Month: October 2018

“The best part about Halloween is that the cobwebs in my house look like decorations.” For perhaps a morning, the focus for lenders has shifted […]

Plenty of vendors and lenders are focused on raising capital, merging, selling, or closing. It doesn’t take a brilliant detective to see the liquidity & […]

We have a whole generation of home buyers who have never seen a 5% mortgage rate, an interesting thought. We’re not in the “An ARM […]

Ever had something stolen? Remember that feeling in the pit of your stomach? It’s not good. Things have become more complex than returning to the […]

“Well, I’m a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and such a fine sight to see. It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed […]

I can’t keep track of the rumors out there! The IRS ruled on the tax treatment of business meals? (True.) Congressional Bank buying McClean Mortgage? […]

Lenders, investors, and servicers don’t like bankruptcy, and for good reason. Thank you to Brian B. up in New Jersey who sent along this note […]

“Rob, what do you hear about conventional conforming loan amounts?” That is a timely question. Historically the FHFA, and with it Freddie and Fannie, announce […]

Residential mortgage bankers are notoriously bad at actually retiring. They usually seem to come back as teachers, consultants, remodelers, etc. But plenty of people do […]

When is residential lending a “piece of cake”, a “walk in the park”, or “a cake walk”? Never. There is always uncertainty in the future, […]