Aug. 19: Rent stats helping lenders & real estate agents – the “freedom tax” for mobility
Let’s move away from politics (for example, someone sent me: “Dear God – If you want us to impeach Trump, show us a sign! Like […]
Month: August 2017
Aug. 18: Broker product, companies expanding; appraisal news; lock process changes; HARP, CRT, & the capital markets
Brad Pitt – a wannabe architect? In 2007, Pitt founded the Make It Right Foundation to build homes for families whose original residences had been […]
Aug. 17: AE, LO, and MI opportunities; state-level licensing law changes; TRID-related process changes
What will buildable land in Las Vegas set you back? The math is pretty easy: Toll Brothers has acquired 10 acres of vacant land at […]
Aug. 16: Compliance, training, LO jobs; credit score trends – 850 FICO a goal? vendor updates – eClosings on the rise
I’ve only been in this business since the mid-80s, and as a capital markets person always find it amusing when an owner says, “If it […]
Aug. 14: AE, product mgr. jobs, PR and subservicer products; FHA, VA, & Ginnie updates; bank M&A won’t let up
Time passes by, and we have one week until the first total solar eclipse crossing the US from coast to coast since 1918. Football fans […]
Aug. 12: Notes on mining HMDA data, MID, cyber security – mortgage case study, inside Wells Fargo’s cyber war room
“Rob – Lots of people think that ‘locked and loaded’ is an antagonistic thing to say in a nightmarish situation, and that all the saber […]
Aug. 11: LO & subservicer jobs; Fannie, Freddie, conventional, conforming news and changes
“The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe: Eat cheesecake.” If “kidnapped” is another term for “disappearing,” Fannie and Freddie are […]
Aug. 10: AE, LO, Bus. Dev. opportunities; e-closing, digital transactions, & technology news – no commission loans
“Rob, I am a new loan officer in an area with lots of high balance loans, and my company caps me out at $7,500 of […]
Aug. 9: Servicing & Ops jobs; upcoming conferences & training; Wells & PHH settle; technology updates – happy with your LOS?
A while back I was walking past a small group of a lender’s senior managers and one of them was joking, “With the money we’ll […]
Aug. 8: New bank, LO jobs & training, reverse opportunities, wholesale products; LIBOR & ARM investor news
Production folks should know that Senators announced the introduction of S. 1753, the SAFE Transitional Licensing Act, which would amend the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act […]