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by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Apr. 29: Weed, lending, and business – home delivery? Notes on guarding against fraud & bad credit data, vendor mgt. – what is SSAE18?

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

When I was growing up, as if that ever actually happens with capital markets folks, our small house had a spare bedroom. Over the years, […]

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Apr 28

Fri

Apr. 28: Business opportunity, subservicer price offer; bank M&A – branches still popular; Agency updates & another GSE reform plan

12 min read

Apr 27

Thu

Apr. 27: Vendor products incl. non-QM sales tool; personnel moves; servicing: who’s brokering & buying & selling & why

11 min read

Apr 26

Wed

Apr. 26: AE, Sales & Ops mgt. jobs; vendor news incl. non-QM warehouse; AOT mini-bulk execution; Fannie & student loans

12 min read

Apr 25

Tue

Apr. 25: Products for correspondents; training in sales, reverse, HMDA, cust. satisfaction; appraisal news – Illinois vs. AMCs?

12 min read

Apr 24

Mon

Apr. 24: Subservicer & customer satisfaction products; CFPB & CHOICE Act; non-prime security update; French elections move U.S. rates

11 min read

Apr 22

Sat

Apr. 22: Notes on Zillow, MSAs, RESPA, sales techniques, 10-day closes, and big bank market share & FHA lending

12 min read

Apr 21

Fri

Apr. 21: LO & AE jobs; servicing news & package for sale; Fannie & Freddie news; another blow for Ocwen

12 min read

Apr 20

Thu

Apr. 20: Ops & AE jobs, new products incl. vendor mgt.; HUD settlement in CA; webinars on reverse mortgages, digital mortgages, etc.

11 min read

Apr 19

Wed

Apr. 19: Capital markets, servicing jobs; underwriter pay did what in 2016? Wells’ FHA price move will move market

11 min read

Apr 18

Tue

Apr. 18: Controller & LO jobs, new products; HMDA, sales, digital training; CFPB news on arbitration, HMDA, women & minorities, etc.

13 min read

Apr 17

Mon

Apr. 17: AE & LO jobs, new products; bank & non-bank lender earnings; banks adjust asset mix due to Fed moves

11 min read

Apr 14

Fri

Apr. 14: MSA chatter; trends in home equity, HELOCs, reverse mortgages, housing inventory, and millennials – they’re all connected

12 min read

Apr 13

Thu

Apr. 13: Underwriting & LO jobs; training & events; North Korea, France, Italy moving rates? Bank changes & news – is Basel faltering?

11 min read

Apr 12

Wed

Apr. 12: AE, LO jobs; TPO Wisconsin channel; lender product news; trends in closing & eClosing processes

12 min read

Apr 11

Tue

Apr. 11: LO & AE jobs, bus. dev. person for hire; vendor products updates; webinars & training run the gamut

11 min read

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Apr. 29: Weed, lending, and business – home delivery? Notes on guarding against fraud & bad credit data, vendor mgt. – what is SSAE18?

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