FHFA’s DTI delay; Saturday Spotlight: Equity Resources

13 min read

Mar 17

Fri

Mar. 17: AE, LO jobs; broker, efficiency products; FHA, VA, USDA news; bank failures explained as SVB declares bankruptcy

12 min read

Mar 16

Thu

Mar. 16: Co-issue, eNote, correspondent, cust. experience tools; CFPB news; FHFA delays DTI shift; bank news’ impact on MBS prices

15 min read

Mar 15

Wed

Mar. 15: IT, HR, LO jobs; DPA, subservicing, loss mit, fee collection tools; Banking… this is not 2008; STRATMOR on customer experience

15 min read

Mar 14

Tue

Mar. 14: LO jobs; hedging, revenue, marketing, CRM, POS products, Counterparty questionnaire

12 min read

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Mar. 31: AE, LO jobs; non-QM, correspondent, outsourcing, income verification tools; third party updates; $31 million warehouse settlement

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