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By Rob Chrisman

Monday, October 31, 2011

Oct. 31, 2011: Mortgage jobs; lots of training & information from the MBA, AllRegs, & BuckleySandler; MERS in the news again; investor updates

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Oct. 31, 2011: Mortgage jobs; lots of training & information from the MBA, AllRegs, & BuckleySandler; MERS in the news again; investor updates Rob Chrisman […]

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Oct 28

Fri

Oct. 28, 2011: There are indeed HARP 2.0 unintended consequences; Old Republic re-entering the MI biz?

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Oct 27

Thu

Oct. 27, 2011: LO comp – the gift that keeps on giving; service connects borrowers to wholesale rates; European news lowers risk but raises rates

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Oct 26

Wed

Oct. 26, 2011: Continued HARP 2.0 chatter; uh-oh…now Genworth? Basel III rumblings; who is refinancing now? And some good humor.

9 min read

Oct 25

Tue

Oct. 25, 2011: Lenders hope HARP 2.0 will help change production volume forecasts for 2012; Ocwen to buy Saxon servicing from Morgan

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Oct 24

Mon

Oct. 24, 2011: More mortgage jobs; regulators Seize Main PMI Subsidiary; MGIC’s 3rd quarter loss; BofA shuffles management & outlines shut down

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Oct 23

Sun

Oct. 23, 2011: PrimeX primer; broker business still impacting prepayment speeds; shouldn’t mortgage rates be lower?

9 min read

Oct 21

Fri

Oct. 21, 2011: Jumbo saga continues; Fannie & Freddie increase buybacks; remodeling projects setting records

6 min read

Oct 20

Thu

Oct. 20, 2011: How to manage repurchases; loan limit fight not dead; surprising multi-family statistics (1% did 51%)

9 min read

Oct 19

Wed

Oct. 19, 2011: More mortgage jobs; mortgage banker loan loss reserve stats – setting aside enough? new & improved MBA application stats

10 min read

Oct 18

Tue

Oct. 18, 2011: Wells – more than $1 billion a day; state examiner guides could be useful; MERS training; more talk about the conference last week

9 min read

Oct 17

Mon

Oct. 17, 2011: Key production job; Why are banks closing? 986 days to foreclose in NY? Possible changes to MBS structure

10 min read

Oct 14

Fri

Oct. 14, 2011: Servicing examination manual; MetLife – business as usual? JPM Chase mortgage numbers; possible servicing changes

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Oct 13

Thu

Oct. 13, 2011: MetLife to bale and sail on mortgages? Now what? The Fed, PSA’s, and foreclosures; PHH discusses agency repurchases

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Oct 12

Wed

Oct. 12, 2011: Conference & originator chatter; Supreme Court & RESPA; vendor & investor & AMC updates

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Oct 11

Tue

Oct. 11, 2011: Holders of 2nds are going to lose how many billions? Appraisal lawsuits; US Government defines “flood”

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Oct. 31, 2011: Mortgage jobs; lots of training & information from the MBA, AllRegs, & BuckleySandler; MERS in the news again; investor updates

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