Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Monday, June 30, 2025

June 30: SVP TPO job; automation, HELOC products; the current state of regulation & compliance; interest rates sagging

Rob Chrisman · 14 min read

“The seminar ‘How to avoid frauds’ is canceled. Tickets are non-refundable.” Mortgage fraud is alive and well in the United States. In...

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Jun 30

Mon

June 28: CHLA & LO comp; Redlining differences defined; Vendor news; What $295k buys in college towns; Saturday Spotlight: Restb.ai

13 min read

Jun 27

Fri

June 27: Sales mgt, TPO team wanted; HELOC, ops tools; STRATMOR & servicing; the importance of Marketing; Freddie Fannie news

11 min read

Jun 26

Thu

June 26: LO jobs; hedging, processing, community lending, servicing, mortgage intelligence tools; probably change in capital rule turning heads

15 min read

Jun 25

Wed

June 25: LO, AE jobs; TBA trading, servicing compliance, digital marketing, DPA products; Bank M&A continues; why rates are falling

16 min read

Jun 24

Tue

June 24: Corres. AE job; SOC, warehouse, legal guidance tools; webinar on comp; LOs as financial advisors; rates rangebound

15 min read

Jun 23

Mon

June 21: Goldman Sachs on rates and the economy; vendor news from soup to nuts; Saturday Spotlight: Finance of America

13 min read

Jun 23

Mon

June 23: MI job; HELOCs & 2nds, doc tracking, execution, POS, webinars & training this week; rates steady despite Iran conflict

14 min read

Jun 20

Fri

June 20: Retail jobs; digital HELOC, appraisal review products; background AI; hurricane season is here; rates snoozing

13 min read

Jun 19

Thu

June 19: Housing data, workflow, corresp. eNote products; Guild deal… do branches have value anymore? STRATMOR on customer service

14 min read

Jun 18

Wed

June 18: LO jobs; HELOC, marketing, down payment products; STRATMOR tech survey; compliance based on customer expectations

14 min read

Jun 17

Tue

June 17: AE, LO, reverse jobs; marketing, broker, processing, MSR trading platform products; LOs and MISMO; this week’s webinars & training

15 min read

Jun 16

Mon

June 16: Reverse mortgage jobs; Cook County DPA, processing automation, LO pricing tools; mortgage cost map; conv. conf. news

14 min read

Jun 15

Sun

June 14: CEO’s thoughts on credit proposals (there are faults); conference humor; vendor news; cities growing again; Saturday Spotlight: ProxyPics

14 min read

Jun 14

Sat

June 14: CEO’s thoughts on credit proposals; conference humor; vendor news; cities growing again; Saturday Spotlight: ProxyPics

14 min read

Jun 13

Fri

June 13: LO jobs; 2nd lien reverse, borrower aid, legal counsel products; FHA, USDA, VA changes; FBC rebrand; U.S. rates steady despite Iran/Israel fight

15 min read

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Daily Commentary

June 30: SVP TPO job; automation, HELOC products; the current state of regulation & compliance; interest rates sagging

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