In the secondary markets, lenders are trying to wring out every penny from loan sales. For example, in today’s podcast (available here) is an interview […]
Lenders and vendors alike are emerging from Thanksgiving and looking ahead to which day they have off for Christmas in the U.S., the 23rd or […]
Why does opening every ironing board sound like you’re dipping a witch in scalding oil? Cutting costs can sound like that as well, and while […]
It is important for originators and vendors to know trends in the industry, their clients, and with whom they’re competing. Despite the slowing pace of […]
Putting out this daily commentary is like being in the army: I usually do more by 6AM than many people do during much of the […]
Let me save you a web search tomorrow: 1-800-butterball. A web search turned up a misconception: It appears that robber Willie Horton, when he was […]
When was the last time that you did something for the first time? (Warning: tissues may be needed.) The best use of technology is to […]
Sometimes it’s tough to find good news out there. For independent mortgage bank (IMB) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered bank lenders, the MBA reports that […]
Our industry is driven, in part, by interest rates, which in turn are driven by supply and demand and current economic conditions. Currently the focus […]
Few base their company or family’s savings on the inherent risk in a prediction. But… On a big scale, and we’ve been hearing forecasts of […]
