Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

NY Eve ’24: Demographics of wealth; Thought leadership on pipeline pricing; a primer on lock extensions for those who ask for them

Rob Chrisman · 12 min read

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Dec 30

Mon

Dec. 30: LO jobs, lender wanted; pricing, commercial loan products; a primer for lenders on Treasury auctions; weather damage mounts

13 min read

Dec 30

Mon

Dec. 28: State-level regs to track; vendor news; Secondary marketing deals; Saturday Spotlight: Prudent AI

13 min read

Dec 27

Fri

Dec. 27: LO jobs; processor efficiency, commercial lending tools; Agency news; tariff primer for lenders; joke for Realtor clients

12 min read

Dec 26

Thu

Dec. 26: Broker, LO jobs; wholesale & correspondent products; a primer on the MBS market; steepening yield curve

13 min read

Dec 26

Thu

Christmas Eve: LO jobs; lender wanted; pricing, dashboard, PR tools; the CFPB, RESPA, Rocket, Walmart, and lawsuits

13 min read

Dec 24

Tue

Dec. 23: LO, AE, Ops jobs; automated marketing, DSCR servicing, pricing tools; Fiserv deal; MBA’s Ginnie proposal

10 min read

Dec 21

Sat

Dec. 21: The CFPB and Zelle, dead & divorced borrowers, PACE, HMDA… Saturday Spotlight: Foundation Mortgage; a clever poem

12 min read

Dec 20

Fri

Dec. 20: LO, AE, IT, funding jobs; NAR settlement info; TPO products; STRATMOR on 2025 strategies; gov’t shutdown info for lenders

17 min read

Dec 19

Thu

Dec. 19: Sec. mktg., AE, IT, Ops, LO jobs; Non-QM servicing, HELOC, POS products; FHA news; rates… now what?

14 min read

Dec 18

Wed

Dec. 18: LO jobs; price & credit breaks, valuation, verification, marketing tools; Lender & investor FHA & reverse news

13 min read

Dec 17

Tue

Dec. 17: Product specialist, LO, FHA jobs; DPA, subservicing, pricing, AVM products; USDA & VA news from the source

14 min read

Dec 16

Mon

Dec. 16: AE jobs, recruiting; homebuyer assistance, pre-qual, AI tools; webinars & training; Fairway CEO Steve Jacobson interview

14 min read

Dec 14

Sat

Dec. 14: Watch that coffee or vet bill; the regulatory climate; vendor news; secondary deals; Saturday Spotlight: Docutech

15 min read

Dec 13

Fri

Dec. 13: Enterprise AE, LO jobs; new correspondent, fee collection, digital lending products; STRATMOR on CX; Freddie, Fannie, FHFA updates

13 min read

Dec 12

Thu

12+12=24: Marketing, LO jobs; hedging, HELOC, non-QM, servicing tools; lender rankings by units; MSR market thoughts

14 min read

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NY Eve ’24: Demographics of wealth; Thought leadership on pipeline pricing; a primer on lock extensions for those who ask for them

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