I don’t know where April went, but we’re at the end of it, and 2025 is 1/3 over. The future sure quickly becomes the past. In the book...

My cat Myrtle was always interested in both the primary and secondary markets… for line-caught halibut. In residential lending, the...

“Rob, the local chapter of my state’s mortgage organization is having an axe throwing night. Can you put it in your Commentary in...

Marriage may be about love, but for many newlyweds, it’s also a tug-of-war between paying for a wedding and affording a home . Among...

What if your client called the CFPB about a servicing issue, or any issue, and no one answered? Things are changing, but for a thorough...

“I hate it when I see an old person and then realize we went to high school together.” Nothing lasts forever, not top lenders or even...

“I won a million dollars and donated a quarter of it to charity! I now have $999999.75 left.” Money can be funny… or not. In the past, a...

“My boss pulled up in his brand-new BMW today and I couldn’t help but admire it. “Nice car,” I said as he got out. “Well,” he said,...

In the 1980s I fell off my bike and hurt my knee. I'm telling you this now because we didn't have social media then. It doesn’t take...

A non-government, non-elected official doesn’t have the authority to shut down a government agency. But as we are finding out in the...

“What do you get if you cross Islam and Capitalism? No more jokes about the profit.” Mid-sized lenders, especially those with branches...

A week from today is “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Something tells me that it won’t be observed in U.S. Government offices. While we’re...

“Every morning, I get hit by the same bicycle… It's a vicious cycle.” Double meanings aside, seasons and the earth’s rotation are...

Here in San Diego at the CU:REALM event, Cotality’s Chief Economist Dr. Selma Hepp noted that consumer and business sentiment has...

“Why don't you tell rumors in a Botox Clinic? Nobody raises an eyebrow.” While I head to San Diego today, who can keep track of the...

Consumer sentiment was first quantified in 1952. Last month it hit its second lowest level in 73 years . As one headline said, “From...

I don’t know if the rumor is true that Webster’s is considering adding “Tariffied” to its dictionary, but the word certainly fits the...

“Over the course of 18 years, it costs over $235,000 for parents to raise a child... and that's just for the alcohol.” Here in Dallas,...

How ‘bout some good news? Last week’s apps skyrocketed, and… Builders are sitting on a pile of unsold homes and are slashing prices and...

Today I travel to the Dallas area for a Logan Finance event, and this comment from a friend last night is echoing in my ears: “Becoming...