Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Aug. 31: Letters about compensation; ransomware, cyber-risk, and AI: can a robot obtain a patent?

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Over the last twelve years the mortgage industry has certainly been the subject of a lot of bad news and bad publicity. Yet through it […]

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Aug 30

Fri

Aug. 30: LO jobs; construction, DPA, broker, customer-centric products; tech survey results; new lender

13 min read

Aug 29

Thu

Aug. 29: LO, non-QM AE jobs; warehouse product; shifts in FHA, VA, HUD, & Ginnie policies

13 min read

Aug 28

Wed

Aug. 28: LO jobs; Ginnie pooling, credit, doc, broker products; corresp. & wholesale news

13 min read

Aug 27

Tue

Aug. 27: Subservicer survey, social media, DPA, multicultural products; wallowing in training, webinars, & events

14 min read

Aug 24

Sat

Aug. 24: State law changes; letters about comp, ransomware, and borrower disposable income

12 min read

Aug 23

Fri

Aug. 23: Sales, LO jobs; CRA, DPA, pricing, recruiting products; vendor chatter

13 min read

Aug 22

Thu

Aug. 22: Ops, LO jobs; POS, broker, marketing products; trends in customer service, digital survey

14 min read

Aug 21

Wed

Aug. 21: LO jobs; customer retention, broker, reverse products; info on yield curve & mortgage rates

12 min read

Aug 20

Tue

Aug. 20: LO jobs; vendor contract, DPA products; webinars this week; credit news; Better.com is worth what?

13 min read

Aug 19

Mon

Aug. 19: Sales, AE, LO jobs; trailing doc & U/W products; vendor trends & news

12 min read

Aug 17

Sat

Aug. 17: Letters on the importance of hiring through referrals, and ransomware & cybersecurity

12 min read

Aug 16

Fri

Aug. 16: LO jobs; DPA, non-QM products; spec pool primer; deficits, debt, the yield curve, & mortgage rates

13 min read

Aug 15

Thu

Aug. 15: Trader, LO, Ops jobs; digital, reno products; originator survey; condo loans to become easier

13 min read

Aug 14

Wed

Aug. 14: Management, Ops, LO, AE jobs; broker, non-QM products; policy & procedure trends

13 min read

Aug 13

Tue

Aug. 13: Ops, Cap. Mkts., AE, LO jobs; broker, DPA products; Aug. events; mortgage rates slow to drop – why?

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