Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, August 31, 2018

Aug. 31: LO jobs; MI, warehouse, broker products; mortgage fraud protection trends & training

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

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Aug 30

Thu

Aug. 30: LO jobs, DTC product; broker, CEO events; hedging firms making moves; cap markets update

12 min read

Aug 29

Wed

Aug. 29: LO, AE, sales jobs; new products & credit guidelines – non-QM, ITIN, NIVA, low down payment…

12 min read

Aug 28

Tue

Aug. 28: Non-QM, recruiting, training products; servicing developments – who’s doing what

12 min read

Aug 27

Mon

Aug. 27: LO & sales jobs; broker product; servicing buyers & sellers wanted; lender events & training

13 min read

Aug 25

Sat

Aug. 25: Letters from the trenches on LO comp, LO role, rules & regulations – don’t let them disappear

14 min read

Aug 24

Fri

Aug. 24: LO, sales, vendor jobs; CE & training products; huge range of deals & corporate moves, rumored and real

13 min read

Aug 23

Thu

Aug. 23: MI, LO jobs; originator webinars today; IT and vendor updates – STRATMOR survey results

13 min read

Aug 22

Wed

Aug. 22: LO, AE jobs; subservicer review & lead gen products; note on Chenoa; upcoming training & events

13 min read

Aug 21

Tue

Aug. 21: LO & Ops jobs; LO & customer retention products; conventional/conforming updates around the biz

12 min read

Aug 20

Mon

Aug. 20: LO jobs, digital products; corporate moves, name changes, gov’t-owned banks; M&A – Amazon & Marriott deal

12 min read

Aug 18

Sat

Aug. 18: Interesting letters on Fannie’s policy, regulations, LO licensing, credit changes, and M&A vs. LO comp

13 min read

Aug 17

Fri

Aug. 17: Agency jobs; Employee survey; Flagstar/Fed news; FHA, VA, Ginnie program updates; new lender products

13 min read

Aug 16

Thu

Aug. 16: LO jobs; trailing doc and non-QM products; tech & vendor updates; white paper on reasons for margin compression

12 min read

Aug 15

Wed

Aug. 15: AE, LO jobs; fulfillment, non-QM products; corporate name changes; in MBS Land, what is a Mirror Security?

12 min read

Aug 14

Tue

Aug. 14: LO jobs; warehouse, new bankruptcy products; remote training this week; Agency changes continue

13 min read

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Aug. 31: LO jobs; MI, warehouse, broker products; mortgage fraud protection trends & training

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