Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Oct. 30: HUD & operating losses, forbearance agreements; vendor news; Fannie deals; Saturday Spotlight: First Federal Bank

Rob Chrisman · 15 min read

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Oct 29

Fri

Oct. 29: Warehouse, JV, MLO, DTC jobs; digital, sales, non-QM webinars; Rohit & the CFPB on the move; big-name mortgage co. earnings

15 min read

Oct 28

Thu

Oct. 28: AE, LO jobs; Cap. mkts., compliance, homebuyer, pre-approval products; Fair Lending & compliance are in vogue

14 min read

Oct 27

Wed

Oct. 27: MLO jobs; TPO loan products; MBS, presentation, jumbo, business plan tools; primer on conforming loan amounts

15 min read

Oct 26

Tue

Oct. 26: MLO, AE jobs; sales, retention, processing, automation tools; tech spend study; Agency updates; disclosing ghosts?

15 min read

Oct 25

Mon

Oct. 25: MLO jobs; decisioning, retention, sales, processing tools; report on discrimination; perspective on Fed tapering

14 min read

Oct 23

Sat

Oct. 23: Residential third-party provider news runs the gamut; Saturday Spotlight: PacRes Mortgage; Halloween humor begins

13 min read

Oct 22

Fri

Oct. 22: MLO jobs; BI, HELOC, joint venture, sales tools; bank market share study; upcoming events; jumbo news

15 min read

Oct 21

Thu

Oct. 21: Recruiting, MLO jobs; processing, automation, pricing, MSR sales, non-Agency products; vendors to watch; wholesaler shifts

15 min read

Oct 20

Wed

Oct. 20: MLO, AE jobs; cap. mkts role wanted; Sales, retention, recruiting tools; processing shifts; F&F in-person appraisal tweak

14 min read

Oct 19

Tue

Oct. 19: Call center, LO jobs; post-closing, broker CRM, correspondent products; conference snippets; weak housing numbers

15 min read

Oct 18

Mon

Oct. 18: LO jobs & transitions; broker, credit, debt recovery, reverse mortgage products; Redwood results; wholesaler M&A and news

14 min read

Oct 16

Sat

Oct. 16: Lender LIBOR transition update; advice for those in our biz; vendor M&A and new products; Saturday Spotlight: BeSmartee

14 min read

Oct 15

Fri

Oct. 15: MLO jobs; cap. mkts., analytics, decisioning, fee collection tools; processing changes; primer on tapering numbers

14 min read

Oct 14

Thu

Oct. 14: AE jobs; loan, U/W, compliance, business intelligence products; condo & co-op Agency news; good jobs data

13 min read

Oct 13

Wed

Oct. 13: AE jobs; MBS quote, borrower, processing, TPO, eClose products; conforming conventional changes continue

14 min read

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Oct. 30: HUD & operating losses, forbearance agreements; vendor news; Fannie deals; Saturday Spotlight: First Federal Bank

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