Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Dec. 31: Bank M&A continues; Pending Home Sales primer; lender’s forms keep changing – who can keep track?

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Dec 30

Wed

Dec. 30: Atlanta RE event; TRID kickback reasons; December’s wave of CFPB news including letter meant to assuage industry’s TRID fears

12 min read

Dec 29

Tue

Dec. 29: Retail jobs & bank layoffs; another MBS lawsuit; bank M&A continues; trends in multi-family rents & lending

11 min read

Dec 28

Mon

Dec. 28: SVP Bus. Development position; conforming conventional lending trends and expectations for 2016

11 min read

Dec 26

Sat

Dec. 26: Note on the current state of the residential appraisal biz; nifty poem about financing from banks & non-banks

12 min read

Dec 24

Thu

Dec. 24: MI still deductible; inclinations with home builders; trends in capital markets

12 min read

Dec 23

Wed

Dec. 23: Retail & MI jobs and Impac’s re-org; U.S. renting trends helping LOs, Realtors, and builders

11 min read

Dec 22

Tue

Dec. 22: Retail jobs for LOs; hiring and major job cuts; TRID hits consumers as industry cries “Uncle” – Wells & Chase discuss common defects

12 min read

Dec 21

Mon

Dec. 21: Retail opportunities; catching up with USDA rural program updates; Chase EPO note riles some of its clients

12 min read

Dec 19

Sat

Dec. 19: Primer on lender & bank cybersecurity, and protecting information; the CFPB’s data collection draws criticism

12 min read

Dec 18

Fri

Dec. 18: Default services & TRID S&D buyer; 1099 vs. W-2 for MLO comp – which won’t land you in hot water?

12 min read

Dec 17

Thu

Dec. 17: LO jobs & training; TILA-RESPA changes bedeviling primary and secondary markets, thus impacting consumers

12 min read

Dec 16

Wed

Dec. 16: Retail & wholesale jobs; flood insurance changes; how many jobs have big banks cut? Prosper did what?

11 min read

Dec 15

Tue

Dec. 15: MI & retail jobs, wholesale news; TRID webinar; TRID’s impact on lenders & the consumer – not good news

12 min read

Dec 14

Mon

Dec. 14: Retail jobs across the nation; upcoming events; Rhode Island fraud; Ally re-entering the biz; FOMC week!

11 min read

Dec 12

Sat

Dec. 12: Notes for margins on swaps, CAIVRS, credit scoring, and dual employment for HUD mortgagees

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Dec. 31: Bank M&A continues; Pending Home Sales primer; lender’s forms keep changing – who can keep track?

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