Month: March 2026

I am soon heading to Las Vegas for the ICE Experience, along with hundreds, or thousands, of others. But let’s bask in today… nicknamed “pi day,” as in 3.14… Pi, often represented by the mathematical symbol “π,” represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. (Today is also, coincidentally, Albert Einstein’s birthday.) Pi’s numbers never repeat, and its value has been calculated out to over a trillion figures. That’s a lot! Something else that is “a lot” are the price…

I will be forever disappointed that a group of squids is not called a squad. There’s really no name for that particular group (versus crows, or flamingos, or rhinos), but there is a name for a lack of privacy and raising prices for people in trouble. Let’s open the mailbox. “Rob, you mentioned ‘ surveillance pricing ’ where companies like Uber can change their pricing based on how desperate a consumer is. Can you imagine the backlash lenders would face if they changed prices whenever someone…

I’m sitting here, wondering how many numbers my phone can permanently block given the daily calls I receive about some personal loan I’ve never applied for. Speaking of applications, let’s see what’s in the mailbox. “Rob, are there any jobs out there that you know of that you don’t post in your Commentary?” Kind of: Lenders and vendors add jobs to the Chrisman Job Board which takes just a few minutes and the listing is seen by thousands of mortgage professionals. If you’re looking for your…

Most passwords that are suggested to me by a computer look like a cat walked over the keyboard. Technology is a two-edged sword. Have you ever heard of “surveillance pricing?” “Big brother” knows a lot about you. Ridesharing companies like Uber, for instance, can charge users more when they have lower battery life on their phone. “Democrats in Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that would stop retailers from changing the price of essential goods and services in a given 24 hour period.”…