Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, December 30, 2022

Dec. 30: MLO jobs; reverse mortgage product; Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on ARMS & HELOCs

Rob Chrisman · 8 min read

My cat Myrtle (she/her/hers) doesn’t have a lot of financial savvy, and to the best of my knowledge has no 401(k). In another reminder not […]

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Dec 29

Thu

Dec. 29: LO jobs; POS, lead conversion tools; important FHFA, Freddie, Fannie ARM and LLPA changes coming your way

11 min read

Dec 28

Wed

Dec. 28: LO jobs; marketing, scalability, lead conversion tools; gender pay inequlity; attorney’s thoughts on FHA loan comp news for LOs

11 min read

Dec 27

Tue

Dec. 27: MLO jobs; real estate agent, subservicing analysis products; investor processing & product news; Florida #1

10 min read

Dec 23

Fri

Dec. 23: CFO, LO jobs coast to coast; more on loanDepot vs. CrossCountry; on this date in 1888; classic Christmas joke

10 min read

Dec 22

Thu

Dec. 22: AE, LO jobs; asset depletion, appraisal form products; Union Home/Amerifirst (MI); loanDepot/CrossCountry; investor news continues

13 min read

Dec 21

Wed

Dec. 21: IMB wanted, recruiter, LO jobs; retention, HELOC, solar products; events & training; fresh MBA forecast

13 min read

Dec 20

Tue

Dec. 20: Subservicer oversight, automated marketing, hedging, non-Agency, QC tools; credit companies feeling the squeeze

13 min read

Dec 19

Mon

Dec. 19: LO jobs; credit reporting, automation, BI, automatic marketing tools; FHA, HUD, VA changes; STRATMOR on bank market share

13 min read

Dec 17

Sat

Dec. 17: How an MLO should retire; Notes on fraud and compliance; increased credit cost thoughts; vendor bytes

13 min read

Dec 16

Fri

Dec. 16: AE, MLO jobs; tax, fee collection, digital, TPO products; FHFA, Freddie, Fannie developments

14 min read

Dec 15

Thu

Dec. 15: AMC, LO jobs; POS, QC, LOS products; STRATMOR on customer service; Academy, False Claims, and $38.5 million

13 min read

Dec 14

Wed

Dec. 14: LO jobs; U/W, biz intelligence, cap. mkts., remote worker compliance tools; Non-QM, DSCR, 2nds, commercial news

12 min read

Dec 13

Tue

Dec. 13: LO to broker, reverse, processing, home equity, investor cash flow, DPA products; webinars & training; inflation data & rates

12 min read

Dec 12

Mon

12/12/22: Investor wanted; MLO jobs; compliance, research, co-op products; FHA & USDA news; more Fed headlines

12 min read

Dec 10

Sat

Dec. 10: Opinions on the housing market, buyers paying commissions; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: Calque

14 min read

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Dec. 30: MLO jobs; reverse mortgage product; Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on ARMS & HELOCs

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