Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Aug. 31: Servicing job; disaster updates & impact on secondary markets; lender and bank M&A; Opendoor opens mortgage

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Calling out attorneys with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its “blatant disregard” for judicial instructions, the CFPB was dealt a legal setback recently […]

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Aug 30

Wed

Aug. 30: Production & Ops jobs, personnel news; lender disaster updates; tech survey interview; Wells’ rate lock lawsuit

12 min read

Aug 29

Tue

Aug. 29: MI & LO jobs, credit reporting & broker products; wide range of training & conferences; credit guideline changes

12 min read

Aug 28

Mon

Aug. 28: National & regional sales, LO, AE jobs; Zillow wins suit; Cherry Creek Chairman resigns; investor & lender disaster updates

12 min read

Aug 26

Sat

Aug. 26: Notes on occupancy fraud, appraiser training, blockchain, LO transition; a HMDA deep dive

24 min read

Aug 25

Fri

Aug. 25: National sales & LO jobs, broker products; Blend’s capital raise; CFPB’s HMDA changes; LIBOR sub proposal

12 min read

Aug 24

Thu

Aug. 24: Business opportunity, AE & LO jobs across the U.S.; lender arrests; state-level lending law changes

12 min read

Aug 23

Wed

Aug. 23: AMC sales, LO training product; upcoming events of all shapes & sizes; vendors partnering up

12 min read

Aug 22

Tue

Aug. 22: AE jobs, LO products, company moves; state-level power of attorney changes; tweak LIBOR rather than eliminate?

12 min read

Aug 21

Mon

Aug. 21, 2017: AE, LO, Controller jobs; important Freddie, Fannie, & lender shifts in appraisal and inspection policies

13 min read

Aug 19

Sat

Aug. 19: Rent stats helping lenders & real estate agents – the “freedom tax” for mobility

12 min read

Aug 18

Fri

Aug. 18: Broker product, companies expanding; appraisal news; lock process changes; HARP, CRT, & the capital markets

12 min read

Aug 17

Thu

Aug. 17: AE, LO, and MI opportunities; state-level licensing law changes; TRID-related process changes

12 min read

Aug 15

Tue

Aug. 16: Compliance, training, LO jobs; credit score trends – 850 FICO a goal? vendor updates – eClosings on the rise

12 min read

Aug 14

Mon

Aug. 14: AE, product mgr. jobs, PR and subservicer products; FHA, VA, & Ginnie updates; bank M&A won’t let up

12 min read

Aug 12

Sat

Aug. 12: Notes on mining HMDA data, MID, cyber security – mortgage case study, inside Wells Fargo’s cyber war room

11 min read

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Aug. 31: Servicing job; disaster updates & impact on secondary markets; lender and bank M&A; Opendoor opens mortgage

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