At roughly $8,500 per loan and continuing to defy gravity, scholars disagree on whether vendors lower the cost of originating a residential loan. But then […]
I hope that I never get to the point of writing things down on my “to do” list even after I’ve done them, just so […]
LO comp answers, outsourcing/offshoring, compliance, and credit risk are the topics du jour. Let’s jump in – the water’s fine. Why outsource? On the topic […]
I didn’t know that America has a “most hated” type of home loan until Bloomberg “informed” me that reverse mortgages are… hated. Hated? Couldn’t the […]
Happy pi day, 3.14… Did you hear about the three statisticians that went out hunting? They spotted a rabbit. The first shot too high. The […]
Builders, appraisers, & real estate agents love to talk about square feet. Houses are becoming larger as households have become smaller. Right now, the average […]
This morning I’m feeling old after a 3AM wake up call to travel from Ellie Mae’s conference in San Francisco to the MBAKY in Louisville. […]
How do you pay your bills? (Do you pay your bills?) Cash? Check? Automatic debit? There is a myriad of ways that borrowers remit their […]
“Women who seek equality are underachievers!” So goes a recent quote from a letter from a reader. Here’s a story, the subject being female firefighters […]
Catsup or Ketchup? Language is fascinating. The mortgage biz is filled with acronyms, and the last time I counted there were over 850 commonly used […]
