Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Nov. 30: LO jobs; MSR sales, subservicing, margin mgt., PPE, HELOC, pre-approval tools, don’t ignore HMDA requirements

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Nov 29

Wed

Nov. 29: AE, LO jobs; HMDA audit, QC, TPO products; plethora of conforming conventional news; LoanCare attack; a strong GDP report

15 min read

Nov 28

Tue

Nov. 28: AE, LO jobs; hedging, TPO marketing, AI underwriting, Encompass tools; FHA & USDA news; STRATMOR on tough lessons learned

14 min read

Nov 27

Mon

Nov. 27: SVP production, accounting, AE, appraisal jobs; credit optimization, broker, LOS products; disaster updates

12 min read

Nov 25

Sat

Nov. 25: Compliance & regulation news & advice; vendor & 3rd party news incl. NAR’s flood disclosure tracker

13 min read

Nov 24

Fri

Nov. 24: Jobs of all shapes and sizes; rates quietly higher; a little feline trivia; “tissues may be required” video

13 min read

Nov 22

Wed

Nov. 22: LO jobs; Efficiency, AVM, POS products; MI, wholesaler, corresp. news; airline market share #’s! STRATMOR M&A interview

12 min read

Nov 21

Tue

Nov. 21: Accounting, LO jobs; TPO, LOS, cybershield, subservicing products; STRATMOR on customer satisfaction; quiet rate-wise

12 min read

Nov 20

Mon

Nov. 20: Wholesaler wanted; best ex, marketing, non-QM, accounting products; training & webinars in next 10 days; 40 percent own homes outright

14 min read

Nov 18

Sat

Nov. 18: A joke that sums up my life; EPO penalties; hit song writing age; Costco & customer satisfaction; Saturday Spotlight: Blend

13 min read

Nov 17

Fri

Nov. 17: LO, AE jobs; TPO & correspondent, non-Agency best ex, verification tools; equity figures for refis; STRATMOR on the customer experience

14 min read

Nov 16

Thu

Nov. 16: LO jobs; underwriting, outsourcing, CRM, POS products; no hiding the ugly IMB earnings for Q3

14 min read

Nov 15

Wed

Nov. 15: Broker jobs; LOS, processing, single women buyer report, AI products; Citizens wraps up wholesale; Freddie repurchases: do you know your NAQ?

15 min read

Nov 14

Tue

Nov. 14: Reverse, LO jobs; wholesaler wanted; PPE, DSCR, marketing, AVM products; FHA, Ginnie news; Listings on the rise! Great CPI!

14 min read

Nov 13

Mon

Nov. 13: Non-QM mgt. job; hedging, automation, HELOC, MERS audit, LO benchmarking products; crazy number of webinars today & tomorrow

17 min read

Nov 11

Sat

Veteran’s Day: Citi & Armenians; Vendor & third-party news; weed & property values; where 387 billion gallons of water goes

13 min read

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Nov. 30: LO jobs; MSR sales, subservicing, margin mgt., PPE, HELOC, pre-approval tools, don’t ignore HMDA requirements

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