Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Sep. 30: Notes on cybercrime & new credit card scam, private lending, closing cost accounting, NC & digital mortgages

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

Let’s start Saturday with something non-lending. If you think consolidation only happens in banking and lending, and airlines, think again. Three-quarters of the food for […]

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Sep 29

Fri

Sep. 29: HMDA, recruiting, marketing lender performance products; disaster updates; Nomura & RBS MBS lawsuit setback

12 min read

Sep 28

Thu

Sep. 28: LO job, wholesale staff available, tech products; disaster updates; rates moved by peace & tax plan

12 min read

Sep 27

Wed

Sep. 27: Sales, AE, & compliance jobs; training events; bank & lender M&A – who is doing what and why

13 min read

Sep 26

Tue

Sep. 26: AE, LO, sales management jobs; new lender products incl. cybersecurity guide; USDA rural status

12 min read

Sep 25

Mon

Sep. 25: AE jobs, new LO products, QC trends report; training & events of note; F&F active secondary market

12 min read

Sep 23

Sat

Sep. 23: LIBOR change status; notes on credit, cybersecurity, servicing, MLO marketing plans

10 min read

Sep 22

Fri

Sep. 22: Retail jobs, warehouse & reverse products; Agency conforming changes; cap mkts exec on cost to originate

12 min read

Sep 21

Thu

Sep. 21: AE & LO jobs, new ARM; PWC’s law firm; False Claims Act penalty; lender’s disaster news; Fed does the expected

12 min read

Sep 20

Wed

Sep. 20: LO jobs, personnel moves, social media webinar; Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) mania

12 min read

Sep 19

Tue

Sep. 19: LO jobs, training; Starkey to re-brand; prioritizing borrower feedback; FHA/VA/Ginnie updates – what is a 203(h) loan?

12 min read

Sep 18

Mon

Sep. 18: DTC jobs, reverse, training, & new DAP products; Morgan Stanley to originate; latest disaster lender updates

12 min read

Sep 16

Sat

Sep. 16: Notes on tracking originations, closing doc scam; Equifax nightmare – sites to freeze your credit

13 min read

Sep 15

Fri

Sep. 15: CFO, LO jobs, sales events; lots of training & webinar events coming up; Austria’s 100-year bond

12 min read

Sep 14

Thu

Sep. 14: LO jobs, jumbo product, lender tax credits; disaster updates from agencies, investors, & lenders

12 min read

Sep 13

Wed

Sep. 13: AE jobs, book for brokers; MLO comp survey results; ARM news & price changes – a new “adjustable” loan?

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Sep. 30: Notes on cybercrime & new credit card scam, private lending, closing cost accounting, NC & digital mortgages

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