Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, September 30, 2022

Sep. 30: AE, LO jobs; dashboard, processing, CRM, DPA products; Freddie & Fannie updates

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Sep 29

Thu

Sep. 29: MLO jobs; cap. mkts., CRM, appraisal bias, pre-qual products; October events & webinars; S&D loan pricing where?

14 min read

Sep 28

Wed

Sep. 28: HR, bank & IMB LO jobs; fee collection, HELOC, automation, all-cash products; training, in-person events, and webinars

13 min read

Sep 27

Tue

Sep. 27: Processing, TPO, co-op, subservicing, home ownership products; STRATMOR piece; Q&A on rates yesterday

13 min read

Sep 26

Mon

Sep. 26: Bus. Dev., u/w jobs; DPA, correspondent, fulfillment, marketing products; STRATMOR & customer experience; IMB Merger

12 min read

Sep 24

Sat

Sep. 24: A time saving edition

3 min read

Sep 23

Fri

Sep. 23: MLO jobs; lenders wanted; TPO, coaching, warehouse, processing products; relentless rates provide no relief

13 min read

Sep 22

Thu

Sep. 22: Non-QM, Employment Opportunities, Ginnie Mae RBC Rule; Fed Rate Hike Reaction

12 min read

Sep 21

Wed

Sep. 21: Housing supply, employment opportunities, vendor services; How the Fed impacts rates

14 min read

Sep 20

Tue

Sep. 20: Housing inventory, employment opportunities, vendor services; News driving rates

13 min read

Sep 19

Mon

Sep. 19: Housing correction, industry events, vendor services; Fed meets this week

38 min read

Sep 17

Sat

Sep. 17: Western Alliance Bank Spotlight, Fannie and non-QM deals, audits and UDAAP safeguards; inflation in the headlines

11 min read

Sep 16

Fri

Sep. 16: MLO economic information, job movement, CPI takeaways; Mortgage rate surveys

10 min read

Sep 15

Thu

Sep. 15: Rushmore exits correspondent, vendor services, GNMA risk based capital; jobless claims

15 min read

Sep 14

Wed

Sep. 14: Treasury yields, employment offerings, vendor services; Inflation continues to rise

11 min read

Sep 13

Tue

Sep. 13: Home affordability, employment offerings, vendor services; Latest CPI

15 min read

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Sep. 30: AE, LO jobs; dashboard, processing, CRM, DPA products; Freddie & Fannie updates

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