Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, October 31, 2016

Oct. 31: Ops jobs, business opportunity; approaching events; jumbo, pricing, USDA news; the economy is doing pretty well

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

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Oct 29

Sat

Oct. 29: Letters from the conference trenches on servicing values, technology, credit risk & availability, VA IRRRLs, sharing risk, and more

12 min read

Oct 28

Fri

Oct. 28: LO jobs & recruiting services; MGIC & Radian earnings; trends in borrower equity; CFPB, HMDA, & 44 lenders

12 min read

Oct 27

Thu

Oct. 27, 2016: AE, LO, & management jobs; appraisal & collateral news; webinars on PHH/CFPB, selling loans; broker to banker; pumpkin humor

12 min read

Oct 26

Wed

Oct. 26: Ops, call center, & AE jobs; bank M&A continues; FHA & VA updates; Re/Max rolls out new mortgage company

12 min read

Oct 25

Tue

Oct. 25: AE jobs; integration, vendor, Fannie & Freddie updates from the conference; trends in HELOCs & eClosings

12 min read

Oct 24

Mon

Oct. 24: Sales jobs & vendor updates; mid-sized bank earnings; conforming news; Genworth Financial finds an overseas buyer

12 min read

Oct 22

Sat

Oct. 22: Notes on HR 2121, appraiser trainees; IRS delays Secure Access and tells us what defines being “married”

11 min read

Oct 21

Fri

Oct. 21: Correspondent & retail jobs; Fannie to address reps & warrants; Ginnie & streamline refis; credit unions paid how much to attorneys?

11 min read

Oct 20

Thu

Oct. 20: Retail & wholesale sales jobs; another DOJ/FHA settlement; risk sharing heating up; vendor announcement mania

12 min read

Oct 19

Wed

Oct. 19: MI, retail, Ops jobs, sub-servicer option; bank M&A; USDA rural & disaster updates; Freddie’s single security proposal

11 min read

Oct 18

Tue

Oct. 18, 2016: Whole loan buyer, recruiting service; Freddie & Fannie news; jumbo news; approaching webinars, conferences, & classes

12 min read

Oct 17

Mon

Oct. 17: Ops, Sales, & QC jobs; lender disaster updates; big bank 3rd quarter mortgage results – industry’s barometer?

12 min read

Oct 15

Sat

Oct. 15, 2016: Notes on legality of MSAs, office leases, joint marketing; the value of refi biz; mobile apps for homebuyers

12 min read

Oct 14

Fri

Oct. 14: Call center & retail jobs, new corresp. product; impending events; non-owner trends not helping small lenders & impacting secondary markets

12 min read

Oct 13

Thu

Oct. 13, 2016: Fulfillment job, HMDA webinar; primer on appraisals – ACS, TAF, BPO, AVM, AQB, HVCC, AMC, and HUD’s changes

12 min read

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Oct. 31: Ops jobs, business opportunity; approaching events; jumbo, pricing, USDA news; the economy is doing pretty well

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