Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Apr. 30: U/W, LO jobs; VOI, marketing, warehouse tools; STRATMOR automation survey; another bank acquisition; Fannie earnings

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Apr 29

Mon

Apr. 29: Brokers wanted; borrower outreach, servicing oversight products; TPO news; bank merger announced; brokers & RESPA

12 min read

Apr 27

Sat

Apr. 27: Very clever joke video on mortgage lingo; compliance & QC news; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: OptiFunder

14 min read

Apr 26

Fri

Apr. 26: Mgt., LO jobs; servicing, MISMO consulting products; STRATMOR & decisioning; UWM & UMortgage; California on D& & LP; Utah’s housing plan

12 min read

Apr 25

Thu

April 25: Exec. available; electronic bidding, MORA, processing, marketing tools; CFPB & servicing fees and a mortgage fraud case

13 min read

Apr 24

Wed

4-24-24: Controller job; data mining, servicing, marketing products: check your noncompete agreement; training next week

14 min read

Apr 23

Tue

Apr. 23: LO jobs; data analytics, servicing products; STRATMOR’s CD Workshop; training & webinars this week run the gamut

13 min read

Apr 22

Mon

Apr. 22: Accounting, sales, LO jobs; Piggyback, 2nds, POS products; G-Rate’s CEO podcast interview; Agency news

13 min read

Apr 20

Sat

Apr. 20: Note from a real estate agent; Better’s results; credit costs; vendor bytes; Saturday Spotlight: Next Wave Mortgage

14 min read

Apr 19

Fri

Apr. 19: LO jobs; Cybersecurity, TPO, verification tools; Phones tracking whereabouts; A primer on why rates are where they are

11 min read

Apr 18

Thu

Apr. 18: Sales, LO jobs; MSR execution, VOI, post-closing audit, client acquisition tools; first half of May training & events

15 min read

Apr 17

Wed

Apr. 17: LO, mtg. brokerage jobs; non-QM, verification, fraud prevention, buy before you sell products; STRATMOR & borrower satisfaction

14 min read

Apr 16

Tue

Apr. 16: LO jobs; Latino, networking, pricing engine, VOE products; Agencies address foreclosures & potential NAR settlement

12 min read

Apr 15

Mon

Apr. 15: Valuation, online app., data intelligence, u/w guideline integration tools; STRATMOR ICE integration; nearby training & webinars

14 min read

Apr 13

Sat

Apr. 13: Cost of homeownership; CMG/Norcom deal; FICO 10 T & Planet Home; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: OptiFunder

13 min read

Apr 12

Fri

Apr. 12: Cap. mkts, LO, AE jobs; home equity processing, del & non-del, TPO, rate reset products; Government program updates

13 min read

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Daily Commentary

Apr. 30: U/W, LO jobs; VOI, marketing, warehouse tools; STRATMOR automation survey; another bank acquisition; Fannie earnings

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