At the recent MBA conference, plenty of discussion focused on non-QM lending. But plenty “off the record” discussions among execs mentioned changing LO comp and […]
Show up at a mortgage conference and mention the term “manufactured housing.” Chablais drinkers in the group, myself included, will immediately interject, “Double-wide?” “Did you […]
Plenty of people I know agree with the this Forbes article titled, “We Have Learned Nothing From The Mortgage Market Meltdown.” For example, certainly I […]
“Poor man want to be rich, rich man want to be king, and the king won’t be satisfied til he owns everything.” With a nod […]
Did you know that the number of female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies this year declined by 25 percent (from 32 to 24)? Not […]
The conference this week? I attended various presentations dealing with housing finance and the economy in general. Even in the face of rising rates, the […]
Every vendor here at the MBA conference suggests they can help clients close more loans faster, more efficiently and compliantly. If only all these lenders […]
The U.S. mortgage industry likely recorded an operating loss in the first three months of 2018 due to falling loan volumes and growing expenses, the […]
Hello from the MBA Secondary Conference in NY! Lenders are talking about LO comp (“they need to share the margin pain, but no one wants […]
As thousands of capital markets folks head to New York to (ostensibly) fight for every basis point while at the same time trying to visit […]
