Today's Commentary · October 17, 2026

Oct. 17: Primer on credit turmoil; Down payment assistance and MISMO; LO comp thoughts; Saturday Spotlight: Flyhomes BBYS

“If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Just make sure that you can call it lemonade.” LO compensation, regardless of title, is aways a topic. With its staffing situation seemingly reaching a new homeostasis, the CFPB is now probably just waiting for the confirmation of Brian Johnson as its new Director to get back at its deregulatory agenda. Still, despite DOGE’s chainsaw bravado imagery and considered behind the scenes industry work on reform proposals, the eminently counterproductive LO Comp Rule (now over 15 years old)...