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Daily Mortgage News Podcast

The Chrisman Commentary podcast provides daily insights into the mortgage industry, covering market trends, capital markets, and regulatory changes. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, each episode delivers expert analysis and industry perspectives on the forces shaping housing finance. Whether it’s mortgage rates, lending news, or economic shifts, the podcast offers a clear, concise breakdown of the most important developments.

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4.2.26 Fannie and Freddie Rumors; Relcu's Abhi Thakur on Ecosystem Building; Trump Relief Remarks

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4.1.26 Strategic Partnerships; Bloomberg Intelligence's Erica Adelberg on Mortgage-Backed Securities; Mortgage Applications

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3.31.26 Appraisal Info; Guild's Terry Schmidt on Leadership; Economic Growth Fears

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3.30.26 Housing Supply Update; Lennar's Laura Escobar on Mentorship; Fed Balance Sheet

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3.27.26 Thoughts on Thought Leadership; Bridger Investment Partners Sadie Gurley on Deploying Capital; War Continues

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3.26.26 Compliance Review; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on Executive Orders; Labor Indicators

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3.25.26 Low Credit Borrowers; PRMG’s Kevin Peranio on Virtual Assistants; Rate Dance

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3.24.26 Random Rates; Xactus’ Shelley Leonard and Experian’s Michele Bodda on Credit; Surveys on Sentiment

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3.23.26 Agency MBS Purchases; Castor Financial's Brooks Champagne on Qualifying Borrowers; Tweets Influencing Markets

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3.20.26 Creditworthiness and Prepayments; Wilqo's Larry Huff on Friction; Approving Mergers

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3.19.26 Mailbag Fun; Storable's Holly Fiorello on Borrower Sentiment; Fed Reaction

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3.18.26 UAD 3.6 Tidbits; Gershman’s Adam Mason on Leadership; Federal Reserve Rate Outlook

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3.17.26 Servicing Plays; Ocrolus' Rebecca Seward on Operational Improvements; Fed Independence

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3.16.26 Tip To Tail; Megastar and Take3Tech's Anita Padilla-Fitzgerald on Technology; Fed Week

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3.13.26 Industry Mailbag; Logan Finance’s Paul Jones on Broker Partnerships; Personal Consumption

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3.12.26 HUD False Claims Monster; Consumer Data Industry Association’s Dan Smith on Tri-Merge; Financing War

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3.11.26 Prepayment Characteristics; Floify’s Jason Mapes on Point of Sale; CPI Data

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3.10.26 Cost of Things; eRESI’s Lisa Schreiber on Non-QM; Trump Moves Markets

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3.9.26 Investor Watch; Rocket's Austin Niemiec on Tip-To-Tail; Borrower Psychology

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3.6.26 Trending Loan Data; FICO's Julie May on Credit Scoring; Federal Reserve Expectations

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3.5.26 Cybersecurity Risks; Feewise’s Rob Withers on Disclosures; Labor Data and Layoffs

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3.4.26 Credit Rebuttal; Depth’s Lindsey Neal on Relationships; Non-QM Securitization

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3.3.26 Inflation Worries; ACES Quality Management’s Sharon Reichhardt on QC; U.S. MBS Index Return

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3.2.26 M&A Implications; FirstClose’s Andria Lightfoot on Modernizing Processes; Middle East Fallout

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2.27.26 GFees and LLPAs; MakeMyMove’s Evan Hock on Emigration; Demand For Debt

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2.26.26 Mailbag Time; Yardi’s Doug Ressler on Affordable Housing; Domestic Data

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2.25.26 AI Licensing; Optimal Blue's Erin Wester on Capital Markets Tech; Home Prices Moderate

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2.24.26 Trade Tensions; Plantd’s Josh Dorfman on Sustainable Materials; Quarterly Refunding

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2.23.26 Tariff Explainer; Clear Capital’s Dan McAlister on UAD 3.6; Delayed Data

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2.20.26 AI Mortgage Fraud; MAXEX’s Tom Pearce on Partnerships; GDP and PCE

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2.19.26 Capital Requirements; Economist Elliot Eisenberg on Economic Data; Monetary Policy Indicators

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2.18.26 Lunar New Year; Beyond Zero-DDC’s Kevin Kennon on Sustainable Design; Mortgage Applications

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2.17.26 Down Payment Assistance; TRUE’s Steve Butler on Automation; Economic Calendar

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2.13.26 Industry Chatter; Ivy Risk Strategies’ Lisa Holt on Brokerage Belief; Subdued CPI

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2.12.26 Pennymac Acquisition; Kastle’s Rishi Choudhary on Agentic AI; CFPB Happenings

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2.11.26 Prepayment Data; Milliman's Jonathan Glowacki on Lender Choice; Payroll Conspiracy

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2.10.26 Bond Purchase Schedule; VIU by HUB’s Travis Hodges on Insurance; Delayed Indicators

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2.9.26 Mortgage Prices; Experian's Joy Mina and Ken Tromer on Prequalification; Specified Pools

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2.6.26 Supreme Court of Mortgages; Rocket's Doug Buser on Super Bowl LX; Volatility Spike

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2.5.26 Tech Plays; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Practical Design; Job Cuts Cuts Cuts

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2.4.26 CFPB Update; Curinos' Ken Flaherty, Josh Beane, and Rich Martin on Data; MBA Mortgage Applications

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2.3.26 IMB Chatter; TLS' Will Pendleton and Calque’s Jeremy Foster on BBYS; Warsh Expectations

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2.2.26 Credit Cost Explainer; FundingShield’s Adam Chaudhary on Fraud; Partial Government Shutdown

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1.30.26 Fed Chair Nomination; Z Technology Solutions' Suha Zehl on Lending Certainty; Ice Fishing

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1.29.26 Economic Barometers; Sitewire's Bryan Kester on Permitting; FOMC Takeaways

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1.28.26 Fannie and Freddie Latest; Experian's Michele Bodda on Credit Reporting; Fed Decision Day

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1.27.26 International Denominations; Portnox's Denny LeCompte on Cybersecurity; Risk Events Ahead

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1.26.26 Rent Versus Own; Middle Housing Partner's Jared Jones on Building; Refinance Activity

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1.23.26 Davos Directives; Southern Bancorp's Jeremy Davis on Winning Business; Bond Buying

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1.22.26 Trump From Davos; LendingTree's Matt Schulz on Home Ownership; Prepayment Speeds

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1.21.26 Global Sell Off; Polunsky Beitel Green's Marty Green on Political Posturing; Davos Remarks

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1.20.26 Wallowing Rates; American Pride Bank's Jessica Bluj on Construction Lending; Holiday Calendar

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1.19.26 Trump Missives; CHLA's Scott Olson on Advocacy; Hedging Inactivity

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1.16.26 Golden Handcuf Release; FINOFR’s Keith Kelly on Rate Resets; Economic Trends

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1.15.26 Prepayments and Delinquencies; Worthy Performance Group's Laura Lasher on Originator Success; Data Narrative

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1.14.26 Benign Inflation; Key Mortgage Services' Jen Poniatowski on Borrower Expectations; FHA Delinquencies

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1.13.26 Interest Rate Instruments; Clever's Jaime Seale on Millennial Home Buyers; CPI Inflation

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1.12.26 Fed Criminal Charges; TMBA's Erin Dee on Advocacy; Inflation and Employment

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1.9.26 MBS Purchase Instructions; loanDepot’s Jeff Dergurahian on Big Data; Payrolls Friday

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1.8.26 Institutional Investor Ban; TXSE's Jeff Karcher on Exchanges and Listings; December Prepayment Speeds

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1.7.26 LO Mindset; Aliya's S.P Wijegoonaratna on Risk Structures; Government Malaise

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1.6.26 Lending Within Affordability; Johns Hopkins' Dan Ye on Human Capital; Rates Tread Water

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1.5.26 Wages Versus Affordability; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on M&A; Geopolitical Sway

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1.2.26 Prediction Futility; Gallus Insight's Augie Del Rio on Machine Evolution; Home Building Confusion

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12.31.25 Closing the Year; A.W. Pickel on Brokers; Agency MBS Issuance

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12.30.25 Generational Demographics; Next Belt Strategies' Jeremy Potter on Consulting; Last Full Trading Day

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12.29.25 Technology Decisions; Bri Lees on Marketing; Quiet Weeks

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12.26.25 Ghosts of Mortgage Past; Robbie Chrisman on Empires; Rate Direction

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12.26.25 Ghosts of Mortgage Past; Robbie Chrisman on Empires; Rate Direction

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12.24.25 Christmas Early Closing; Rob Chrisman on Option Weighting; Rates Tread Water

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12.23.25 Festive Tidbits; Amergy Bank's Bill Dawley on Origination; Forecast Fodder

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12.22.25 Around the Job Horn; Ardley's Chatbot LEO on Mortgage Options; Christmas Calendar

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12.19.25 GSE Direction; DNA's Jason Fishman on Brand Marketing; First-Time Home Buyers

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12.18.25 UWM and Two Harbors Reaction; Foundation Mortgage's Sam Bjelac on TPO and Non-QM; Inflation Reports

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12.17.25 Uniform Appraisals; LO Autopilot's Karen Bates on Recapture; Employment Outlook

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12.16.25 Risk-off Trading; Phoenix Burst's Tela Mathias on Tech Development; Delayed Data Dump

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12.15.25 Fed Dual Mandate; FirstHome IQ's Kristin Messerli on Building Trust; Economic Calendar Preview

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12.12.25 Yield Curve Dynamics; iEmergent's Bernard Nossouli on Pricing Trends; Labor Market Samples

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12.11.25 Fed Takeaways; L1's Justin Demola on Credit Costs; Prepayment Deep Dive

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12.10.25 Assumable Mortgages; Nicole Nosek on Housing Legislation; Fed Decision Day

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12.9.25 Government Tidbits; Fairwinds' Magda DeMauro on Underwriting; FOMC Kickoff

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12.8.25 Fed Week; C2 Financial's David Temko on Wholesale; Volatile December

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12.5.25 Federal Reserve Purview; Creative Title's Caleb Christopher on Responsible Lending; Consumption Expenditures

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12.4.25 Freddie Framework, MBA's Marcia Davies on Advocacy; Home Price Softening

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12.3.25 International Implications; U.S. Bank’s Shelly Kobb and Ohio Housing’s Tom Walker on Housing Finance Agencies; Employment Figures

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12.2.25 Bayview Guild Dea; Finastra’s MaryKay Theriault on Humanizing Tech; Japanese Bond Scare

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12.1.25 December Storylines; United Home's Mike Dulla on Lending; Shaping Sentiment

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11.28.25 Lender Focus; ALTA's Chris Morton on Title Fraud; Return From Turkey

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11.26.25 Conforming Loan Limits; Panorama's Hector Amendola on Winning Business; News Spigot Open

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11.25.25 Foreclosure Statistics; The Big POS' Matthew VanFossen on Tech Integration; Stacked Economic Calendar

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11.24.25 Labor Market Trends; Experian's Royce Chang on Trigger Leads; Holiday Economic Calendar

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11.21.25 Renter Sentiment; TD Bank's Jon Giles on Home Equity; Evolving Rate Expectations

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11.20.25 Cost to Originate; Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Blockchain Lending; Jobs Driving Rates

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11.19.25 Corporate Developments; HomeLight's Nick Friedman on Origination Trends; Prepayment Speeds

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11.18.25 Fed Governor Cook Update; ICE's John Hedlund on Building Greatness; MBS Performance

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11.17.25 FHFA Buzz; MBA's Joel Kan on Industry Forecasts; Government in Business

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11.14.25 Pulte Drama; Telhio's Allie Hager on Borrowers; No Government, No Releases

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11.13.25 Fed Retirement; MeridianLink's JP Kelly on UEX and Data; 10-Year Auction Results

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11.12.25 Extensions Explained; TransUnion's Satyan Merchant on Dynamic Scoring; Return of Releases

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11.11.25 50-Year Mortgage; Optimal Blue's Vimi Vasudeva on Recapture; Veterans Day

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