When my wife says, “I need to talk to you,” every bad thing I’ve ever done flashes before my eyes. All humor aside, at some […]
I really like July, since the Tour de France is so much more fun to watch than CNBC in the early morning. Besides, I freely […]
Huh? I head to Southern California today, but the big news comes from Illinois. Cole Taylor Mortgage looking for a buyer? It probably won’t be […]
If your neighbors are like mine, and have expressed concern over your home-made housing surveys being left at their door steps, then the U.S. Census […]
Sure lots of depository and non-depository lenders made big bucks last year. But what about this year? Probably not: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/13/us-banks-results-analysis-idUSBRE96C00O20130713?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews ClearVision Funding (CVF), now […]
Underwriters weren’t the only ones to fare well in 2012. According to the STRATMOR compensation survey, 90% of processors were paid incentives that made up […]
“Rob, has the CFPB or the Federal Reserve put out anything on ARM loans?” You bet it has: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201204_CFPB_ARMs-brochure.pdf. It is a nice primer, with […]
At this point, no one expects too much fundamental change to the agencies before 2015. (This year will continue to see groundwork being laid; next […]
I received many inquiries about the source of metric definitions (doesn’t that sound high-filutin’!). The accounting definitions that help compare financial results to each other […]
Here in San Francisco at the CMBA’s Western Secondary conference, someone reminded me of my April 1 (April Fools) edition three months ago. “The MBA […]
