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Servicing Released Versus Retained Decision Making
As the calendar turns from 2024 to 2025, the mortgage servicing landscape continues to be a cornerstone of financial strategy for...
Rob Chrisman
Nov 25, 2024
Impacts of Trade, Policy, and Inflation on Mortgage Rates and the Housing Industry
The economic aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, which have shaped both domestic and global markets over recent years, are gradually...
Robbie Chrisman
Nov 21, 2024
Why Consumer-Centric Product Management is Key to the Future of Mortgage Lending
While none of us possess a crystal ball, signs point to major transformation driven by a combination of higher-for-longer interest rates,...
Marvin Chang
Nov 18, 2024
Women Are Shaping the Future of the Mortgage Industry
By Chrissy Brown, Chief Operations Officer at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group The mortgage business has traditionally been a male-dominated...
Chrissy Brown
Oct 10, 2024
The Next Top Producer – The New Generation of Loan Officers' Willingness to Adapt and Thrive
In today’s fast-paced mortgage industry, the ability to adapt has become essential for loan officers who want to go from good to great....
Matthew VanFossen
Sep 30, 2024
Why Mortgage Rates Didn’t Fall After the Fed’s Rate Cut
Why didn't we see mortgage rates fall after the Fed cut rates last week? Simply put, preemptive pricing left little room for movement in...
Robbie Chrisman
Sep 23, 2024
Seizing the Refinance Opportunity with a Comprehensive Enterprise Strategy
By Emily Farley Gardner, Chief Lending Officer at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group For the first time since early 2023, the market conditions...
Emily Farley Gardner
Sep 23, 2024
The Hidden Risks: How Vendor Compliance and Delayed Technology Updates Are Increasing Lender Vulnerability
By Matt VanFossen, CEO of Mortgage Automation Technologies & Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation Over the past decade, the mortgage...
Matthew VanFossen
Sep 13, 2024
Small Summit, Big Ideas for Progress
When you bring together passionate people from around our industry, you often hear similar complaints about how hard it is to make...
Jeremy Potter
Sep 13, 2024
16 Years Later: A HERA Report Card
By Lawranne Stewart Former Assistant Chief Counsel, House Financial Services Committee Scott Olson Former Professional Staff Member,...
Lawranne Stewart and Scott Olson
Sep 8, 2024
The NAR Settlement; Apocalypse No
Lots of folks in the residential real estate business had August 17, 2024, circled on their calendars.[1] That was the day that the...
Brian S. Levy
Aug 28, 2024
Regulation X Updates and The Role of AI and Real-Time Data For Mortgage Servicers
On July 10 , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its first significant update to Regulation X in nearly ten years....
Matt Tully
Aug 26, 2024


The Strategic Advantage of Dual Licensing for Real Estate Agents
One of the most effective ways for agents to navigate this new environment is by becoming dual-licensed.
Luca Dahlhausen
Aug 23, 2024
Leveraging PropTech to Evolve within the Rapidly Changing Mortgage Landscape
Over the past decade, lenders and consumers have experienced a profound innovation-driven technological evolution in how they operate and...
Matthew VanFossen
Aug 19, 2024
Margin Leakage in a Market Rally
As I write my first (and hopefully not my last) column for Rob and Robbie, the CME Group’s FedWatch is giving a 57.5% chance of a 50-bps...
Marcus Lam
Aug 7, 2024
How Mortgage Companies Will Embrace Dual Compensation
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) legal settlement, which requires the association to abolish the rule mandating seller-side...
Amanda Tucker
Jul 31, 2024
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