Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Nov. 30: U/W Mgr. job; mkt. research, automation, fee collection, non-Agency tools; conforming loan limit & other F&F changes

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

In the secondary markets, lenders are trying to wring out every penny from loan sales. For example, in today’s podcast (available here) is an interview […]

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Nov 29

Tue

Nov. 29: Recruiting, LO jobs; compliance, virtual sales, QC products; compliance snippets; STRATMOR technology survey

13 min read

Nov 28

Mon

Nov. 28: Investors wanted; MLO jobs; U/W, cyber, ECOA automation, reverse products; credit cost hike; FHA, VA, USDA news

12 min read

Nov 26

Sat

Nov. 26: Thoughts inspiring LOs, from an LO; vendor news; Agency deals; conferences: nothing good happens after 9PM

14 min read

Nov 25

Fri

Nov. 25: MLO jobs; credit reporting’s “massive” cost increase; non-Agency/non-QM news; current management concerns

11 min read

Nov 23

Wed

Nov. 23: MLO jobs; due diligence, compliance, automation, broker communication tools; conforming conventional changes

12 min read

Nov 22

Tue

Nov. 22: MLO jobs; PPE, CRM, DPA, pre-approval, subservicing products; RMF exits reverse; Carrington’s response to CFPB

13 min read

Nov 21

Mon

Nov. 21: MLO jobs; M&A candidate wanted; non-Agency, POS, warehouse products; STRATMOR on the business cycle; production costs hit $11k

13 min read

Nov 19

Sat

Nov. 19: Letters on buydowns, China’s real estate, pricing, and the cost of fraud; Vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: Momentifi (with a pep talk)

14 min read

Nov 18

Fri

Nov. 18: MLO jobs; TPO, HELOC workflow, processing, PPE, API tools; $5.25 million Carrington’s CFPB fine

15 min read

Nov 17

Thu

Nov. 17: MLO jobs; co-issue, cyber security, market research, broker products; jumbo & non-Agency news

13 min read

Nov 16

Wed

Nov. 16: MLO jobs; tech, QC, foreclosure, POS, jumbo products; USDA, FHA, HUD news; STRATMOR on better LO communication

13 min read

Nov 15

Tue

Nov. 15: MLO jobs; independent appraisal, accounting, sales tools; conventional conforming news; PPI drives rates lower; who is Progress Residential?

14 min read

Nov 14

Mon

Nov. 14: MLO jobs; TPO, HOA data, outsourcing, due diligence tools; training & webinars this week; NAR’s 2023 forecast

14 min read

Nov 12

Sat

Nov. 12: Thoughts on how to train a real estate agent, and loan level price adjustments’ impact on lending; Saturday Spotlight: Flagstar

14 min read

Nov 11

Fri

11/11: AE, MLO jobs; due diligence, fee collection, automation products; BofA’s affordable housing roll out

11 min read

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Nov. 30: U/W Mgr. job; mkt. research, automation, fee collection, non-Agency tools; conforming loan limit & other F&F changes

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