Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Aug. 31: Tales of football toughness; comments on the broker channel; CFPB’s new officers; a retirement letter

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Okay, football season is upon us – see the joke at the bottom. And what are sports without a little deviousness? A very short clip: […]

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Aug 30

Fri

Aug. 30: Deals from Radian & Freddie, Prosperity and F&M Bank & Trust; MBA’s per loan profit numbers; comp survey expanded

11 min read

Aug 29

Thu

Aug. 29: A primer on GDP; here’s a riddle for you: what has 500 pages and 3 letters? And what does it mean?

11 min read

Aug 28

Wed

Aug. 28: Mortgage jobs & warehousing for brokers; Chase’s $6 billion lawsuit; will your vendor be ready for the CFPB’s changes?

11 min read

Aug 27

Tue

Aug. 27: Mortgage jobs; QRM – tomorrow; more on fingerprints, and changing LO comp; are purchases worth more than refis?

12 min read

Aug 26

Mon

Aug. 26: Mortgage jobs; Reg. Z appraisal reminder; Can LO commission change due to investor? Do LO fingerprints expire?

12 min read

Aug 24

Sat

Aug. 24: Readers contribute on Rapid Rescoring, defining affiliated business relationships, renting space in a Realtor’s office, and appraisal compliance

11 min read

Aug 23

Fri

Aug. 23: Mortgage jobs; foreclose timelines; VA Net Value change; bank & credit union M&A rolls on unabated

11 min read

Aug 22

Thu

Aug. 22: Mortgage jobs; lending biz hunkering down but the economy’s numbers are good; loanDepot & imortgage to tie the knot

12 min read

Aug 21

Wed

Aug. 21: Sales & Secondary jobs; broker’s share of biz drops; Fannie & Freddie update policies including QM/ATR, ULDD, and fees

12 min read

Aug 20

Tue

Aug. 20: Mortgage jobs; Realtor’s in-house lenders & builder/lender offices; FinCen compliance; with job changes are non-competes valid?

12 min read

Aug 19

Mon

Aug. 19: Mortgage production jobs; appraisal AIR links; last week’s CFPB changes including ATR/QM; upcoming training & seminars

12 min read

Aug 17

Sat

Aug. 17: Letters on QM, eminent domain, LO comp, the increasing mountain of rules, mortgage brokers, etc.

11 min read

Aug 16

Fri

Aug. 16: Servicing revenue gains in importance; lender margin survey; LO comp continues as an issue; amazing all-cash buyer numbers

11 min read

Aug 15

Thu

Aug. 15: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; HUD weighs in on eminent domain; Berkshire buys more of Wells; will QM=QRM?

12 min read

Aug 14

Wed

Aug. 14: Mortgage jobs; Western Sky lawsuit; Europe’s economy improving; issue with Freddie increasing market share; rate locks continue down

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Aug. 31: Tales of football toughness; comments on the broker channel; CFPB’s new officers; a retirement letter

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