Mar. 8: Retail & correspondent jobs; appraiser & appraisal news & trends; comp survey says what about LO base pay?
Overheard the other day: a young person telling a friend, “Why should I get a loan now? I am going to wait for negative rates […]
Month: March 2016
Mar. 7: IT & Opes jobs; upcoming events inc. mfg. housing webinar; new products & vendor updates
Politics is continuing to mix technology and name-calling. For example, what happens when you click on www.loser.com? In job news, on the IT side […]
Mar. 5: Can a Realtor own a lender? TRID costs & title companies; cybersecurity – what regulators expect, and a CFPB penalty
How about this note from an LO: “Rob, do you think that $1,000 is too much to pay a Realtor for a referral fee?” Who […]
Mar. 4: QC & account manager jobs; lowering whistleblower odds; the cost of regulation; Ocwen & Walter news; what is Section 342?
This is the only day of the year that sounds like a military command: “March Forth”! That is certainly not as interesting as the SAT […]
Mar. 3: MI & technology sales jobs; BofA layoffs; update on LO licensing bill; improving non-agency MBS transparency
Household debt increased 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the NY Fed. Student loan and auto loan financing are growing the most, while mortgage and […]
Mar. 2: Calyx, MGIC, and sales mgt. jobs; redlining case settled; bank M&A trends – what works & what doesn’t
March… St. Patrick’s Day, the religious holiday to honor St. Patrick who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. Fortunately there are plenty of […]
Mar. 1: Retail & wholesale expansion; TRID survey; fee structure changes; trends in VA lending & lender requirements
I head to Atlanta today for a conference on preventing fraud, and decided to see what its housing market has been up to recently. It […]