Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, June 29, 2013

June 29: DOC change in California; broker to banker rumblings; Citi weighs in on Texas changes

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Yesterday companies in California received notice that, “On behalf of the Department of Corporations, I am writing to inform you of a significant change in […]

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Jun 28

Fri

June 28: Mortgage jobs; MBA compliance tracking site; impound account site; state level news worth a glance

12 min read

Jun 26

Wed

June 26: Mortgage jobs; ABA weighs in on GSE reform bill; Freddie changes low activity fee; Affiliated adds mini-corr & mandatory

12 min read

Jun 25

Tue

Mortgage jobs; investor changes; HPML issues; MBA outlines secondary market proposals; lenders to do margin calls on broker dealers?

12 min read

Jun 24

Mon

June 24: Mortgage jobs; QM’s impact on lending, and the NAR and MBA weigh in on it and on H.R. 1077/S.949

12 min read

Jun 22

Sat

June 22: Reader comments from across the nation on the FHA, QM, mini-corr, QE, escrow accounts, and high priced loans

12 min read

Jun 21

Fri

June 21: Moody’s & New Penn & Shellpoint; a few state-level mortgage changes; are you ready for FMIC?

11 min read

Jun 20

Thu

June 20: Mortgage jobs; yes, rates are higher, so now what? North Las Vegas opts to use eminent domain

12 min read

Jun 19

Wed

June 19: Mortgage jobs; Las Vegas & eminent domain; Dodd-Frank update; HARP date petition; CFPB reminders

12 min read

Jun 18

Tue

June 18: Mortgage branch opportunities; NJ adopts Uniform State Test; the Supreme Court & Fair Lending; new non-agency security?

12 min read

Jun 17

Mon

June 17: Mortgage jobs; eminent domain won’t go away; more on mini-corr, deducting home interest, and the popularity of 15-yr refis

12 min read

Jun 15

Sat

June 15: Down payment trends; does home ownership lead to higher unemployment? Investor & conference updates

12 min read

Jun 14

Fri

June 14: Ocwen & OneWest; NAR & QM; CFPB & YouTube; banks & mergers; Chase & job cuts; PHH’s comprehensive list of defects

12 min read

Jun 13

Thu

June 13: Mortgage branch opportunities; Mini correspondent – the new paradigm? Agency & investor updates

12 min read

Jun 12

Wed

June 12: Mortgage jobs; Fannie’s premium recapture policy; margin vs. volume formula & chatter; how is the MBA app number derived?

12 min read

Jun 11

Tue

June 11: Mortgage jobs; Why should you care about Basel III? FHA & HUD chatter on interest calcs, guidance, ECOA & QM

11 min read

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June 29: DOC change in California; broker to banker rumblings; Citi weighs in on Texas changes

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