My cat Myrtle was never a fan of the CFPB. “Rob, have you heard about this ‘humility pledge’ that the CFPB Examiners read to each […]

“On my first day at astronaut training, I vomited and asked the instructor, ‘Is this normal?’ She replied, ‘Not during a written exam, no.’ Training: […]

Remember when talk of a “re-IPO” of Freddie and Fannie dominated residential lending news? That has certainly quieted, Pulte’s attentions are diverted, and you can […]

Who says that you have to have the latest & greatest? What about… balsa wood airplanes? The same company has had no competition and has been manufacturing them in Massachusetts...

Those in the Northern Hemisphere are moving toward summertime already, it being June. The calendar is always changing, as is the corporate landscape. “Rob, I know that Model Match, RETR,...

While M&A continues (the latest example being Berkshire Hathaway buying homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion!), I find myself in San Juan Capistrano at the Insellerate Experience Summit but keeping...

Here in Manhattan, “the cost of credit” is an abundant conversation starter in the halls of the MBA’s Secondary & Capital Markets Conference. Equifax’s latest […]

My cat Myrtle never made it to the Great River or Mortgage Innovator’s mortgage conferences, but plenty of people did. Between these May events, the […]

The wars in Ukraine and Iran, and the demand by data centers, have reminded us of how important energy is as well as how the costs are borne by citizens...

“I was gonna tell a joke about time traveling. But you guys didn't like it.” It is hard to believe that 2026 is a third over, or that Top Gun...