May 30: Credit risk transfer primer; LIBOR transition in the news; thoughts on property value direction
Gosh, there is a lot of news out there. Is it accurate? When I was a kid there was a half hour, or an hour, […]
Month: May 2020
May 29: LO, AE, tech, Ops jobs; portfolio monitoring, non-QM, corresp., broker products; customer satisfaction survey
Here’s something you can do for your friends, relatives, and borrowers, especially older ones: Remind them that the current batch of coronavirus relief payments are […]
May 28: Ops, technical, LO jobs; doc, MSR, broker products; private MI companies motor on; continuing jobless claims drop
With two business days left in May, one can feel the anticipation of the start of the “National Standing Desk League” opener coming up soon. […]
May 27: Ops, AE, mgt., LO jobs; servicing, DPA, CRM products; warehouse deal news; more investor changes
Making the rounds is, “The spread of Covid-19 is based on two factors. #1: How dense the population is. #2: How dense the population is.” […]
May 26: Appraisal, LO jobs; broker, eSign, marketing products; USDA, FHA, Freddie, Fannie news & trends
I doubt if I have ever pressed “7” or “8” on my microwave oven keypad. Speaking of 7 & 8 (I know, a weak segue), […]
May 23: Vendors on the move; warnings about repurchase claims and the impact of forbearance on credit
Besides the use of the word “unprecedented” having become unprecedented, competition between lenders and vendors is just as strong as ever. “Please keep thinking about […]
May 22: Marketing, Ops, LO jobs; CRM, marketing, LO products; tools to help borrowers; rates: a global snapshot
The Friday before a three-day weekend (honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military)! Can’t you just feel that anxiousness […]
May 21: Ops, recruiting, Sec. Mktg., LO jobs; appraisal, QC products; loan processing is changing: Beeline & SnapFi
Some lenders and vendors are easing back into offices, or at least planning voluntary phases. (Hmmm… wear a mask and have 2 per elevator, or […]
May 20: LO jobs, servicing wanted; broker,correspondent, LOS, CRM products; Agency shifts; remember non-QM?
Jury trial by Zoom? Leave it to Texas to give it a shot. Michigan and Indiana are now offering the bar exam online for aspiring […]
May 19: Servicing, LO jobs; correspondent, audit, construction products; stunning number of webinars this week; September’s state conferences!
It’s one thing to have confusion & bickering over whose turn it is to put the Scrabble tiles away face down after the game. It’s […]