Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Aug. 31: AE, MLO, IT jobs; TPO products; qual, homebuyer, profitability products; BofA’s 0% down; mortgage apps continue downward

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Aug 30

Tue

Aug. 30: MLO, pricing jobs; credit, PPE, non-QM, LO sales training products; coast to coast training & events

15 min read

Aug 29

Mon

Aug. 29: Servicing products; marketing; appraisal, LO sales tools; FHA & Ginnie news; Fed chatter continues

14 min read

Aug 27

Sat

Aug. 27: Ginnie & loss mit; a real-life econ tale; vendor news runs the gamut; Saturday Spotlight: Lender Price

13 min read

Aug 26

Fri

Aug. 26: MLO, cap. mkts pricing job; TPO, marketing, workflow, tax service products; MWF shifts wholesale gears, Reali gone

15 min read

Aug 25

Thu

Aug. 25: AE jobs; DSCR, marketing, compliance, asset mgt. tools; non-Agency news; STRATMOR on lenders staying or exiting

14 min read

Aug 24

Wed

Aug. 24: LO jobs; marketing, origination, DSCR, all-cash programs; September events, training, & webinars

15 min read

Aug 23

Tue

Aug. 23: MLO and AE jobs, coast to coast; subservicing, profitability, servicing products; investor’s conv. conforming changes

13 min read

Aug 22

Mon

Aug. 22: AE, Ops, MLO jobs; cap. mkts, broker, HMDA review, AI/ML products; recent Freddie & Fannie news of note

14 min read

Aug 20

Sat

Aug. 20: Van Halen and brown M&Ms; vendor news; compliance tidbits; being awake in the middle of the night is ok; Saturday Spotlight: Denim Social

15 min read

Aug 19

Fri

Aug. 19: Compliance, MLO jobs; TPO, underwriting, eSign, and sales tools; News From GNMA, FHA, and VA

12 min read

Aug 18

Thu

Aug. 18: AE, MLO jobs; IMB wanted; community lending, financial literacy tools; cust. experience study; CMLA/CHLA; FHFA & Ginnie and seller servicers

15 min read

Aug 17

Wed

Aug. 17: MLO, AE jobs; investor wanted; sales research papers; fulfillment, non-del, non-QM products; Fed news continues

13 min read

Aug 16

Tue

Aug. 16: Sec. mktg, PPE, sales performance, bank statement, non-QM products; upcoming training, webinars, & events, coast to coast

14 min read

Aug 15

Mon

Aug. 15: Non-QM lender wanted, MLO jobs; cap. mkts., TPO, CRM, AI products; Bloomberg & Wells’ correspondent

15 min read

Aug 13

Sat

Aug. 13: HELOC news and products; vendor updates and rollouts around the nation; Saturday Spotlight: Click n’ Close

15 min read

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Aug. 31: AE, MLO, IT jobs; TPO products; qual, homebuyer, profitability products; BofA’s 0% down; mortgage apps continue downward

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