Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, March 31, 2025

Mar. 31: Corresp., sales jobs; Private label, non-QM products; Rocket/Mr. Cooper deal = $2.1 trillion in servicing; disaster & climate news

Rob Chrisman · 15 min read

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Mar 31

Mon

Mar. 29: What is important to a rating agency? Saturday Spotlight: SWBC Mortgage; Print out your SS earnings history

13 min read

Mar 28

Fri

Mar. 28: LO jobs; correspondent, non-QM training, HELOC programs; education, webinars, and events through next week; PCE vs. CPI primer

14 min read

Mar 27

Thu

Mar. 27: LO, non-QM AE jobs; POS, pricing, video compliance tools; FHA shift on residency requirements; CFPB shift on TownstoneExternalInbox

13 min read

Mar 26

Wed

Mar. 26: Corresp., Fin. analyst, Controller jobs; Correspondent product; Pulte’s abrupt changes have non-Agency investors licking their chops

14 min read

Mar 25

Tue

Mar. 25: LO jobs; Customer experience, set & forget, internal audit, pre-approval tools; CFPB still here; FHA, USDA relentless changes

14 min read

Mar 24

Mon

Mar. 24: HELOC mgt., LO jobs; VA joint loans, non-QM, HELOC, private label products: rankings of top 50 lenders in 2024; deep dive on rates

15 min read

Mar 22

Sat

Mar. 22: Thoughts on IMB’s future; CFPB hiring back; compliance at the state level; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: Docutech

12 min read

Mar 21

Fri

Mar. 21: Polly jobs; AI-powered lending, Day 1 Certainty; new corresp. product tools; abrupt Agency senior management changes

9 min read

Mar 20

Thu

Mar. 20: Secondary, appraisal, audit products; Freddie employee email news; Western Alliance data breach; thoughts on IMB share

14 min read

Mar 19

Wed

Mar. 19: AE, LO jobs; “fourth month” trading, client marketing, HELOC, servicing tools; X employee on Fannie board & other FHFA news

12 min read

Mar 18

Tue

Mar. 18: Financial analyst, LO jobs; fee collection, insurance rpt., jumbo, automation products; training & webcasts; condo blacklist?

14 min read

Mar 17

Mon

St. Patrick’s Day: AE, LO jobs; POS, commercial, retention, LOS, non-QM tools; disaster news; IMB P&L helped by servicing

15 min read

Mar 15

Sat

Mar. 15: Thoughts on mortgage banking; vendor news; secondary deals; Saturday Spotlight: TRAiNED, Inc., AI mortgage manufacturing

16 min read

Mar 14

Fri

Mar. 14: AE, LO jobs; financial consulting, loan pricing API, retention, PPE tools; in person events to plan for; MBA & GSEs

14 min read

Mar 13

Thu

Mar. 13: Correspondent & wholesale news; equity monitoring, AVM, accounting tools; Tech in the capital markets; Non-Agency news

13 min read

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Mar. 31: Corresp., sales jobs; Private label, non-QM products; Rocket/Mr. Cooper deal = $2.1 trillion in servicing; disaster & climate news

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