June 30: LO jobs; HELOC, appraisal fee analysis, database analysis, and broker knowledge products; primer on recessions
We’re halfway through 2023 already. Time flies. It doesn’t seem that long ago when I was a kid and I had to learn how to […]
Month: June 2023
June 29: LO jobs; hedging, loan production, auditing, QC, broker marketing products; primer on the cost to hedge
A “crisis” is a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. Think calamity, catastrophe, or disaster. The word makes for attention-grabbing headlines, and a scan […]
June 28: LO jobs & mgt. transitions; servicing, lead source, AI, MERS review products; cybersecurity news; STRATMOR on Artificial Intelligence
As the U.S. faces nationwide flight delays, one must ask if there are processes in place for the FAA to deal with them. “Trust the […]
June 27: Bank & IMB LO, NAR CEO jobs; borrower intelligence, prefunding QC, cybersecurity tools; TPO investor news
Dang there’s a lot going on in Texas. One week it’s raining “hail the size of goat balls” (not my term; it was the phrase […]
June 26: AE, LO jobs; information sharing, home equity, fulfillment, marketing products; conventional conforming news
How can it be that it’s been 14 years since Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication? (A drug that is used for the induction […]
June 24: Thoughts on the current warehouse environment; vendor updates; capital market deals; Saturday Spotlight: Calque
“Taco Bell is the only place where you can still get gas for under four dollars.” Olive Garden dinners or pints of Ben & Jerry’s […]
June 23: VP, LO, AE jobs; automation, ROI calculation, homeowner engagement tools; STRATMOR on LO AI adaption; interest rates & builders
Time is an interesting construct. The solstice is officially behind us, and we can officially hum “The Boys of Summer” with impunity. Time… “5,000 years […]
June 22: MSR valuation, non-QM, DPA, mobile property valuation tools; What’s the Fed Chair up to? New-home housing market list
“So, HBO Max is now just ‘Max.’ Your move, Peacock.” Lenders continue to cogitate on their next moves as rates remain stubbornly high and inventory […]
June 21: Tech monitoring, referral, servicing strategy products; FHA, USDA, Ginnie news; more than a quarter of production is still refi
I realize that this is a mortgage commentary, but our business touches many aspects of many lives. Today is the summer solstice, marking the astronomical […]
June 20: LO jobs; U/W, LOS, appraisal mgt., broker, automation products; Freddie & Fannie news; housing starts skyrocket!
I am fortunate to travel around some (no, I am not on the missing Titanic tourist submarine, nor personally shepherding the new Credit Trigger Bill […]