Today's Commentary · September 14, 2026

Sep. 14: Verification, non-QM, processing, Agentic AI tools; LOs as financial strategists; Equity study: who's doing what?

By Rob Chrisman
Yes, the college game was amazing Saturday night here in Austin, but there’s also IMN’s HELOCs & Second Liens event. The markets know that it is a hot topic. Do “the markets” care about a $40 trillion U.S. deficit? Yes. Does any politician seem able to curb spending, or be elected to do it? Not really, and in fact over the weekend, House Speaker Johnson seems to have shifted other national priorities aside in favor of President Trump’s proposal to pay every adult $5,000 if the GOP proves victorious in November,...