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July 31: Growth officer, LO, IT hedging jobs; processing, HELOC tools; FEMA & detention center funding? Freddie's net worth hits $65 billion
As hundreds of attendees add Bob Seger, Madonna, Eminem, and Stevie Wonder to their playlists in preparation for the MMLA conference...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 31
July 30: TPO exec., LO, AE jobs; jumbo, non-QM products; STRATMOR on servicing strategy; Fannie & Redwood earnings; LO Comp rule thoughts
Is it just a matter of time until insurance companies tell us where to live, what to make out houses out of, and what, exactly, we’re...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 30
July 29: AE, LO jobs; hedging, borrower experience, executive hedging course; LOs controlling their funnel; housing numbers... meh
Yesterday, Tampa set a record for its all-time high temperature (at least since man began keeping track, for you sticklers) while rain...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 29
July 28: MI rep, LO jobs; warehouse, MSR financing, productivity tools; training & webinars this week; ABA interview
“Since it started raining, all my husband has done is look sadly through the window. If it gets any worse, I'll have to let him in.” (My...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 28
July 26: Why inventory has increased; STRATMOR, rankings, & customer service; What is moving rates; Saturday Spotlight: Moder
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is zipping by, my son Robbie is roaming around the Badlands in South Dakota on the way to North Dakota,...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 28
July 25: LO, AE jobs; Non-del, lock desk, HELOC products; HUD, FHA, and Ginnie news; unscripted Powell and Trump
If you want to see an unscripted moment where politics and the central bank collide, thank Ken Sonner for sending over this clip of...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 25
July 24: Hedging, correspondent, AI answer, subservicing, processing, fee modeling tools; classes, training, & webinars coming soon
July 24… While much of the nation swelters, if you live in Utah, it’s Pie and Beer Day. Uh, I mean, Pioneer Day. The average home in Utah...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 24
July 23: LO jobs; Corresp. & wholesale, jumbo, compliance, AI tools; CFPB warning; Elizabeth Warren & Bill Pulte; non-Agency news
The residential lending industry touches all facets of life, and the best LOs are not focused strictly about mortgages. I start off this...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 23
July 22: LO jobs, TPO lender available; marketing, processing, servicing tools; STRATMOR on revenue growth; FHA, EPDs, and disasters; LOs and videos
You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company and mortgage servicer certainly do. It is a fact that warmer air can...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 22
July 21: National TPO sales, chief credit, AE, LO jobs; Fannie ticket available; broker, fraud prevention, AI HELOC tools; in-person events
“Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life outta nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 21
July 19: Letters on LO comp lawsuit, signing bonuses, and tariffs; Securitization news; Saturday Spotlight: Finance of America
“I received an e-mail saying, ‘At Rand McNally, we can even read maps backwards’ and I thought, ‘That’s just spam.’” It is good for those...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 21
July 18: LO jobs; broker, warehouse, valuation tools; loanDepot LO comp lawsuit that every MLO should watch; MBA's MAA campaign
With all of this talk about replacing people in our biz, could this be a future mortgage banker’s conference ? Delta is moving toward...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 18
July 17: Sales, leadership jobs; HMDA review, corresp., data mining, processing tools; news on Agency credit scoring; mortgage humor
“I forgot to put the seat belt on my five-year-old boy this morning and as we were leaving the trailer park, somebody shouted, ‘You're an...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 17
July 16: Broker jobs; TBA settlement, processing, HELOC, purchase advice mgt. tools; JPMorgan to charge for info? Gig economy jobs
JPMorgan told FinTechs that it will charge for access to its customers’ bank information. The fees would bring big bucks to JPMorgan...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 16
July 15: LO jobs; Corresp. & wholesale, internal audit, verification products, Redlining webinar; When LOs should prospect; Bank M&A
Here’s a cool password: 2 444 66666 8888888 9. (You can figure it out.) I’m no IT wizard, but some are. Do you want AI to open your...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 15
July 14: AE jobs, HUD DE lender wanted; HELOC, servicing, AI fee research tools; webinars & training this week; anti-poaching interview
In news for fans of the wholesale lending channel (more below), heading into the baseball All Star Break the Philadelphia Phillies, owned...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 14
July 12: Bill Pulte on Jerome Powell; Letters on gift letter fraud, LO comp changes; Saturday Spotlight: RatePlug
Imagine my surprise yesterday when I received an email from the FHFA quoting Director Bill Pulte with a simple, “I’m encouraged by...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 14
July 11: LO, AE jobs; AI retention, jumbo AUS, bridge, HELOC products; wholesale & investor news; classic gov't joke/puzzler
Don’t forget to snag your free Slurpee today at participating 7-Elevens! Speaking of edible things, I like my Frosted Flakes, Froot...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 11
July 10: LO jobs; hedging, fraud protection, QC products; FHA, USDA programs sweeping changes; interview with Pennymac's Kim Nichols
Lenders and servicers have entire sets of policies and procedures based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declaring an...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 10
July 9: AE jobs; non-QM DPA, accounting tools; Eddy Perez interview; Pulte stuns the credit world... Will future GSE moves be as cavalier?
If you think that everything is great in the U.S. economy, maybe it’s not. At least in New Jersey. While many residents are frolicking on...
Rob Chrisman
Jul 9
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