Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, June 30, 2014

June 30: Mortgage jobs; defense of VA fees; force place insurance update; overcoming non-QM loan liabilities

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

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Jun 28

Sat

June 28: Lender & investor updates; letters on LO side businesses, VA fees, lack of Millennial potential, etc.

12 min read

Jun 27

Fri

June 27: Mortgage jobs & BofA layoffs; marketing HARP; Stearns name change; LEAP news & lender updates

12 min read

Jun 26

Thu

June 26: Mortgage jobs; New Century, Carrington, & RFC legal news; MI master policy news; FHA’s LEAP difficulties

12 min read

Jun 25

Wed

June 25: Mortgage jobs; pay attention to diversity in counterparties; state-level changes of note; recent HECM news

12 min read

Jun 24

Tue

June 24: Mortgage jobs & products; why mergers work (or don’t); interesting best-ex info; ABA & SunTrust; Goldman Sachs’ fiasco program

12 min read

Jun 23

Mon

June 23: Mortgage jobs; ABA renews Freddie’s alliance; agency & non-agency lawsuit news; analyst digs at Stonegate

12 min read

Jun 21

Sat

June 21: Letters on the lending biz, regulators (pro & con), 228 loans, QM for VA, RESPA & RealtySouth case

12 min read

Jun 20

Fri

June 20: Mortgage jobs; FHLBs moratorium on captive insurers; CFPB under fire; Basel III delay?

11 min read

Jun 19

Thu

June 19: Mortgage jobs; Prospect’s new CEO; force-placed insurance primer; BNY Mellon’s new mortgage securitization plan

11 min read

Jun 18

Wed

June 18: Mortgage jobs; SunTrust & Ocwen settlements; mortgage investors borrowing from FHLBs

12 min read

Jun 17

Tue

June 17: More jobs & correspondent investors; Supreme Court to hear LO overtime case; training & events are out of control!

12 min read

Jun 16

Mon

June 16: Mortgage jobs; CFPB openings & salaries; LO comp splits & referral fees; why do people move?

11 min read

Jun 14

Sat

June 14: Latest NMLS originator stats; good news on future buybacks; Zillow’s accuracy; LO referral structures

12 min read

Jun 13

Fri

June 13: Mortgage company opportunities; very interesting non-agency/jumbo news; CFPB fines a title company

11 min read

Jun 12

Thu

June 12: Mortgage jobs versus job cuts; bank M&A; MBA reports on lack of profits for mortgage banks; homebuilder’s misleading ads

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June 30: Mortgage jobs; defense of VA fees; force place insurance update; overcoming non-QM loan liabilities

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