July 20: Corresp., MLO, AE jobs; marketing, sales, broker, originator, social media tools; STRATMOR tech survey
It was bound to happen: My cat Myrtle and I came to blows. She wanted to spend her trust fund money, earned on the catwalk […]
Month: July 2021
July 19: AE, MLO, Ops jobs; tech training, MSR, text marketing, anti-fraud tools; goodbye Adverse Market Fee; rates continue down
“My password is weak? Well, so is my memory, so cut me some slack and let me keep it!” What isn’t weak is the bond […]
July 17: Letters about lenders & AMCs, workplace equality, and cybsersecurity for small businesses & individuals; Saturday Spotlight: Usherpa
With the FHFA .5 refi news yesterday, if you’re a broker who has locked a refinance with Wholesaler A, and been charged a .5 refi […]
July 16: Controller, AE, MLO jobs; ECOA, referral, broker, warehouse products; correspondent & wholesale news around the biz
I am sure that there are people who read this commentary who firmly believe that the earth’s climate is not changing, and believe that historical […]
July 15: MLO jobs; pricing, execution, retention, trailing doc, referral products; HUD, Ginnie, FHA/VA news
Ask any manager. It was much more fun to announce, “We’re hiring!” than it is to mutter, “We’re laying off.” Currently there are plenty of […]
July 14: Corresp., MLO jobs; jumbo, non-QM, VOE, warehouse products; Freddie & Fannie changes; more inflation numbers
Technology and digitalization move forward. I read somewhere that soon they’ll have digital numbers. Amazing! Who can keep up? (On a side note, did you […]
July 13: Ops director job; capital markets, underwriting, processing, non-QM, mobile products; Better’s overseas acquisition
When one thinks of a Constitutional Amendment, many think of the 2nd amendment (right to bear arms, 1789), 13th (end of slavery, 1865), or the […]
July 12: AE, MLO, Ops jobs; retention, credit, underwriting, subservicing products; training & events in the next few weeks
I head to San Diego today for the CAMP event as the industry continues to change back to in-person events. There is always change. (How’s […]
July 10: Notes from readers on how hacking works, credit scores & default risk, LOs & social media, AMCs; Saturday Spotlight: Sourcepoint
Renegotiations, watching LOs’ social media profiles, cost cutting & efficiency, appraisal delays, hacking and ransomware (with U.S./Russian headlines this morning)… lenders have a lot on […]
July 9: Call center, CD, AE jobs; referral, non-Agency, warehouse products; Agency changes continue; rates take a breath
Someone once said, “A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse.” You can apply that to politics or to sports. Or to […]