Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Halloween: AE, LO jobs; verification, HELOC, POS, servicing transfer products; webinars today & tomorrow; Fannie’s solid earnings

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

“Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.” Corporate changes are the name of the game. Atlanta’s Crescent Mortgage’s bank owner is aligning all mortgage […]

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Oct 30

Mon

Oct. 30: AE, FHA jobs; LOS to G/L automation, MERS audit, broker pricing, VOI/E, serv. retention tools; conv. conf. changes; signing bonus drama

12 min read

Oct 28

Sat

Oct. 28: Renting vs. buying economics; FOMC primer; vendor news; servicing is important; Food courts: catch the wave

13 min read

Oct 27

Fri

Oct. 27: AE, LO, private bank jobs; internal audit, verification, broker, marketing products; training & webinars next week

15 min read

Oct 26

Thu

Oct. 26: Servicing, LO jobs; hedging, webinars, HELOC, prequal tools; STRATMOR on servicing; lunches & RESPA; what recession?

13 min read

Oct 25

Wed

Oct. 25: LO jobs; tech stack analysis, LO efficiency, fair lending products; LOs see that NAR is lawyering up; STRATMOR on retaining customers

16 min read

Oct 24

Tue

Oct. 24: Credit/CRA & verification, flood, CRM, renovation, LOS, warehouse control products; non-Agency & reverse news

12 min read

Oct 23

Mon

Oct. 23: Broker & correspondent products, database mining, engagement, cybersecurity tools; training & webinars this week

14 min read

Oct 21

Sat

Oct. 21: Opinions on inflation, athletes, LOS tech; vendor news; “Hemingway” on home loans; Saturday Spotlight: Change Wholesale

15 min read

Oct 20

Fri

Oct. 20: Tech sales, LO job; companies wanted; corresp., verification, pricing products; mitigating credit costs

12 min read

Oct 19

Thu

Oct. 19: Best-ex, outsourcing, LOS/servicing, portfolio, CRM, QC products; conventional conforming news; yes, 30-year rates at 8 percent

12 min read

Oct 18

Wed

Oct. 18: LO jobs; DSCR, CRM, predictive analytics tools; wholesale news; more on Fairway/CrossCountry; volume continues to drop

14 min read

Oct 17

Tue

Oct. 17: NAR lawsuit; Accounting, MSR transaction, HELOC products; webinars & training this week; Interview with Best CEO Vishal Garg & CFO Kevin Ryan

15 min read

Oct 16

Mon

Oct. 16: LO jobs; market intel, borrower experience tools; misc. investor news; Interview with Fairway’s CEO Steve Jacobson

14 min read

Oct 14

Sat

Oct. 14: Notes & an interview on the CFPB; a primer on conforming loan limits; secondary market deals

14 min read

Oct 13

Fri

Oct. 13: LO jobs, teams wanted; database mining, closing cost, RON, AI, DPA products; vendor news heading to Philly

14 min read

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Halloween: AE, LO jobs; verification, HELOC, POS, servicing transfer products; webinars today & tomorrow; Fannie’s solid earnings

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