June 29: State & national law changes impacting lending; reverse occupancy fraud
Lots of people in the biz are talking about the great June they had, and, given the size of their pipelines, are looking forward to […]
Month: June 2019
June 28: AE, Ops jobs; broker, appraisal products; M&T exits wholesale; investor policy & procedure changes
VA lenders are talking about the “cap” being removed as the Department of Veterans Affairs can now back loans that exceed the conforming loan limit. President Trump […]
June 27: LO jobs, bus. opportunity; non-del, sales, software, jumbo products; misc. vendor updates
Did you know that in 2018 the U.S. birth rate dropped for the fourth consecutive year? In fact the number of people born in the […]
June 26: LO, Ops jobs; title, CRM, cap. mkts. products; new programs from Agencies, lenders, & investors
When I grow up, I want to own… 16,000 single family homes? Yes, here’s an article about how artificial intelligence has helped a landlord, and […]
June 25: LO jobs; broker, digital, appraisal products; bank and lender M&A going bonkers: First Bank/Roosevelt ink deal
Guys with an eyepatch and three fingers sell the best fireworks. Who does the best job selling mortgage products to consumers? Regulators, Agencies, and investors […]
June 24: COO job; loan delivery, construction products; HECM servicing sale; wide range of upcoming training & events
I start the last week of June in Park City, Utah at a STRATMOR meeting and with a correction. In discussing tax laws in Saturday’s […]
June 22: The economy; California housing market; hedging servicing; learn from Supreme Lending’s ransomware attack
Not worried about computer issues? Your vendor(s) will take care of everything? Guess again. Baltimore was hacked, grinding the recording of documents to a halt. […]
June 21: LO, UW jobs; non-agency product; Fannie/Freddie updates; VA IRRRL reminder/clarification
That mortgage prices change every day, and often during the day, is about as surprising as sheriffs finding marijuana on Willie Nelson’s tour bus. Price […]
June 20: LO jobs; database sales, closing costs products; lender-related M&A rolls on; what is moving rates
“Enable” is such a vague, over-used tech term. The same with “repurpose.” But over the next 10 years Google is going to “repurpose” (aka, re-zone) […]
June 19: MLO jobs across the nation; credit product; primer on current prime jumbo securitization market
Good loan officers pay attention to demographics. For example, according to a new report from the United Nations, the population of the planet could rise […]