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By Rob Chrisman

Monday, August 18, 2025

Aug. 18: U/W, AE, LO jobs; PPE, credit, compliance, QC tools; events, webinars, & training; why the ARMs market?

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Aug 16

Sat

Aug. 16: Thoughts on the CFPB’s future; Homebuyer study; Vendor news incl. AI glossary; Saturday Spotlight: LicensingStore

12 min read

Aug 15

Fri

Aug. 15: AE, LO jobs; Borrower navigation & retention products; Strong non-QM investor demand; Econ news & predictions; Ginnie growth

14 min read

Aug 14

Thu

Aug. 14: U/W, LO jobs; Loan trading, fee cure, VA IRRRL, UAD 3.6 tools; Ginnie (FHA & VA) issuance rising

12 min read

Aug 13

Wed

Aug. 13: Non-QM AE, broker jobs; TBA trading, servicing, DPA, HELOC products; CFPB & regulations shifting… GA did what? ARMs are here!

13 min read

Aug 12

Tue

Aug. 12: LO jobs; Variable rate HELOC, fraud, marketing tools; LOs should educate borrowers; Inflation data as expected; ARM market ahead?

14 min read

Aug 11

Mon

Aug. 11: AE jobs; JV capital wanted; Non-del, compliance, 5/1 ARM, digital asset regulation tools; FHA, VA, USDA news

13 min read

Aug 11

Mon

Aug. 9: Opinions on BLS firing and flood risk; SRO & BNPL updates; Vendor product news; Saturday Spotlight: MortgageRight

14 min read

Aug 8

Fri

Aug. 8: Bank LO/mgt. jobs; 2nds, HELOC, warehouse products; Better.com earnings; upcoming in-person events; AI & threatened jobs

13 min read

Aug 7

Thu

Aug. 7: Bank LO, public policy jobs; loan delivery, warehouse, compliance webinar, workflow tools; UWM earnings & misc. wholesale & corresp. news

13 min read

Aug 7

Thu

Aug. 7: Bank LO, public policy jobs; loan delivery, warehouse, compliance webinar, workflow tools; UWM earnings, misc. wholesale & corresp. news

13 min read

Aug 6

Wed

Aug. 6: DPA, HELOC, document, non-QM, pooling products ; vetting attorneys; conf. conventional changes & news

12 min read

Aug 5

Tue

Aug. 5: AE, LO jobs; TPO team avail.; non-QM, housing trend, servicing tools; LOs building a framework; MAA news & MBA Chair interview

12 min read

Aug 4

Mon

Aug. 4: AE, LO jobs, IT exec avail.; Non-Del, eVault, bank statement programs; trigger lead & credit news runs the gamut

15 min read

Aug 3

Sun

Aug. 2: Thoughts on firing the head of the BLS, vacation market conditions, the GSEs; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: Finance of America

16 min read

Aug 1

Fri

Aug. 1: Ops, LO jobs; AI exec available; tradeshow strategy, verification tools; AI legal case of note; job data drops rates

14 min read

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Aug. 18: U/W, AE, LO jobs; PPE, credit, compliance, QC tools; events, webinars, & training; why the ARMs market?

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