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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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5.18.26 Rent Versus Own; Lower’s Craig Montgomery on Origination Trends; Shifting Rate Expectations

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5.15.26 Proxy Wars and Delinquencies; Click n' Close’s Delores Lopes on Operations; The Week That Was

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5.14.26 MBS Performance; Flex’s Ryan Metcalf on Demand; Consumer Consumption Characteristics

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5.13.26 Inflation and The Fed; nCino’s Chris Gufford on Product Redesign; PPI Follows CPI

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5.12.26 Big Players Ball; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Verifications; CPI Prints Hot

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5.11.26 Conference Previews and Chatter; Eris Innovations' Geoffrey Sharp on Hedging Non-Agency; Payrolls Reaction

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5.8.26 Prepayment Primer; Digital Risk’s Kim Lanham on Market Dynamics; April Nonfarm Payrolls

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5.7.26 Earnings and Volumes; FirstClose's Dan Kellett on Seamless Experience; Powell Respective

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5.6.26 Servicing Summit; Live With Sagent's Chris Marshall, Evergreen Home Loans' Scott Rodeman, Land Home's Chris Wittrig, and Idaho HFA's Jane Roethler; MBS Coupon Stack

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5.5.26 Cinco De Mayo; Verus' Dane Smith on Product Expansion; Figure's Anthony Stratis on HELOCs; Return to Normalcy

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5.4.26 Agency Profitability; AnnieMac's Joe Panebianco on Competition; Economic Barometers

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5.1.26 Down Payment Assistance; Movement Mortgage's Lyra Waggoner Interviews Rob and Robbie; Data Docket

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4.30.26 Cash Buyers; CI&T’s Tim Von Kaenel on Solutions Ecosystems; Fed Dissent

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4.29.26 Conference Topics; Halo Programs' Kirk King on Recapture; Fed Decision Day

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4.28.26 Big Get Bigger; Seroka's John Seroka on AI Marketing; MBS Performance

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4.27.26 Contractor Sentiment; WSFS Bank’s Jeffrey Ruben on Home Equity; Shifting Psychology

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4.24.26 Migration Trends; Experian’s Joy Mina and Ken Tromer; Delinquency Locations

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4.23.26 Spec Pool Composition; Paddington Capital Management's Paul Musson on Monetary Policy; Labor Market Indicators

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4.22.26 FHFA Announcements; loanDNA's Neil Sahota on AiMaxxing; Federal Reserve Predictions

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4.21.26 Production Rankings; Cardinal Financial's Brian Hurd on Builders; Fed Chair Confirmation

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4.20.26 Oil Price Tracking; Noise Media Group's Joe Levi on SEO For AI; Upcoming Data

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4.17.26 Advocacy Takeaways; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Insurance Premiums; Fed Expectations

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4.16.26 Generational Mobility; Berger Singerman's Geoffrey Lottenberg on AI Legal Implications; Economic Growth

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4.15.26 Funded Mortgage Volume; Evergreen Home Loans’ Tamra Rieger on Leadership; Rate Dovetail

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4.14.26 Fines Versus Taxes; Attorney Barry Levine on Delinquencies and Foreclosures; Agency MBS Performance

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4.13.26 Liens and Mortgages; LendFriend Mortgage’s Eric Bernstein on Eligibility Standards; Economic Calendar Preview

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4.10.26 Mailbag Friday; CIC Credit’s Don Clement on Scoring Models; CPI Hot Hot Hot

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4.9.26 Credit Rumors; OFA Group’s Thomas Gaffney on Blockchain; Fed Hikes or Cuts

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4.8.26 Population Trends; ABL's Kevin Rodman on Niche Lending; March Prepayment Figures

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4.7.26 VA Delinquencies; Moder's Erik Anderson on Palantir Partnership; War Moves Rates

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4.6.26 Reshaping Housing Demand; Nestment’s Niles Lichtenstein on First Time Home Buyers; Prepayment Characteristics

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4.3.26 Good (News) Friday; Birchwood Credit Services'; Samantha Markwood on Brand; Agency MBS Issuance

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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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