Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2014

July 31: Mortgage jobs; bank M&A; JD Powers report on servicing; non-vanilla securitization market heating up

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency tells us that 13 out of every 14 mortgages (93.1%) in the United States were “current and […]

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Jul 30

Wed

July 30: Mortgage jobs; the importance of FinCEN & SARS; Fannie & Freddie updates; upcoming events

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Jul 29

Tue

July 29: Mortgage recruiting & new products; Regions Bank’s cuts; PHH, NationStar in the news; Radian & NAREB partnership

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Jul 28

Mon

July 19: Notes on auditing social media, MI changes, recent CFPB proposals, and managing operational risk

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Jul 28

Mon

July 28: Mortgage jobs; RESPA-TILA update; HMDA changes in the wind; FinCen SAR stats; new IM system for banks?

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Jul 25

Fri

July 25: Mortgage layoffs; big changes at Ginnie; GSE reform – no – but playing catch up on agency changes; Zillow & Trulia merger?

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Jul 24

Thu

July 24: Mortgage jobs; banks and lenders buying each other & financial services companies – does it make sense?

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Jul 23

Wed

Jul. 23: Mortgage co. opportunity; CIT Group to buy OneWest; thoughts on non-QM products; recent changes in FHA, VA, & HECM

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Jul 22

Tue

July 22: Mortgage jobs; upcoming events & training; Risk? What risk? We don’t have no stinkin’ risk!

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Jul 21

Mon

July 21: Mortgage jobs; home value forecasts; non-QM & non-performing loan price action; CMLA on FHFA OIG report

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Jul 18

Fri

July 18: More on Appendix Q; pre-disclosure restrictions; CFPB on complaint sharing; big bank bankruptcy plans

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Jul 17

Thu

July 17: Surprising pull through research; float down lock White Paper; Huh? Chase may do what?

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Jul 16

Wed

Jul. 16: Mortgage jobs & co. opportunities; maybe the student debt problem is overblown? Lots of upcoming training opportunities

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Jul 15

Tue

July 15: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; differences between broker & mini-corr; jumbo deals & lender financing alternatives

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Jul 14

Mon

July 14: Mortgage jobs; new rep & warrant product; PHH expanding; Citi settles; what Wells’ earnings tell us; adios mini-corr?

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Jul 12

Sat

July 12: Input on proposed MI changes, 1099 vs W2 for LOs; primer on down payment assistance programs

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July 31: Mortgage jobs; bank M&A; JD Powers report on servicing; non-vanilla securitization market heating up

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