Today's Commentary · October 7, 2026

Oct. 7: AE, LO jobs; Sales performance, compliance, borrower satisfaction tools; Brian V. on the industry noise; UWM back in the news

There is certainly a flurry of activity this week ahead of next week’s National MBA conference, not all necessarily good. Anyone impacted by the FICO layoffs this week, or anyone looking for employment, can post a resume or look at job listings on the Chrisman Job Board. For decades in my capital markets career the market share split between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was historically about 60/40. Rumor has it that now the percentages have reversed and now Freddie Mac is buying the lion’s...