Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, July 31, 2020

July 31: Servicing, appraisal, Ops, sales jobs; broker, valuation products; FHA, & Ginnie changes; HUD addresses the self-employed

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

Whether it is Northern Virginia or Lake Tahoe, we’re running out of houses. The pandemic has caused a buyer feeding frenzy away from apartments and […]

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Jul 30

Thu

July 30: U/W, LO, AE jobs; loss mit, retention, valuation tools; LOS survey; deep dive into economic news & cap markets

16 min read

Jul 29

Wed

July 29: Underwriting, subservicing, AVM, pricing tools; Conforming conventional updates; bonds quiet

13 min read

Jul 28

Tue

July 28: Ops, LO jobs; sales, workflow, customer service tools; Black Knight to add $1.8 OB to $62 million Compass asset

14 min read

Jul 27

Mon

July 27: Sales, consulting, Ops, LO jobs; sales webinar; world news driving rates, primer on the belly of the yield curve

13 min read

Jul 25

Sat

July 25: Credit Risk Transfers helping mortgage rates; SOFR transition status; Saturday Spotlight: Thrive Mortgage

13 min read

Jul 24

Fri

July 24: Regional manager, AE, LO jobs; automation, credit, AI tools; up to speed on tax transcripts

13 min read

Jul 23

Thu

July 23: Ops, LO jobs; underwriting, forbearance, one-time close, marketing tools; loan processing changes

15 min read

Jul 22

Wed

July 22: Ops jobs; digital, servicing, ECOA products; webinars to wrap up July; Agency changes continue

13 min read

Jul 21

Tue

July 21: AE, LO jobs; training, eClosing, broker, servicing products; USDA rural tidbits; forbearance stats improving

14 min read

Jul 20

Mon

July 20: AE, Ops, LO jobs; marketing, risk, data retrieval tools; wholesaler news; rates: steady as she goes

13 min read

Jul 18

Sat

July 18: National Broker Day; letter about current lender concerns; vendor updates; Saturday Spotlight: Sales Boomerang

12 min read

Jul 17

Fri

July 17: Recruiting, mgt., sales, Ops jobs; builder, sales, data analysis tools; Ginnie & FHA program tacks

14 min read

Jul 16

Thu

July 16: Ops, AE, LO jobs; broker, cost analysis, audit, credit tools; CFPB’s legal action; lots of activity in the capital markets

13 min read

Jul 15

Wed

July 15: Ops, AE, LO jobs; non-QM, QC, construction loan products; events & training; big bank mortgage stats

15 min read

Jul 14

Tue

July 14: LO, U/W jobs; data, loss mit, disclosure, comp products; flood & disaster changes

14 min read

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July 31: Servicing, appraisal, Ops, sales jobs; broker, valuation products; FHA, & Ginnie changes; HUD addresses the self-employed

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