Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, September 30, 2013

Sep. 30: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; who owns an LOs client list? The FHA needs how much? The MBA addresses the shutdown

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Sep 28

Sat

Sep. 28: The CFPB & OCC’s actions against Chase’s marketing; thoughts on Bankrate ads; pawnshops offering debit cards?

11 min read

Sep 27

Fri

Sep. 27: Don’t ignore the BSA; potential government shutdown entering investor updates; Nationstar takes down $41 billion in servicing?

13 min read

Sep 26

Thu

Sep. 26: Mortgage jobs in the NE; how a government shut down impact lending, if at all

12 min read

Sep 25

Wed

Sep. 25: Mortgage jobs; more on temporary leave, branch manager comp; are companies liable for employee fraud?

12 min read

Sep 24

Tue

Sep. 24: Mortgage jobs; maternity leave loans; branch & LO comp under QM; implications of a conventional loan amout cut

12 min read

Sep 23

Mon

Sep. 23: Mortgage production jobs; state & investor updates; are gift cards a RESPA violation?

12 min read

Sep 21

Sat

Sep. 21: Letters on advertising, QM & Rural Development, and farmers & FinCEN; investor updates

12 min read

Sep 20

Fri

Sep. 20: Wells production layoffs; PennyMac non-agency deal; thoughts & developments in the non-QM channel; MBa is tough to type

12 min read

Sep 19

Thu

Sep. 19: Mortgage jobs; more on QM & non-QM production possibilities; Cortland leaving wholesale and other bank M&A news

11 min read

Sep 18

Wed

Sep. 18: Mortgage CFO job; things are good in servicing, credit unions, and MI; will the industry embrace non-QM loans?

12 min read

Sep 17

Tue

Sep. 17: Mortgage jobs, including Secondary; reverse mortgage changes; VA benefits changing; producing branch managers endangered?

12 min read

Sep 16

Mon

Sep. 16 Mortgage jobs; CFPB unleashes amendments to ECOA, RESPA, and TILA; is the FHA doing better or isn’t it?

13 min read

Sep 14

Sat

Sep. 14: GNMA’s approval of FHLB Chicago; letters on LO comp and Fannie & Freddie; foreign humor

12 min read

Sep 13

Fri

Sep. 13: CFPB Cordray’s testimony – who will regulate the regulator? Talk about the preparing for a CFPB exam

12 min read

Sep 12

Thu

Sep. 12: Umpqua & Sterling merger; Citi layoffs; even the big boys are supposedly easing lending standards

12 min read

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Sep. 30: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; who owns an LOs client list? The FHA needs how much? The MBA addresses the shutdown

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