Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

May 31: Retail jobs, new credit union channel; approaching events; new & proposed FHA & VA changes – HECMs in the news

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May 28

Sat

May 28: Letters on negative interest rates, LOs & RESPA violations, right of rescission, and down payment assistance programs

11 min read

May 27

Fri

May 27: Retail & wholesale jobs; CFPB goes after individual LO; the cost of regulation on the price of a new home; TRID costs continue

12 min read

May 26

Thu

May 26: IT & wholesale jobs; M&A opportunity; advertising compliance article; new jumbo & reverse products; Chase & Wells roll out low down payment programs

12 min read

May 25

Wed

May 25: Retail jobs & personnel movement; LO survey opens up; Section 342 & OMWI – why lenders should be aware of it

11 min read

May 24

Tue

May 24: Retail & wholesale jobs; vendor management webinar; setback for DOJ in BofA case; TRID’s impact in capital markets; are the MBS markets liquid?

12 min read

May 23

Mon

May 23: Sales management support jobs; upcoming training sessions; HR 2121 up for vote; Freddie’s new security, Fannie’s new board member

12 min read

May 21

Sat

May 21: Note on the value of servicing; cyber crime – risk #1 for financial companies; should “going public” be a goal for every lender?

11 min read

May 20

Fri

May 20: Retail expansion; new VOE product; MI industry gossip; a HUD settlement; DOJ goes after Guild Mortgage & Guild’s response

12 min read

May 19

Thu

May 19: Wholesale & Ops opportunities; personnel news; another lender purchased – M&A won’t stop; “Don’t fight the Fed”

12 min read

May 18

Wed

May 18: Wholesale & IT jobs; company for sale; HSBC job cuts; FHA & VA program & lender changes

11 min read

May 17

Tue

May 17: Retail, wholesale, and large-scale business opportunities; LOS survey; servicing – who’s buying what and how

12 min read

May 16

Mon

May 16: VP, CFO, management jobs; another DOJ/False Claims settlement; conventional conforming program changes don’t stop

12 min read

May 14

Sat

May 14: Office supplies & lending? The up & down trend of Existing Home Sales – a primer… inventory & affordability still major issues

12 min read

May 13

Fri

May 13: LO, management, and vendor opportunities; more on servicing; Blackstone & Cerberus pulling back in residential lending – hmmm…

11 min read

May 12

Thu

May 12: Retail, Ops, and correspondent jobs; bank M&A continues; the market for servicing: who is buying what from who may be a surprise

12 min read

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May 31: Retail jobs, new credit union channel; approaching events; new & proposed FHA & VA changes – HECMs in the news

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