Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Oct. 31: Mortgage jobs in wholesale & retail; Suntrust pulls plug on wholesale; letters from Waters & NAR; thoughts on the MBA conference atmosphere

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

I am 100% positive that this announcement is not the last one like it we’ll see in the next several months, if not days. “SunTrust […]

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Oct 30

Wed

Oct. 30: Mel watt & Elizabeth Warren making some news; lender & investor news

11 min read

Oct 29

Tue

Oct. 29: Mortgage jobs; more on QM & underwriting risks in the new world; what about loan limits & gfees?

12 min read

Oct 28

Mon

Oct. 28: Mortgage jobs; vendors offering QM products; QM’s impact on MI, vendor & investor updates

13 min read

Oct 26

Sat

Oct. 26:Trends for builders; letters on QM points & fees & mini-corr, high cost mortgages, ECOA snafu, and MSAs

12 min read

Oct 25

Fri

Oct. 25: Mortgage jobs; BofA cuts 4,200; more on QM & non-QM risks; Citi selling $63B of servicing; Propect Mortgage’s NY fine

12 min read

Oct 24

Thu

Oct. 24: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; update from the agencies & some informal notes on our friend QM

11 min read

Oct 23

Wed

Oct. 23: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; HARP date change; new coop & wholesaler; setback for jumbo securities; MBA conference coming up!

11 min read

Oct 22

Tue

Oct. 22: Mortgage jobs; ESNT starts trading; agency updates; primer on primary-secondary spread

12 min read

Oct 21

Mon

Oct. 21: Mortgage jobs; webinar on gov’t agency scrutiny; state-level updates; what is a Fannie “defect rate”?

12 min read

Oct 19

Sat

Oct. 19: Can a mortgage loan originator earn more, or be penalized, from mistakes? If an LO changes jobs, are they still owed money?

11 min read

Oct 18

Fri

Oct. 18: Remember that non-QM is not the same as subprime; more Wells layoffs – at least rates are cooperating (this week)

12 min read

Oct 17

Thu

Oct. 17: Mortgage jobs & opportunities vs. SunTrust & RFC scaling back; compatability survey for M&A deals; “Can I close my loan now?”

12 min read

Oct 16

Wed

Oct. 16: Lots of mortgage jobs; lawsuits from NAIHP, NCUA, New York; agency & investor updates

13 min read

Oct 15

Tue

Oct. 15: Mortgage jobs; MIC cuts back lending due to Dodd-Frank; LO retirement contribution; FHA in the shutdown

12 min read

Oct 14

Mon

Oct. 14: Mortgage jobs & opportunities; comment on flood insurance changes; MBA-CFPB joint webinars

12 min read

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Oct. 31: Mortgage jobs in wholesale & retail; Suntrust pulls plug on wholesale; letters from Waters & NAR; thoughts on the MBA conference atmosphere

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