Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Feb. 28: AE, LO, MI, CTO jobs; marketing, AMC, credit, servicing products; CFPB closes lender; Interview with Flagstar’s Lee Smith

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Feb 27

Mon

Feb. 27: CTO, mgt., AE jobs; non-QM, marketing, HELOC servicing, automation products ; credit news & trends

14 min read

Feb 25

Sat

Feb. 25: Thoughts on vendor & lender acquisitions; vendor news; CFPB’s registration proposal; Mahatma Gandhi tale

14 min read

Feb 24

Fri

Feb. 24: IMB wanted, LO jobs; Pricing, income calc., POS, accounting products; FHA & VA news; Georgia & non-QM

15 min read

Feb 23

Thu

2.23.23: AE, LO jobs; MSR monitoring, marketing, lead conversion tools; USMI on the FHA MIP cut; STRATMOR on wealth mgt. borrowers

15 min read

Feb 22

Wed

Feb. 22: LO jobs; database-mining, credit, marketing, servicing products; non-QM, DSCR news; FHA MIP cut

15 min read

Feb 21

Tue

Feb. 21: Servicing, marketing, DSCR, correspondent tools; STRATMOR on customer service; RESPA & loan comparison sites; webinars

15 min read

Feb 20

Mon

Feb. 20: Jobs, jobs, and jobs… MI, Freddie and Fannie career links; Companies are indeed hiring

13 min read

Feb 18

Sat

Feb. 18: Letters on the CFPB & credit card activity, IMBs and compliance; vendor news (Empower rumors); Agency deals

15 min read

Feb 17

Fri

Feb. 17: AE, LO jobs; marketing, PPE, broker to banker, customer experience tools; CFPB on credit payments; Disaster news; Redfin in the red

13 min read

Feb 16

Thu

Feb. 16: MLO jobs; SaaS, secondary marketing, non-QM, servicing system, compliance products; builder confidence improving

12 min read

Feb 15

Wed

Feb. 15: MLO jobs; Ginnie delivery, fee collection, processing, insurance, warehouse mgt. tools; Celebrity Home Loans’ goodbye letter

13 min read

Feb 14

Tue

Feb. 14: MLO jobs; U/W, rate quote, margin management, servicing, tools; Fannie results; Feb. webinars & events; great communication video

14 min read

Feb 13

Mon

Feb. 13: MLO jobs; Hispanic borrowers, broker marketing, servicing products; Freddie & Fannie news; industry metrics; STRATMOR M&A interview

14 min read

Feb 11

Sat

Feb. 11: CHLA on IMB legal rights; MBA on LLPA changes; recession primer; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: First Family Funding, LLC

15 min read

Feb 10

Fri

Feb. 10: CRM, lead conversion, marketing, AE pipeline, MSR financing tools; more mortgage M&A; thoughts on the CFPB’s news

14 min read

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Daily Commentary

Feb. 28: AE, LO, MI, CTO jobs; marketing, AMC, credit, servicing products; CFPB closes lender; Interview with Flagstar’s Lee Smith

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