Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, August 31, 2020

Aug. 31: Ops, TPO Sales jobs; forbearance, correspondent, title, broker products; lots of training & virtual events

Rob Chrisman · 13 min read

No one owns a crystal ball. It seems that the best LOs and CEOs keep up on the news and trends but focus on helping […]

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Aug 29

Sat

Aug. 29: Vendor M&A & other news; disaster updates; private money; CFPB & HMDA; Saturday Spotlight: CBC Mortgage Agency

14 min read

Aug 28

Fri

Aug. 28: Ops jobs; broker extension, secondary revenue, compliance tools; deep look into new Fed policy

13 min read

Aug 27

Thu

Aug. 27: Virtual job fair, MLO, CD, AE, Ops jobs; VOE, VOI, pricing tools; industry’s conventional price shifts

14 min read

Aug 26

Wed

Aug. 26: Servicing, MLO, Ops jobs; marketing, automation, tech mgt. tools; .5 Agency refi hit delayed – now what?

15 min read

Aug 25

Tue

Aug. 25: Ops, LO jobs; AI, forbearance, comp tools; training & events through your computer & telephone

14 min read

Aug 24

Mon

Aug. 24: Finance, AE, Ops, LO jobs; customer service, income tools; Agency jungle drums are beating

13 min read

Aug 22

Sat

Aug. 22: M&A observations; vendor news; notes on the housing market; Saturday Spotlight: Constant

13 min read

Aug 21

Fri

Aug. 21: Training, Ops, LO jobs; MSR, conversion, EPO products; public company snapshots worth a skim

12 min read

Aug 20

Thu

Aug. 20: Sales mgt., LO, Ops jobs; leads, tech tools; CFPB, LO Comp, G-Rate legal ruling in the news

14 min read

Aug 19

Wed

Aug. 19: Ops, MLO jobs; production shell wanted; CRM, productivity, marketing products; FHA’s new appraisal delivery product

14 min read

Aug 18

Tue

Aug. 18: Ops, MLO, AE jobs; training, marketing, compliance tools; MI industry snapshot; strong housing numbers

14 min read

Aug 17

Mon

Aug. 17: Sales mgt., FHA, LO jobs; retention, non-QM products; training & events; investors react to FHFA’s price shift

14 min read

Aug 15

Sat

Aug. 15: FHFA’s refi price change – TILA implications, impact on risk, not everyone is complaining; Saturday Spotlight: Usherpa

13 min read

Aug 14

Fri

Aug. 14: Controller, MLO jobs; ROI, broker, AI, jumbo products; compliance and state-level legal news

14 min read

Aug 13

Thu

Aug. 13: Special Edition – The GSE price move, it’s impact on borrowers, and how to write to your Senators & Representative

13 min read

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Daily Commentary

Aug. 31: Ops, TPO Sales jobs; forbearance, correspondent, title, broker products; lots of training & virtual events

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