Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Aug. 31: MI, MLO jobs; fee collection, MLO CE, marketing, sales, UW tools ; FHA, USDA, Ginnie, VA changes

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

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Aug 30

Mon

Aug. 30: Ops, MLO jobs; wholesale products; sales, CRM products; disaster updates; upcoming training & events

14 min read

Aug 28

Sat

Aug. 28: Tech & vendor news; Letters on MLO compliance, appraiser comp, advice for newbies; Saturday Spotlight: Symmetry Lending

14 min read

Aug 27

Fri

Aug. 27: Legal, private MI, MLO, Management jobs; renovation, blockchain products; MLO education trouble, RESPA settlement

12 min read

Aug 26

Thu

Aug. 26: MLO, AE jobs; cap. mkts., advertising regulation, PPE, marketing, broker tools; tech funding; purchase biz study for MLOs

13 min read

Aug 25

Wed

Aug. 25: MLO jobs; eClose, AI underwriting, broker, warehouse products; investors react to Agency changes

13 min read

Aug 24

Tue

Aug. 24: MLO, AE jobs; Chatbot, processing, automation, trailing doc tools; non-Agency securitization numbers

14 min read

Aug 23

Mon

Aug. 23: Ops, MLO jobs; whole loan sales, jumbo, QC, home buying education products; Freddie & Fannie changes don’t stop

15 min read

Aug 21

Sat

Aug. 21: Vendors raising money; Letters on MLO comp & small loans, recruiting 101, and career advice from women & people of color

14 min read

Aug 20

Fri

Aug. 20: Sales mgt., MLO jobs; HELOC, warehouse, blockchain, licensing tools; news on jumbo & non-QM products

12 min read

Aug 19

Thu

Aug. 19: CU, MLO, U/W jobs; margin tracking, pooling, digital, title products; Fed’s asset purchase shift? Saudi MBS market kicks in

15 min read

Aug 18

Wed

Aug. 18: Corresp., MLO jobs; flood, warehouse, jumbo, non-QM, VOE products; FEMA news; leisure & the economy

14 min read

Aug 17

Tue

Aug. 17: Brokers wanted, MLO jobs; webinars of note; warehouse mgt., automation, reverse products; comp survey; rates slide

14 min read

Aug 16

Mon

Aug. 16: MLO, AE jobs; Events & training this week; AMC, CRM, jumbo, pre-qual products; UWM 2nd quarter earnings

15 min read

Aug 14

Sat

Aug. 14: New companies raising $ and turning heads; letter on rate lock accounting; compliance joke; Saturday Spotlight: Monster Lead Group

12 min read

Aug 13

Fri

Aug. 13: Customer service, AE, MLO, sales mgt. jobs; LOS, sales, workflow tools; lender earnings dissected: what is an IRLC?

13 min read

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Aug. 31: MI, MLO jobs; fee collection, MLO CE, marketing, sales, UW tools ; FHA, USDA, Ginnie, VA changes

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