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by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, July 30, 2022

July 30: The ins and outs of servicing rights; Fannie deals; primer on… runway numbering? Saturday Spotlight: Change Wholesale

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

I know that this is a commentary on residential mortgages, but what say we start Saturday with some totally non-mortgage trivia? Tis the summer travel […]

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Jul 29

Fri

July 29: MLO jobs; M&A advice; compliance, BI platform, community bank products; the NBER, GDP, and recessions

14 min read

Jul 28

Thu

July 28: MLO jobs; broker products; underwriting, customer service tools; RON progress; new exchange-traded TBA product

14 min read

Jul 27

Wed

July 27: Hedging, MLO jobs; broker, pricing, workflow approaching events, training, webinars; Fed Day as new apps hit 22 year low

16 min read

Jul 26

Tue

July 26: MLO jobs; lead gen, Spanish app, REO mgt., subservicing tools; conforming conventional changes; rates sliding

12 min read

Jul 25

Mon

July 25: MLO jobs; digital, compliance, automated workflow, home equity products; rural, FHA, and VA news

13 min read

Jul 23

Sat

July 23: Note from a Realtor (a return to “normal” is good); vendor news runs the gamut; Saturday Spotlight: Indecomm

15 min read

Jul 22

Fri

July 22: MLO jobs; non-QM, bridge loan, HELOC, social media tools; FHA & VA investor news; MBA’s new rate & volume forecast

13 min read

Jul 21

Thu

July 21: MLO jobs coast to coast; purchase advice API, TBA trading tools; STRATMOR on signing bonuses; webinars & training to finish off July

16 min read

Jul 20

Wed

July 20: AE, MLO jobs; subservicing, convenience fee compliance, VOE, POS products; Non-Agency/non-QM product news

12 min read

Jul 19

Tue

July 19: MLO jobs; non-Agency, jumbo, LOS, marketing tools & products; Appraisal news on ACE+ PDR: a faster way to close some loans

14 min read

Jul 18

Mon

July 18: MI, AE, MLO jobs; fraud, home equity, lock & shop, non-QM, reno products; wholesale snippets

15 min read

Jul 16

Sat

July 16: Letters on the CPI & housing, a recession & servicing values; a fine financial joke; Saturday Spotlight: Change Wholesale

15 min read

Jul 15

Fri

July 15: Bus. Dev., MLO jobs; broker, DPA, automation, warehouse products; wholesaler news & new products

14 min read

Jul 14

Thu

July 14: IT, MLO jobs; excess servicing, non-QM, anti-fraud, home equity tools; correspondent news; primer on yield curve inversion

13 min read

Jul 13

Wed

July 13: MLO jobs; lock & shop, jumbo, non-QM, appraisal tools; STRATMOR tech study; events & webinars; ugh: inflation up, apps down

14 min read

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July 30: The ins and outs of servicing rights; Fannie deals; primer on… runway numbering? Saturday Spotlight: Change Wholesale

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