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by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Halloween: Sales & LO jobs; vendor M&A; what LOs should know about current rates & the economy

Rob Chrisman · 13 min read

“The best part about Halloween is that the cobwebs in my house look like decorations.” For perhaps a morning, the focus for lenders has shifted […]

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Oct 30

Tue

Oct. 30: AE jobs; borrower satisfaction products; upcoming events span the nation; price compression with high rates

13 min read

Oct 29

Mon

Oct. 29: LO & corresp. jobs; compliance, broker, & app products; legal news from PrimeLending, BCFP, and Lehman – ugh

14 min read

Oct 27

Sat

Oct. 27: Cybersecurity, password tips, two-factor authentication; blockchain legislation developments

11 min read

Oct 26

Fri

Oct. 26: AE jobs; corresp., health, CRM products; wide array of vendor news; more tariff worries pushing rates

12 min read

Oct 25

Thu

Oct. 25: Sales jobs; underwriting, sales tools; subservicer product; credit union primer; legal news from IL

13 min read

Oct 24

Wed

Oct. 24: Sales, LO jobs, title opportunity; non-QM, tech, sales products; M&A continues; U.S. Bank correspondent re-org

13 min read

Oct 23

Tue

Oct. 23: Comp, technology, efficiency products; long list of credit changes around the biz turning heads

15 min read

Oct 22

Mon

Oct. 22: LO, construction lending jobs; broker, doc products; training & events; False Claims penalty

12 min read

Oct 20

Sat

Oct. 20: Straight talk on lending environment; primer on manufactured housing: definitions, primary, secondary markets

13 min read

Oct 19

Fri

Oct. 19: Loan mod, LO jobs; data filter product; appraisal white paper & valuation news; cap mkts. products

12 min read

Oct 18

Thu

Oct. 18: Service & sales jobs; HELOC & digital products; coast to coast upcoming events & training

13 min read

Oct 17

Wed

Oct. 17: LO jobs; digital, warehouse, self-employed UW products; appraisal & valuation updates

13 min read

Oct 16

Tue

Oct. 16: LO jobs, title co. opportunity; tech products run the gamut; Agency deals helping liquidity and risk transfer

12 min read

Oct 15

Mon

Oct. 15: LO jobs; digital products, new book for LOs; big bank mortgage earnings; M&A rolls on

12 min read

Oct 13

Sat

Oct. 13: Compensation, margin compression, setting passwords & cybersecurity update; corny joke front-runner

12 min read

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Halloween: Sales & LO jobs; vendor M&A; what LOs should know about current rates & the economy

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