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by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Aug. 30: Thoughts & letters on volumes, foreclosure laws, lower credit standards, and DPAs

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

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Aug 29

Fri

Aug. 29: Mortgage jobs; new digs for Fannie; CFPB fines tally; HELOCs on the rise – what about the old ones? More on cash vs. security sales

12 min read

Aug 28

Thu

Aug. 28: Subservicer & new jumbo product; Flagstar & the CFPB; the theory of M&A – big & small – with an MBA workshop

12 min read

Aug 27

Wed

Aug. 27: MBA reminds industry of strong 2nd quarter; cash vs. security sales primer; new gov’t/private program for service members

11 min read

Aug 26

Tue

Aug. 26: Mortgage jobs & training; large title firm in the news for the wrong reason; corporate debt issuance to set record?

12 min read

Aug 25

Mon

Aug. 25: Mortgage jobs & subservicer audit program; what CFPB consent order might tell us; decent housing numbers continue

12 min read

Aug 23

Sat

Aug. 23: The BofA settlement won’t help investors return; mini-corr legal update; can employees receive bonuses on closings?

12 min read

Aug 22

Fri

Aug. 22: CFPB’s eClosing pilot program details; homeownership counseling; PACE update; classic joke for a Friday

12 min read

Aug 21

Thu

Aug. 21: Mortgage jobs; Barclays-Thornburg settlement; Colorado lenders merge; every CEO should be watching BofA & Mozilo events

12 min read

Aug 20

Wed

Aug. 20: Mortgage jobs & programs; CFPB issues servicing rules & annual CARD, HOEPA, & QM adjustments; upcoming events

11 min read

Aug 19

Tue

Aug. 19: Mortgage jobs; Affiliated-Envoy lawsuit; MBA networking groups; MISMO update; recent Agency news

12 min read

Aug 18

Mon

Aug. 18: Mortgage production jobs; non-performing loan market on fire; rates back to 6/13 levels but production may drag

12 min read

Aug 16

Sat

Aug. 16: Great notes on ECOA & appraisals, DAPs, Realtor fees, private capital, prison time for lenders, etc.

12 min read

Aug 15

Fri

Aug. 15: Another correspondent lender bails out; FHLB Atlanta joins MPF program; REITs join non-QM fray; the rise of the vendor

11 min read

Aug 14

Thu

Aug. 14: Mortgage jobs; bank M&A; Mr. Stevens explains the reason for overlays; do we have a lack of demand for MBS?

12 min read

Aug 13

Wed

Aug. 13: Mortgage jobs; Amerisave’s $19 million CFPB fine; Ginnie & nonbank servicers; new correspondent and non-QM programs

12 min read

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