March 2025 - Chrisman Commentary

The Housing Market’s Wild, Wacky Tale

(A Story in the Style of Dr. Seuss) The builders, they built, but they couldn’t build more, The costs were too high, the regs were a…

It’s been three years since Credit Plus re-branded as Xactus, and now another name brand in the mortgage world has a new name. Corelogic…

First, a public service announcement. DOGE has plans to rewrite the entire code for the Social Security Administration. What could go…

“What is the difference between the government and organized crime? Only one of them is organized.” (Suitable for any administration.)…

Here in San Diego at the MCT Exchange 2025 , with nearly 500 registrants, the agenda’s keynote speaker and one of the panels was composed…

Here in San Diego at the MCT Exchange 2025, with nearly 500 registrants, the agenda’s keynote speaker and one of the panels was composed of […]

Anyone who thinks politics doesn’t impact residential lending isn’t, frankly, paying attention. Let’s start with something simple, like……

This week I head to San Diego for MCT Exchange 2025 , and my email has been heating up. “Rob, are you hearing about a big jump in lock…

Dear Messrs. McKernan, Vought, Calabria, Musk, et. al., I am the author of a cynical, snarky and heavily footnoted free mortgage industry…

If you’re a homeowner, life is good right now. You’re sitting on a low-rate mortgage, building equity, and watching home values climb….