Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, July 31, 2015

July 31: Sales & marketing jobs; Wells & MSA biz; CFPB TRID Toolkit; capital markets trends & student loans

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

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Jul 30

Thu

July 30: Ops & production jobs; bank M&A; CFPB’s latest fine; JD Powers’ servicing survey; Prospect withdraws from MSA biz

12 min read

Jul 29

Wed

July 29: Ops, sales, & sales management jobs; Wells business channel rumor; conventional conforming updates never cease

12 min read

Jul 28

Tue

July 28: Production jobs & business opportunities; CFPB personnel moves; why Millennial’s rent is the LOs best friend

12 min read

Jul 27

Mon

July 27: New products; Capital One layoffs; flood insurance news; VA changes; jumbo trends

12 min read

Jul 25

Sat

July 25: Letter from a bank CEO ending lending; TRID & construction-to-perm loans; IRS transcripts; Greek bailout explained (snort)

11 min read

Jul 24

Fri

July 24: Wholesale & retail jobs across the land; vendor & MI updates; FDIC’s Banamex civil penalty; Moody’s admits error

12 min read

Jul 23

Thu

July 23: Sales jobs & DTC business opportunity; Zions & Wells layoffs; housing market on fire; yield curve changing slope – why?

12 min read

Jul 22

Wed

July 22: Retail & Ops jobs; upcoming events; have a say on gfee levels; the cost of enforcement actions inc. one against an AMC

11 min read

Jul 21

Tue

July 21: Correspondent & Ops jobs; IRS drama continues; FHA’s memo on DPA programs; fallout from Fannie & Freddie’s gfees

12 min read

Jul 20

Mon

July 20: Sales & mgt. jobs; Chase settles lawsuit while Wells has one dismissed; progress on e-sign? Back-up LOS worth it?

12 min read

Jul 18

Sat

July 18: Notes on broker biz, property line disputes, counter-party risk, and how LOs helping Realtors can be a RESPA violation

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Jul 17

Fri

July 17: Ops & retail jobs; banker branch numbers, income, and M&A; builder trends definitely point higher; upcoming events

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Jul 16

Thu

July 16: Ops & retail sales jobs; innovation in primary & secondary markets; every FHA lender following HUD v. Nova

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Jul 15

Wed

July 15: Sales jobs & business opportunity; news from the MBA (including its TRID survey), OIG, CFPB, NAR, CUNA, PACE, and several other acronyms

12 min read

Jul 14

Tue

July 14: Retail & correspondent jobs; upcoming events; update on MSAs; TRID for Realtors; avalanche of Freddie & Fannie updates

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July 31: Sales & marketing jobs; Wells & MSA biz; CFPB TRID Toolkit; capital markets trends & student loans

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