Today's Commentary · August 19, 2026
Aug. 19: Broker, AE, LO jobs; hedging, HELOC, compliance tools; IMB cost still $11k per loan; M&A continues; weak housing #'s
I remember when “drink responsibly" meant not spilling it. I remember when mortgage company owners weren’t in the headlines (as UWM’s Mat Ishbia finds himself with “Phoenix Suns' billionaire owner is getting slammed on Wall Street” but brokers see that “business has never been stronger”), or when “AI” meant “artificial insemination.” Speaking of artificial intelligence, everyone's racing to bolt AI onto their lending process. QAwerk's Konstantin Klyagin says most of them are skipping the boring part that actually matters, and it's going to catch up with...