Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, April 30, 2021

Apr. 30: CRM, Ops, Consumer Direct, AE, LO jobs; JV and MSA updates; Redwood Trust results; CFPB action

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Apr 29

Thu

Apr. 29: Corresp., AE, LO jobs; digital, warehouse, processing, pricing products; Freddie & Fannie news incl. earnings

14 min read

Apr 28

Wed

Apr. 28: LO jobs; lead gen, servicing risk, presentation, DPA, valuation tools; M&A firestorm; housing: strong like bull

13 min read

Apr 27

Tue

Apr. 27: Secondary mktg., AE jobs; workflow, payment, doc tools; company sponsored events; VA & FHA updates

15 min read

Apr 26

Mon

Apr. 26: Servicing, sales jobs; processing, broker, price products; in-person and virtual events & training coming soon

14 min read

Apr 24

Sat

Apr. 24: Vendors partnering; building & housing issues go back years; Saturday Spotlight: Service 1st

14 min read

Apr 23

Fri

Apr. 23: MLO jobs; LOS, sales, ARM, HELOC, servicing risk products; Ocwen, PHH, TCB, Redwood Trust company news

12 min read

Apr 22

Thu

Apr. 22: Corresp., MLO, Ops jobs; retention, servicing, construction-to-perm products; fraud report; CFPB, compliance, and legal shifts

14 min read

Apr 21

Wed

Apr. 21: AE, MLO, Ops jobs; subservicing, jumbo, sales products; MLO to broker training; investor underwriting changes; real estate “humor”

13 min read

Apr 20

Tue

Apr. 20: Training, AE jobs; pricing, risk mgt., dashboard tools; servicing package for sale; investors adapt to Agency shifts; UW humor

14 min read

Apr 19

Mon

Apr. 19: MLO jobs; sales, jumbo, purchase biz products; lots of events & training, from soup to nuts, in the next few weeks

16 min read

Apr 17

Sat

Apr. 17: Letters on Agency buybacks and appraisal waivers; Saturday Spotlight: Embrace Home Loans

13 min read

Apr 16

Fri

Apr. 16: Lock desk, MLO, underwriter jobs; POS, workflow, digital tools; Agency’s trend: not your friend?

14 min read

Apr 15

Thu

Apr. 15: AE, Ops, Sales jobs; Sec. mktg., NOI, QC, diversity products; NewRez/Caliber deal; servicing retention study

14 min read

Apr 14

Wed

Apr. 14: MLO jobs; risk reduction products; marketing, workflow tools; JP’s earnings, and the MBA’s take on 2020’s profits

14 min read

Apr 13

Tue

Apr. 13: MLO jobs; HELOC, renovation, jumbo, sales products; new correspondent investor for non-QM & QM loans

14 min read

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Apr. 30: CRM, Ops, Consumer Direct, AE, LO jobs; JV and MSA updates; Redwood Trust results; CFPB action

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