Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, September 30, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016: Correspondent, portfolio, and capital markets jobs; 2015 HMDA data & dashboard; CFPB weighs in on 1003 and HMDA data; ALTA on CD

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Sep 29

Thu

Sep. 29: Wholesale product & jobs, warehouse mgt. job; Freddie & Fannie in the news re: reform, risk sharing, and MI

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Sep 28

Wed

Sep. 28: Accounting, retail, and appraisal jobs; courts & compliance; FHA’s condo proposals, and lenders’ FHA, rural, & VA updates

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Sep 27

Tue

Sep. 27: Retail jobs, correspondent expansion; events from coast to coast; new LO comp plan; all-cash deal stats

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Sep 26

Mon

Sep. 26: MI job, new subservicer & jumbo product; Thornburg, Sindeo, & Caliber news; DU 10.0 changes; Freddie to tweak underwriting?

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Sep 24

Sat

Sep. 24: Notes from appraisers and AMCs – how many retire every year? Should real estate agents read agency appraisal guidelines?

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Sep 23

Fri

Sep. 23: Retail, DTC, wholesale jobs; Stearns picks up KB Home JV; Ocwen news; the impact of prepayments increasing

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Sep 22

Thu

Sep. 22: LO & AE jobs, banks wanted; vendor news; flood, flood insurance, & lender disaster updates – what about escrow accounts?

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Sep 21

Wed

Sep. 21: Retail LO jobs nationwide; co-marketing webinar; Hispanic lending glossary; systemic first-time home buyer problems persist

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Sep 20

Tue

Sep. 20: AE, Bus. Development, & retail jobs; PHH layoffs; training & events; Non-Agency primary & secondary market trends

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Sep 19

Mon

Sep. 19: Wholesale & Operations jobs; Impac to raise funds; servicing packages; conventional conforming program changes just don’t stop

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Sep 17

Sat

Sep. 17: Notes on youth, debt, and home buying; cybersecurity news; CMLA & CHLA speak out; There are 2,500 DPAs? Yes!

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Sep 16

Fri

Sep. 16: Sales jobs across the spectrum; free HMDA data dashboard; prison for mortgage individuals; FHA, Ginnie, & servicing updates

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Sep 15

Thu

Sep. 15: QC, retail, wholesale, & correspondent jobs; LOs, RESPA, and PHH – a legal take; CFPB to register non-banks?

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Sep 14

Wed

Sep. 14: MI, Ops, & Capital Markets jobs; M&T re-enters wholesale; vendor updates; primer on Angel Oak’s non-agency deal

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Sep 13

Tue

Sep. 13: Management, retail, & AE jobs; commercial & fintech webinars; implications of Wells’ penalty; FDIC & TPO lending

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Daily Commentary

Sep. 30, 2016: Correspondent, portfolio, and capital markets jobs; 2015 HMDA data & dashboard; CFPB weighs in on 1003 and HMDA data; ALTA on CD

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