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Published every weekday since 2008

By Rob Chrisman

Monday, August 31, 2026

Aug. 31: LO, AE jobs, exec available; MERS, Reno, processing tools; STRATMOR on borrower behavior; Mormons & housing supply

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Aug 29

Sat

Aug. 29: Opinions on current events (good and bad), UAD 3.6, Pulte, and rising rents; Saturday Spotlight: Advantage Partners Solutions

13 min read

Aug 28

Fri

Aug. 28: U/W job; Education, underwriting, processing tools; Originators & tech; Gov’t program changes; STRATMOR tech survey

15 min read

Aug 27

Thu

Aug. 27: Appraisal, AE jobs; Hedging, accounting, verification, jumbo, workflow tools; in-person events for planning

15 min read

Aug 26

Wed

Aug. 26: LO jobs; credit, AI platform, AI system tools; approaching webcasts; Equity and non-Agency news; volley of notable econ news

15 min read

Aug 25

Tue

Aug. 25: Servicing, margin mgt., LO jobs; webcasts, UAD 3.6, compliance, digital HELOC, MSR valuation tools; rates quiet

16 min read

Aug 24

Mon

Aug. 24: AE jobs; borrower analysis, 1st lien HELOC, Ginnie eNote products; webcasts approaching; NEXA/UMortgage deal

14 min read

Aug 22

Sat

Aug. 22: Fannie cuts roil the industry; An LO Comp problem primer; LOs & affordability; thoughts on Road to Housing and prop. taxes

14 min read

Aug 21

Fri

Aug. 21: U/W, AE, LO jobs; AI production, product launch, processing tools; webcasts coming; lender M&A continues; LO tips

16 min read

Aug 20

Thu

Aug. 20: Attorney jobs; Hedging, verification, non-QM, QC, PPE products; $40 trillion (with a t) of U.S. debt turns heads

14 min read

Aug 20

Thu

Aug. 20: Attorney jobs; Hedging, verification, non-QM, QC, PPE products; $40 trillion (with a t) of U.S. debt turns heads

13 min read

Aug 19

Wed

Aug. 19: Broker, AE, LO jobs; hedging, HELOC, compliance tools; IMB cost still $11k per loan; M&A continues; weak housing #’s

16 min read

Aug 18

Tue

Aug. 18: LO jobs; verification, title/DSCR, escrow reporting, BI asset products; disasters shifting, as is FEMA; AI and data

15 min read

Aug 17

Mon

Aug. 17: Senior production, tech jobs; market study, DSCR, POS, API tools; mortgage rates doing “okay” relatively speaking

15 min read

Aug 15

Sat

Aug. 15: Homeowners’ insurance news Build-to-rent status; Prepay stats; vendor products; Saturday Spotlight: Flyhomes

14 min read

Aug 14

Fri

Aug. 14: Non-QM AE, Admin. jobs; Wholesale lender, POS, mortgage intelligence tools; non-Agency trends: who’s doing what?

15 min read

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Published every weekday since 2008

Aug. 31: LO, AE jobs, exec available; MERS, Reno, processing tools; STRATMOR on borrower behavior; Mormons & housing supply

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