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by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Aug. 30: Fraud is fraud is fraud… the WSH weighs in; third-party provider updates; a fine made-up Ghandi tale

Rob Chrisman · 15 min read

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Aug 29

Fri

Aug. 29: Sales manager job; Loan calculator and verification tools; Event calendar; Insurance costs; Mortgage Banking Bound interview

14 min read

Aug 28

Thu

Aug. 28: New jobs; Tools for lenders and brokers; Homebuyer survey interview; Government programs; CFPB rule making

14 min read

Aug 27

Wed

Aug. 27: Cost to originate; Automatic lender, custom software; Disaster news; Mr. Cooper acquisition; Fed independence

17 min read

Aug 26

Tue

Aug. 26: LO Comp; Fannie ticket, custom software, job board; Stratmor CX, industry events; Trump shapes the Fed

16 min read

Aug 25

Mon

Aug. 25: Compliance job; retention, warp drive, events postings; ICE mortgage performance; Powell speech

15 min read

Aug 23

Sat

Aug. 23: LOs look at both sides; Role of the Federal Reserve; GSEs and Army Corps of Engineers; Saturday Spotlight: Moder

13 min read

Aug 22

Fri

Aug. 22: Jobs galore; Innovative products, retention, Marketplace; Fair lending litigation; Powell speech

13 min read

Aug 21

Thu

Aug. 21: LO Comp; CD webinar, API integrations, and customer pipelines; mortgage fraud accusations; Treasury buyer profiles

15 min read

Aug 20

Wed

Aug. 20: Finance jobs; Broker services, HELOC, best practices, debt tools; Voice of the Industry; MBA applications

13 min read

Aug 20

Wed

Aug. 19: AE jobs; Cap. mkts. class, AI, SOC, credit union, home equity tools; LOs & the HELPER Act; STRATMOR & verification trends

15 min read

Aug 18

Mon

Aug. 18: U/W, AE, LO jobs; PPE, credit, compliance, QC tools; events, webinars, & training; why the ARMs market?

13 min read

Aug 16

Sat

Aug. 16: Thoughts on the CFPB’s future; Homebuyer study; Vendor news incl. AI glossary; Saturday Spotlight: LicensingStore

12 min read

Aug 15

Fri

Aug. 15: AE, LO jobs; Borrower navigation & retention products; Strong non-QM investor demand; Econ news & predictions; Ginnie growth

14 min read

Aug 14

Thu

Aug. 14: U/W, LO jobs; Loan trading, fee cure, VA IRRRL, UAD 3.6 tools; Ginnie (FHA & VA) issuance rising

12 min read

Aug 13

Wed

Aug. 13: Non-QM AE, broker jobs; TBA trading, servicing, DPA, HELOC products; CFPB & regulations shifting… GA did what? ARMs are here!

13 min read

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Aug. 30: Fraud is fraud is fraud… the WSH weighs in; third-party provider updates; a fine made-up Ghandi tale

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