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• Wednesday, October 21 Oct. 21: Sales mgt., MLO jobs; shell available; servicing, marketing, automation tools; temporary relief from the CFPB
• Tuesday, October 20 Oct. 20: Ops, MLO jobs; training, servicing, tech, broker tools; events & training; Freddie & Fannie: changes keep flowing
• Monday, October 19 Oct. 19: Compliance, AE, MLO jobs; marketing, broker, servicing products; online disclosure survey & chatter
• Saturday, October 17 Oct. 17: Vendors partnering, raising money, introducing new products; Saturday Spotlight: Service 1st
• Friday, October 16 Oct. 16: JV, MLO, Ops jobs; MSR valuation, training, non-QM, retention, tax tools; new jumbo wholesaler; 2006 vs. 2019: nothing is forever
• Thursday, October 15 Oct. 15: MLO, Ops jobs; shell wanted; broker, retention, doc products; investors react to USDA, FHA, VA changes
• Wednesday, October 14 Oct. 14: Controller, Ops, MLO jobs; CFO for hire; appraisal, broker tools; Treasury auction primer: why lenders should care
• Tuesday, October 13 Oct. 13: MLO, two capital markets jobs; credit, sales, subservicing, fulfillment products; webinars & training of all sorts
• Monday, October 12 Oct. 12: Sales, Ops jobs; ECOA, recruiting, onboarding tools; non-QM, servicing webinars; Ginnie & FHA wide-sweeping changes
• Saturday, October 10 Oct. 10: Agency CRT primer and news; Fed President & economic conditions; Saturday Spotlight: Evergreen Home Loans
• Friday, October 9 Oct. 9: QC, Ops, non-QM AE jobs; real estate agent, pooling, CRM, processing tools; Galton Funding sold; CFPB, RESPA, MSA news
• Thursday, October 8 Oct. 8: Ops Mgr., MLO, Ops jobs; Capital markets products; retention, direct mail, VOE tools
• Wednesday, October 7 Oct. 7: CU jobs; VOE, valuation, accounting CRA eligibility products; training & events from your telephone
• Tuesday, October 6 Oct. 6: IT & sales management, Ops jobs; operations, forbearance products; training webinars; women leaving workforce
• Monday, October 5 Oct. 5: CD, sales, innovation jobs; CEO role wanted; webinars; compliance, database tools; disaster updates
• Saturday, October 3 Oct. 3: Rocket, UWM, Guild, AmeriHome, Caliber… don’t be the last on your block to go public; Saturday Spotlight: Planet Home Lending
• Friday, October 2 Oct. 2: Controller, Ops, MLO jobs; training, SPOC, non-QM, MERS products; Bonds little changed despite uncertainty
• Thursday, October 1 Oct. 1: Correspondent, wholesale, retail jobs; processing, marketing anti-fraud tools; NextGen homebuyer report; eClose usage stats
• Wednesday, September 30 Sep. 30: Servicing, MLO, Ops jobs; compliance, jumbo products; webinars & training; a look at housing & jobs & stable rates
• Tuesday, September 29 Sep. 29: AE, MLO, Ops jobs coast to coast; re-branding, finance, digital tools; STRATMOR industry observations
• Monday, September 28 Sep. 28: Sales, ops jobs; hiring process analysis; sales, marketing, fee collection, margin tools; flood insurance questions
• Saturday, September 26 Sep. 26: Vendors partnering, merging, being acquired, offering new products; Saturday Spotlight: Assurance Financial
• Friday, September 25 Sep. 25: Sales & ops jobs; marketing & credit products; cybercrime update; why MLOs should watch stimulus quagmire
• Thursday, September 24 Sep. 24: Ops, LO, AE jobs; CFO roll wanted; broker, construction, MSR management products; using digital for customer service
• Wednesday, September 23 Sep. 23: Ops, sales jobs; marketing, AMC, subservicer products; company webinars; GSE changes & thoughts on them
• Tuesday, September 22 Sep. 22: VP of CD, Ops, LO jobs; ROI, workflow, underwriting tools; training & events; improving forbearance stats
• Monday, September 21 Sep. 21: MLO, Ops jobs; retention, co-op products; events & training; USDA rural conditional commitments
• Saturday, September 19 Sep. 19: Out-of-the-ordinary secondary market deals; primer on help for borrowers from HFAs; Saturday Spotlight: Truework
• Friday, September 18 Sep. 18: Ops & MLO jobs; eClosing, compliance, IRRRL products; plethora of disaster policy news; rates hardly budging
• Thursday, September 17 Sep. 17: Ops jobs; credit score, lead source, QC products; free Western Secondary & other events; Agencies react to disasters
• Wednesday, September 16 Sep. 16: Ops, production, VP Consumer Direct jobs; jumbo, CRM, anti-fraud, CD products; Ginnie hits $2.1 trillion
• Tuesday, September 15 Sep. 15: TPO, MLO jobs; pricing, trigger products; comp survey & retaining employees; webinar/training via phone & computer
• Monday, September 14 Sep. 14: Ops jobs; recruiting, sales, valuation, rehab products; non-QM moves in the primary & secondary markets
• Saturday, September 12 Sep. 12: CFPB’s VA lender settlements & other compliance notes; Saturday Spotlight: Academy Mortgage
• Friday, September 11 Sep. 11: Promotions & transitions; jumbo, 2nd lien, MERS QC audit products; U.S, economy motoring onward
• Thursday, September 10 Sep. 10: Ops jobs; branches, mgt. position wanted; QC, marketing, VOE tools; primer on credit availability
• Wednesday, September 9 09/09/2020: Ops & sales jobs, coast to coast; S&D, CRM, marketing, fraud products; mortgage apps move higher
• Tuesday, September 8 Sep. 8: CFO, processor, Ops, LO jobs; non-QM, servicer, sales, training tools; time required to hack a password
• Saturday, September 5 Sep. 5: Vendors are busy beavers; LIBOR phase out and transition: why should MLOs care?
• Friday, September 4 Sep. 4: LO, CD jobs; database, HELOC, digital tools; vendor & lender products continue to shift
• Thursday, September 3 Sep. 3: Ops, LO, AE jobs; workflow, lead, processing, renegotiation products; coming events; who owns 1/3 of Agency MBS?
• Wednesday, September 2 Sep. 2: Marketing, income, onboarding, HECM tools; jumbo, non-QM, misc. product updates; do-it-yourself appraisals
• Tuesday, September 1 Sep. 1: AE, Ops jobs; shell wanted; jumbo, servicing products; webinars; after 12 years of conservatorship, Agencies very much in the news
• Monday, August 31 Aug. 31: Ops, TPO Sales jobs; forbearance, correspondent, title, broker products; lots of training & virtual events
• Saturday, August 29 Aug. 29: Vendor M&A & other news; disaster updates; private money; CFPB & HMDA; Saturday Spotlight: CBC Mortgage Agency
• Friday, August 28 Aug. 28: Ops jobs; broker extension, secondary revenue, compliance tools; deep look into new Fed policy
• Thursday, August 27 Aug. 27: Virtual job fair, MLO, CD, AE, Ops jobs; VOE, VOI, pricing tools; industry’s conventional price shifts
• Wednesday, August 26 Aug. 26: Servicing, MLO, Ops jobs; marketing, automation, tech mgt. tools; .5 Agency refi hit delayed – now what?
• Tuesday, August 25 Aug. 25: Ops, LO jobs; AI, forbearance, comp tools; training & events through your computer & telephone
• Monday, August 24 Aug. 24: Finance, AE, Ops, LO jobs; customer service, income tools; Agency jungle drums are beating
• Saturday, August 22 Aug. 22: M&A observations; vendor news; notes on the housing market; Saturday Spotlight: Constant
• Friday, August 21 Aug. 21: Training, Ops, LO jobs; MSR, conversion, EPO products; public company snapshots worth a skim
• Thursday, August 20 Aug. 20: Sales mgt., LO, Ops jobs; leads, tech tools; CFPB, LO Comp, G-Rate legal ruling in the news
• Wednesday, August 19 Aug. 19: Ops, MLO jobs; production shell wanted; CRM, productivity, marketing products; FHA’s new appraisal delivery product
• Tuesday, August 18 Aug. 18: Ops, MLO, AE jobs; training, marketing, compliance tools; MI industry snapshot; strong housing numbers
• Monday, August 17 Aug. 17: Sales mgt., FHA, LO jobs; retention, non-QM products; training & events; investors react to FHFA’s price shift
• Saturday, August 15 Aug. 15: FHFA’s refi price change – TILA implications, impact on risk, not everyone is complaining; Saturday Spotlight: Usherpa
• Friday, August 14 Aug. 14: Controller, MLO jobs; ROI, broker, AI, jumbo products; compliance and state-level legal news
• Thursday, August 13 Aug. 13: Special Edition – The GSE price move, it’s impact on borrowers, and how to write to your Senators & Representative
• Thursday, August 13 Aug. 13: Ops & sales jobs; appraisal, valuation, sales tools; training; 50 bp refi hit & other Agency updates
• Wednesday, August 12 Aug. 12: Risk management job; VOE, loan delivery, lead source products; misc. investor & lender changes
• Tuesday, August 11 Aug. 11: MLO jobs; marketing, servicing, comp tools; FHA & Ginnie changes roll on; economic gyrations: rates creep higher
• Monday, August 10 Aug. 10: Ops, LO, FHA jobs; marketing, cap. mkts. products; webinars in the comfort of your home
• Saturday, August 8 Aug. 8: Is the Agency CRT program endangered? Economic tidbits; Saturday Spotlight: LBA Ware
• Friday, August 7 Aug. 7: Accounting, sales, Ops jobs; reverse, training, VA tools & products; Ellie’s $11 billion sale & other vendor news
• Thursday, August 6 Aug. 6: Cap. mkts., U/W, AE, LO jobs; risk tool; webinars & training; servicing & MSR update; rates continue lower
• Wednesday, August 5 Aug. 5: Ops, AE jobs; Analytic, business practice, income, compliance products; renewing the non-QM segment
• Tuesday, August 4 Aug. 4: Senior management, AE, LO, Ops jobs; marketing, database tools; disaster updates; cap. markets & root canals
• Monday, August 3 Aug. 3: CU, Ops, LO jobs; fraud, retention, legal products; August training without leaving your La-Z-Boy
• Saturday, August 1 Aug. 1: Letters on iffy government data, forbearance, the Fed; LIBOR transition update; Saturday Spotlight: Capacity
• Friday, July 31 July 31: Servicing, appraisal, Ops, sales jobs; broker, valuation products; FHA, & Ginnie changes; HUD addresses the self-employed
• Thursday, July 30 July 30: U/W, LO, AE jobs; loss mit, retention, valuation tools; LOS survey; deep dive into economic news & cap markets
• Wednesday, July 29 July 29: Underwriting, subservicing, AVM, pricing tools; Conforming conventional updates; bonds quiet
• Tuesday, July 28 July 28: Ops, LO jobs; sales, workflow, customer service tools; Black Knight to add $1.8 OB to $62 million Compass asset
• Monday, July 27 July 27: Sales, consulting, Ops, LO jobs; sales webinar; world news driving rates, primer on the belly of the yield curve
• Saturday, July 25 July 25: Credit Risk Transfers helping mortgage rates; SOFR transition status; Saturday Spotlight: Thrive Mortgage
• Friday, July 24 July 24: Regional manager, AE, LO jobs; automation, credit, AI tools; up to speed on tax transcripts
• Thursday, July 23 July 23: Ops, LO jobs; underwriting, forbearance, one-time close, marketing tools; loan processing changes
• Wednesday, July 22 July 22: Ops jobs; digital, servicing, ECOA products; webinars to wrap up July; Agency changes continue
• Tuesday, July 21 July 21: AE, LO jobs; training, eClosing, broker, servicing products; USDA rural tidbits; forbearance stats improving
• Monday, July 20 July 20: AE, Ops, LO jobs; marketing, risk, data retrieval tools; wholesaler news; rates: steady as she goes
• Saturday, July 18 July 18: National Broker Day; letter about current lender concerns; vendor updates; Saturday Spotlight: Sales Boomerang
• Friday, July 17 July 17: Recruiting, mgt., sales, Ops jobs; builder, sales, data analysis tools; Ginnie & FHA program tacks
• Thursday, July 16 July 16: Ops, AE, LO jobs; broker, cost analysis, audit, credit tools; CFPB’s legal action; lots of activity in the capital markets
• Wednesday, July 15 July 15: Ops, AE, LO jobs; non-QM, QC, construction loan products; events & training; big bank mortgage stats
• Tuesday, July 14 July 14: LO, U/W jobs; data, loss mit, disclosure, comp products; flood & disaster changes
• Monday, July 13 July 13: QC, Ops, LO, reverse, AE, correspondent jobs; marketing, TPO products; wholesale updates & mudslinging
• Saturday, July 11 July 11: Supply & demand on bananas, hard seltzer, and… wood prices!? Saturday Spotlight: PrimeLending
• Friday, July 10 July 10: Ops, LO, AE jobs; servicing, lead, marketing products; flood of conventional conforming changes
• Thursday, July 9 July 9: QC, LO, reverse opportunities; sec. mktg., marketing products; compliance news: is a “like” a “thing of value”?
• Wednesday, July 8 July 8: U/W, LO, processor jobs; lead, broker, AMC products; upcoming training; a peak at Rocket Companies
• Tuesday, July 7 July 7: AE, Ops, LO jobs; marketing, processing, training tools; industry & lender forbearance trends
• Monday, July 6 July 6: U/W, production jobs; DPA, leads, PMI products; investors ruminate on employment data: shrug?
• Friday, July 3 July 3: Recent depository mortgage jobs; vendor news; primer on yield curve control: price vs. quantity
• Thursday, July 2 July 2: Fulfillment, AE, LO jobs; anti-fraud, DPA, HMDA products; non-QM news in primary & secondary markets
• Wednesday, July 1 July 1: COO, Ops, AE, LO jobs coast to coast; broker, marketing products; mortgage rates: “steady as she goes”
• Tuesday, June 30 June 30: Ops, LO jobs; servicing, inspection, loss-mit products; CFPB’s structure to change; Ginnie adjusts pooling requirements
• Monday, June 29 June 29: LO & Sales jobs; MSR, marketing, leads products; training & webinars from home
• Saturday, June 27 June 27: Morale & innovation in WFH environment; Fannie’s recent secondary deals; Company spotlight: Mortgage Sentinel
• Friday, June 26 June 26: LO, Ops jobs; DPA, forbearance, broker products; FHA, USDA tweaks; Treasury/MBS spread update
• Thursday, June 25 June 25: Management, Ops, LO jobs; marketing, processing, default products; primer on high bal pricing
• Wednesday, June 24 June 24: Ops, AE jobs; marketing, broker, tax products; VA, construction webinars; tech partnerships
• Tuesday, June 23 June 23: QC, sales, LO jobs; outsourcing, DPA, marketing products; thoughts on the CFPB’s non-QM proposal
• Monday, June 22 June 22: AE, LO, Ops job; marketing, TPO, cost analysis products; June’s remaining training & events
• Saturday, June 20 June 20: The non-mortgage issue on voter expectations, news bias, showing homes, and entrepreneurship
• Friday, June 19 June 19: Credit, QC, Ops, LO jobs coast to coast; broker, DPA products; residential credit changes
• Thursday, June 18 June 18: Ops, LO jobs; digital, QC, cap. mkts. products; Ginnie & FHA changes & trends
• Wednesday, June 17 June 17: Sales, Ops, marketing jobs; CRM, processing, buyback insurance products; COVID, the CFPB, credit reports, and rates
• Tuesday, June 16 June 16: Marketing, bank statement, processing, servicing products; webinars & events; Freddie & Fannie in the news
• Monday, June 15 June 15: Production jobs; marketing, cap mkts, servicing products; correspondent tidbits; webinars & training this week
• Saturday, June 13 June 13: MISMO moves; Housing news; thoughts on BLM; current topics in the compliance world addressed
• Friday, June 12 June 12: AE, LO, Ops jobs; DPA, pricing, doc products; USDA, FHA, VA notes
• Thursday, June 11 June 11: Mgt., LO, training jobs; construction, VA IRRRL, loss mit programs; no “V-shaped” recovery
• Wednesday, June 10 June 10: LO, sales, Ops jobs; marketing, AMC, forbearance products; Freddie & Fannie direction
• Tuesday, June 9 June 9: AE, AMC, LO jobs; marketing, DPA, underwriting, pricing products; wholesaler changes
• Monday, June 8 June 8: LO, FHA jobs; marketing, servicing products; training on servicing, VA IRRRL, and other events
• Saturday, June 6 June 6: Random vendor news; letters on housing economics & pent up demand
• Friday, June 5 June 5: Risk, appraisal, LO, AE jobs; broker, DPA, LOS, products; FHA COVID forbearance guidance; payrolls push rates higher!
• Thursday, June 4 June 4: Management, Ops, LO, AE, DTC jobs; broker, doc products; customer experience study; correspondent changes
• Wednesday, June 3 June 3: AE, Ops, LO jobs; subservicing, VA IRRRL, workflow products; wholesalers shifting product gears
• Tuesday, June 2 June 2: Sales mgt., Ops, LO jobs; CRM, broker, eClosing products; events for LOs; servicing tactics continue to impact market
• Monday, June 1 June 1: Processor, LO jobs; referral, accounting products; webinars & training through your computer
• Saturday, May 30 May 30: Credit risk transfer primer; LIBOR transition in the news; thoughts on property value direction
• Friday, May 29 May 29: LO, AE, tech, Ops jobs; portfolio monitoring, non-QM, corresp., broker products; customer satisfaction survey
• Thursday, May 28 May 28: Ops, technical, LO jobs; doc, MSR, broker products; private MI companies motor on; continuing jobless claims drop
• Wednesday, May 27 May 27: Ops, AE, mgt., LO jobs; servicing, DPA, CRM products; warehouse deal news; more investor changes
• Tuesday, May 26 May 26: Appraisal, LO jobs; broker, eSign, marketing products; USDA, FHA, Freddie, Fannie news & trends
• Saturday, May 23 May 23: Vendors on the move; warnings about repurchase claims and the impact of forbearance on credit
• Friday, May 22 May 22: Marketing, Ops, LO jobs; CRM, marketing, LO products; tools to help borrowers; rates: a global snapshot
• Thursday, May 21 May 21: Ops, recruiting, Sec. Mktg., LO jobs; appraisal, QC products; loan processing is changing: Beeline & SnapFi
• Wednesday, May 20 May 20: LO jobs, servicing wanted; broker,correspondent, LOS, CRM products; Agency shifts; remember non-QM?
• Tuesday, May 19 May 19: Servicing, LO jobs; correspondent, audit, construction products; stunning number of webinars this week; September’s state conferences!
• Monday, May 18 May 18: LO jobs; broker, CRM, texting, VA IRRRL products; premium pricing blues; forbearance & Agency news
• Saturday, May 16 May 16: IMBs, retained servicing, & taxes; CRM advice; co-issue & bifurcation: orange alert? “joke” about perspective
• Friday, May 15 May 15: LO, Ops jobs; business opportunities; due diligence, AMC products; yesterday’s noteworthy Agency changes
• Thursday, May 14 May 14: Mgt., LO jobs; reverse, valuation products; Agency/investor changes; mortgage-COVID-video; Powell: prolonged tough times
• Wednesday, May 13 May 13: CRM, marketing, broker, appraisal products; shifts in credit reporting & underwriting
• Tuesday, May 12 May 12: Ops, LO jobs, business opportunity; marketing, docs, LO products; lender changes continue
• Monday, May 11 May 11: Ops, LO jobs; Recruiting tool; lots of webinars & training this week; deep dive on jobs number; California may do what?
• Saturday, May 9 May 9: Economic trends LOs should be aware of; primer on servicing values: what is the cash return?
• Friday, May 8 May 8: Ops, LO, AE jobs; marketing, broker products; capital markets barely budge after headline unemployment number
• Thursday, May 7 May 7: LO, AE, Ops jobs; CRM, API, broker, marketing products; disaster updates; investor changes continue
• Wednesday, May 6 May 6: LO jobs; QC, warehouse, pricing products; Agency & investor changes don’t stop; fortunately rates quiet
• Tuesday, May 5 Cinco de Mayo: AE, LO jobs; digital, marketing products; tech & training webinars; relentless Agency & investor changes
• Monday, May 4 May 4: Ops, reverse, LO jobs; CRM, audit, doc, subservicer products; tech survey; upcoming events & training
• Saturday, May 2 May 2: What are warehouse banks seeing? A primer on servicing & MSRs (yes, they can wallop borrower’s pricing)
• Friday, May 1 May 1: LO, Ops jobs; correspondent programs; large & small investors continue program shifts (with an “f”)
• Thursday, April 30 Apr. 30: LO, AE jobs, business opportunities; broker, digital products; G-Rate’s penalty; sweeping investor changes
• Wednesday, April 29 Apr. 29: AE, Ops, LO jobs; digital, customer service products; FHA COVID news; 1st quarter GDP: ouch
• Tuesday, April 28 Apr. 28: Sales jobs; underwriting, rural products; WFH, anti-fraud, digital webinars; guideline shifts continue
• Monday, April 27 Apr. 27: Servicing, Ops, LO jobs; CRM, broker products; training & webinars from your couch; top lender numbers
• Saturday, April 25 Apr. 25: LIBOR to SOFR transition update; Deep dive on U.S. debt; What do bored stunt performers do?
• Friday, April 24 Apr. 24: Servicing, AE, Ops jobs; broker, construction, doc products; cash-out product hit; Federal Reserve deep dive
• Thursday, April 23 Apr. 23: LO jobs; QC, sales, marketing, cap. mkts. products; Agencies & forbearance loan purchases
• Wednesday, April 22 Apr. 22: Ops, LO jobs; digital products; GSE & large investor adjustments; bond market quiet: a good thing
• Tuesday, April 21 Apr. 21: AE jobs; LOS, comp., correspondent products; approaching webinars; Federal Reserve’s recent actions
• Monday, April 20 4/20: LO, AE jobs; automation, non-QM products; forbearance primer: loans must be repaid
• Saturday, April 18 Apr. 18: Shifts in thinking & current trends: why pay rent? Advice for every LO; economic stimulus riddle
• Friday, April 17 Apr. 17: AE, LO jobs; efficiency product; webinars & events; CFPB HMDA news; Agency, investor, & vendor changes continue
• Thursday, April 16 Apr. 16: AE jobs; appraisal, sales, processing products; training & webinars from home; vendor tidbits
• Wednesday, April 15 Apr. 15: Appraisal jobs; construction, broker, appraisal products; partial & temporary appraisal delay for banks
• Tuesday, April 14 Apr. 14: LO jobs; broker, benchmarking, doc products; jumbo & specialty products continue to crumble; 3.74% loans in forbearance
• Monday, April 13 Apr. 13: LO jobs; SBA PPP, processing products; Ginnie’s Issuer assistance; banks’ stress test changes; Agencies consider forbearance policies?
• Saturday, April 11 Apr. 11: Refunds from auto insurance companies? Trends in eating & drinking & travel; One mortgage explanation
• Friday, April 10 Apr. 10: U/W jobs; broker, eTitle, productivity, digital products; upcoming events from home (you’ve got the time, right?)
• Thursday, April 9 Apr. 9: AE, Ops, LO jobs; servicing, appraisal, eClose products; Agency, USDA, investor, lender changes aren’t stopping
• Wednesday, April 8 Apr. 8: Appraisal, broker, SBA PPP, correspondent products; lender eligibility for SBA PPP loans; Dir. Calabria said what?
• Tuesday, April 7 Apr. 7: Training, warehouse, broker products; webinars everywhere on everything; Mr. Cooper’s early forbearance figures
• Monday, April 6 Apr. 6: Ops, broker jobs; originator, CRM, AI, recruiting products; product & processing changes continue
• Saturday, April 4 Apr. 4: Letters & updates on working from home, our industry, the economy; alcohol & trucking skyrocketing; lock policy shifts
• Friday, April 3 Apr. 3: LO jobs; appraisal, credit, doc, broker products; major jumbo changes; delay in servicer rescue?
• Thursday, April 2 Apr. 2: LO, call center jobs; appraisal, broker, QC products; industry shifting programs, underwriting, pricing, & execution
• Wednesday, April 1 Apr. 1: AE, LO, Ops, FHA jobs; cap. mkts., broker, marketing, training products; servicing trends; processing & u/w changes continue
• Tuesday, March 31 Mar. 31: Business opportunity; marketing, cybersecurity, eClosing products; shifts in LTVs, credit, pricing, appraisal policies rampant
• Monday, March 30 Mar. 30: AE, reno, LO jobs; sales, broker products; California MBA weighs in; deep capital markets dive: Ginnie acts
• Saturday, March 28 Mar. 28: Letters on staying safe & sane while working from home, appraisals, and being bullish on IMBs
• Friday, March 27 Mar. 27: LO, Ops jobs; broker, credit products; IRS/tax transcript, jumbo, MISMO, RON changes across the biz
• Thursday, March 26 Mar. 26: LO & Ops jobs; digital, compliance, servicing, cap. mkts. products; commercial & state bond products next to be impacted?
• Wednesday, March 25 Mar. 25: LO, CFO jobs; doc, broker, eClosing products; locking, documentation, product changes roll on; PennyMac yanks bulk AOT
• Tuesday, March 24 Mar. 24: Sales job; sales, digital, processing products; FAM, QLMS, Mr. Cooper changes; appraisal & VVOE clarity; servicing smacked
• Monday, March 23 Mar. 23: COO, AE jobs; anti-fraud, servicing products; borrower satisfaction survey; corona-driven product shifts
• Saturday, March 21 Mar. 21: Sample of vendor & tech updates; changes in home buying; Finastra & ransomware?
• Friday, March 20 Mar. 20: LO, remote Ops, AE jobs; CRM, , bid tape, warehouse products; non-QM sector walloped – why?
• Thursday, March 19 Mar. 19: LO jobs; digital, notary, QC, broker products; developments in warehouse, Agency, eClosing, & cap mkts
• Wednesday, March 18 Mar. 18: AE jobs, exec searching; broker, appraisal, eClosing products; coronavirus-driven operations changes everywhere
• Tuesday, March 17 Mar. 17: Sales job; Construction, non-QM products; sales webinars; Info on VVOEs, e-Notes, e-recordings
• Monday, March 16 Mar. 16: Compliance, LO jobs; LOS, VA, non-Agency products; Early Payoff trends; deep dive on recent mortgage rate movement
• Saturday, March 14 Mar. 14: Notes on handling capacity, TRID violations, FHA & FHFA on coronavirus; state lending law changes coast to coast
• Friday, March 13 Mar. 13: Ops, management jobs; broker, DPA, tech products; coronavirus tips: NAR’s report & employer webinar
• Thursday, March 12 Mar. 12: Ops, sales management, production jobs; broker, cap. mkts. products; corresp. & wholesale news
• Wednesday, March 11 Mar. 11: Ops, LO (incl. SBA) jobs; marketing, broker, non-QM products; training & events, many over the phone
• Tuesday, March 10 Mar. 10: Sr. sales job; processing, marketing, tech products; disaster updates; rate volatility continues
• Monday, March 9 Mar. 9: Tech, appraisal, cap. mkts jobs; broker, title, recruiting products; EPOs, margin calls, appraisal delays, sticky mortgage rates…
• Saturday, March 7 Mar. 7: February lock data; LIBOR transition update, and primer on SOFR & LIBOR differences
• Friday, March 6 Mar. 6: Sales, AE, LO jobs; marketing, doc products; lender & real estate vendor tidbits
• Thursday, March 5 Mar. 5: U/W, LO, accounting jobs; tax transcript product; remote staff study; primer on coronavirus & Fed cuts
• Wednesday, March 4 Mar. 4: Corresp., LO, new wholesaler AE jobs; warehouse, research products; primer on rate movements
• Tuesday, March 3 Mar. 3: LO jobs; processing, broker, correspondent products; lenders springing up; world central banks “ready to act”
• Monday, March 2 March 2: Credit, controller, LO jobs; broker, HELOC products; coast to coast events & training; 1.07% 10-year!
• Saturday, February 29 Feb. 29: Notes on debt/savings, FHLB membership, and U.S. demographics: who has the highest property tax?
• Friday, February 28 Feb. 28: Encompass, Ops, LO jobs; broker, credit, compliance products; M&A; coronavirus continues to drive markets
• Thursday, February 27 Feb. 27: Comptroller, Ops, LO jobs; pooling, non-QM, appraisal products; CFPB, audit, exams, & compliance news
• Wednesday, February 26 Feb. 26: LO, AE jobs; ops, sales, language, broker tools; the GSE reform march continues; two 2020 Fed cuts?
• Tuesday, February 25 Feb. 25: CFO, AE jobs; relationship, broker, correspondent products; credit shifts; Moody’s weighs in on non-QM
• Monday, February 24 Feb. 24: Attorney, controller, LO jobs; TPO team available; compliance & servicing events; coronavirus dominating markets
• Saturday, February 22 Feb. 22: Letters on pair offs, automatic valuation; LIBOR/SOFR and Freddie news; something for animal lovers
• Friday, February 21 Feb. 21: LO, servicing jobs; underwriting, appraisal products; lenders & vendors’ focus on borrowers
• Thursday, February 20 Feb. 20: HELOC, construction, compensation, & title products; lender’s digital borrower products
• Wednesday, February 19 Feb. 19: Compliance, servicing, renovation, broker products; shifts in Freddie & Fannie; coronavirus/economy
• Tuesday, February 18 Feb. 18: LO jobs; broker, sales, processing products; coast-to-coast training & events for Feb. & March
• Monday, February 17 President’s Day: Vendor mania
• Saturday, February 15 Feb. 15: Letters on warehouse lending, non-bank lenders; Fannie’s results & capital markets activities
• Friday, February 14 Feb. 14: AE & LO jobs; servicing, 203(k) products; conventional conforming underwriting shifts
• Thursday, February 13 Feb. 13: Sales, LO jobs; subservicing, broker, originator products; vendor alliances increasing
• Wednesday, February 12 Feb. 12: AE, vendor mgt., LO jobs; sales, marketing, broker products; team sponsor wanted; American borrowing stat
• Tuesday, February 11 Feb. 11: MLO jobs; non-QM, marketing, digital products; shifts in non-conforming and ATR, QM Patch thinking
• Monday, February 10 Feb. 10: Marketing, LO jobs; recruiting, VA, compliance products; credit study & underwriting shifts
• Saturday, February 8 Feb. 8: Letters on cybersecurity, increasing LO productivity; Fannie & Freddie weigh in on LIBOR move
• Friday, February 7 Feb. 7: AMC, underwriting, attorney jobs; marketing, VA products; FHA, VA, USDA lending changes
• Thursday, February 6 Feb. 6: Ops, LO jobs; non-QM, CRM products; from processing to MI shopping: vendor news
• Wednesday, February 5 Feb. 5: MLO jobs; training, digital, subservicing products; events & training coast to coast
• Tuesday, February 4 Feb. 4: MLO jobs; real estate, non-QM, vendor products; conventional conforming product shifts
• Monday, February 3 Feb. 3: SVP, AE, LO jobs; subservicer white paper; originator census; FHFA, Freddie, Fannie on the move
• Saturday, February 1 Feb. 1: From lender behavior to underwriting to processing to securities to weed, regulators touch it
• Friday, January 31 Jan. 31: MLO jobs; marketing, broker, pricing products; rates, the Fed & the coronavirus
• Thursday, January 30 Jan. 30: MLO, management jobs; audit, AMC, underwriting, DPA tools; primer on prepayments and EPOs
• Wednesday, January 29 Jan. 29: LO jobs, business opportunity; LOS, broker products; capital mkts.: the Fed, coronavirus, and trade
• Tuesday, January 28 Jan. 28: LO jobs; CRM, subservicer, cost-cutting products; customer satisfaction awards
• Monday, January 27 Jan. 27: AE, LO jobs; DPA, underwriting products; credit trends; coronavirus & world events moving rates
• Saturday, January 25 Jan. 25: Snapshot of state lending laws changing & evolving; Cordray & California: 50 mini CFPBs?
• Friday, January 24 Jan. 24: Ops, client engagement, sales, LO, AE jobs; sales, API products; LO resignation letter
• Thursday, January 23 Jan. 23: MLO jobs; call mgt., non-QM, trading products; comp survey; moderate U.S. economic expansion continues
• Wednesday, January 22 Jan. 22: MLO jobs; sales, warehouse, broker products; M&A with lenders & vendors; coronavirus & bonds
• Tuesday, January 21 Jan. 21: Sales jobs; 2nd mortgage, non-QM, comp, digital tools; population shifts worth LOs noting
• Monday, January 20 Jan. 20: What MLOs made in 2019; primer on mortgage rates & pricing: why is my rate sheet pricing different?
• Saturday, January 18 Jan. 18: Letters on W-2 and the S.A.F.E. Act; current cybersecurity tips – my car’s collecting what data on me?
• Friday, January 17 Jan. 17: AE, DTC jobs; 2nd, renovation products; after DFSNY letter, CEOs can’t ignore LIBOR transition
• Thursday, January 16 Jan. 16: MLO, AE, HUD jobs; borrower satisfaction report; misc. vendor updates
• Wednesday, January 15 Jan. 15: AE, LO, sales jobs; retention, fraud prevention tools; events coast to coast and on your phone
• Tuesday, January 14 Jan. 14: Marketing, referral, pricing, sales tools; FHA, VA, Ginnie changes around the biz
• Monday, January 13 Jan. 13: AE jobs; compliance, LO, BI tools; deep dive into W-2 vs. 1099 and the SAFE Act
• Saturday, January 11 Jan. 11: The importance of training in culture & retention; how a merger or acquisition works
• Friday, January 10 Jan. 10: MLO jobs; LOS, pricing, VA products; Agency direction & future back in the news
• Thursday, January 9 Jan. 9: Marketing, Ops, sales jobs; broker, marketing, secondary mkt. products; misc. vendor news
• Wednesday, January 8 Jan. 8: Call center jobs; people moving; pricing, broker, sales products; missiles/oil/tariffs/Brexit and mortgage rates
• Tuesday, January 7 Jan. 7: MLO jobs; marketing, pricing, strategy tools; upcoming events & training run the gamut
• Monday, January 6 Jan. 6: AE, LO jobs; profitability, non-QM, subservicer review products; wholesale & correspondent changes
• Saturday, January 4 Jan. 4: Changes in capital markets, Agency risk transfer helping borrowers, Credit Linked Note primer
• Friday, January 3 Jan. 3: MLO jobs; pricing, broker products; M&A across the biz; credit & underwriting changes; Middle East driving rates
• Thursday, January 2 Jan. 2: Marketing, LO jobs; upcoming coast-to-coast training & events; who is buying MBS?

• Tuesday, December 31 Dec. 31: Sales jobs; SAFE Act policies not uniform around the biz; impeachment process is not driving rates
• Monday, December 30 Dec. 30: Vendor/lender survey; Taxpayer First Act updates; program & processing notes; China & our interest rates
• Saturday, December 28 Dec. 28: Reader’s letters on the current M&A activity, the IRS fee increase, and the outlook for 2020
• Friday, December 27 Dec. 27: AE jobs; affordable lending, first-time buyer products; updates on the new URLA and conv. loan amounts
• Thursday, December 26 Dec. 26, Boxing Day: Compliance job, 2020 forecasts; news from Ginnie, USDA, investors following FHA & VA changes
• Tuesday, December 24 Dec. 24: Vendor partnership; repo activity, household debt, tariffs, and shelter costs in the capital markets
• Monday, December 23 Dec. 23: JV, compliance, digital products; customer service trends & news; capital markets steady
• Saturday, December 21 Dec. 21: IRS clarifies Taxpayer First guidelines; letters on politics & the election, sales management
• Friday, December 20 Dec. 20: U/W, sales jobs; LOS, training, digital products; what is, or isn’t, moving mortgage rates
• Thursday, December 19 Dec. 19: MLO jobs; digital, broker, correspondent products; vendor updates & products; holiday trading in bond market
• Wednesday, December 18 Dec. 18: LO, AE jobs; sales, broker, regulatory tools; lenders react to Taxpayers First Act paperwork; rates quiet
• Tuesday, December 17 Dec. 17: Ops, LO jobs; profitability, organizational, non-QM tools; comp survey; events; co-branding & JVs rampant
• Monday, December 16 Dec. 16: AE, LO jobs; non-del, u/w, , analytics, CRM tools; jumbo & non-QM trends: who’s doing what
• Saturday, December 14 Dec. 14: Letters on employee performance, HFAs, disposable income, LIBOR; HR Christmas party humor
• Friday, December 13 Dec. 13: Marketing, consumer direct jobs; correspondent, processing, broker products; deep capital markets dive
• Thursday, December 12 Dec. 12: LO, Ops jobs; broker, back-office, non-QM, AOT products; upcoming events; rates: yawn…
• Wednesday, December 11 Dec. 11: Sales job; retention, reno, non-QM products; servicing biz primer & prepayment speeds
• Tuesday, December 10 Dec. 10: Secondary, LO jobs; leads, automation, marketing tools; shift in evaluating credit
• Monday, December 9 Dec. 9: Sr. mgt., LO, Ops jobs; marketing, cloud products; investor & lender FHA & VA changes
• Saturday, December 7 Dec. 7: Compliance primer: RESPA, UDAAP, change in circumstance, state lending law changes
• Friday, December 6 Dec. 6: U/W, LO jobs; CRM, U/W, budgeting tools; why LOs should care about trade & tariffs
• Thursday, December 5 Dec. 5: Ops, LO jobs; workflow, webinar, just-missed products; random vendor news; rates steady
• Wednesday, December 4 Dec. 4: Secondary, LO, AE jobs; broker, anti-fraud, marketing tools; compliance news: what is EGRRCPA?
• Tuesday, December 3 Dec. 3: LO jobs; reno, construction, rental products; M&A update; training & events for Dec.
• Monday, December 2 Dec. 2: AE, LO jobs; HELOC, marketing, training products; FHA, VA, Ginnie… robots at HUD!
• Saturday, November 30 Nov. 30: Agencies shifting risk, reducing taxpayer exposure, increasing capital, indirectly helping borrowers
• Friday, November 29 Nov. 29: Specified (“Spec”) pools & REIT primer; vendor mania; lender/vendor disaster news
• Wednesday, November 27 Nov. 27: LO jobs; borrower retention tool; 2020 loan limits spelled out; Fed addressing haves & have nots disparity
• Tuesday, November 26 Nov. 26: Bus. Dev., LO, Ops, compliance jobs; broker, portfolio marketing products; CFPB is taking on LO comp
• Monday, November 25 Nov. 25: Legal, Sales & Ops mgt., LO, AE jobs; non-QM products; customer experience trends
• Saturday, November 23 Nov. 23: Letters on mobile app, information, and cyber security; risk transfer; a transitional licensing update
• Friday, November 22 Nov. 22: CFO, recruiting, LO jobs; processing, forecasting, application tools; deep dive into HECMs
• Thursday, November 21 Nov. 21: Controller, MLO jobs; broker, U/W, sales, leads, workflow tools; upcoming events & training
• Wednesday, November 20 Nov. 20: MLO jobs; IO, construction, non-QM products; lots going on at F&F like adopting SOFR for ARM loans
• Tuesday, November 19 Nov. 19: LO, valuation jobs; training, marketing, broker products; M&A and JVs continue; stocks, bonds, & rates
• Monday, November 18 Nov. 18: Lenders wanted; licensing, loan data, non-QM products; customer service survey; no Fed move ’til April?
• Saturday, November 16 Nov. 16: State-level lending changes & trivia; primer on the term “repo” & why it’s good to know the basics
• Friday, November 15 Nov. 15: LO jobs; POS, home equity, budgeting tools; extensive reports on rise of non-bank lending
• Thursday, November 14 Nov. 14: LO jobs; broker, marketing, DPA tools; GSE changes; yield curve, employment, & mortgage rates
• Wednesday, November 13 Nov. 13: VP job; underwriting, broker, ECOA, free LPMI products; fire & flood updates
• Tuesday, November 12 Nov. 12: Marketing, LO jobs; compensation, sales, underwriting tools; tariffs, trade, & rate primer
• Monday, November 11 11/11: LO, C-Level jobs; lender for sale; DPA, fullfillment products; primer on Treasury vs. mortgage rate moves
• Saturday, November 9 Nov. 9: LIBOR/SOFR transition in the primary & secondary markets ; state lending law changes
• Friday, November 8 Nov. 8: LO, sales mgt. jobs; sales, audit tools; vendors raising $; 10-year yield’s 3 month, 50 bp move
• Thursday, November 7 Nov. 7: LO jobs; appraisal, DPA, broker, condo products; legal, settlement news; lender M&A
• Wednesday, November 6 Nov. 6: LO jobs; warehouse, tech integration tools; wholesale & corresp. changes; Ginnie booming, trade status primer
• Tuesday, November 5 Nov. 5: Recruiting, training, marketing products; primer on employment & labor participation
• Monday, November 4 Nov. 4: Servicing, LO jobs; broker, pricing, workflow products; bank and vendor M&A rolls on
• Saturday, November 2 Nov. 2: 2020 industry forecast; Freddie & Fannie in transition; risk transfers continue; sales video
• Friday, November 1 Nov. 1: LO jobs; compliance, construction, QC, Pen Booty(!) products; 86% of Ginnie biz from nonbanks
• Thursday, October 31 Halloween ’19: Sr. Ops, LO, cap. mkts jobs; pricing products; loan processing survey results
• Wednesday, October 30 Oct. 30: IT, Bus. dev., JV jobs; non-QM, broker products; lots of approaching training & events coast to coast
• Tuesday, October 29 Oct. 29: LO jobs; U/W, broker, compliance products; Ellie/Capsilon deal; big banks back into FHA lending?
• Monday, October 28 Oct. 28: IT job, title insurance opportunity; TPO products; FEMA news; brexit extension impacts rates
• Saturday, October 26 Oct. 26: Notes on the mortgage “experience,” market share shifts, appraisal waivers; state laws in flux
• Friday, October 25 Oct. 25: CFO job; Non-QM, QC, DPA, broker products; corresp. & wholesale soundbites
• Thursday, October 24 Oct. 24: LO jobs; broker, BI, credit, POS, cap. mkts. tools; vendors partnering & raising money
• Wednesday, October 23 Oct. 23: Sales, MLO, marketing jobs; anti-fraud, title, broker products; conv. conforming news
• Tuesday, October 22 Oct. 22: Controller job; appraisal, broker, construction products; vendor news
• Monday, October 21 Oct. 21: AE jobs; non-QM, affordable housing, income products; vendor news; what is driving rates
• Saturday, October 19 Oct. 19: Letters on electronic signatures, cyber threats, LOS, staying abreast on compliance; SOFR transition updates
• Friday, October 18 Oct. 18: Sales, MLO, AE jobs; broker, fraud, credit, hedging products; lenders adjust to FHA changes
• Thursday, October 17 Oct. 17: Fraud, correspondent, home equity products; warehouse facility for sale; HUD & flood
• Wednesday, October 16 Oct. 16: Sales jobs; broker, LOS, warehouse products; coast to coast events and free training
• Tuesday, October 15 Oct. 15: Ops, LO jobs; recruiting, marketing, POS, appraisal products; Non-QM company & product news
• Monday, October 14 Oct. 14: LO jobs; analysis, broker, underwriting tools; disaster news: FEMA buys properties?
• Saturday, October 12 Oct. 12: The impact of rates on lenders & servicing; Agency risk transfers continue; our changing language
• Friday, October 11 Oct. 11: AE, MLO, corresp. jobs; marketing, pricing, DPA, 2nd lien products; vendor’s new wares
• Thursday, October 10 Oct. 10: LO, branch jobs; DPA, pricing, digital products, MLO book; vendor news; lenders managing capacity
• Wednesday, October 9 Oct. 9: Ops jobs; JV, broker, non-QM, digital products; changes at Freddie; USDA primer
• Tuesday, October 8 Oct. 8: EVP, LO jobs; digital, corresp., broker products; HUD, FHA, VA information
• Monday, October 7 Oct. 7: AE jobs, business available; LO, pricing, research products; approaching events & training run the gamut
• Saturday, October 5 Oct. 5: Non-mortgage stories from readers; cornball technology humor
• Friday, October 4 Oct. 4: LO jobs; valuation, DPA, correspondent products; bid tape primer; economic news moving rates
• Thursday, October 3 Oct. 3: LO jobs; workflow, broker, corresp. products; non-Agency, expanded credit product news
• Wednesday, October 2 Oct. 2: LO jobs; AOT, construction, broker, valuation products; lots USDA, FHA, VA updates across the biz
• Tuesday, October 1 Oct. 1: Sales, LO jobs; books, sales events, recruiting products; news in conventional conforming land
• Monday, September 30 Sep. 30: Legal, CFO, sales, management jobs; study & news on helping borrowers; the Fed & the election
• Saturday, September 28 Sep. 28: On a personal note…
• Friday, September 27 Sep. 27: MLO & sales mgt. jobs; education, broker, BI, CRM products; econ. news continues; mortgage robots?
• Thursday, September 26 Sep. 26: AE, LO jobs; non-Agency, cap. mkts., disclosure products; dive into economic news pushing rates
• Wednesday, September 25 Sep. 25: AE, corresp. jobs; productivity, credit, LOS, U/W tools; plethora of events & free training
• Tuesday, September 24 Sep. 24: LO, AE jobs; sales, media, renovation, Blend approval products; digital news; AFL-CIO’s mortgage company
• Monday, September 23 Sep. 23: LO jobs; sales, vendor, non-QM products; Agency updates: Fannie pricing change?
• Saturday, September 21 Sep. 21: Notes on interest rate direction, 30 vs. 15-year loans, & state law changes; a joke for LOs
• Friday, September 20 Sep. 20: Training, servicing, LO jobs; fraud, broker, LO products; corresp./wholesale changes
• Thursday, September 19 Sep. 19: AE, LO jobs; originator, servicing, corres. products; primer on why extensions cost money
• Wednesday, September 18 Sep. 18: LO, sales jobs; self-employed, pricing, cap. mkts. products; vendor products & capital raise
• Tuesday, September 17 Sep. 17: VA, LO jobs; digital, sales, broker products; mortgage compliance, risk, fraud Q&A
• Monday, September 16 Sep. 16: Sales, loan quality, broker products; vendor developments; rate volatility increase
• Saturday, September 14 Sep. 14: Transferring Agency risk, LIBOR/SOFR news, and a primer on VA cash out refi pricing
• Friday, September 13 Sep. 13: CFO, AE jobs; sales, DPA, HELOC, non-QM products; lender flood news; what is driving rates
• Thursday, September 12 Sep. 12: LO jobs; sales, LOS, capital markets products; lots of events, even today; Stearns’ rumblings
• Wednesday, September 11 Sep. 11: LO, AE, sales jobs; non-QM, branding, correspondent products; origination channels 101
• Tuesday, September 10 Sep. 10: LO jobs; CRM, QC, warehouse, reverse, broker products; current economic picture
• Monday, September 9 Sep. 9: AE jobs; LOS, sales, automation products; Fed tool Quantitative Easing is alive and well
• Saturday, September 7 Sep. 7: Letters about GSE reform, HFAs & affordable housing, and appraisal waiver drama
• Friday, September 6 Sep. 6: LO, U/W jobs; sales, broker products; Associated’s LIBOR shift; Freddie, Fannie, FHA’s future
• Thursday, September 5 Sep. 5: Prod. Dev., sales, u/w jobs; CRA, MI, sec. mkt., HMDA dashboard products; Freddie & Fannie changes
• Wednesday, September 4 Sep. 4: Underwriter jobs; broker, HELOC, warehouse, non-QM products; LOS survey; vendor news
• Tuesday, September 3 Sep. 3: AE, LO jobs; sales, VA, broker products; investor disaster news; 2018 HMDA data out with interesting stats
• Saturday, August 31 Aug. 31: Letters about compensation; ransomware, cyber-risk, and AI: can a robot obtain a patent?
• Friday, August 30 Aug. 30: LO jobs; construction, DPA, broker, customer-centric products; tech survey results; new lender
• Thursday, August 29 Aug. 29: LO, non-QM AE jobs; warehouse product; shifts in FHA, VA, HUD, & Ginnie policies
• Wednesday, August 28 Aug. 28: LO jobs; Ginnie pooling, credit, doc, broker products; corresp. & wholesale news
• Tuesday, August 27 Aug. 27: Subservicer survey, social media, DPA, multicultural products; wallowing in training, webinars, & events
• Saturday, August 24 Aug. 24: State law changes; letters about comp, ransomware, and borrower disposable income
• Friday, August 23 Aug. 23: Sales, LO jobs; CRA, DPA, pricing, recruiting products; vendor chatter
• Thursday, August 22 Aug. 22: Ops, LO jobs; POS, broker, marketing products; trends in customer service, digital survey
• Wednesday, August 21 Aug. 21: LO jobs; customer retention, broker, reverse products; info on yield curve & mortgage rates
• Tuesday, August 20 Aug. 20: LO jobs; vendor contract, DPA products; webinars this week; credit news; Better.com is worth what?
• Monday, August 19 Aug. 19: Sales, AE, LO jobs; trailing doc & U/W products; vendor trends & news
• Saturday, August 17 Aug. 17: Letters on the importance of hiring through referrals, and ransomware & cybersecurity
• Friday, August 16 Aug. 16: LO jobs; DPA, non-QM products; spec pool primer; deficits, debt, the yield curve, & mortgage rates
• Thursday, August 15 Aug. 15: Trader, LO, Ops jobs; digital, reno products; originator survey; condo loans to become easier
• Wednesday, August 14 Aug. 14: Management, Ops, LO, AE jobs; broker, non-QM products; policy & procedure trends
• Tuesday, August 13 Aug. 13: Ops, Cap. Mkts., AE, LO jobs; broker, DPA products; Aug. events; mortgage rates slow to drop – why?
• Monday, August 12 Aug. 12: LO, AE jobs; broker, credit, subservicer products; CRM survey & vendor news
• Saturday, August 10 Aug. 10: Thoughts on margin calls, LIBOR’s phase out & SOFR mortgages; credit risk transfers continue
• Friday, August 9 Aug. 9: MI job; DPA, sales, high LTV, analytic products; jumbo news; Santander exits TPO
• Thursday, August 8 Aug. 8: Ops, AE, LO jobs; credit, doc. products; vendors raising money & offering free inv. prop. appraisals
• Wednesday, August 7 Aug. 7: AE, LO jobs; U/W, JV, DPA, CRM, broker products; 2nd mortgage and conv. conforming trends
• Tuesday, August 6 Aug. 6: LO jobs; sales, retention, broker products; business is great, but what’s a margin call?
• Monday, August 5 Aug. 5: AE, LO jobs; CRM/LOS, warehouse, broker products; FHA & Ginnie news; CFPB & DOJ Fair Lending investigation?
• Saturday, August 3 Aug. 3: NMLS, Nevada lending law changes; the Fed rate cut; lender cybersecurity & ransomware news
• Friday, August 2 Aug. 2: AE, LO, mgt. jobs; broker, U/W products; Freedom/J.G. Wentworth deal; vendor news; how ’bout dem rates!
• Thursday, August 1 Aug. 1: MI, AE, LO, sales jobs; cap. mkts., DPA products; upcoming conferences & webinars
• Wednesday, July 31 July 31: SVP, MI jobs; CRM, broker, sales, rental products; conventional conforming trends
• Tuesday, July 30 July 30: Ops, LO jobs; CRM, reno, pricing products; borrower satisfaction tips; wholesaler news
• Monday, July 29 July 29: LO jobs; marketing, wire fraud, profitability, cap. markets, bidding products; all eyes on the economy
• Saturday, July 27 July 27: Census on housing; taxes & home ownership; coastal state lending law changes; a really bad joke
• Friday, July 26 July 26: Encompass, LO jobs; appraisal, sales products; QM Patch & non-QM news in the primary & secondary markets
• Thursday, July 25 July 25: AE, Ops, LO jobs; non-QM, sales, FHA products; tech survey results; ECB nudges our rates
• Wednesday, July 24 July 24: AE, LO jobs ‘cross the nation; sales, LOS, POS, customer retention products; events & training; Amazon’s partnership
• Tuesday, July 23 July 23: CFO, LO jobs; LO training, construction, marketing products; FHA updates & free training
• Monday, July 22 July 22: DTC, AE, accounting jobs; document, non-QM, MI products; vendor news; rates steady
• Saturday, July 20 July 20: State lending law changes run the gamut and indicate trends in the biz
• Friday, July 19 July 19: Sales, LO, AE jobs; credit, broker, accounting products; events & training; cap. mkts. dollar roll primer
• Thursday, July 18 July 18: LO, AE jobs; bulk bid, construction, broker products; lender flood news; State Farm/Rocket Mortgage
• Wednesday, July 17 July 17: MBA, national account jobs; comp, broker, compliance exam products; F&F changes; the Fed & rates
• Tuesday, July 16 July 16: AMCs wanted; rehab, U/W, training, non-QM, marketing products; Ginnie’s growth
• Monday, July 15 July 15: Non-QM, U/W, broker, marketing, tech products; wholesale news; webinars this week
• Saturday, July 13 July 13: Letters on VA loans, marijuana, and tech spending; Agencies moving away from LIBOR
• Friday, July 12 July 12: VP, Controller, AE, LO jobs; doc, U/W products; LO training; Fannie, ARMs, and SOFR; yield curve news
• Thursday, July 11 July 11: LO jobs; sales training, digital, broker, cap. mkts. products; FHA & DPA news; FOMC & rates
• Wednesday, July 10 July 10: Sales mgt., LO jobs; construction, broker, reno products; close look at Stearns’ deal; Ginnie & SOFR
• Tuesday, July 9 July 9: Ops, LO jobs; u/w, digital, appraisal, cap. mkts, non-QM products; upcoming training, don’t ignore CECL
• Monday, July 8 July 8: HR, CFO, LO, AE, Ops jobs; blockchain, warehouse, non-jumbo, MI products; Ellie restructure
• Saturday, July 6 July 6: Readers’ letters on technology being a given, veterans & 1003s; Agency risk transfer continues
• Friday, July 5 July 5: Nifty IRS news site; lender vendor M&A, news, developments; strong jobs data
• Wednesday, July 3 July 3: Bus. Dev., LO jobs; cap. mkts., broker products; trends in condo lending; lower rates ahead?
• Tuesday, July 2 July 2: Hd. of corresp., Controller, AE, LO jobs; recruiting, training products; VA, FHA industry shifts
• Monday, July 1 July 1: CFO, LO jobs; 2nd, DPA, warehouse products; conventional conforming news: Agency reform? Not so fast!
• Saturday, June 29 June 29: State & national law changes impacting lending; reverse occupancy fraud
• Friday, June 28 June 28: AE, Ops jobs; broker, appraisal products; M&T exits wholesale; investor policy & procedure changes
• Thursday, June 27 June 27: LO jobs, bus. opportunity; non-del, sales, software, jumbo products; misc. vendor updates
• Wednesday, June 26 June 26: LO, Ops jobs; title, CRM, cap. mkts. products; new programs from Agencies, lenders, & investors
• Tuesday, June 25 June 25: LO jobs; broker, digital, appraisal products; bank and lender M&A going bonkers: First Bank/Roosevelt ink deal
• Monday, June 24 June 24: COO job; loan delivery, construction products; HECM servicing sale; wide range of upcoming training & events
• Saturday, June 22 June 22: The economy; California housing market; hedging servicing; learn from Supreme Lending’s ransomware attack
• Friday, June 21 June 21: LO, UW jobs; non-agency product; Fannie/Freddie updates; VA IRRRL reminder/clarification
• Thursday, June 20 June 20: LO jobs; database sales, closing costs products; lender-related M&A rolls on; what is moving rates
• Wednesday, June 19 June 19: MLO jobs across the nation; credit product; primer on current prime jumbo securitization market
• Tuesday, June 18 June 18: Digital, marketing, training products; in person or on your phone, upcoming teaching & events run the gamut
• Monday, June 17 June 17: AE, LO jobs; private money, commercial products; flood & disaster updates; Quicken Loans settlement
• Saturday, June 15 June 15: Notes on the LIBOR transition, Modern Monetary Theory, the Option ARM’s origins & principals
• Friday, June 14 June 14: Sales & LO jobs; eClose, non-QM, broker products; VA & FHA investor shifts
• Thursday, June 13 June 13: Non-QM, underwriting, marketing, AOT execution products; borrower satisfaction tips; 1003 pause
• Wednesday, June 12 June 12: LO jobs; reno, MI, broker, IO products; Freddie & Fannie going ape with changes
• Tuesday, June 11 June 11: LO jobs; LO training, e-closing, marketing products; FHA & VA changes in the biz
• Monday, June 10 June 10: LO jobs; correspondent, construction products; automation survey; hedging tool
• Saturday, June 8 June 8: LIBOR transition news; state law changes; option ARM thoughts; my life summed up in a joke
• Friday, June 7 June 7: Compliance, AE, LO jobs; broker, non-QM products; tariffs & rates; non-QM & expanded products across the biz
• Thursday, June 6 June 6: LO jobs; non-QM, pricing, reno products; vendor news; CFPB/Freedom settlement
• Wednesday, June 5 June 5: LO jobs; sales, digital, cost-saving products; upcoming events & free training; company moves and M&A
• Tuesday, June 4 June 4: LO jobs; broker, LO training, anti-fraud products; new MSR index; primer on tariffs, inflation, and rates
• Monday, June 3 June 3: HR, LO jobs; eClosing, u/w products; vendor capital infusion; URLA webinar & other training this week
• Saturday, June 1 June 1: USB ports suspect? Relationships matter for vendors; state lending law maneuvers; cool business cards
• Friday, May 31 May 31: Sales, Corresp., AE, LO jobs; broker/dealer, POS products; jumbo/high bal. trends
• Thursday, May 30 May 30: LO jobs; broker, digital, customer retention products; FHA, VA, Ginnie changes run the gamut
• Wednesday, May 29 May 29: LO jobs; processing, sales, u/w products; digital white paper; 40% of MLOs close what % of total volume?
• Tuesday, May 28 May 28: IT, sales, LO jobs; MSR sale, cost bundling, high balance products; the CFPB wants your input!
• Saturday, May 25 May 25: Libor transition; TN & NJ lending law changes; blockchain, cybersecurity, and FAF’s immense data leak
• Friday, May 24 May 24: LO, AE jobs; digital, u/w, recruiting, best-ex products; workflow automation survey
• Thursday, May 23 May 23: AE, LO, Ops jobs; construction, subservicer, reverse products; technology options report
• Wednesday, May 22 May 22: Business opportunities, LO, AE jobs; broker, u/w, warehouse products; conventional conforming news
• Monday, May 20 May 20: LO jobs; training, reno, appraisal products; E&O warning; FHFA, Fannie, Freddie rumblings
• Saturday, May 18 May 18: State law changes, thoughts on non-QM, borrower credit scores, URLA; the origin of CNBC’s rates
• Friday, May 17 May 17: AE, LO jobs; DPA, broker, u/w, MSR products; bank, lender, credit union M&A rolls on
• Thursday, May 16 May 16: LO jobs; PR, HELOC, AMC, closing cost, loan trading products; free tech survey
• Wednesday, May 15 May 15: Ops, AE, LO jobs; non-QM, TPO, marketing products; 2-yr yield lower than overnight FF – what is moving rates?
• Tuesday, May 14 May 14: LO jobs; cap. mkts/MSR, customer service products; training & conferences coming up soon
• Monday, May 13 May 13: LO, bus. dev., AMC, AE, cap. mkts. jobs; vendor mgt., reno, pricing products; lender disaster updates
• Saturday, May 11 May 11: Agencies continue to transfer risk; blockchain & AI lender news; advice from senior female exec
• Friday, May 10 May 10: Ops, AE, LO jobs; S&D, correspondent products; FHA, VA, Ginnie, & lender gov’t news runs the gamut
• Thursday, May 9 May 9: LO jobs; sales, anti-fraud, affordable housing products; fintech cap raise; Agency news; remember QE?
• Wednesday, May 8 May 8: LO jobs; broker, referral, DPA, SRP products; May training & events; new lender & MI products
• Tuesday, May 7 May 7: LO jobs; PoS for sale, training, reno, u/w, recruiting products; misc. vendor news
• Monday, May 6 May 6: LO jobs; eNote, underwriting, compliance products; non-QM & Ginnie securities update
• Saturday, May 4 May 4: State lending law changes; deep dive into First Choice – there is no Costco Mortgage
• Friday, May 3 May 3: Sales/bus. dev. jobs; broker, underwriting, tax products; conv. conf. news & an MSR valuation primer
• Thursday, May 2 May 2: Sales, LO jobs; portfolio, construction products; eNote & eClosing news; upcoming training
• Wednesday, May 1 May Day: LO, AE jobs; non-QM, 1st time homebuyer program training; lender cost/pricing changes
• Tuesday, April 30 Apr. 30: LO jobs; eNote, appraisal, operating system products; new programs from lenders
• Monday, April 29 Apr. 29: LO jobs; reverse, compliance, servicemember products; the CFPB is alive and well
• Saturday, April 27 Apr. 27: LIBOR transition news; Agency & non-Agency developments in the capital markets; G-rated humor
• Friday, April 26 Apr. 26: Marketing, LO jobs; tech, non-QM products; HFA/DPA news; training & events; TBA trading tool
• Thursday, April 25 Apr. 25: AE jobs; warehouse, underwriting products; Agency news – HomeReady & cannabis
• Wednesday, April 24 Apr. 24: Servicing, AE jobs; non-QM, document products; news from FHA, VA, HFAs; Compass & API
• Tuesday, April 23 Apr. 23: CFO, lobbying, LO, AE jobs; u/w, subservicer products; vendors going ape – raising $, buying lenders, using blockchain
• Monday, April 22 Apr. 22: Credit risk, LO, AE jobs; MI, non-QM, HELOC products; spec pool primer; LO comp & licensing update
• Saturday, April 20 Apr. 20: Update on move away from LIBOR; state lending law changes from ND, WY, UT
• Friday, April 19 Apr. 19: LO jobs, business opportunities; non-QM, corresp. products; FHA addresses DPAs, Chenoa responds
• Thursday, April 18 Apr. 18: AE & LO jobs; u/w product, paper on FHA changes; tech report; compliance & Ops news
• Wednesday, April 17 Apr. 17: Underwriting, call center, non-QM products; mortgage M&A rolls on; QE still influencing rates – a primer
• Tuesday, April 16 Apr. 16: LO jobs; coaching, underwriting, franchise products; tech study; Non-QM compliance webinar
• Monday, April 15 Apr. 15: LO, AE jobs; marketing, HELOC comp, post-closing products; new broker products
• Saturday, April 13 Apr. 13: Letters on margin control & the lender’s role in the mortgage process; state law changes
• Friday, April 12 Apr. 12: LO, sales mgt. jobs; condo, referral products; upcoming events; investing in our biz takes many forms
• Thursday, April 11 Apr. 11: AE, LO jobs; lease mgt., underwriting, bid tape tools; F/F, conventional conforming updates
• Wednesday, April 10 Apr. 10: LO jobs, personnel moves; broker, automation, coaching products; asset sale
• Tuesday, April 9 Apr. 9: LO jobs; cap mkts., disclosure, tech products; vendor mania; Single Security Playbook
• Monday, April 8 Apr. 8: LO, mgt. jobs; 95%, HELOC, jumbo, non-QM, broker products; M&A rolls on
• Saturday, April 6 Apr. 6: Fannie’s deals in the cap markets; technology: company offering & securitizing HELOCs through blockchain!
• Friday, April 5 Apr. 5: Ops, LO, AE jobs; investor wanted; appraisal, construction products; lots of events; Agency changes
• Thursday, April 4 Apr. 4: Capital markets, sales jobs; disclosure, FHA products; primer on servicing values
• Wednesday, April 3 Apr. 3: LO jobs; outsourcing, marketing, broker products; non-conforming & jumbo trends
• Tuesday, April 2 Apr. 2: DTC job; legal webinar, recruiting, non-QM, broker products; tech survey; vendor news
• Monday, April 1 Apr. 1: AE jobs; disclosure, HELOC, non-QM, rural products; credit news & shifts in credit guidelines
• Monday, April 1 4/1: Jobs; Lender products & services; Agency news; events; legal news; MBA update
• Saturday, March 30 Mar. 30: At $8,600 per loan, now what? Letters on capacity, LO comp, offshoring/outsourcing
• Friday, March 29 Mar. 29: AE, LO jobs; investor wanted; warehouse, broker products; Banc of Cal exit; coast to coast training & events
• Thursday, March 28 Mar. 28: Corresp. group available, LO, AE jobs; F&F changes, Trump wants to promote competition using housing policy
• Wednesday, March 27 Mar. 27: AE & LO jobs nationwide; digital products; lenders changing what borrowers access and see
• Tuesday, March 26 Mar. 26: LO jobs; DACA, eMortgage, comp, loan trading products; comp survey findings; lender disaster news
• Monday, March 25 Mar. 25: Servicing, non-QM, underwriting products; why rates are this low, and impact on refi population
• Saturday, March 23 Mar. 23: Letters & notes on MLO comp; “fun” with Agency guarantee fees in capital markets pricing
• Friday, March 22 Mar. 22: LO jobs; Enforcement action webinar; Non-QM snapshot; German 10-year yield drops below 0%
• Thursday, March 21 Mar. 21: Ops. mgt., sales jobs; vendor mgt., appraisal, compliance products; FHA changes turning heads
• Wednesday, March 20 Mar. 20: AE, LO jobs; sales, investor, construction products; servicing study; Citi’s penalty & CFPB/compliance news
• Tuesday, March 19 Mar. 19: LO jobs; sales, marketing products; lender training; misc. vendor, MBS platform updates
• Monday, March 18 Mar. 18: Cap. mkts., LO jobs; banker-to-broker, warehouse products; LO, 1099 comp – brokers, MBA weigh in
• Saturday, March 16 Mar. 16: Notes on tiered commissions, moving offshore, cybersecurity; Agencies transferring risk
• Friday, March 15 Mar. 15: COO, sales jobs, MSR buyer wanted; broker products; M&A update – shell available; hedging builder forwards
• Thursday, March 14 Mar. 14: LO jobs; mobile app, broker, digital products; loan package for sale; fee & pricing changes
• Wednesday, March 13 Mar. 13: AE, LO jobs; recruiting, sales, compliance products; upcoming training & events; what to call UMBS?
• Tuesday, March 12 Mar. 12: Legal, LO jobs; non-QM, investor, DPA products; VA, FHA, USDA Ginnie news; F&F’s good UMBS news
• Monday, March 11 Mar. 11: AE, LO jobs; AI, recruiting, subservicer products; Freddie, Fannie changes in primary, secondary, & servicing areas
• Saturday, March 9 Mar. 9: Letters on LO comp, lack of concern about cybersecurity, advice from women for women new to our biz
• Friday, March 8 Mar. 8: AE, bus. dev. jobs; customer service, digital white papers; primer on how spec pool pricing helps sellers
• Thursday, March 7 Mar. 7: Sales, LO jobs; underwriting, marketing, hedging products; what is moving rates; new humor
• Wednesday, March 6 Mar. 6: LO jobs; underwriting, temp buydown products; upcoming events; vendor String acquired
• Tuesday, March 5 Mar. 5: LO jobs; recruiting, broker, lead-gen products; women’s advice for those new to our biz
• Monday, March 4 Mar. 4: LO jobs, personnel additions; combo, underwriting products; random vendor developments
• Saturday, March 2 Mar. 2: Notes on common sense technology selection; blockchain, cybersecurity; state lending laws keep changing
• Friday, March 1 Mar 1: CFO, LO, AE jobs; correspondent news around the biz; vendor name change
• Thursday, February 28 Feb. 28: LO jobs; non-QM, robotics products; personnel moves; lender profit study; PennyMac/MCT API bidding news
• Wednesday, February 27 Feb. 27: LO jobs; sales training, digital products; wholesale news across the biz; Zillow & Chase news
• Tuesday, February 26 Feb. 26: LO jobs; renovation, training, USDA products; primer on why mortgages have different prices
• Monday, February 25 Feb. 25: LO jobs; non-QM, workflow & profitability products; study on referrals; events & training coming up
• Saturday, February 23 Feb. 23: Notes on LO comp, the role of independent mortgage bankers, LO productivity, and recruiting
• Friday, February 22 Feb. 22: Sales, marketing jobs; broker, non-QM products; lenders & investors react to VA & FHA changes
• Thursday, February 21 Feb. 21: LO, AE, Ops jobs across the nation; mobile app product; TIAA/US Bank deal; FHA, VA, Ginnie news
• Wednesday, February 20 Feb. 20: Marketing, LO jobs; digital, pricing products; retail digital & program news incl. loanDepot’s smartloan
• Tuesday, February 19 Feb. 19: LO jobs; marketing, training products; ‘nother wholesaler exits; new lender products; conforming news
• Monday, February 18 Feb. 18: Wholesale team available; upcoming events & training; primer on why rates go down when bond prices go up
• Saturday, February 16 Feb. 16: Letters on forecasts for 2019, the role of appraisals, False Claims Act policy, and LO comp
• Friday, February 15 Feb. 15: Sales jobs, business opportunities; construction, marketing products; impressive Agency earnings
• Thursday, February 14 Feb. 14: LO jobs; digital white paper, customer service, pricing products; another False Claims action; risk transfer status
• Wednesday, February 13 Feb. 13: AE jobs; reno, AUS, marketing products; lender legal news; news on OB’s index, flood insurance, ditech’s Ch. 11, Ellie’s purchase
• Tuesday, February 12
• Monday, February 11 Feb. 11: LO jobs; broker, digital, CRM tools & news; conventional conforming changes continue
• Saturday, February 9 Feb. 9: A dive into news about lending to both ends of the age curve
• Friday, February 8 Feb. 8: LO jobs; broker, automation products; nationwide bank M&A news; slowing Europe helping U.S. rates
• Thursday, February 7 Feb. 7: Sales mgt. jobs; sales, non-QM, cap. mkts., fraud protection products; MGIC’s pricing engine; BB&T/SunTrust deal
• Wednesday, February 6 Feb. 6: LO jobs; broker, sales, digital products; Agency news; comp survey – guarantees still out there?
• Tuesday, February 5 Feb. 5: LO jobs, layoffs; LO products, digital white paper; training & events across the country & in your living room
• Monday, February 4 Feb. 4: West Coast LO jobs; new broker non-Agency product; DPA aid; econ. news keeping rates low
• Saturday, February 2 Feb. 2: Letters & notes on rate locks expiring, non-QM appraisals, housing & economics
• Friday, February 1 Feb. 1: AE, LO jobs; deals completed, lender products; FHA/VA/Ginnie news; HMDA & compliance update
• Thursday, January 31 Jan. 31: Cap. mkts., LO jobs; Ginnie, Freedom, loanDepot; digital trends report; Rule 4210 delayed again
• Wednesday, January 30 Jan. 30: LO, AE, recruiting jobs coast to coast; profitability products; events, free webinars, training coming up soon
• Tuesday, January 29 Jan. 29: Sales jobs; cap mkts, sales products; bank competitive pressures from all over; good flood insurance news?
• Monday, January 28 Jan. 28: LO jobs; TPO, sales, underwriting products; conventional conforming lender & investor changes
• Saturday, January 26 Jan. 26: Psychology, lotteries, and rate locks; letters on banks, credit unions, and non-banks in lending
• Friday, January 25 Jan. 25: AE mgt., sales, LO jobs; cap. markets, condo products; LO turnover study; conv. conforming changes continue
• Thursday, January 24 Jan. 24: LO, non-QM, automation products; misc. vendor news; political, not economic, news impacting rates
• Wednesday, January 23 Jan. 23: LO jobs, company wanted; sales products & webinars; Freedom joins FHA & VA pricing competition
• Tuesday, January 22 Jan. 22: LO, sales jobs; asset verification product; Fannie & Freddie changes run the gamut, incl. shutdown underwriting shift
• Monday, January 21 Jan. 21: Relationship mgt., LO, AE jobs; sales training; capital markets dive into Agency CRTs – transferring risk
• Saturday, January 19 Jan. 19: News on LIBOR transition, notes on the shutdown, nonbank residential lending, MBS duration & prepayments
• Friday, January 18 Jan. 18: LO jobs; condo, sales, business intelligence products; Freddie & Fannie program & process changes
• Thursday, January 17 Jan. 17: LO jobs; Subservicer, non-Agency products; world debt increasing; primer on “duration” and mortgage pricing; Chase deal
• Wednesday, January 16 Jan. 16: LO jobs; broker, manufactured home, capital markets products; Radian expands; big banks’ mortgage volumes
• Tuesday, January 15 Jan. 15: AE, LO jobs, personnel moves; CRM, PR, sales products; January training & events
• Monday, January 14 Jan. 14: Secondary marketing, LO jobs; digital, property inspection products; Radian’s RADAR Rate product
• Saturday, January 12 Jan. 12: Notes on tech, blockchain patent, M&A & cyber risk; CA, Ohio, IL busy with lending law changes; NY addresses AMCs
• Friday, January 11 Jan. 11: LO, AE jobs; digital white paper, bid tape product; Fitch rates Cascade; shutdown lending update
• Thursday, January 10 Jan. 10: Marketing, LO, Ops jobs; sales, non-QM products; Ginnie’s Bright resigns; M&A: Movement/Eagle, HFG/Dorn deals
• Wednesday, January 9 Jan. 9: LO jobs coast to coast; non-QM, appraisal products; events this week; new buydown, 2nd look products
• Tuesday, January 8 Jan. 8: LO & sales jobs; database, Section 184 products; Lennar/Eagle lawsuit; M&A continues unabated nationwide
• Monday, January 7 Jan. 7: AE jobs, New Penn now NewRez, homebuyer product; sample of vendor news; rates reflecting slowdown
• Saturday, January 5 Jan. 5: Notes on VA cash-outs, what happens after a merger or acquisition; HMDA fields ready for input
• Friday, January 4 Jan. 4: MI, LO, AE jobs & promotions; non-QM, joint venture products; Agency shutdown news; flat rates in 2019?
• Thursday, January 3 Jan. 3: LO, production jobs; broker, digital products; Jan. events incl. ARM webinar; basic primer on how rate sheet pricing is set
• Wednesday, January 2 Jan. 2: AE, underwriter, LO jobs; warehouse, marketing products; important VA cash-out changes on tap

• Monday, December 31 Dec. 31: Rates, the Fed, world economies, affordability, and the shutdown – all tied together
• Saturday, December 29 Dec. 29: FEMA reverses flood ruling; cybersecurity notes; observations on general housing trends
• Friday, December 28 Dec. 28: Doc automation product; FHA & VA changes around our biz; Agency deals continue to share risk
• Thursday, December 27 Dec. 27: Non-QM, marketing products; shutdown update, incl. flood insurance setback; there are over 1,400 vendors?
• Wednesday, December 26 Dec. 26: MI jobs, marketing product; another mortgage settlement; shutdown update for lenders; rates are low cuz…
• Monday, December 24 Dec. 24: Rates go up, they go down; a deep dive into what is moving rates and deals being done by the Agencies
• Saturday, December 22 Dec. 22: Notes/news on the Flood Bill, current (ugh) lending environment, state laws, and LIBOR phase-out
• Friday, December 21 Dec. 21: AE, LO jobs; LO tools, loan defect report out; shutdown’s possible impact on lenders; Verus non-QM deal
• Thursday, December 20 Dec. 20: AE & LO jobs; subservicer, AMC, warehouse predictive products; vendor news; rate hike squeezing lenders and banks
• Wednesday, December 19 Dec. 19: LO jobs; vendor search & tech tools; lender M&A continues; global slowdown pushing U.S. rates
• Tuesday, December 18 Dec. 18: Co. for sale, LO jobs; MLO products; banks buying lenders and other banks, report on M&A
• Monday, December 17 Dec. 17: LO jobs; CRM, digital products; FHA & VA changes from Agencies & lenders across the nation
• Saturday, December 15 Dec. 15: AI mortgage predictions, borrowers who want to film transactions, First American & blockchain, the SEC & cybersecurity
• Friday, December 14 Dec. 14: AE, LO jobs; Full Eagle wanted; compliance, documentation products; loan amount changes in the primary markets
• Thursday, December 13 Dec. 13: LO jobs; digital products; books by lenders, for lenders, or about lenders; False Claims Act rears up; a fun quiz you should take
• Wednesday, December 12 Dec. 12: LO jobs, compliance personnel moves; non-QM & warehouse products; STRATMOR Tech Insight Study
• Tuesday, December 11 Dec. 11: LO jobs; LO training, CRM & recruiting products; December training still available; FHFA leadership conjecture
• Friday, December 7 Dec. 7: LO jobs; broker, non-del, warehouse products; vendor/service provider directory; yield curve primer
• Thursday, December 6 Dec. 6: LO, sales mgt. jobs, recruiting service; profitability products; New Penn re-branded; what is pushing rates lower
• Wednesday, December 5 Dec. 5: LO jobs, promotions; QC & fulfillment products, Alt-Doc webinar; recapitalize the Agencies?
• Tuesday, December 4 Dec. 4: LO & AE jobs; LO products; December events & training; servicing sale with CRA loans
• Monday, December 3 Dec. 3: LO & sales jobs, layoffs & promotions; sales, education products; bond market watching jobs & China
• Saturday, December 1 Dec. 1: DACA – lenders & investors decide residency; URLA/1003 questions for every MLO to ask
• Friday, November 30 Nov. 30: LO jobs; paper on fraud, construction product; FDIC & non-bank lending; the Fed to start watching OBFR instead of Fed Funds?
• Thursday, November 29 Nov. 29: LO, AE jobs; broker, fraud, subservicing products; training & events in the next 2 weeks; Fed speech moves rates
• Wednesday, November 28 Nov. 28: LO & mgt. jobs; non-QM product, construction webinar; lender and bank M&A going bonkers
• Tuesday, November 27 Nov. 27: AE & LO jobs; sales, branding, non-QM products; “don’t fight the Fed” when it comes to rates
• Monday, November 26 Nov. 26: LO & sales jobs; platform, origination, non-QM, LO products; U.S. economy continues to motor along
• Saturday, November 24 Nov. 24: Letters on Property Inspection Waivers, new phishing scam; state law changes & affordable housing fees
• Friday, November 23 Nov. 23: Agency jobs; Ginnie primer for MLOs; Freddie & Fannie deals continue, transferring risk
• Wednesday, November 21 Nov. 21: CEO, LO jobs; underwriting product, new non-del correspondent investor; lender disaster news
• Tuesday, November 20 Nov. 20: LO jobs & products; 1003 and CRM products; CRA req. study; world economies pushing US rates lower
• Monday, November 19 Nov. 19: LO jobs; HELOC, reno, LOS products; Lehman litigation webinar & other upcoming events and training
• Saturday, November 17 Nov. 17: The housing market with 5% rates; blockchain update; Grandma’s Thanksgiving letter
• Friday, November 16 Nov. 16: AE jobs; profitability and commission products; new products incl. HELOCs, servicing, digital…geocoding bid tapes!
• Thursday, November 15 Nov. 15: AE, QC, LO jobs; accounting, subservicing, warehouse products; Freddie & Fannie changes roll on
• Wednesday, November 14 Nov. 14: LO jobs; webinars for LOs; non-QM product; chatter on QM patch, MBS/UMBS; Agencies address languages
• Tuesday, November 13 Nov. 13: TPO, LO, account mgt. jobs; non-QM, construction products; training & events nationwide and at home
• Monday, November 12 Nov. 12: LO jobs; LOS, POS, compliance products; F&F’s future being bantered about, impacting borrowers
• Saturday, November 10 Nov. 10: Notes on the new 1003, the gov’t’s role in the credit crisis; state lending law changes coast to coast
• Friday, November 9 Nov. 9: AE & LO jobs; vendor & management products; F&F tonning it; LIBOR replacement news
• Thursday, November 8 Nov. 8: LO & AE jobs; construction & HELOC products; non-QM & sales webinars; Mr. Cooper PUF acquisition details
• Wednesday, November 7 Nov. 7: LO jobs; non-agency conduit; income & subservicer webinars; lender disaster news continues
• Tuesday, November 6 Election Day: Sales, LO jobs, recruiting, HELOC products; new conduit offering proprietary loans
• Monday, November 5 Nov. 5: AE, LO, warehouse jobs; capital markets products, S&D buyer; events & training around the nation
• Saturday, November 3 Nov. 3: Letters on Zillow’s event, VA IRRRLs, LO comp; California’s changing lender environment
• Friday, November 2 Nov. 2: LO, AE, sales mgt. jobs; warehouse, subservicing products; lender disaster news; non-QM securitization
• Thursday, November 1 Nov. 1: CFO, LO sales mgt., jobs; branding study; disaster advice & research; servicing package for sale
• Wednesday, October 31 Halloween: Sales & LO jobs; vendor M&A; what LOs should know about current rates & the economy
• Tuesday, October 30 Oct. 30: AE jobs; borrower satisfaction products; upcoming events span the nation; price compression with high rates
• Monday, October 29 Oct. 29: LO & corresp. jobs; compliance, broker, & app products; legal news from PrimeLending, BCFP, and Lehman – ugh
• Saturday, October 27 Oct. 27: Cybersecurity, password tips, two-factor authentication; blockchain legislation developments
• Friday, October 26 Oct. 26: AE jobs; corresp., health, CRM products; wide array of vendor news; more tariff worries pushing rates
• Thursday, October 25 Oct. 25: Sales jobs; underwriting, sales tools; subservicer product; credit union primer; legal news from IL
• Wednesday, October 24 Oct. 24: Sales, LO jobs, title opportunity; non-QM, tech, sales products; M&A continues; U.S. Bank correspondent re-org
• Tuesday, October 23 Oct. 23: Comp, technology, efficiency products; long list of credit changes around the biz turning heads
• Monday, October 22 Oct. 22: LO, construction lending jobs; broker, doc products; training & events; False Claims penalty
• Saturday, October 20 Oct. 20: Straight talk on lending environment; primer on manufactured housing: definitions, primary, secondary markets
• Friday, October 19 Oct. 19: Loan mod, LO jobs; data filter product; appraisal white paper & valuation news; cap mkts. products
• Thursday, October 18 Oct. 18: Service & sales jobs; HELOC & digital products; coast to coast upcoming events & training
• Wednesday, October 17 Oct. 17: LO jobs; digital, warehouse, self-employed UW products; appraisal & valuation updates
• Tuesday, October 16 Oct. 16: LO jobs, title co. opportunity; tech products run the gamut; Agency deals helping liquidity and risk transfer
• Monday, October 15 Oct. 15: LO jobs; digital products, new book for LOs; big bank mortgage earnings; M&A rolls on
• Saturday, October 13 Oct. 13: Compensation, margin compression, setting passwords & cybersecurity update; corny joke front-runner
• Friday, October 12 Oct. 12: AE & LO jobs; construction, acquisition/lease program; slicing & dicing Wells’ deal worth a read for LOs
• Thursday, October 11 Oct. 11: AE jobs; non-QM, digital, tech products; MSA compliance webinar; vendors raising money, partnering
• Wednesday, October 10 Oct. 10: LO jobs; warehouse and non-QM products; Agency appraisal & inspection changes; builder bear market
• Tuesday, October 9 Oct. 9: White paper on customer service, warehouse product; appraisal biz: the state of PIWs and outsourcing
• Monday, October 8 Oct. 8: AE, LO jobs, Chase cuts; reverse mortgage outsourcing & margin control products; training & events coming up
• Saturday, October 6 Oct. 6: Notes on the Lehman bankruptcy, Connecticut & closing parties; state lending law changes continue
• Friday, October 5 Oct. 5: LO, DTC jobs; broker, correspondent, digital products; promotions, layoffs, PE-owned lender closures
• Thursday, October 4 Oct. 4: LO jobs; correspondent, warehouse products; vendor changes & webinars; rates – should have locked Tuesday
• Wednesday, October 3 Oct. 3: LO jobs, personnel moves; warehouse & home owner products; OB/LoanDecisions deal; disaster updates
• Tuesday, October 2 Oct. 2: LO jobs; DPA, recruiting products; FHA 203(h), digital marketing, CFO, mortgage pricing events
• Monday, October 1 Oct. 1: LO & sales jobs; document & bank statement products; news from FHA and HUD
• Saturday, September 29 Sep. 29: Notes on rate direction, LO comp priorities, what California’s doing that impacts lenders
• Friday, September 28 Sep. 28: LO, AE jobs; CE, sales products; Ocwen/PHH update; Agency deals; why does extending a lock cost money?
• Thursday, September 27 Sep. 27: Underwriting, LO jobs; insurance, non-QM, underwriting products; bank M&A going crazy
• Wednesday, September 26 Sep. 26: AE, LO jobs; title agency for sale; non-QM products; borrower study results; Mel Watt to testify; cap. markets company changes
• Tuesday, September 25 Sep. 25: DTC, LO jobs; digital, QC products; lender M&A; fast approaching training & events Fannie mgt. note
• Monday, September 24 Sep. 24: LO, AE, corres. jobs; broker, DTC products; conventional conforming news incl. Wells’ LTV change; USAA layoffs
• Saturday, September 22 Sep. 22: Letters & notes about regulatory enforcement, weed, cost cutting, state-level lending law changes
• Friday, September 21 Sep. 21: LO, AE jobs; fulfillment, investor products; mortgage fraud paper; Wells, PUF, BMO Harris personnel changes
• Thursday, September 20 Sep. 20: Sales & LO jobs; vendor mgt. & POS products; upcoming events; Ask a Lender’s sunset?
• Wednesday, September 19 Sep. 19: LO, reverse jobs; new correspondent investor; direct streaming Treasury trading; what is moving rates
• Tuesday, September 18 Sep. 18: LO jobs; down payment, broker, sales products; lender & agency Florence updates continue
• Monday, September 17 Sep. 17: MI, LO jobs; notary product, new correspondent lender; events & training remaining in September
• Saturday, September 15 Sep. 15: Letters about risk, M&A and controlling costs; state-level lending law changes roll on
• Friday, September 14 Sep. 14: Cap. mkts, AE, LO jobs; trailing doc, tax, reverse products; vendor news; new lender programs
• Thursday, September 13 Sep. 13: Marketing, bank statement, broker HELOC products; originator events; Agency & lender disaster updates
• Wednesday, September 12 Sep. 12: LO jobs; non-QM & marketing products; non-QM & eSummons training; lenders’ disaster plans & reactions
• Tuesday, September 11 Sep. 11: Controller, warehouse, LO jobs; warehouse product; servicing sale; residential co. moves; conventional/conf. news
• Monday, September 10 Sep. 10: LO jobs; app product; upcoming training & events in-person & on-line; Fed officials weigh in on rates
• Saturday, September 8 Sep. 8: Reader’s notes on being an LO, Realtors, the importance of compliance, cyber insurance, and ownership
• Friday, September 7 Sep. 7: AE, LO, Ops jobs; non-QM, investment property products; ARM news; tax & fee trends
• Thursday, September 6 Sep. 6: LO & sales jobs; construction loan product; Freddie & Fannie aren’t sitting still; LIBOR phase-out update
• Wednesday, September 5 Sep. 5: AE, LO jobs; referral product; broker & LO events; IMB tax letter; vendor news – blockchain & deeds
• Tuesday, September 4 Sep. 4: Controller, sales jobs; home equity & recruiting products; upcoming events incl. interview with industry icon
• Saturday, September 1 Sep. 1: Notes about digital mortgages, blockchain, cybersecurity & insurance; state-level lending law trends
• Friday, August 31 Aug. 31: LO jobs; MI, warehouse, broker products; mortgage fraud protection trends & training
• Thursday, August 30 Aug. 30: LO jobs, DTC product; broker, CEO events; hedging firms making moves; cap markets update
• Wednesday, August 29 Aug. 29: LO, AE, sales jobs; new products & credit guidelines – non-QM, ITIN, NIVA, low down payment…
• Tuesday, August 28 Aug. 28: Non-QM, recruiting, training products; servicing developments – who’s doing what
• Monday, August 27 Aug. 27: LO & sales jobs; broker product; servicing buyers & sellers wanted; lender events & training
• Saturday, August 25 Aug. 25: Letters from the trenches on LO comp, LO role, rules & regulations – don’t let them disappear
• Friday, August 24 Aug. 24: LO, sales, vendor jobs; CE & training products; huge range of deals & corporate moves, rumored and real
• Thursday, August 23 Aug. 23: MI, LO jobs; originator webinars today; IT and vendor updates – STRATMOR survey results
• Wednesday, August 22 Aug. 22: LO, AE jobs; subservicer review & lead gen products; note on Chenoa; upcoming training & events
• Tuesday, August 21 Aug. 21: LO & Ops jobs; LO & customer retention products; conventional/conforming updates around the biz
• Monday, August 20 Aug. 20: LO jobs, digital products; corporate moves, name changes, gov’t-owned banks; M&A – Amazon & Marriott deal
• Saturday, August 18 Aug. 18: Interesting letters on Fannie’s policy, regulations, LO licensing, credit changes, and M&A vs. LO comp
• Friday, August 17 Aug. 17: Agency jobs; Employee survey; Flagstar/Fed news; FHA, VA, Ginnie program updates; new lender products
• Thursday, August 16 Aug. 16: LO jobs; trailing doc and non-QM products; tech & vendor updates; white paper on reasons for margin compression
• Wednesday, August 15 Aug. 15: AE, LO jobs; fulfillment, non-QM products; corporate name changes; in MBS Land, what is a Mirror Security?
• Tuesday, August 14 Aug. 14: LO jobs; warehouse, new bankruptcy products; remote training this week; Agency changes continue
• Monday, August 13 Aug. 13: Subservicing, LO comp, non-QM products; Agencies active in capital markets
• Saturday, August 11 Aug. 11: Readers weigh in on Zillow’s acquisition, Realtors being LOs and vice versa
• Friday, August 10 Aug. 10: LO & AE jobs, AMC opportunity, corresp. product; corp. structure changes – M&A going bonkers
• Thursday, August 9 Aug. 9: LO jobs, promotions, capital raises; wire fraud & training products; Zillow/MLOA Q&A; rates treading water
• Wednesday, August 8 Aug. 8: Ops, AE, LO jobs; digital, LOS products, 1003 products; Q&A on Zillow/MLOA deal; misc. product & UW updates
• Tuesday, August 7 Aug. 7: Ops, AE, LO jobs; recruiting, digital products; training & events; Zillow to acquire Kansas’ MLOA
• Monday, August 6 Aug. 6: Business opportunities; subservicer product; conv. conforming changes from lenders & investors everywhere
• Saturday, August 4 Aug. 4: A couple random notes (pretty quiet out there); state lending law changes continue – the MBA weighs in
• Friday, August 3 Aug. 3: LO, AE, Bus. Dev. jobs, doc product; jumbo & Alt product trends; AOT product; yield curve update
• Thursday, August 2 Aug. 2: Sales, marketing jobs; reno, non-QM products; Wells settlement; more decent economic news
• Wednesday, August 1 Aug. 1: broker opportunity, LO jobs; digital & tech news – a blockchain mortgage in China; FAMC & Nationstar updates
• Tuesday, July 31 July 31: Recruiting, MD & DDS, non-QM, digital products; legal news and lawsuits; layoffs & promotions continue
• Monday, July 30 July 30: LO jobs; leads, subservicer, bank statement programs; upcoming events; a look at the economy
• Saturday, July 28 July 28: Weed & lending; lending law changes from the Heartland; the investigation of FHFA’s Mel Watt
• Friday, July 27 July 27: FHA, LO, Ops jobs, AI product; price, fee, lock changes from around the biz; Libor update
• Thursday, July 26 July 26: LO & Ops jobs, construction process risk product; blockchain primer; lender tech rollouts
• Wednesday, July 25 July 25: LO, AE jobs, non-QM and e-recording products; Fannie/Freddie/conforming/conventional news
• Tuesday, July 24 July 24: LO jobs; non-QM, 4506-T, tech, digital, & sales products; rates edge higher on speculation
• Monday, July 23 July 23: LO jobs, bus. opportunity, home equity & JV products; upcoming events; credit-based lender changes
• Saturday, July 21 July 21: State-level legal lending changes – they keep coming; AI, blockchain, and cyberattacks
• Friday, July 20 July 20: LO jobs, POS product; flood, volcano, hurricane, and disaster news and lender updates
• Thursday, July 19 July 19: LO, corresp. jobs; jumbo & mfg. products; LO training & conferences; teams with different comp plans?
• Wednesday, July 18 July 18: LO & AE jobs, pricing, efficiency, & operations products; California DRE changes
• Tuesday, July 17 July 17: Teams looking for homes, AE & LO jobs; sales & broker products; Freddie & Fannie updates
• Monday, July 16 July 16: Ops & LO jobs; broker & POS products; blockchain transaction; input on DACA loans
• Saturday, July 14 July 14: Readers address the yield curve’s relevance, the single security platform, and ATR vs. subprime
• Friday, July 13 July 13: LO jobs; construction, warehouse products; free LO comp webinar; shifting UW criteria
• Thursday, July 12 July 12: MI, AE, LO, sales mgt. jobs; UW & API products; FHA/VA/Ginnie updates – incl. EAD/DACA policy
• Wednesday, July 11 July 11: Non-QM, lead conversion, & TPO products; Home Point/Northpointe, OB/Resitrader deals
• Tuesday, July 10 July 10: AE jobs; LO events, training & recruiting products; banking news and M&A; loan financing needed
• Monday, July 9 July 9: LO, mgt. jobs; HECM, JV products; events & webinars for lenders; BFCP/CFPB updates – lawsuit dropped
• Saturday, July 7 July 7: Letters about the competitive environment, Texas real estate, and subprime making a comeback
• Friday, July 6 July 6: State-level investor changes – lending law tweaks in states that start with “M”; economics moving rates
• Thursday, July 5 July 5: LO culture; securitizations and Agency risk transfers continue to change capital markets
• Tuesday, July 3 July 3: Sales jobs; digital and accounting products; lenders shifting tactics; loan closing technology & UCD news
• Monday, July 2 July 2: General lending environment trends; Certainty Partners with Stearns Lending; July events & training; what is moving rates and why
• Saturday, June 30 June 30: Letters on state credit & privacy law changes, fraud, borrower rebates, Zillow and the CFPB/BCFP
• Friday, June 29 June 29: Sales and management jobs; tax and MI products; sample of vendor updates; hedging long term locks
• Thursday, June 28 June 28: AE, Ops, LO jobs; warehouse and marketing products; Union buys NOIC/Concord; lender legal changes out West
• Wednesday, June 27 June 27: LO jobs, non-QM and investment property products; lender and bank M&A going crazy – why?
• Tuesday, June 26 June 26: LO & AE jobs, secondary & mkting products; capital raise; FHA, VA, HUD, USDA, Ginnie news
• Monday, June 25 June 25: LO jobs, broker & HR products; Wells’ layoffs; CRA survey; upcoming events & training; jumbo news
• Saturday, June 23 June 23: Notes about trigger leads, being rate shopped, LOs adding value, branch managers; bitcoin update
• Friday, June 22 June 22: LO, capital markets jobs; CRM, coaching products; GSE chatter – another government plan; lender F&F changes
• Thursday, June 21 June 21: System admin & LO jobs; doc & 1003 products; online review survey; lender credit guideline shifts
• Wednesday, June 20 June 20: LO jobs; credit scoring & HR products; Freddie & Fannie – never standing still
• Tuesday, June 19 June 19: LO jobs; sales & broker products; interesting upcoming training & events; trade turmoil pushing rates
• Monday, June 18 June 18: Sales & servicing jobs; compliance, construction products; Atlantic states legal changes for lenders
• Saturday, June 16 June 16: Notes on transitional licensing, recruiting tips, LO comp, and trigger leads
• Friday, June 15 June 15: Compliance, fraud prevention products; lender M&A and cutbacks; lenders’ digital notes & closings
• Thursday, June 14 June 14: LO jobs; construction, digital marketing products; Freddie & Fannie secondary activity picks up
• Wednesday, June 13 June 13: LO jobs, data, LO sales products; lender events; primer on inflation and what the Fed’s been saying about rates
• Tuesday, June 12 June 12: Processing, warehouse, non-QM products; upcoming training; another lender bought – why bank M&A is picking up
• Monday, June 11 June 11: DTC & LO jobs; the ever-changing world of private mortgage insurance
• Saturday, June 9 June 9: Robo-calls, travel scams, phishing, spearphishing, bitcoins, blockchain – it’s a tech jungle out there!
• Friday, June 8 June 8: Warehouse, LO, Ops jobs, comp, underwriting, accounting products; F&F continue to shift risk
• Thursday, June 7 June 7: LO & AE jobs, 1003 & fraud products; upcoming events, training, & webinars; lender M&A
• Wednesday, June 6 June 6: LO jobs, escrow, warehouse, retention products; bank & lender M&A; Freddie & Fannie primary market changes
• Tuesday, June 5 June 5: LO jobs, construction, broker, & recruiting products; various pricing & lock policy changes
• Monday, June 4 June 4: Sales jobs of all types; down payment info; Ginnie, FHA, VA news in the primary & secondary markets
• Saturday, June 2 June 2: Reader’s letters on diversity, Ginnie Mae’s actions, and the role of the LO
• Friday, June 1 June 1: Reverse co. available, FHA portfolio case study; industry layoffs; Ginnie Mae changes & the resulting confusion
• Thursday, May 31 May 31: LO & hedging jobs, wholesale group, DTC product; Franklin American purchased; credit box changes; STRATMOR on profitability
• Wednesday, May 30 May 30: Bus. Dev., LO jobs; non-QM & digital products; what to know about global events driving our capital markets
• Tuesday, May 29 May 29: LO & AE jobs; cap. mkts. & LO products; servicing pool for bid; upcoming events & training; Italian news driving rates
• Saturday, May 26 May 26: Letters regarding the future of the LO, technology & borrowers, pros and cons of S. 2155 signed this week
• Friday, May 25 May 25: MI, AE jobs; jumbo, non-QM, ARM lender & investor trends and changes
• Thursday, May 24 May 24: LO, AE, Ops, risk jobs; tech & broker products; upcoming events; financial services partnerships & acquisitions
• Wednesday, May 23 May 23: MI job, vendor partnerships; lender products; Congress’ take on TILA, VA IRRRLs, PACE loans, & MLO licensing
• Tuesday, May 22 May 22: LO jobs, bus. opportunities; lender products; state-level changes; does the yield curve matter?
• Monday, May 21 May 21: AE & MI jobs, digital & capital markets products; Regions exits correspondent, bank M&A rolls on
• Saturday, May 19 May 19: Reader’s notes on shipping container homes; bitcoins for down payments, blockchain in cap mkts., Nor Cal market
• Friday, May 18 May 18: LO jobs; subservicing, compliance, warehouse, S&D products; private mortgage insurance trends
• Thursday, May 17 May 17: LO jobs, bus. opportunity; construction & VA rehab products; FHA & lender disaster news; economy solid
• Wednesday, May 16 May 16: MI, sales, LO jobs; construction, non-QM products; MI program developments & lender MI changes
• Tuesday, May 15 May 15: LO jobs, coaching, warehouse, marketing products; training on underwriting, compliance, business income, and agency products
• Monday, May 14 May 14: LO jobs, subservicer review & marketing products; Union Home & Alliance deal; reverse mortgage changes
• Saturday, May 12 May 12: Reader’s thoughts on expenses, blockchain, AI, stopping phishing & trigger leads; Goldman & Apple’s credit card
• Friday, May 11 May 11: Sales mgt., LO, AE jobs; companies wanted; HECM product; lender disaster news; U.S. economy advancing
• Thursday, May 10 May 10: Ops, capital markets, senior sales jobs, construction-to-perm product; M&A and repurchase webinars
• Wednesday, May 9 May 9: LO, non-QM AE jobs, time mgt. webinar; ARM, condo, FHA/VA, manufactured lender trends
• Tuesday, May 8 May 8: LO training, recruiting, JV, capital markets products; non-QM issuance; Freddie extending credit to non-banks?
• Monday, May 7 May 7: Sales jobs coast to coast; upcoming events incl. marketing boot camp; LIBOR update; economy readings solid
• Saturday, May 5 May 5: Letters from readers on margins, AE comp, broker biz, underwriter-LO relationship, immigrants
• Friday, May 4 May 4: Warehouse & LO jobs, non-agency program; Mutual of Omaha/Synergy One deal; Howard Bank ends DTC
• Thursday, May 3 May 3: Sales mgt. & LO jobs, loan trading platform; Fannie’s earnings & conforming updates, incl. 3% down program
• Wednesday, May 2 May 2: Correspondent & compliance jobs, TPO product; builder CEO comp; state-level changes
• Tuesday, May 1 May 1: Corresp. & LO jobs, broker & recruiting products; mergers & acquisitions continue
• Monday, April 30 Apr. 30: Ops, MI, LO jobs, MI & jumbo products; FHA, VA, and Ginnie news; rates take a breather
• Saturday, April 28 Apr. 28: Note on mortgage languages, LO advice in a purchase market, credit unions; tech update – Chase’s blockchain security
• Friday, April 27 Apr. 27: LO & AE jobs; promotions, news on critical defects; Two Harbors’ purchase; May & beyond training & webinars
• Thursday, April 26 Apr. 26: MI job, productivity & marketing products; lender operational changes; change ATR & QM? Not so fast…
• Wednesday, April 25 Apr. 25: 1003, expense control, marketing products, LO jobs; digital trends; Amazon’s blockchain product
• Tuesday, April 24 Apr. 24: Default opening, TPO & secondary products; lender data breach; STRATMOR on cost cutting; new LIBOR sub
• Monday, April 23 Apr. 23: Sales, warehouse, servicing jobs; events & webinars; GDP primer – rates at 2014 levels
• Saturday, April 21 Apr. 21: Notes on jumbo comp and comp structures, loan language, and servicing – hold or sell and why?
• Friday, April 20 Apr. 20: Ops, LO jobs, 1003 product; MBA’s compliance accreditation; Freddie & Fannie changes continue
• Thursday, April 19 Apr. 19: Sales jobs, new lender products; Freddie and Fannie changes continue, as do rates moving higher
• Wednesday, April 18 Apr. 18: Sales jobs; TPO & warehouse products; great training opportunities this week and next
• Tuesday, April 17 Mar. 5: Ops, sales, & mgt. jobs, servicing sale; new lender products; upcoming training; LIBOR update
• Tuesday, April 17 Apr. 17: AE jobs, broker & lender AUS & CRM products; servicing update – where are values & why?
• Monday, April 16 Apr. 16: LO & AE jobs, secondary & construction execs searching; Chase’s demand letters; Zillow’s doing what?
• Saturday, April 14 Apr. 14: Readers notes on appraisal trends, affordability, production costs, and competition
• Friday, April 13 Apr. 13: LO jobs, tech products, eNote news, Freddie Cloudvirga project; MB Financial bails & sails
• Thursday, April 12 Apr. 12: LO, AE, reno jobs, cyber training & data security workshop; Nationstar documentation penalty
• Wednesday, April 11 Apr. 11: Ops, LO, & AE jobs, construction product; non-profit exec searching; tax guideline changes from lenders
• Tuesday, April 10 Apr. 10: LO events & training, lender products, LO & AE jobs; state-level lender & servicer changes
• Monday, April 9 Apr. 9: Sales jobs; upcoming events & training around the nation; sample of new retail lending products
• Saturday, April 7 Apr. 7: Notes lending disparity; cybersecurity – blockchain a solution looking for a problem?
• Friday, April 6 Apr. 6: Sales jobs, Encompass & subservicer products; jumbo, non-QM, non-prime, ARM news; comp survey
• Thursday, April 5 Apr. 5: Ops & LO jobs, cyber certification & compliance products; FHA & VA programs in the news; harsh OIG report
• Wednesday, April 4 Apr. 4: Referral & disclosure products, sales jobs coast to coast; down payment & LTV shifts and trends
• Tuesday, April 3 Apr. 3: Sales jobs, recruiting tool, plenty of promotions; upcoming events of note; LIBOR update
• Monday, April 2 Apr. 2: Sales jobs & events; state law changes for lenders & servicers; what LOs should know about the economy & rates
• Saturday, March 31 Mar. 31: Vendors at play
• Friday, March 30 Mar. 30: LO & sales jobs, branches wanted, new products; New Penn/Envoy deal; Barclays settles; RESPA & credit union lawsuit news
• Thursday, March 29 Mar. 29: Ops jobs & promotions, recruiting & workflow products; Agency news; MPF & loanDepot in the capital markets
• Wednesday, March 28 Mar. 28: Sales jobs; warehouse & sales products; appraisal news – Utah sinkholes, FHFA addresses AMC’s value & quality
• Tuesday, March 27 Mar. 27: LO jobs, broker & LO products; upcoming training & events; joint venture legal case of note for lenders
• Monday, March 26 Mar. 26: AE jobs, fraud & sales webinars, promotions; bank news incl. Basel update; Essent bond issuance
• Saturday, March 24 Mar. 24: Gender study survey; notes about $0 money down, MI biz, blockchain, and LO comp criteria
• Friday, March 23 Mar. 23: Controller & LO jobs, digital lender & vendor products; update on vendors; rates edge higher
• Thursday, March 22 Mar. 22: AE & LO jobs, down pmt. insurance product; trends in servicing sales; state’s $0 down payment offer
• Wednesday, March 21 Mar. 21: LO, servicing, lock desk jobs, LO & sales products; training & events; don’t bet against the Fed
• Tuesday, March 20 Mar. 20: LO & AE jobs, business opportunities; title co. M&A; state changes impacting lenders & banks
• Monday, March 19 Mar. 19: AE & LO jobs nationwide, tax & sales products; M&A continues; Fed meeting this week
• Saturday, March 17 Mar. 17: LO survey results; notes of advice for women, minorities, and rookies in the biz
• Friday, March 16 Mar. 16: LO & AE jobs, broker products, management changes; new securitization; the economics moving bond markets
• Thursday, March 15 Mar. 15: QC, bus. development, and sales jobs; conventional conforming changes in the primary markets
• Wednesday, March 14 Mar. 14: Sales jobs across the nation; advice for those new to the industry; economy continues to move forward
• Tuesday, March 13 Mar. 13: Sales positions; reverse, LO, & capital markets products; upcoming training & events
• Monday, March 12 Mar. 12: Corres. news, comp. products, sales workshops; reports on nonbank lending and lending technology; Amazon Mortgage?
• Saturday, March 10 Mar. 10: Notes on legal news, blockchain, LO preparedness, compensation; bidding on MI rates
• Friday, March 9 Mar. 9: Products, business opportunities; FHA & VA updates; U.S. economy continues to strengthen
• Thursday, March 8 Mar. 8: LO jobs, new products for lenders; conferences & training on marketing, VA lending, the PHH case, etc.
• Wednesday, March 7 Mar. 7: AE & LO jobs, business opportunities; ATR survey; FGMC cuts wholesale; RBS settles with NY
• Tuesday, March 6 Mar. 6: Sales & Ops jobs, down payment & recruiting programs; conforming changes; the economy’s picking up speed
• Monday, March 5
• Saturday, March 3 Mar. 3: Notes & opinions on cybersecurity, HMDA concerns, and tips for a rising rate environment
• Friday, March 2 Mar. 2: AE & LO jobs, wholesale & corres. opportunities; Freddie & Fannie program & guideline changes
• Thursday, March 1 Mar. 1: Sales jobs, builder product; legal news & settlements; government personnel shifts worth noting
• Wednesday, February 28 Feb. 28: Correspondent AE jobs, company news; Ocwen-PHH; changes to fees, pricing, and lock policies around the biz
• Tuesday, February 27 Feb. 27: LO jobs, reverse training; LO comp survey; lender and bank M&A continues; Powell: more short term rate hikes
• Monday, February 26 Feb. 26: Ops mgt. & LO jobs; servicing package offered; upcoming events & sales workshops
• Saturday, February 24 Feb. 24: Notes on the continued impact of the tax plan, and flawed racial bias lending reporting
• Friday, February 23 Feb. 23: AE & LO jobs, new jumbo product; reverse mortgage and USDA/rural program news; economics & rates
• Thursday, February 22 Feb. 22: Correspondent & LO jobs; upcoming training; economy continues to move rates higher
• Wednesday, February 21 Feb. 21: LO jobs, new products, layoffs; Flagstar’s expansion; news about Freddie & Fannie
• Tuesday, February 20 Feb. 20: Sales jobs, large and small, new products, expansion; legal & political updates – gfee chatter
• Saturday, February 17 Feb. 17: Notes on AIME, cybersecurity site, free phishing test, site for tracking breaches; some HELOCs still tax deductible
• Friday, February 16 Feb. 16: LO & secondary jobs, subservicing product; tax changes’ impact on the business; LOs & attending closings
• Thursday, February 15 Feb. 15: LO jobs, new programs & products; ARM & jumbo changes; upcoming events & training
• Wednesday, February 14 Feb. 14: LO jobs, LO products; new association in the biz; upcoming training; Radian changes; Flagstar’s Ginnie response
• Tuesday, February 13 Feb. 13: LO jobs, new products; Mr. Cooper has a new foster parent; capital market products; why LOs should care about the budget
• Monday, February 12 Feb. 12: AE, LO jobs, new products; layoffs & signing bonuses, productivity & margins – grim times ahead?
• Saturday, February 10 Feb. 10: Notes on blockchain, selling leads, churning FHA & VA borrowers; a primer on how mortgage pricing works
• Friday, February 9 Feb. 9: LO jobs, new products incl. mortgage cryptocurrency; lender & Agency FHA & VA changes; Ginnie names names
• Thursday, February 8 Feb. 8: Servicing, AE, LO jobs; upcoming events and conferences on origination, secondary, cybersecurity, M&A, etc.
• Wednesday, February 7 Feb. 7: Sales, LO, & underwriting jobs, VA boot camp; Fannie & Freddie guideline, ULDD, & process changes
• Tuesday, February 6 Feb. 6: Capital markets job, construction, vendor mgt., recruiting products; compliance & Dodd-Frank notes
• Monday, February 5 Feb. 5: MI & LO jobs, comp software; bank branch trends and different outlooks for Chase & Wells; Walter Investment turmoil
• Saturday, February 3 Feb. 3: CFPB firestorm – changes to enforcement powers, notes from a range of experts & attorneys on the court ruling
• Friday, February 2 Feb. 2: Subservicing product, LO & senior management jobs; CRA trends; homeowner’s insurance & title news
• Thursday, February 1 Feb. 1: Sales jobs around the nation, business opportunities; the CFPB ruling’s takeaways for lenders
• Wednesday, January 31 Jan. 31: National sales jobs, lender products; comp survey; upcoming events; DOJ & Eagle Home; compliance “fun” with CRMs
• Tuesday, January 30 Jan. 30: Senior Ops job, LO & broker products; Ginnie, FHA, VA news impacting the primary & secondary markets
• Monday, January 29 Jan. 29: AE & bus. dev. jobs; IL & NY population decline & other state news; strong U.S. economy moving rates
• Saturday, January 27 Jan. 27: Notes on the Eagles & lending, credit scoring news, and the brawl about BRAWL
• Friday, January 26 Jan. 26: Correspondent Manager & LO jobs; FHA & VA updates; advice for those new to the biz
• Thursday, January 25 Jan. 25: National sales jobs, business opportunities, down payment study; the “new” CFPB; solid housing & lending stats
• Wednesday, January 24 Jan. 24: LO & business dev. jobs; new products; bank lending trends and M&A – fintech & CUs jostling
• Tuesday, January 23 Jan. 23: LO & AE jobs, new lender products; upcoming events & training; top LOs fund how many loans per month?
• Monday, January 22 Jan. 22: LO jobs, reverse training, note on culture; disaster updates; jumbo trends; reverse mtg. securitization
• Saturday, January 20 Jan. 20: Tiny home underwriting, blockchain & MBS, cryptocurrency volatility, digital mortgages, the govt’s shutdown & lending
• Friday, January 19 Jan. 19: LO jobs & new products; report from NEXT; lender & investor Freddie & Fannie changes roll on
• Thursday, January 18 Jan. 18: MI & LO jobs, servicing for sale; upcoming conferences & training; conventional conforming changes
• Wednesday, January 17 Jan. 17: Bus. Dev., LO, sales jobs; upcoming events; Freddie & Fannie changes – Single Security moving forward
• Tuesday, January 16 Jan. 16: New products, Citi & digital; natural disasters & compare ratios; Q3 performance and fee changes
• Monday, January 15 Jan. 15: LO jobs, borrower satisfaction tool; vendor updates; more bank fines over servicing flaws
• Saturday, January 13 Jan. 13: Notes about 2018 & conferences; site for reporting cybercrime, and a tale of fraud from the closing table
• Friday, January 12 Jan. 12: Bus. opportunity, LO jobs, personnel moves; Guild to buy Cornerstone; broker news – Penny’s in
• Thursday, January 11 Jan. 11: Bus. opportunity, Ops & AE jobs; LIBOR replacements; a primer on what is moving mortgage rates
• Wednesday, January 10 Jan. 10: Correspondent job, lender products; reverse to forward, LOs to CFOs, CA to NY, webinars & conferences run the gamut
• Tuesday, January 9 Jan. 9: Sales management & LO jobs, new branding, products; servicing rankings & news; rates edging up
• Monday, January 8 Jan. 8: AE, LO jobs, lenders wanted; this week’s training & events; vendor, lender, & bank M&A – what’s driving it?
• Saturday, January 6 Jan. 6, 2018: Brazen blitz of BRAWL, bitcoin, & blockchain blurbs
• Friday, January 5 Jan. 5: Bus Dev., LO jobs, new correspondent program; credit underwriting changes in the primary markets
• Thursday, January 4 Jan. 4: Correspondent news, personnel moves; loanDepot’s builder partnership; settlement & legal info
• Wednesday, January 3 Jan. 3: Lender & LO products; from OR & CA through OH & TX to NJ, recent state lending law changes
• Tuesday, January 2 Jan. 2: Servicing, AE jobs, recruiting product; HELOC & 2nd news; training; SIFMA rate forecast; tax court ruling for brokers – ouch!

• Friday, December 29 Dec. 29: Lender wildfire disaster updates; population demographics influencing residential lending
• Thursday, December 28 Dec. 28: Correspondent bus. opportunity; new MBS buyer; FHA, VA, PACE, Ginnie updates; RBS California settlement
• Wednesday, December 27 Dec. 27: Advice for new folks in the biz; a sampling of vendor news, including a site that lists vendors
• Tuesday, December 26 Dec. 26: Lender expansion & contraction; FHA, lenders, & investors continue HMDA changes; HMDA humor
• Friday, December 22 Dec. 22: LO & sales jobs, document collection product; BRAWL opinion; CFPB’s good HMDA news; F&F capital buffer
• Thursday, December 21 Dec. 21: Controller, LO and AE jobs; tax update, PACE changes, 4506-T news; tax bill hitting rates
• Wednesday, December 20 Dec. 20: LO jobs, new products; politics & the tax bill’s impact on Fannie & Freddie; inflation & housing in the news
• Tuesday, December 19 Dec. 19: LO jobs; new products for LOs; M&A; events & webinars; borrower satisfaction survey; 2-yr. hits 9 year-high
• Monday, December 18 Dec. 18: LO & AE jobs, team looking for home; new products; the tax plan’s reality for homeowners & small businesses
• Saturday, December 16 Dec. 16: BRAWL primer, things to think about, and how to think about the value of servicing
• Friday, December 15 Dec. 15: Subservicer, LO jobs; THL invests in G-Rate, FAF & BofA transact; Fair Lending & HMDA news
• Thursday, December 14 Dec. 14: LO jobs, servicing wanted; tax news; state-level changes; jumbo/non-conforming updates; dot plot primer
• Wednesday, December 13 Dec. 13: AE jobs; lenders entering new channels, lender/appraiser product; investor disaster updates; Movement’s penalty
• Tuesday, December 12 Dec. 12: Lenders seeking sellers, AE jobs; upcoming events; mortgage & bank M&A announcements; MBS issuance rankings
• Monday, December 11 Dec. 11: MI job, construction & data validation products; FHA, VA, HECM changes; Iberiabank FHA penalty
• Saturday, December 9 Dec. 9, 2017: Letters re: the wholesale channel, employee retention, attending conferences, and discount points
• Friday, December 8 Dec. 8: MI job & webinars; state law changes from CA to NJ – Fannie addresses TX changes
• Thursday, December 7 Dec. 7: Warehouse & AE jobs; servicing news; FHA & VA update – Ginnie addresses streamline program; US Bank exits wholesale
• Wednesday, December 6 Dec. 6: Ops & sales jobs; tech products & STRATMOR tech survey results; industry advice
• Tuesday, December 5 Dec. 5: AE & LO jobs, recruiting & training products; Freddie & Fannie changes from Agencies, investors, and lenders
• Monday, December 4 Dec. 4: MI & Controller jobs; tax proposals; upcoming events; Walter BK; G-rate/Bemortgage hiring lawsuit
• Saturday, December 2 Dec. 2: Letters about taxes, 2018 thoughts, eNotes & warehouse banks, discount point policies
• Friday, December 1 Dec. 1: AE jobs, rating agency nods; servicing deals; yield curve and LIBOR news; Chinese & US securities
• Thursday, November 30 Nov. 30: Tech co. for sale, LO jobs, lender survey of issues; servicing news & primer – values matter
• Wednesday, November 29 Nov. 29: Cap. mkts job; layoffs; HUD cries “foul” on travel expenses; upcoming events; UDAAP ruling on discount points
• Tuesday, November 28 Nov. 28: MI & LO jobs, new products; flood insurance status; banks in the news; care about the yield curve?
• Monday, November 27 Nov. 27: AE & Ops jobs, servicing & corresp. products; advice from industry leaders; CFPB leadership void – really?
• Friday, November 24 Nov. 24: Lender internet news; vendors partnering, expanding, offering new products
• Wednesday, November 22 Nov. 22: LO & sales management jobs; upcoming events & training; tax-related underwriting changes
• Tuesday, November 21 Nov. 21: AE & LO jobs, construction & recruiting products; CRA changes; new lender; mortgage & appraisal books for your staff
• Monday, November 20 Nov. 20: Controller job, LO & branch jobs; reverse mortgage webinar; CFPB’s moves; capital markets product
• Saturday, November 18 Nov. 18: Career advice from women & people of color for those in the lending biz
• Friday, November 17 Nov. 17: MI & CLO jobs; Wells Fargo mgt. upheaval; borrowers & online reviews; HUD, FHA, VA, Ginnie news – HECMs hurting capital
• Thursday, November 16 Nov. 16: MI, branch jobs appraisal products; another lender acquired; training events; thoughts on Mr. Cordray
• Wednesday, November 15 Nov. 15: Servicing, LO, vendor jobs, recruiting service; conventional conforming underwriting & process changes everywhere
• Tuesday, November 14 Nov. 14: LO jobs & branches wanted, capital market product; lender acquired; Mr. Cooper & Matic insurance; Ginnie news
• Monday, November 13 Nov. 13: Cap. markets product & LO jobs; bank M&A; events & webinars this week; jumbo & non-QM product updates
• Saturday, November 11 Nov. 11: Notes on ECOA & HMDA, blockchain & credit reporting; corporate tax fallacies; tallying mortgage production
• Friday, November 10 Nov. 10: Business opportunities, products; upcoming events & webinars; agency disaster updates; Freddie & Fannie news
• Thursday, November 9 Nov. 9: Tech & LO jobs, accounting & forecasting products; state-level news & lending law changes across the nation
• Wednesday, November 8 Nov. 8: LO jobs; FHA changes run the gamut; NY, WV, and NJ lending changes; 1,000 of our brethren now looking for work
• Tuesday, November 7 Nov. 7: DTC & LO jobs, promotions; Nationstar in play; new lender; state credit scores & lending changes
• Monday, November 6 Nov. 6: MI, LO, AE jobs; upcoming training & get-togethers; buydowns to down payments to USDA – new lender products
• Saturday, November 4 Nov. 4: Readers’ notes on the MBA conference, builder lender incentives, double counting production
• Friday, November 3 Nov. 3: AE & LO jobs across the nation; MI company news; the skinny on LIBOR, the tax proposal, & the Fed Chair nominee
• Thursday, November 2 Nov. 2, 2017: API webinar, LO & AE jobs; Impac leadership change; 17-35 year-olds moving housing
• Wednesday, November 1 Nov. 1: LO jobs & commercial opportunity; broker events; regulatory-driven lender changes; lender & bank M&A; FHLB news
• Tuesday, October 31 Oct. 31: AE & LO jobs, digital mortgage product; training & events; lender & investor disaster updates
• Monday, October 30 Oct. 30: Ops, bus. dev. & AE jobs; conventional conforming changes from agencies, investors, & lenders
• Saturday, October 28 Oct. 28: Notes on tiny houses, a cure for the reliance on credit bureaus, conferences with no age bias
• Friday, October 27 Oct. 27: Retail jobs & promotions; HELOC & weed news for banks; vendor products; Chapter 11 for Ditech’s parent?
• Thursday, October 26 Oct. 26: AE & LO jobs, teams wanted; lender appraisal requirement changes; digital mortgage advice
• Wednesday, October 25 Oct. 25: LO & correspondent mgt. jobs; broker workshops & upcoming events; condo, jumbo, lock policy lender news
• Tuesday, October 24 Oct. 24: Business opportunities & promotions; lender disaster policies; vendor news; MBA’s 2018 volume forecast
• Monday, October 23 Oct. 23: MI, renovation, & sales jobs; vendor products for lenders; disaster updates from investors
• Saturday, October 21 Oct. 21: Notes on lender recruiting, Hispanic lending, supporting business in disaster areas; sweeping Illinois changes
• Friday, October 20 Oct. 20: Sales jobs; new wholesaler, lender & vendor products; capital markets product & vet looking for a position
• Thursday, October 19 Oct. 19: Lender M&A and personnel promotions, retail jobs; new vendor creations; jumbo & no MI products
• Wednesday, October 18 Oct. 18: Sales jobs, CRA & 203(h) offerings; LOS products & CRM white paper; USDA rural back on track
• Tuesday, October 17 Oct. 17: Sales job, lender for sale; wire fraud, MBI, & LEP products; HMDA stats; upcoming events; the Fed’s leadership
• Monday, October 16 Oct. 16: Branch mgr., sales jobs, recruiting products; big bank earnings & news; bank M&A continues
• Saturday, October 14 Oct. 14: Focus on reverse mortgages – primary & secondary markets, regulatory, and servicing biz
• Friday, October 13 Oct. 13: CRM, LEP, vendor management products, AE jobs; lenders & investment banks making moves & shifting products
• Thursday, October 12 Oct. 12: AE, analyst, LO jobs, HMDA dashboard, broker products; upcoming training; UCD news
• Wednesday, October 11 Oct. 11: Training & sales jobs, LO education; CA fire declaration, lender & investor & MI disaster updates & links
• Tuesday, October 10 Oct. 10: LEP, compliance, communication products, CFO available; upcoming events; credit guideline changes
• Monday, October 9 Oct. 9: Warehouse news, LO jobs, business opportunity; lender & investor FHA & VA changes for originators
• Saturday, October 7 Oct. 7: Letters regarding wire fraud, LO oversight, CFPB & arbitration, the myriad of housing stats, and LIBOR
• Friday, October 6 Oct. 6: Promotions, LO jobs; Nationwide shuts correspondent; DEVAL opens retail; Ginnie addresses hurricanes; the Fed & rates
• Thursday, October 5 Oct. 5: MBA legal, LO, bus. dev. jobs, LO products; bank news and M&A; lots of October events & free training
• Wednesday, October 4 Oct. 4: Ops & sales jobs; SWOT training; servicing law changes & deals, and a flashback to servicing 10 years ago
• Tuesday, October 3 Oct. 3: LO, AE jobs, promotions; vendor primary & secondary market updates; HomeStreet restructure
• Monday, October 2 Oct. 2: LO, AE jobs, LO seeking a home; lender appraisal changes; Freddie & Fannie updates of note
• Saturday, September 30 Sep. 30: Notes on cybercrime & new credit card scam, private lending, closing cost accounting, NC & digital mortgages
• Friday, September 29 Sep. 29: HMDA, recruiting, marketing lender performance products; disaster updates; Nomura & RBS MBS lawsuit setback
• Thursday, September 28 Sep. 28: LO job, wholesale staff available, tech products; disaster updates; rates moved by peace & tax plan
• Wednesday, September 27 Sep. 27: Sales, AE, & compliance jobs; training events; bank & lender M&A – who is doing what and why
• Tuesday, September 26 Sep. 26: AE, LO, sales management jobs; new lender products incl. cybersecurity guide; USDA rural status
• Monday, September 25 Sep. 25: AE jobs, new LO products, QC trends report; training & events of note; F&F active secondary market
• Saturday, September 23 Sep. 23: LIBOR change status; notes on credit, cybersecurity, servicing, MLO marketing plans
• Friday, September 22 Sep. 22: Retail jobs, warehouse & reverse products; Agency conforming changes; cap mkts exec on cost to originate
• Thursday, September 21 Sep. 21: AE & LO jobs, new ARM; PWC’s law firm; False Claims Act penalty; lender’s disaster news; Fed does the expected
• Wednesday, September 20 Sep. 20: LO jobs, personnel moves, social media webinar; Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) mania
• Tuesday, September 19 Sep. 19: LO jobs, training; Starkey to re-brand; prioritizing borrower feedback; FHA/VA/Ginnie updates – what is a 203(h) loan?
• Monday, September 18 Sep. 18: DTC jobs, reverse, training, & new DAP products; Morgan Stanley to originate; latest disaster lender updates
• Saturday, September 16 Sep. 16: Notes on tracking originations, closing doc scam; Equifax nightmare – sites to freeze your credit
• Friday, September 15 Sep. 15: CFO, LO jobs, sales events; lots of training & webinar events coming up; Austria’s 100-year bond
• Thursday, September 14 Sep. 14: LO jobs, jumbo product, lender tax credits; disaster updates from agencies, investors, & lenders
• Wednesday, September 13 Sep. 13: AE jobs, book for brokers; MLO comp survey results; ARM news & price changes – a new “adjustable” loan?
• Tuesday, September 12 Sep. 12: Ops & LO jobs, email webinar; lenders adjust to disaster areas; Lenda’s capital raise
• Monday, September 11 Sep. 11: Secondary, recruiting jobs; warehouse advice for loans in disaster areas; cap. mkts. exec on setting borrower expectations
• Saturday, September 9 Sep. 9: Letters about cybersecurity & blockchain, transitional licensing, and the role of formal training for lenders
• Friday, September 8 Sep. 8: LO jobs & training, branding, products; WF/Seneca servicing sale; vendor news & tech survey
• Thursday, September 7 Sep. 7: UW & LO jobs, business opportunity; Milken & housing finance reform; Irma’s impact on warehouse & loan funding in FL
• Wednesday, September 6 Sep. 6: LO jobs & training; North Korea & rates; lender disaster updates – what can borrowers do?
• Tuesday, September 5 9/5: UW, MBA jobs; events & training – the FHA on YouTube; lender disaster aid; CHLA report on IMBs
• Friday, September 1 Sep. 1: Personnel moves; more disaster updates from agencies, lenders, & investors
• Thursday, August 31 Aug. 31: Servicing job; disaster updates & impact on secondary markets; lender and bank M&A; Opendoor opens mortgage
• Wednesday, August 30 Aug. 30: Production & Ops jobs, personnel news; lender disaster updates; tech survey interview; Wells’ rate lock lawsuit
• Tuesday, August 29 Aug. 29: MI & LO jobs, credit reporting & broker products; wide range of training & conferences; credit guideline changes
• Monday, August 28 Aug. 28: National & regional sales, LO, AE jobs; Zillow wins suit; Cherry Creek Chairman resigns; investor & lender disaster updates
• Saturday, August 26 Aug. 26: Notes on occupancy fraud, appraiser training, blockchain, LO transition; a HMDA deep dive
• Friday, August 25 Aug. 25: National sales & LO jobs, broker products; Blend’s capital raise; CFPB’s HMDA changes; LIBOR sub proposal
• Thursday, August 24 Aug. 24: Business opportunity, AE & LO jobs across the U.S.; lender arrests; state-level lending law changes
• Wednesday, August 23 Aug. 23: AMC sales, LO training product; upcoming events of all shapes & sizes; vendors partnering up
• Tuesday, August 22 Aug. 22: AE jobs, LO products, company moves; state-level power of attorney changes; tweak LIBOR rather than eliminate?
• Monday, August 21 Aug. 21, 2017: AE, LO, Controller jobs; important Freddie, Fannie, & lender shifts in appraisal and inspection policies
• Saturday, August 19 Aug. 19: Rent stats helping lenders & real estate agents – the “freedom tax” for mobility
• Friday, August 18 Aug. 18: Broker product, companies expanding; appraisal news; lock process changes; HARP, CRT, & the capital markets
• Thursday, August 17 Aug. 17: AE, LO, and MI opportunities; state-level licensing law changes; TRID-related process changes
• Tuesday, August 15 Aug. 16: Compliance, training, LO jobs; credit score trends – 850 FICO a goal? vendor updates – eClosings on the rise
• Monday, August 14 Aug. 14: AE, product mgr. jobs, PR and subservicer products; FHA, VA, & Ginnie updates; bank M&A won’t let up
• Saturday, August 12 Aug. 12: Notes on mining HMDA data, MID, cyber security – mortgage case study, inside Wells Fargo’s cyber war room
• Friday, August 11 Aug. 11: LO & subservicer jobs; Fannie, Freddie, conventional, conforming news and changes
• Thursday, August 10 Aug. 10: AE, LO, Bus. Dev. opportunities; e-closing, digital transactions, & technology news – no commission loans
• Wednesday, August 9 Aug. 9: Servicing & Ops jobs; upcoming conferences & training; Wells & PHH settle; technology updates – happy with your LOS?
• Tuesday, August 8 Aug. 8: New bank, LO jobs & training, reverse opportunities, wholesale products; LIBOR & ARM investor news
• Monday, August 7 Aug. 7: Servicing Mgr., LO jobs, corresp. product; tax trends in underwriting; warehouse lawsuit hits industry icon
• Saturday, August 5 Aug. 5: Letters on the MID, DPAs, women in leadership, disaster planning, and brokering vs. banking
• Friday, August 4 Aug. 4: LO jobs, DPA & accounting services; documentation changes around the biz; upcoming training; new jumbo deal
• Thursday, August 3 Aug. 3: AE, LO, inside sales management jobs; new chief at Flagstar; LO turnover survey results; down payment trends & news
• Wednesday, August 2 Aug. 2: Bus. Dev. and Ops jobs, personnel promotions; Fiserv buys PCLender; capital markets, projections, & net income
• Tuesday, August 1 Aug. 1: AE & Ops jobs, personnel moves, subservicer review; conventional conforming DTI, LTV, ARM, DU, LP, LLPA, and UCD changes
• Monday, July 31 July 31: AE jobs & new products; training from investors & agencies; Vanguard stops taking apps; Fed owns how much agency MBS?
• Saturday, July 29 July 29: Notes on the MID, servicing values, InterFirst’s closing, HUD Handbook verbiage, lack of comments on Ability to Pay Rule
• Friday, July 28 July 28: Compliance and AE jobs; $14 billion InterFirst shuts down; servicing deals & law changes; adios LIBOR
• Thursday, July 27 July 27: AE, LO/branch, Ops/underwriter jobs; state law changes impacting MLOs, notaries, POAs; fed funds on hold Inbox x
• Wednesday, July 26 July 26: Product manager, AE, LO, Ops jobs; lender M&A and bank mortgage news; training & events inc. FHA & cybersecurity
• Tuesday, July 25 July 25: LO & AE jobs & products; credit underwriting changes; cap. mkts. exec on margins & volume; Ally is offering to do what?
• Monday, July 24 July 24: Mgt. & LO jobs; lender fee & pricing tweaks; CFPB suit dismissed, announces HMDA webinar; PCE primer
• Saturday, July 22 July 22: Letters on Basel problems, eSignatures & eNotes, GSE reform, the credit crisis
• Friday, July 21 July 21: Legal & LO jobs, products to help originators; state-level changes from coast to coast; housing & rates
• Thursday, July 20 July 20: LO & AE jobs, secondary team available; Academy buys First Mortgage & Cunningham; vendor updates
• Wednesday, July 19 July 19: LO, correspondent, & AE jobs; upcoming events; disaster updates; yield curve flattening, which suggests…
• Tuesday, July 18 July 18: AE, acct. manager jobs, comp. software; STRATMOR’s take on lender’s mood; FHA, VA news; HELOC resets doing well
• Monday, July 17 July 17: LO, bus. dev jobs, correspondent moves; bank M&A, news & OCC’s risk list; webinars to close out July
• Saturday, July 15 July 15: Notes on affordable housing, compliance tips, e-mortgages defined and what companies are doing about them
• Friday, July 14 July 14: Compliance, Encompass, & LO jobs; credit changes in the primary & secondary market
• Thursday, July 13 July 13: LO & appraisal jobs; lawsuit news; appraisal trends & compensation; builder’s virtual reality app for home viewing
• Wednesday, July 12 July 12: AE, LO, bus. dev. jobs; HUD suspends Seckel; CFPB news & the importance of compliance training
• Tuesday, July 11 July 11: Sales mgt. jobs, personnel moves; Pingora purchased; Sindeo back; survey strategy; interesting upcoming events & training
• Monday, July 10 July 10: Warehouse, compliance, LO jobs; Freddie, Fannie changes just don’t stop, and lenders & investors follow suit Inbox x
• Saturday, July 8 July 8: Repent and reform! A collection of current thoughts on changing Fannie & Freddie – maybe next year?
• Friday, July 7 July 7: Nevada HOA figures; more changes to state-level lending laws; cap markets exec’s letter to LOs about rate locks & extensions
• Thursday, July 6 July 6: LO jobs, products, personnel moves; Prospect settles with DOJ; upcoming events; state-level changes in the SE
• Wednesday, July 5 July 5: LO jobs, reverse mortgage product; state-level changes to licensing, servicing, call reports, definitions of a "lead," etc.
• Monday, July 3 July 3: Residential legal news; disaster area updates; FHA, VA, and Ginnie news from agencies & lenders; Angel Oak non-QM security
• Saturday, July 1 Blockchain projects, notes on wire fraud and cyber attack safeguards, lender technology, lender vs. investor risk
• Friday, June 30 June 30: AE & LO jobs; primary market Fannie/Freddie conventional conforming changes across lenders & investors
• Thursday, June 29 June 29: MI, compliance, LO, QI jobs; new products & lenders expanding; housing & the econom
• Wednesday, June 28 June 28: Business opportunities, LO jobs; the economy & rates; originator training; Freedom takes a bite out of the Big Apple
• Tuesday, June 27 June 27: AE & LO jobs coast to coast; layoffs & reverse mortgage sale; Nationstar call center move; training in ARMs & HMDA
• Monday, June 26 June 26: LO & sales jobs; credit union MI rates; bank news: stress tests, M&A, values, underwriting guideline changes, new products
• Saturday, June 24 June 24: Notes on Sindeo, wire fraud prevention, the interest rate climate, and builder price incentives Inbox x
• Friday, June 23 June 23: AE & LO jobs, LO products, interesting business opportunity; legal & compliance news – servicing enforcement action
• Thursday, June 22 June 22: LO & AE jobs, personnel moves internal audit service; vendor updates inc. Alight’s capital raise
• Wednesday, June 21 June 21: Sales jobs, borrower satisfaction survey; Sindeo closes; servicing – CA & per diem interest; CRTs help in secondary but credit risk increasing in primary market
• Tuesday, June 20 June 20: LO jobs & LO products; reverse mortgage primer – product attracting forward lenders?
• Monday, June 19 June 19: Cap. Mkts. exec looking, AE and manufactured housing jobs; upcoming events incl. M&A discussion; jobs & housing driving rates
• Saturday, June 17 June 17: Blockchain news & a symposium; appraisal changes in the offing? Beefing up your interview process
• Friday, June 16 June 16: LO jobs, tech products, business opportunity; states changing lending & foreclosure laws
• Thursday, June 15 June 15: LO, DTC, secondary marketing jobs; bank M&A; EverBank & Wells in the headlines; renovator jobs on the rise
• Wednesday, June 14 June 14: LO & bus. dev. jobs; FHA/VA updates; tech & processing news – Morgan’s home loan app tool
• Tuesday, June 13 June 13: Mortgage products & personnel changes; training & upcoming events; cap. markets exec on closing loans in this market
• Monday, June 12 June 12: AE & sales jobs; tech survey; vendor updates – partnering is the name of the game; Ellie & HMDA readiness
• Saturday, June 10 June 10: Notes on "synthetic" fraud, down payment education, trends in credit scoring; the OCC weighs in vendor risks
• Friday, June 9 June 9: AE, Ops, LO, consumer direct jobs around the nation; lender fee & price changes, eNote news of note
• Thursday, June 8 June 8: Ops & sales mgt. jobs; events & CDD, HMDA training; survey on digital mortgage benefits; origination & millennials
• Wednesday, June 7 June 7: MI, LO jobs, book for brokers; Fannie & Freddie changes; capital market exec’s view on rates & locks for LOs
• Tuesday, June 6 June 6: Products from processing to servicing; state-level lending law changes – does California have a price loophole?
• Monday, June 5 June 5: Encompass & Consumer Direct jobs, TPO product; bank rankings; RESCAP legal news; June Fed rate hike odds
• Saturday, June 3 June 3: Notes on early payoff penalties, appraisals & appraisers, wire vs. mortgage fraud, and housing ’round the world
• Friday, June 2 June 2: Ops, LO jobs, recruiting tool, correspondent program; credit guideline changes; jumbo secondary market news
• Thursday, June 1 June 1: AE & LO jobs, manufactured housing webinar; collateral & appraisal news – Fed addresses delays
• Wednesday, May 31 May 31: CFO, retail jobs; upcoming events; vendor updates – OB to buy Comergence; Freddie & credit risk transfer
• Tuesday, May 30 May 30: AE & LO jobs, CRM, TPO, subservicing products; state-level lending law changes; servicing trends & packages
• Friday, May 26 May 26: Bank M&A; example of title/lender fraud; Basel update for LOs; wages & inflation; the Fed & mortgage rates
• Thursday, May 25 May 25: Sales & software & controller jobs; PHH v. CFPB – recording of the arguments, a webinar about yesterday’s action, what’s next?
• Wednesday, May 24 May 24: Bus. Dev. & LO jobs, title company cuts fees, bus. opportunity; Guild’s 1% down product; new home sales trends
• Tuesday, May 23 May 23: AE & CFO jobs, new products; HMDA training; misc. updates around the biz on policies, procedures, documentation
• Monday, May 22 May 22: LO & AE jobs, lenders expanding; FHA & VA news and lender trends – households moving toward buying
• Saturday, May 20 May 20: Letters & notes on the MID, new FinCEN rule for financial institutions, and a cybercrime primer
• Friday, May 19 May 19: Sales & Ops & processing jobs; training events – Wells & Freddie team up; bank & credit union news – what is Chase doing?
• Thursday, May 18 May 18: AE & Ops jobs; MERS & HMDA update; Fannie & Freddie/conv. conforming news; politics & interest rates
• Wednesday, May 17 AE & LO jobs, custom loan app product; the gov’t & lending – settlements, Volcker Rule…a HMDA delay?
• Tuesday, May 16 May 16: LO & sales jobs, technology product; upcoming events & training; state-level changes from AR to WA
• Monday, May 15 May 15, 2017: LO & AE jobs, appraisal product; FHA/VA pricing changes; down payment news & trends
• Saturday, May 13 May 13: Note on coal jobs; Zillow admits it is under CFPB investigation – LOs and real estate agents beware
• Friday, May 12 May 12: AE, LO, Ops, M&A jobs; UDAAP settlement; TARP update; upcoming events; Wells eyeing non-agency issuance
• Thursday, May 11 May 11: AE, LO, sales jobs; STRATMOR – # of LO comp plans; legal & compliance news & classes – Texas home equity news
• Wednesday, May 10 May 10: Warehouse product & recruiter jobs; Radian/SEC/BPO probe; training & events; Freddie & Fannie changes don’t stop
• Tuesday, May 9 May 9: Sales jobs, forecasting tool, CRM product, subservicer white paper; 2017 housing & Pending Home Sales trends
• Monday, May 8 May 8: Questionnaire product; Lehman legal news; vendor updates; trends in credit scores & tax documentation
• Saturday, May 6 May 6, 2017: Notes on influence on taxes and employment on lending & housing; CMB program; 10-day closes
• Friday, May 5 May 5: MI, LO, and AE jobs; bank M&A heating up; jumbo loan trends; what % of underwriters work from home?
• Thursday, May 4 May 4: Appraisal product, CFO job, seller wanted; Fannie & Freddie news in both the primary & secondary markets
• Wednesday, May 3 May 3: AE & LO jobs, business opportunity; upcoming events; Stonegate & Nationstar news; Treasury trading changes
• Tuesday, May 2 May 2: CFO, warehouse, AE jobs; retail & broker products; MI update – Radian in the NYT is rarely a good thing
• Monday, May 1 May 1: LO & Ops jobs, new products; underwriter, LO, LO comp training; legal news – customer info in the cloud
• Saturday, April 29 Apr. 29: Weed, lending, and business – home delivery? Notes on guarding against fraud & bad credit data, vendor mgt. – what is SSAE18?
• Friday, April 28 Apr. 28: Business opportunity, subservicer price offer; bank M&A – branches still popular; Agency updates & another GSE reform plan
• Thursday, April 27 Apr. 27: Vendor products incl. non-QM sales tool; personnel moves; servicing: who’s brokering & buying & selling & why
• Wednesday, April 26 Apr. 26: AE, Sales & Ops mgt. jobs; vendor news incl. non-QM warehouse; AOT mini-bulk execution; Fannie & student loans
• Tuesday, April 25 Apr. 25: Products for correspondents; training in sales, reverse, HMDA, cust. satisfaction; appraisal news – Illinois vs. AMCs?
• Monday, April 24 Apr. 24: Subservicer & customer satisfaction products; CFPB & CHOICE Act; non-prime security update; French elections move U.S. rates
• Saturday, April 22 Apr. 22: Notes on Zillow, MSAs, RESPA, sales techniques, 10-day closes, and big bank market share & FHA lending
• Friday, April 21 Apr. 21: LO & AE jobs; servicing news & package for sale; Fannie & Freddie news; another blow for Ocwen
• Thursday, April 20 Apr. 20: Ops & AE jobs, new products incl. vendor mgt.; HUD settlement in CA; webinars on reverse mortgages, digital mortgages, etc.
• Wednesday, April 19 Apr. 19: Capital markets, servicing jobs; underwriter pay did what in 2016? Wells’ FHA price move will move market
• Tuesday, April 18 Apr. 18: Controller & LO jobs, new products; HMDA, sales, digital training; CFPB news on arbitration, HMDA, women & minorities, etc.
• Monday, April 17 Apr. 17: AE & LO jobs, new products; bank & non-bank lender earnings; banks adjust asset mix due to Fed moves
• Friday, April 14 Apr. 14: MSA chatter; trends in home equity, HELOCs, reverse mortgages, housing inventory, and millennials – they’re all connected
• Thursday, April 13 Apr. 13: Underwriting & LO jobs; training & events; North Korea, France, Italy moving rates? Bank changes & news – is Basel faltering?
• Wednesday, April 12 Apr. 12: AE, LO jobs; TPO Wisconsin channel; lender product news; trends in closing & eClosing processes
• Tuesday, April 11 Apr. 11: LO & AE jobs, bus. dev. person for hire; vendor products updates; webinars & training run the gamut
• Monday, April 10 Apr. 10, 2017: SVP Sales, consulting jobs; lender changes to fees & price caps; how is Agency risk-based pricing set?
• Saturday, April 8 Apr. 8: Lender cyber security primer: types, phishing, NY rules, patches, preventative measures; new scam hits law firms
• Friday, April 7 Apr. 7: Controller, VP TPO jobs, recruiting service; FHA, VA, Ginnie, USDA changes; CFPB’s tongue-lashing from Hensarling
• Thursday, April 6 Apr. 6: LO & AE jobs; personnel news; Freddie’s $1.3 billion STACR; lenders’ new channels & tech products – impact LOs & brokers?
• Wednesday, April 5 Apr. 5: LO jobs; training in LO comp, HMDA, sales techniques; car & student loans impacting resi lending
• Tuesday, April 4 Apr. 4: AE & LO jobs, new products of note; personnel moves; NAHREP note; Flagstar to buy CA’s Opes Advisors
• Monday, April 3 Apr. 3: IT, Sales, Ops state MBA jobs; attorneys weigh in on MSAs, builder incentives, the CFPB, and RESPA
• Saturday, April 1 Apr. 1: LO jobs, personnel changes; upcoming events; Chase & Quicken, Embrace & Envoy in the news; Yellen’s speech
• Friday, March 31 Mar. 31: Encompass & business dev. jobs; PHH to lose CEO; Fannie/Freddie changes & their future debate continues
• Thursday, March 30 Mar. 30: AE & LO jobs; new products; ARM primer; investor fee & SRP changes – cost of lending changing
• Wednesday, March 29 Mar. 29: AE & LO jobs; lender training & events; digital mortgage survey; vendors & lenders raising capital
• Tuesday, March 28 Mar. 28: LO & correspondent jobs; vendor updates; servicing trends inc. Owen’s new consent order; rates & the health care plan
• Monday, March 27 Mar. 27: AE & LO jobs; M&A in the appraisal biz; trends in credit underwriting – Freddie addresses lack of scores
• Saturday, March 25 Mar. 25: Notes on fraud, vendor management, Zillow’s business tactics, buying leads, and MSA legality
• Friday, March 24 Mar. 24: LO, AE, sales mgt. jobs; Experian fined by CFPB; jumbo program news; lender & Agency technology updates
• Thursday, March 23 Mar. 23: COO, AE, LO jobs; from apps to secondary, soup to nuts, vendors are announcing changes
• Wednesday, March 22 Mar. 22: Secondary, retail, wholesale, corres. jobs; CFPB reform update; Fannie, Freddie, lender conforming changes
• Tuesday, March 21 Mar. 21: MI, Ops, AE jobs; free webinars; more on Zillow; primer on a flat yield curve; any change to the rating agency model?
• Monday, March 20 Mar. 20: Lender news; upcoming events & training, from sales techniques to fair lending – many this week; Zillow saga continues
• Saturday, March 18 Mar. 18: Notes on the aging lender workplace, credit quality & loan program trends, wire fraud example
• Friday, March 17 Mar. 17: LO jobs & personnel moves; who, what, why of new credit report criteria; telephone usage in underwriting?
• Thursday, March 16 Mar. 16: Management, AE, personnel, non-QM news; Nationstar/CFPB/HMDA penalty; Goldman buying delinquent loans
• Wednesday, March 15 Mar. 15: AE & production jobs, warehouse products; upcoming training & conferences; Ginnie changes
• Tuesday, March 14 Mar. 14: Ops, LO, AE jobs; products for banks & CUs; current servicing market; 2016 LO turnover survey
• Monday, March 13 Mar. 13: LO, correspondent, & AE jobs, broker products; jobs & rates; Zillow, CFPB, & RESPA in the spotlight?
• Saturday, March 11 Mar. 11: Notes on cybersecurity for NY lenders, appraiser pay & comp survey, credit standards with rates rising, staffing challenges
• Friday, March 10 Mar. 10: Product manager, LO jobs; training & webinars; shift out of FHA loans yet Ginnie sets new record; worst seller traits in M&A
• Thursday, March 9 Mar. 9: LO jobs, LOS/POS class, personnel moves; VA IRRRL & program news; CFPB 2017 initiatives’ websites
• Wednesday, March 8 Mar. 8: Job fairs, new products for brokers & lenders; F&F, conventional conforming changes; strong economy nudging rates
• Tuesday, March 7 Mar. 7: Ops & AE jobs, training news; process & guideline changes run the gamut; lots going on in capital markets
• Monday, March 6 Mar. 6: Ops, AE, & LO jobs, personnel moves; FHA & appraisal training; primer on 30-year bond supply & demand & yield
• Saturday, March 4 Mar. 4: Notes on using LPMI, K-1 income tactics, credit report strategies, and the immense cost of QM’s 43% DTI cutoff
• Friday, March 3 Mar. 3: Business opportunities, new products; Tricon/Silver Bay deal; record bank earnings, Basel update; appraisal & collateral trends
• Thursday, March 2 Mar. 2: CFO job, ex-CFPB founder offers training; another Caliber deal; in M&A what makes a good lender makes a good seller
• Wednesday, March 1 Mar. 1: LO jobs, personnel news; vendor news, lender disaster updates; investor SRP & loan level price adjustment changes
• Tuesday, February 28 Feb. 28: LO jobs, product news, buyer of lenders; good training in subjects ranging from cybersecurity to taking an app; ECOA legal opinion
• Monday, February 27 Feb. 27: LO & AE jobs; rent trends continue to help lenders; FHA & Ginnie changes in the marketplace
• Saturday, February 25 Feb. 25: Letters on the likelihood of repealing Dodd-Frank, VA IRRRL lender abuse of our vets, why banks should do HECMs
• Friday, February 24 Feb. 24: AE & LO jobs; Radian president to retire; upcoming events; banks & lenders adjusting business models
• Thursday, February 23 Feb. 23: Warehouse job, wholesale unit seeking home; CFPB lawyering up, and wants input on access to credit; lender credit changes
• Wednesday, February 22 Feb. 22: Compliance, Ops, LO, Marketing jobs; training & events; Fannie/Freddie legal news not helping stockholders
• Tuesday, February 21 Feb. 21: AE jobs, new LO training white paper; product & vendor news; post-merger psychology; Ocwen back in CA
• Saturday, February 18 Feb. 18: Legal stuff: title companies & blockchain, electronic notarizations, when are signatures required; is an e-mail a contract?
• Friday, February 17 Feb. 17: Encompass job, product, appraisal news; events next week; FHA/NHF/Sapphire drama; SoFi, Altisource, Blackstone news
• Thursday, February 16 Feb. 16: AE & LO jobs; M&A hoppin’ as PHH cuts back – G-Rate & LenderLive ink deals; Ginnie, FHA, & VA changes
• Wednesday, February 15 Feb. 15: LO jobs; LO comp survey; vendor products; MI news; Fannie & Freddie in the markets; refis down to 2009 levels
• Tuesday, February 14 Feb. 14: Management & LO jobs; new products & new correspondent investor; reverse mortgages – can forward lenders do them correctly?
• Monday, February 13 Feb. 13: Senior Ops job, LO & AE roles; M&A observation; Ginnie issuance grows; upcoming events & eNote training group
• Saturday, February 11 Feb. 11: Notes on blockchain & regulation; Trumps moves roiling the Fed & regulatory environment – Tarullo resigns
• Friday, February 10 Feb. 10, 2017: Lender sought by fund, servicing mgt. job; appraisal trends & updates; primer on stock market moves vs. bonds
• Thursday, February 9 Feb. 9: LO & Business Analyst jobs, warehouse personnel; lender’s disaster updates; servicing deals; bank M&A but new banks in the offing
• Wednesday, February 8 Feb. 8: LO & AE jobs, execs looking for firms; capital markets: supply & demand primer; jumbo, 2nd, & ARM news – Navy Fed’s 5/5
• Tuesday, February 7 Feb. 7: LO, AE, & correspondent jobs; remember those Stearns rumors? Regulatory executive order – keep it in perspective – a primer
• Monday, February 6 Feb. 6: Sales & AE jobs; good news for Thornburg; upcoming events & training for all levels; investor news
• Saturday, February 4 Feb. 4: Real estate agents thoughts on builders; the MBA & an attorney weigh in on CFPB, MSAs, & RESPA
• Friday, February 3 Feb. 3: Lock desk job; vendor & technology updates; private mortgage insurance company changes & news
• Thursday, February 2 Feb. 2: LO & Non-QM AE jobs; good news for lenders in RFC case; bank M&A setting torrid pace – SoFi to purchase Zenbanx
• Wednesday, February 1 Feb. 1: AE jobs; CFPB enforcement action – Realtors take note about referral fees; GSE news; Jumbo program trends
• Tuesday, January 31 Jan. 31: LO jobs; originator & customer satisfaction surveys; upcoming events & training; Walter & reverse mortgages
• Monday, January 30 Jan. 30: LO, legal, & business opportunities; Home Point buys Stonegate; Citi bails on servicing biz; minority demographics helping lenders
• Saturday, January 28 Jan. 28: Notes on weed & lending, FHA MIP about-face, showing up for conference meetings, and what LOs should tell borrowers
• Friday, January 27 Jan. 27: CFO & AE jobs, and business opportunities; new lender Redfin; lender’s appraisal, pricing, and disaster updates
• Thursday, January 26 Jan. 26: AE & LO jobs; PE firm invests in CA lender; Glass Steagall primer; Ginnie & capital markets news
• Wednesday, January 25 Jan. 25: Jobs in every lending channel; bank M&A continues; primer on LIBOR; what if the Fed stops buying MBS?
• Tuesday, January 24 Jan. 24: AE & LO jobs, construction warehouse product; bad news from Wells, HomeStreet, Banc of California, Citi, and others; CFPB advisory spots open
• Monday, January 23 Jan. 23: AE jobs, Non-QM on the rise? Guild & Quicken in the media; two sides to the FHA about-face; mortgage & bank conferences
• Saturday, January 21 Jan. 21: Notes on pipeline hedging, condo reserve funds, fines for lack of cybersecurity, HECMs, and appraiser training & education
• Friday, January 20 Jan. 20: Customer satisfaction survey, MI job; vendor news & their new products; Agency news & updates – they don’t stop
• Thursday, January 19 Jan. 19: COO, LO, and AE jobs; personnel news; Chase settles discrimination issue; FHA program roiled via MIP rumors
• Wednesday, January 18 Jan. 18: LO, MI jobs, wholesale group available, new correspondent investor; Deutsche settles; investor requirement & underwriting changes
• Tuesday, January 17 Jan. 17: AE, LO, & national sales jobs; lending legal & regulatory update; credit risk transfers & 2016 non-agency issuance stats
• Monday, January 16 Jan. 16: Management, LO, AE jobs; upcoming events & training; 4th quarter big bank mortgage performance as bellwether
• Saturday, January 14 Jan. 14: Notes on the lender’s job market & training, interest rates, & Realtor survey results; is buying a hot dog a RESPA violation?
• Friday, January 13 Jan. 13: Subservicer reviews, business opportunity, AE jobs; a primer on HUD and the Secretary’s testimony – inside Dr. Carson’s home
• Thursday, January 12 Jan. 12: AE, LO, and management job; reverse mortgage trends: NY proposal, HECM purchase program, & upcoming conference
• Wednesday, January 11 Jan. 11: Correspondent & LO jobs, lead gen system; the ceaseless lender & investor FHA, VA, Fannie, Freddie program changes
• Tuesday, January 10 Jan. 10: DTC, LO, compliance jobs; vendor updates of note; training this week on cybersecurity, LO sales; FHA’s premium cut helpful for some
• Monday, January 9 Jan. 9: Compliance and LO jobs; Quicken’s parent expands; lots of training & events this week; wage inflation pressure primer
• Saturday, January 7 Jan. 7: Notes on False Claims Act, dollar rolls, & wire fraud; blockchain primer – it might be a good thing for every lender & counterparty
• Friday, January 6 Jan. 6: DTC, MI, and LO jobs around the nation vs. more layoffs; new surprising mortgage fraud scheme; rent trends help lenders
• Thursday, January 5 Jan. 5: LO, AE jobs; approaching training & webinars of note; bank mergers continue – how many banks were there in 1921?
• Wednesday, January 4 Jan. 4: New warehouse lender, jobs for LOs, AEs, DTC; MI jobs & layoffs; credit companies penalized; FHA & VA lender changes
• Tuesday, January 3 Jan. 3: AE & warehouse jobs; CFPB thoughts; Credit Suisse settles; F&F changes; company fined for a boat cruise & dinner?

• Friday, December 30 Dec. 30: DTC jobs, jumbo reverse program; updates on 2nds and pricing/fee changes; United Shore settles with DOJ on FHA violations
• Thursday, December 29 Dec. 29: Wholesale AE jobs; PHH sheds more servicing; flood insurance news; jumbo, conforming, & appraisal requirement changes
• Wednesday, December 28 Dec. 28: Sales & Agency jobs; lender & Realtor connections ramping up – Quicken in the news; young folks following affordability
• Tuesday, December 27 Dec. 27: Underwriter & AE jobs; CFPB/HMDA/Reg. Z changes; big bank & lender credit underwriting changes; upcoming events
• Friday, December 23 Dec. 23, 2016: Trends in the compliance & regulatory environment; DOJ wishes Barclays a Merry Christmas
• Thursday, December 22 Dec. 22: QC, CFO, and LO jobs; LOS survey results; banks buying non-banks; Lehman vs. loandepot and imortgage
• Wednesday, December 21 Dec. 21: AE & LO jobs nationwide; F&F updates including Duty to Serve, risk sharing, HARP, HAMP, ULDD, etc.
• Tuesday, December 20 Dec. 20: Capital Markets, LO, and AE jobs coast to coast; CFPB & HUD fire away into the Holidays – and outline 2017’s priorities
• Monday, December 19 Dec. 19: Underwriting, LO, MI jobs, referral webinar; Ginnie & FHA news; pay attention to yield curve & Fed balance sheet
• Saturday, December 17 Dec. 17: Appraisal news & appraiser training; the impact of higher rates on HELOCs, HFAs, and business – there’s opportunity!
• Friday, December 16 Dec. 16: Consulting, AE, and IT jobs; MBA membership perks; CFPB, regulatory, & legal news – plywood endangered in Ohio
• Thursday, December 15 Dec. 15: Retail & wholesale jobs, subservicer review; disaster, flood, and water news; the Fed raised rates – the sun still rose
• Wednesday, December 14 Dec. 14: LO jobs, product news; training & events; bank news & underwriting changes – in assets, how big is big?
• Tuesday, December 13 Dec. 13: Retail & DTC opportunities; Ally’s consumer direct rollout; jumbo news; lenders & loan amount changes
• Monday, December 12 Dec. 12: Training & events this week; credit trends; capital markets news – plenty of new acronyms for the industry
• Saturday, December 10 Dec. 10: Note on political appointees impact on lending, appraisals, cybersecurity, Ginnie, improving your business
• Friday, December 9 Dec. 9: LO job, new non-QM investor; Lehman legal update; capital markets changes for the good – an MBS from SoFi?
• Thursday, December 8 Dec. 8: IT, bus. development, wholesale jobs; CFPB targets reverse lenders; MBA reports on lender profits; legal trends
• Wednesday, December 7 Dec. 7: DTC, AE, CFO jobs; reverse mortgage conference & issuance site; primer on Existing Home Sales and trends
• Tuesday, December 6 Dec. 6: Sales mgt. job, new broker product; vendor news incl. eClosing; Pending Home Sales primer; FHA, VA, & Ginnie changes
• Monday, December 5 Dec. 5: LO, AE, and MI jobs; MBA’s guidance on 2017 volumes; conventional conforming changes roll on
• Saturday, December 3 Dec. 3: Notes on Trump’s impact on appraisals & the CFPB; cyber-security – there’s a US Computer Emergency Readiness Team?
• Friday, December 2 Dec. 2: MI & AE jobs; company name changes & acquisitions; Agency’s future up for grabs; loan amount changes – FHA’s 2017 levels
• Thursday, December 1 Dec. 1: LO, AE, renovation & reverse jobs; UDAAP & title webinars; Allied found guilty; lender rankings worth a skim
• Wednesday, November 30 Nov. 30: TPO, retail, compliance, & mgt. jobs; Quicken exec lands transition job; CFPB appraisal news; non-agency MBS update
• Tuesday, November 29 Nov. 29: AE, LO, & DTC jobs; webinars, conferences, and training coming up; politically-related thoughts on lending continue
• Monday, November 28 Nov. 28: Sales jobs & personnel changes; conventional conforming program changes – are loan limits as important as they once were?
• Wednesday, November 23 Nov. 23: Ben Carson at HUD? More on PHH v. CFPB; vendor management & vendor updates; refis continue to drop
• Tuesday, November 22 Nov. 22: Wholesale, IT, retail jobs; webinars and events; FHA & VA lender changes; declining number of banks
• Monday, November 21 Nov. 21: Credit risk & wholesale jobs; Supreme Court hears mortgage case, & other legal updates; CFPB’s financial status review
• Saturday, November 19 Nov. 19, 2016: CFPB to appeal PHH decision; MBA and other groups weigh in
• Friday, November 18 Nov. 18: AE, retail, & MI jobs; LO recruitment survey; Appraisal Institute goes to Washington DC
• Thursday, November 17 Nov. 17: Retail, correspondent, call center jobs; jumbo news; strong housing starts number; CFPB news and rumors; Fulton Financial/DOJ
• Wednesday, November 16 Nov. 16: AE jobs and jumbo product; down payment report; good news from HUD & FHA; regulatory backlash ahead
• Tuesday, November 15 Nov. 15: Marketing & LO jobs, LO survey & training; vendor news; VA, FHA, and Ginnie Mae changes
• Monday, November 14 Nov. 14: CFO & wholesale jobs; webinars this week; servicing market heating up? Rising rates to impact Fed MBS purchases?
• Saturday, November 12 Nov. 12: Cybersecurity, cyberattacks, malware infections, the BSA – what if you don’t report cyber incidents?
• Friday, November 11 Nov. 11: Trends in multi-family housing and financing; housing in retirement; a fine Veteran’s Day tale
• Thursday, November 10 Nov. 10: Retail opportunities; PHH’s $28 million fine; Miami’s Fair Housing lawsuit; Ocwen news; Trump on Yellen & the CFPB
• Wednesday, November 9 Nov. 9: Sales & retail jobs; PHH to exit private label; disaster news; marijuana election results & lending; and oh, the election
• Tuesday, November 8 Nov. 8: LO & management jobs; LO workshop; changes in credit and its impact on first-time home buyers; vendor news
• Monday, November 7 Nov. 7: Non-QM program, LO tools; training on MSAs, tax returns, CRA, etc.; earnings announcements continue – they’re pretty good
• Saturday, November 5 Nov. 5: The MBA TRID comment letter, legal rulings impacting lenders and real estate agents – PHH v. CFPB for dummies
• Friday, November 4 Nov. 4, 2016: Retail, AE, and Ops jobs; tax & documentation considerations; state lending law changes from coast to coast
• Thursday, November 3 Nov. 3: Ops & AE jobs; pricing special for brokers; buyer trends impacting builders; Fannie’s profit & partnership with SoFi
• Wednesday, November 2 Nov. 2: COO & LO jobs; impending events; HomeBridge to buy Prospect – impact on non-bank lender rankings; FHA lender changes
• Tuesday, November 1 Nov. 1, 2016: Underwriting & MI jobs; LO training info; Wells’ appraisal settlement, trends in collateral valuation; non-prime MBS
• Monday, October 31 Oct. 31: Ops jobs, business opportunity; approaching events; jumbo, pricing, USDA news; the economy is doing pretty well
• Saturday, October 29 Oct. 29: Letters from the conference trenches on servicing values, technology, credit risk & availability, VA IRRRLs, sharing risk, and more
• Friday, October 28 Oct. 28: LO jobs & recruiting services; MGIC & Radian earnings; trends in borrower equity; CFPB, HMDA, & 44 lenders
• Thursday, October 27 Oct. 27, 2016: AE, LO, & management jobs; appraisal & collateral news; webinars on PHH/CFPB, selling loans; broker to banker; pumpkin humor
• Wednesday, October 26 Oct. 26: Ops, call center, & AE jobs; bank M&A continues; FHA & VA updates; Re/Max rolls out new mortgage company
• Tuesday, October 25 Oct. 25: AE jobs; integration, vendor, Fannie & Freddie updates from the conference; trends in HELOCs & eClosings
• Monday, October 24 Oct. 24: Sales jobs & vendor updates; mid-sized bank earnings; conforming news; Genworth Financial finds an overseas buyer
• Saturday, October 22 Oct. 22: Notes on HR 2121, appraiser trainees; IRS delays Secure Access and tells us what defines being “married”
• Friday, October 21 Oct. 21: Correspondent & retail jobs; Fannie to address reps & warrants; Ginnie & streamline refis; credit unions paid how much to attorneys?
• Thursday, October 20 Oct. 20: Retail & wholesale sales jobs; another DOJ/FHA settlement; risk sharing heating up; vendor announcement mania
• Wednesday, October 19 Oct. 19: MI, retail, Ops jobs, sub-servicer option; bank M&A; USDA rural & disaster updates; Freddie’s single security proposal
• Tuesday, October 18 Oct. 18, 2016: Whole loan buyer, recruiting service; Freddie & Fannie news; jumbo news; approaching webinars, conferences, & classes
• Monday, October 17 Oct. 17: Ops, Sales, & QC jobs; lender disaster updates; big bank 3rd quarter mortgage results – industry’s barometer?
• Saturday, October 15 Oct. 15, 2016: Notes on legality of MSAs, office leases, joint marketing; the value of refi biz; mobile apps for homebuyers
• Friday, October 14 Oct. 14: Call center & retail jobs, new corresp. product; impending events; non-owner trends not helping small lenders & impacting secondary markets
• Thursday, October 13 Oct. 13, 2016: Fulfillment job, HMDA webinar; primer on appraisals – ACS, TAF, BPO, AVM, AQB, HVCC, AMC, and HUD’s changes
• Wednesday, October 12 Oct. 12: Call center, retail, and wholesale jobs; CFPB penalizes Navy Fed; what PHH v. CFPB means for us
• Tuesday, October 11 Oct. 11, 2016: Webinars on Fair Lending, increasing production, fintech, the new URLA, etc.; new loan & vendor products are flourishing
• Monday, October 10 Oct. 10, 2016: Retail & correspondent jobs; FEMA & lender disaster updates; Agency & investor conf. conventional changes
• Saturday, October 8 Oct. 8: Notes about DACA borrowers, lenders buying banks, the CFPB’s database, and HMDA; a pretty good joke
• Friday, October 7 Oct. 7: Wholesale jobs and products; company events; compliance in social media and anti-money laundering for every lender
• Thursday, October 6 Oct. 6: Retail, reverse, & mgt. jobs; banks & lenders being acquired – tax implications; servicing trends; FAQ on diversity assessments
• Wednesday, October 5 Oct. 5: Sales jobs; training on the phone and conferences coast to coast; Merrill & PHH to part ways; Prosper’s challenge
• Tuesday, October 4 Oct. 4: Wholesale, retail, reverse mtg. jobs; state law changes on licensing, advertising, foreclosures, attorney’s fees, etc.
• Monday, October 3 Oct. 3, 2016: Ops jobs, personnel moves in MI & capital markets; lawsuits & settlements – attorney’s input on cyber-security & servicing
• Saturday, October 1 Oct. 1: Letters from readers on lenders buying banks, regulators, risk-sharing, and on-line mortgage applications
• Friday, September 30 Sep. 30, 2016: Correspondent, portfolio, and capital markets jobs; 2015 HMDA data & dashboard; CFPB weighs in on 1003 and HMDA data; ALTA on CD
• Thursday, September 29 Sep. 29: Wholesale product & jobs, warehouse mgt. job; Freddie & Fannie in the news re: reform, risk sharing, and MI
• Wednesday, September 28 Sep. 28: Accounting, retail, and appraisal jobs; courts & compliance; FHA’s condo proposals, and lenders’ FHA, rural, & VA updates
• Tuesday, September 27 Sep. 27: Retail jobs, correspondent expansion; events from coast to coast; new LO comp plan; all-cash deal stats
• Monday, September 26 Sep. 26: MI job, new subservicer & jumbo product; Thornburg, Sindeo, & Caliber news; DU 10.0 changes; Freddie to tweak underwriting?
• Saturday, September 24 Sep. 24: Notes from appraisers and AMCs – how many retire every year? Should real estate agents read agency appraisal guidelines?
• Friday, September 23 Sep. 23: Retail, DTC, wholesale jobs; Stearns picks up KB Home JV; Ocwen news; the impact of prepayments increasing
• Thursday, September 22 Sep. 22: LO & AE jobs, banks wanted; vendor news; flood, flood insurance, & lender disaster updates – what about escrow accounts?
• Wednesday, September 21 Sep. 21: Retail LO jobs nationwide; co-marketing webinar; Hispanic lending glossary; systemic first-time home buyer problems persist
• Tuesday, September 20 Sep. 20: AE, Bus. Development, & retail jobs; PHH layoffs; training & events; Non-Agency primary & secondary market trends
• Monday, September 19 Sep. 19: Wholesale & Operations jobs; Impac to raise funds; servicing packages; conventional conforming program changes just don’t stop
• Saturday, September 17 Sep. 17: Notes on youth, debt, and home buying; cybersecurity news; CMLA & CHLA speak out; There are 2,500 DPAs? Yes!
• Friday, September 16 Sep. 16: Sales jobs across the spectrum; free HMDA data dashboard; prison for mortgage individuals; FHA, Ginnie, & servicing updates
• Thursday, September 15 Sep. 15: QC, retail, wholesale, & correspondent jobs; LOs, RESPA, and PHH – a legal take; CFPB to register non-banks?
• Wednesday, September 14 Sep. 14: MI, Ops, & Capital Markets jobs; M&T re-enters wholesale; vendor updates; primer on Angel Oak’s non-agency deal
• Tuesday, September 13 Sep. 13: Management, retail, & AE jobs; commercial & fintech webinars; implications of Wells’ penalty; FDIC & TPO lending
• Monday, September 12 Sep. 12: ESOP ownership, retail & wholesale jobs; training & sales events; lenders in the news; key reason for lender M&A is…?
• Saturday, September 10 Sep. 10: Sorry for the length, but appraisals are a heated topic, impacting consumers, and appraisers answer
• Friday, September 9 Sep. 9: Head of Production, AE jobs; SoFi to raise money; Wells & the CFPB; list of bank regulators makes your head spin
• Thursday, September 8 Sep. 8: HECM, Secondary Marketing, Sales jobs; upcoming training; compliance & risk – how much in bank fines?
• Wednesday, September 7 Sep. 7: Retail & wholesale jobs; Colorado & MSAs; lender profitability figures; collateral underwriting changes
• Tuesday, September 6 Sep. 6: Ops TPO management job; upcoming training events; conv. conforming news; eMortgage segment updates
• Saturday, September 3 Sep. 3: Appraisals & appraisers – is the process the stick in the lender’s spokes? Appraisers’ take on things
• Friday, September 2 Sep. 2: M&A in banks and lenders continues; changes to credit underwriting guidelines – how much average debt & leverage is there?
• Thursday, September 1 Sep. 1: Interesting sales & u/w jobs, compliance for small lenders; credit unions scooping up Millennials
• Wednesday, August 31 Aug. 31: Analyst jobs, rebranding, and recruiting; nice trends from the FHFA’s price figures – a deep dive
• Tuesday, August 30 Aug. 30: CFO job; trends in FHA & VA lending – agency & lender changes continue, a note on improving borrower profiles
• Monday, August 29 FW: Aug. 29: AE & management jobs, PHH changes; bank branch trends; upcoming events & training; Hispanic ownership trends
• Saturday, August 27 Aug. 27: Notes from various sources on avoiding fraud; still confusion about the definition of “application”
• Friday, August 26 Aug. 26: MI, LO, & COO jobs; appraisal survey; HARP extended, and continued conventional conforming changes
• Thursday, August 25 Aug. 25: Correspondent, AE, management jobs; appraisal jobs & trends; Fannie & Freddie – never a quiet moment
• Wednesday, August 24 Aug. 24: Wholesale & production mgr. jobs; new FEMA proposal & random sample of disaster policies from lenders
• Tuesday, August 23 Aug. 23: COO job, $6 million reverse program; new & old lawsuits – notable settlements; underwriter compensation study
• Monday, August 22 Aug. 22: AE & Ops jobs; only 3 new banks in 7 years? Servicing packages; eMortgage status at lenders & Agencies – catch the wave!
• Saturday, August 20 Aug. 20: A wire transfer scam example; more notes on pros & cons of H.R. 2121; HOA super lien status clarification
• Friday, August 19 Aug. 19: Capital markets & correspondent jobs; some state residential regulation changes; rural housing lender trends
• Thursday, August 18 Aug. 18: AE & underwriter jobs, subservicer review; jumbo mortgage trends & the declining middle class – billionaires’ cash reserves
• Wednesday, August 17 Aug. 17: Retail, wholesale, & management jobs; HOA & legal developments; MI & other insurance news; working with Hispanic clients
• Tuesday, August 16 Aug. 16: Ops, LO, & MI jobs; lender price changes; upcoming events inc. a couple today; implications of UG & Arch deal
• Monday, August 15 Aug. 15: CFO job & M&A opportunity; verifying IRS transcripts & other vendor news – vendor management is a full-time job
• Saturday, August 13 Aug. 13: Primer on funding for DAPs; more H.R. 2121 back & forth; marketplace lending – one size doesn’t fit all
• Friday, August 12 Aug. 12: New broker product & TPO jobs; CA marijuana vote attracting lender notice; credit unions’ mortgage biz growing like a weed
• Thursday, August 11 Aug. 11: Ops jobs coast to coast; top LO productivity study; state news; primer on securitization – Ginnie sets record
• Wednesday, August 10 Aug. 10: Sales, Ops, Business Dev. jobs; upcoming webinars & conference; primer on servicing economics; impact of negative rates
• Tuesday, August 9 Aug. 9: Sales, Ops, IT, & Training jobs; EverBank deal inked; Walter sells servicing – experts weigh in on riled servicing market
• Monday, August 8 Aug. 8: AE, compliance, DTC jobs; mixed lender earnings; 900 pages of revised servicing rules & FDIC’s TPO guidance – who can keep up?
• Saturday, August 6 Aug. 6: VPs on housing; notes on Reg. Z & HR 2121; alternative to plywood for vacant buildings; Barclays moves to voice recognition!
• Friday, August 5 Aug. 5: Retail jobs from East to West; private mortgage insurance company results & news: a solid 2nd quarter
• Thursday, August 4 Aug. 4: Co-marketing & TPO options; upcoming events; another correspondent bails & sails; EverBank buyer & bank M&A – Basel 4 on the way?
• Wednesday, August 3 Aug. 3: MI, AE, and Ops jobs; more on residential regulator group, be aware of money laundering & AML programs; builder trends
• Tuesday, August 2 Aug. 2: MI job, sub-servicer news, candidate looking; upcoming training inc. eMortgage legal update & trended credit; state-level changes
• Monday, August 1 Aug. 1: Capital markets job, new sub-servicer, book for brokers; CFPB: small loan appraisals, construction loans, DAPs, and lots more
• Saturday, July 30 July 30: Notes on HR 2121, the importance of MISMO, and cybercrime – what is “the darknet?”
• Friday, July 29 July 29: MI & compliance jobs; Fannie & Freddie changes; jumbo market altering and not for the better
• Thursday, July 28 July 28: Retail & AE jobs; EverBank on the block; first time buyer survey; servicing market troubles hit borrower’s rates – why?
• Wednesday, July 27 July 27: Ops & DTC jobs across the nation; RESPA & marketing webinar; small lender purchased; challenges for first time buyers
• Tuesday, July 26 July 26: Retail & wholesale jobs; personnel moves; FHA, VA, IRS, & renegotiation policy changes; upcoming training & events
• Monday, July 25 July 25: Ops jobs; new non-QM & pricing engine products; Fannie, Freddie, & lender conv. conforming updates are ceaseless
• Saturday, July 23 July 23: Notes on current legislation, retail vs. wholesale pricing differences, and appraisal trends helping lenders & borrowers
• Friday, July 22 July 22: Software & Ops jobs; trends in building & lending – owning less expensive than renting in how many states?
• Thursday, July 21 July 21: Retail, management, call center jobs; CFPB: credit unions, research conference, HMDA, privacy webinar, and YouTube video
• Wednesday, July 20 July 20: Bus. Development, wholesale, and Ops jobs; new products including LE tool, document mgt., FHA/PACE, & Redwood’s $2.5 million SFH
• Tuesday, July 19 July 19: Ops, retail, & wholesale jobs; vendor updates; events & training; secondary marketing activity of note picking up
• Monday, July 18 July 18: AE & Ops jobs coast to coast; a primer on the False Claims Act; FHA, Wells, Agencies, and MI companies fight over high LTV ground
• Saturday, July 16 July 16: Notes on the future of the FHA, fair value accounting on pipelines, & broker comp changes after the LE is provided
• Friday, July 15 July 15: Retail, CFO, and Ops jobs; HMDA & FASB webinars; LOS survey; house price & ownership trends
• Thursday, July 14 July 14: Ops, MI, and AE jobs; bank news & Chase mortgage results – the impact of servicing; at these rates just how many refis are there out there?
• Wednesday, July 13 July 13: AE & Ops jobs; measuring borrower satisfaction; changes in credit scores impacting lending
• Tuesday, July 12 July 12: Correspondent; wholesale, DTC, and MI jobs; BofA layoffs; Fannie & Freddie changes in the primary & secondary markets
• Saturday, July 9 July 9: Notes on non-QM lending, the new 1003; the UK’s exit will take several years – why mortgages aren’t tagging along yet
• Friday, July 8 July 8: Ops & CFO jobs, correspondent news; NAF moves out of wholesale; Blackstone starts to sell; state lending news from coast to coast
• Thursday, July 7 July 7: MI, correspondent, & AE jobs; Millennials: rent levels & demographics vs. credit scores and lack of starter homes
• Wednesday, July 6 July 6: Reverse mortgage jobs, personnel moves, job events; LO survey results; webinars; new compliance group; advertising compliance piece
• Tuesday, July 5 July 5: Sales & operations jobs; widespread primary market FHA, VA, USDA changes – and their potential impact in the secondary markets
• Friday, July 1 July 1: Broker product; Freddie, Fannie, conventional conforming developments; private MI changes
• Thursday, June 30 June 30: MI & SVP sales jobs; banking stress tests & mergers, BancorpSouth settles; IRS extends deadline; Austin & SF job market stats
• Wednesday, June 29 June 29: Management, call center jobs; new products; free training across the nation; FHLBs enlist in MPF for Ginnies
• Tuesday, June 28 June 28: Recruiter, underwriter, and marketing jobs; our economy during election years; investor disaster & appraisal updates
• Monday, June 27 June 27: Risk, wholesale, retail, and corres. jobs; Ginnie issuance passes Freddie; TILA dollar amounts; bank supervision economics study
• Saturday, June 25 June 25: From secretaries to CEOs, ignoring cyber-crime is a mistake; future goals for the capital markets to keep in mind
• Friday, June 24 June 24: Compliance & retail jobs; NY servicers dealt blow & Ocwen’s $30 million settlement; Brexit: lock renegotiations & margin calls?
• Thursday, June 23 June 23: Underwriter, and recruiter offerings; lender, MI, and bank strategic alliances; structural price changes impacting borrowers
• Wednesday, June 22 June 22: Sales & sales mgt. jobs; training inc. e-signature verification webinar; commercial & multi-family market – growing weary
• Tuesday, June 21 June 21: Wholesale & retail jobs, lender wanted; new DU date set; 48 hours to Brexit/Bremain vote – traders prepare; news on 1003
• Monday, June 20 June 20: Wholesale and LO jobs; new Redwood Trust product; CFPB & vendor mgt. webinars; FHA & VA news; Brexit primer
• Saturday, June 18 June 18: Notes on a new 1003, LO signing bonuses, the appraisal biz, servicer costs, tracking security issuance; a little Father’s Day humor
• Friday, June 17 June 17: Operations jobs; legal landscape continues to change…as does whole loan trading methods; Optimal Blue and MERS sold
• Thursday, June 16 June 16: Retail & wholesale jobs, bank job cuts and M&A; Nationstar adds $50 billion in servicing – does it make money?
• Wednesday, June 15 June 15: Jobs, job fairs, interesting events & webinars on RESPA & from the CFPB; servicing values impacting borrower’s rates & lender p&ls
• Tuesday, June 14 June 14: AE & QC jobs, title company wanted; German rates go negative; credit scoring trends – DU 10.0 & trended data release delayed
• Monday, June 13 June 13: Wholesale & retail jobs, job fair, LO comp webinar; USDA program improving pricing; oil & world budgets; world rates continue lower
• Saturday, June 11 June 11: Letters & notes on password protection, mechanics liens, and the current state of the appraisal business
• Friday, June 10 June 10: Wholesale, Ops, and sales management jobs; what if no one wants to service more loans, and the impact on consumers
• Thursday, June 9 June 9: Sales jobs, appraisal survey opportunity; CFPB’s updates; HMDA data in latest agreement – what it means; example of non-ATR loan
• Wednesday, June 8 June 8: Retail, wholesale, Ops jobs; personnel moves; free webinars on wide range of topics; changes to Freddie and Fannie coming up?
• Tuesday, June 7 June 7: Lenders hiring DTC chief, Ops, producers; banks & mortgage banks buying other banks & mortgage banks; new non-QM entrant; upcoming webinars
• Monday, June 6 June 6: Sales management & Ops jobs; TARP update; SEC investigating Deutsche Bank; FDIC settles; Arizona attorney pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
• Saturday, June 4 June 4: Free book on cyber-security; letter on the crisis; Millennials & student debt’s impact on home ownership & housing trends, and vice versa
• Friday, June 3 June 3: Management & Ops jobs; personnel moves; CFPB’s payday proposals might mean for residential biz – alternatives springing up
• Thursday, June 2 June 2: Retail, Ops, & correspondent management jobs; personnel news; non-QM survey; the rise of the technology vendor – updates abound
• Wednesday, June 1 June 1: Retail, management, and ops jobs; First Mortgage settles; bank manager sentenced; non-QM product updates; state news – concern in New York
• Tuesday, May 31 May 31: Retail jobs, new credit union channel; approaching events; new & proposed FHA & VA changes – HECMs in the news
• Saturday, May 28 May 28: Letters on negative interest rates, LOs & RESPA violations, right of rescission, and down payment assistance programs
• Friday, May 27 May 27: Retail & wholesale jobs; CFPB goes after individual LO; the cost of regulation on the price of a new home; TRID costs continue
• Thursday, May 26 May 26: IT & wholesale jobs; M&A opportunity; advertising compliance article; new jumbo & reverse products; Chase & Wells roll out low down payment programs
• Wednesday, May 25 May 25: Retail jobs & personnel movement; LO survey opens up; Section 342 & OMWI – why lenders should be aware of it
• Tuesday, May 24 May 24: Retail & wholesale jobs; vendor management webinar; setback for DOJ in BofA case; TRID’s impact in capital markets; are the MBS markets liquid?
• Monday, May 23 May 23: Sales management support jobs; upcoming training sessions; HR 2121 up for vote; Freddie’s new security, Fannie’s new board member
• Saturday, May 21 May 21: Note on the value of servicing; cyber crime – risk #1 for financial companies; should “going public” be a goal for every lender?
• Friday, May 20 May 20: Retail expansion; new VOE product; MI industry gossip; a HUD settlement; DOJ goes after Guild Mortgage & Guild’s response
• Thursday, May 19 May 19: Wholesale & Ops opportunities; personnel news; another lender purchased – M&A won’t stop; “Don’t fight the Fed”
• Wednesday, May 18 May 18: Wholesale & IT jobs; company for sale; HSBC job cuts; FHA & VA program & lender changes
• Tuesday, May 17 May 17: Retail, wholesale, and large-scale business opportunities; LOS survey; servicing – who’s buying what and how
• Monday, May 16 May 16: VP, CFO, management jobs; another DOJ/False Claims settlement; conventional conforming program changes don’t stop
• Saturday, May 14 May 14: Office supplies & lending? The up & down trend of Existing Home Sales – a primer… inventory & affordability still major issues
• Friday, May 13 May 13: LO, management, and vendor opportunities; more on servicing; Blackstone & Cerberus pulling back in residential lending – hmmm…
• Thursday, May 12 May 12: Retail, Ops, and correspondent jobs; bank M&A continues; the market for servicing: who is buying what from who may be a surprise
• Wednesday, May 11 May 11: Sales, management, and ops jobs coast to coast; Ditech layoffs, Stonegate earnings; documentation requirements continue to change
• Tuesday, May 10 May 10: Wholesale group up for grabs, retail jobs; renovation & jumbo news; lender stock prices being slaughtered – where’s your 401(k)?
• Monday, May 9 May 9: Ops & IT jobs, & price changes; Lending Club CEO resigns; upcoming webinars & training; USDA rural developments; mortgage credit less available
• Saturday, May 7 May 7: Note on why Millennials need LOs; cyber-security is more than not posting your password on a sticky note – what are your vendors doing about it?
• Friday, May 6 May 6: Correspondent renovation loans; Blackstone expands in dealer biz; PHH bails on correspondent channel; more mortgage earnings; new MI player?
• Thursday, May 5 May 5: AE, retail, acquisition, & personnel news; flood insurance update; what’s new with Fannie & Freddie?
• Wednesday, May 4 May 4: Retail & sales jobs; new commercial & jumbo products; bank numbers falling, M&A, role in jumbo biz, and another purchased by a credit union
• Tuesday, May 3 May 3: Wholesale & retail jobs; upcoming events around the nation; SoFi’s capital raise; a glance at Millennials – in the UK parents are a top 10 lender!
• Monday, May 2 May 2: Retail & sales mgt. jobs; LO referral training; CFPB addresses bankruptcy; what MI company earnings tell us – will Arch buy a competitor?
• Saturday, April 30 Apr. 30: Letters on non-QM trends, LO accountability, Foreign National programs, and the government’s role in personal financial decisions
• Friday, April 29 Apr. 29: Ops, MI, & wholesale jobs; CFPB offers plans for TRID plans; interesting upcoming events – learn about jobs & “Hispennials”; who’s afraid of HMDA?
• Thursday, April 28 Apr. 28: Sales mgt., construction warehouse opportunity; new vendor management product; primer on Case-Shiller calculation & trends
• Wednesday, April 27 Apr. 27: Product Specialist & retail jobs; new home sales trends; primary & secondary markets impacted by changes in HUD & lender FHA programs
• Tuesday, April 26 Apr. 26: Retail, DTC, & wholesale jobs; upcoming training & events around the nation; changes in 4506-T requirements and in credit trends
• Monday, April 25 Apr. 25: Sales opportunities; HUD & Fidelity ink $1 million agreement; trends in equity, rent, and where people in their 20s and 30s are buying homes
• Saturday, April 23 Apr. 23: Letters on helping borrowers under TRID, capital markets execution, early payoffs vs. MLO compensation rules
• Friday, April 22 Apr. 22: Retail, wholesale, and correspondent jobs; private MI biz attracting attention; press & regulators hit start-ups & FinTech lenders
• Thursday, April 21 Apr. 21: Wholesale & sales jobs; retail LO survey; subservicer reviews; Florida LOs know the Homestead rules; jumbo delegated programs? Sure
• Wednesday, April 20 420: Ops & MI jobs, broker & internal audit programs; Millennial webinar; Housing Starts & Building Permits – ugh
• Tuesday, April 19 Apr. 19: Wholesale & retail jobs; free webinars; lender & investor changes in lock & pricing policies, condo guidelines, and USDA/rural programs
• Monday, April 18 Apr. 18: Wholesale opportunities; Freedom’s statement on settlement; what big bank earnings tell us about residential lending environment
• Saturday, April 16 Apr. 16: Note on trends in capital markets, successful CRA lending, and the DOJ/Freedom Mortgage settlement
• Friday, April 15 Apr. 15: Secondary job & warehouse expansion; interesting webinars next week; conforming/conventional & related MI changes keep coming
• Thursday, April 14 Apr. 14: Ops & AE jobs; PrimeLending & Mutual of Omaha’s JV; bank mergers; vendor & tech updates; PHH/CFPB battle will be a long process
• Wednesday, April 13 Apr. 13: Ops & wholesale jobs; the CFPB & nonbank servicers; ex-CFPB enforcement attorney’s take on PHH/CFPB Day 1 of hearing – an eye opener
• Tuesday, April 12 Apr. 12: Ops & wholesale jobs; upcoming free events; PHH & Merrill part ways; mREIT acquisition; Goldman settlement; new products
• Monday, April 11 Apr. 11: Correspondent jobs; private mortgage insurance updates; FHA/VA changes; lenders should pay attention to Wells’ settlement
• Saturday, April 9 Apr. 9: Capital markets notes on pricing, hedging, investor behavior, selling tips, etc. – is real time data necessary?
• Friday, April 8 Apr. 8: Ops & production jobs, new broker & technology products; proposed & actual conventional conforming changes are everywhere
• Thursday, April 7 Apr. 7: Secondary job, new condo product; Consumer Direct workshop & other events; disaster updates; why some mergers fail
• Wednesday, April 6 Apr. 6: CIO & retail jobs, DOJ official exiting; lending & real estate market in the West is on fire, and spreading – town for sale in Nevada
• Tuesday, April 5 Apr. 5: Servicing, retail, and Encompass jobs; changes at Kinecta, Freedom, & Chase; student debt developments; MBS supply estimates
• Monday, April 4 Apr. 4: Compliance, Correspondent & Credit Risk positions; Tech conference – new products, vendor news, LOS satisfaction survey results
• Saturday, April 2 Apr. 2: TRID question from brokers; the industry’s role of MORPAC; primer in MBS prices, the 10-year, and borrower’s rates; cool bald eagle cam
• Friday, April 1 Apr. 1: CFPB goes after layaway plans & publishes meeting minutes; LO comp experiment; Florida lender addresses regulatory burden
• Thursday, March 31 Mar. 31: Servicing & credit officer jobs; companies expanding; bank failure stats improving; banks easing credit?
• Wednesday, March 30 Mar. 30: Sales & sales mgt. jobs; small balance commercial webinar; the cost of TRID from STRATMOR & its impact on appraisers
• Tuesday, March 29 Mar. 29: Retail jobs & lender expansion; Redwood Trust, Prosper news; Ohio’s take on minimum wage for sales personnel; CFPB webinar on TRID
• Monday, March 28 Mar. 28: IT, analyst, retail jobs; HELOCs; immigration, labor, lot availability, & other trends impacting builders
• Saturday, March 26 Mar. 26: Note on a False Claims Resource Center, Cyber Challenge FDIC site; plenty of blame to go around for the housing crisis
• Friday, March 25 Mar. 25: Retail jobs & VA Boot Camp; ARM update; TRID & construction lending; primer on negative interest rates
• Thursday, March 24 Mar. 24: Retail jobs & CS layoffs; trends in private mortgage insurance; disaster policy updates; why borrower early payoffs matter
• Wednesday, March 23 Mar. 23: Ops, retail, & survey opportunities; Titan acquired; PHH rumors set straight; trended credit data gains momentum
• Tuesday, March 22 Mar. 22: Sales & sales management jobs; FHA trends; bank M&A; LO comp shifting away from volume?
• Monday, March 21 Mar. 21: Technical job opportunity; training & surveys coming up fast; the impact of TRID debated within the industry
• Friday, March 18 Mar. 19: Notes on appraiser pay, WJ Bradley’s mismanagement & exit, and a stinging rebuttal to Cordray’s logic for enforcement actions
• Friday, March 18 Mar. 18: Retail & underwriting opportunities; Millennials & how every lender is being helped by rent & household formation trends
• Thursday, March 17 Mar. 17: Retail & correspondent jobs; primary market/program changes – will temporary buydowns be mainstream again?
• Thursday, March 17 Mar. 16: IT jobs, new correspondent program; jumbo channel changes & disaster policy news; IT risk chatter
• Tuesday, March 15 Mar. 15: Sales jobs & warehouse expansion; survey for gals; informational events; W.J. Bradley says, “No mas”
• Monday, March 14 Mar. 14: Retail, wholesale, compliance jobs; upcoming events; USDA changes, and ag land value’s impact on lenders
• Saturday, March 12 Mar. 12: Letters about the cost of TRID on lenders and consumers; the FHLB’s impact on capital markets
• Friday, March 11 Mar. 11: Retail jobs; Fannie, Freddie, conventional conforming updates from sea to shining sea
• Thursday, March 10 Mar. 10: Mortgage jobs & personnel changes; SoFi starts hedge fund; Wells changes appraisal policy; where does penalty money go?
• Wednesday, March 9 Mar. 9: Ops & production jobs; CFPB invites complaints about new set of lenders; compliance issues hit capital markets
• Wednesday, March 9 Mar. 8: Retail & correspondent jobs; appraiser & appraisal news & trends; comp survey says what about LO base pay?
• Monday, March 7 Mar. 7: IT & Opes jobs; upcoming events inc. mfg. housing webinar; new products & vendor updates
• Sunday, March 6 Mar. 5: Can a Realtor own a lender? TRID costs & title companies; cybersecurity – what regulators expect, and a CFPB penalty
• Friday, March 4 Mar. 4: QC & account manager jobs; lowering whistleblower odds; the cost of regulation; Ocwen & Walter news; what is Section 342?
• Thursday, March 3 Mar. 3: MI & technology sales jobs; BofA layoffs; update on LO licensing bill; improving non-agency MBS transparency
• Wednesday, March 2 Mar. 2: Calyx, MGIC, and sales mgt. jobs; redlining case settled; bank M&A trends – what works & what doesn’t
• Tuesday, March 1 Mar. 1: Retail & wholesale expansion; TRID survey; fee structure changes; trends in VA lending & lender requirements
• Monday, February 29 Feb. 29: Wholesale jobs & correspondent outlet; upcoming events of note; a primer on mortgage insurance and what MI folks are doing
• Saturday, February 27 Feb. 27: Information on originator licensing, applications/LEs/CDs, and brokers and early payoff penalties
• Friday, February 26 Feb. 26: Warehouse & correspondent jobs; HR 2121 – a big bill for lenders, and licensing news from around the nation
• Thursday, February 25 Feb. 25: Retail & wholesale jobs, capital available; commercial lending restricting? multi-family news and rent trends that aid lenders
• Wednesday, February 24 Feb. 24: Sales & retail positions; ex-CFPB counsel heads to Goldman for lending job; Google changes mortgage tack
• Tuesday, February 23 Feb. 23: Wholesale & retail jobs; training inc. one on small business lending; conventional conforming news & u/w changes
• Monday, February 22 Feb. 22: Retail opportunities coast to coast; legal news impacting lenders & capital markets – and not in a good way
• Saturday, February 20 Feb. 20: TRID pains and Calyx’s take on the situation; difference in how banks and independent MBs are expanding
• Friday, February 19 Feb. 19: LO, sales, and secondary jobs; TRID survey; CFPB addresses financial innovation; is being a primary dealer still “hot stuff”?
• Wednesday, February 17 Feb. 17: Interim CFO, underwriting, & AE jobs; recruiting webinar; trends in FHA, VA, and Ginnie issuance
• Tuesday, February 16 Feb. 16: Servicing job, non-QM & warehouse products; training & events of all types ; trading on the phone, and who has the safest MBS?
• Saturday, February 13 Feb. 13: MISMO primer, pre-approval letters in a TRID world, handling diff. comp. plans with different lenders; book for LOs
• Friday, February 12 Feb. 12: Sales jobs; warehouse bank expanding; Morgan Stanley settles; the importance of water in lending & home ownership
• Thursday, February 11 Feb. 11: Retail & wholesale jobs; Blackstone expands; Basel’s impact on our banks; vendor management; good & bad news about rates
• Wednesday, February 10 Feb. 10: Retail & wholesale jobs; Wells’ layoffs & settlement; more on TRID & the CFPB’s widespread impact; Redwood cuts commercial program
• Tuesday, February 9 Feb. 9: Encompass, CD, and Ops jobs; personnel changes proliferate; training & seminars; Ops VP weighs in on TRID
• Monday, February 8 Feb. 8: Retail & wholesale jobs; lots of attention on new Lehman Brothers lawsuit; lender’s Super Bowl ad results
• Saturday, February 6 Feb. 6: Letters on lender expectations for 2016, appraisers, trended credit data, TARP update, and ATR
• Friday, February 5 Feb. 5: Retail & correspondent jobs; discontinued program; lender fees going up; non-agency/jumbo program trends
• Thursday, February 4 Feb. 4: Retail & wholesale jobs; borrower satisfaction report; bank M&A, and Wells’ settlement; data breach responses
• Wednesday, February 3 Feb. 3: Nationwide retail jobs; Fannie & Freddie help clarify things; settlements & lawsuits – will the CFPB settle discrimination suit?
• Tuesday, February 2 Feb. 2: Retail & wholesale jobs; comp survey; MI company direction; disaster policy updates; appraisal & collateral trends
• Monday, February 1 Feb. 1: Ops jobs; appraisal company news; events & fraud training; FDIC enforcement actions; FHA & VA changes & Ginnie issuance
• Saturday, January 30 Jan. 30: Why the 10-yr T-Note is relevant, QRM, REITs’ setback, managing borrower complaints, and a correspondent’s view of TRID rollout
• Friday, January 29 Jan. 29: Ops jobs & correspondent investor; change in views on credit; HSBC & lending to Chinese Nationals; WAC’s servicing deal
• Thursday, January 28 Jan. 28: Retail & servicing jobs; recruiting tool; rent trends & multifamily news, MBS, and servicing primer; originator survey
• Wednesday, January 27 Jan. 27: Sales & MI jobs; more personnel changes; subservicer review; new mortgage products; more on risk sharing
• Tuesday, January 26 Jan. 26: Jobs in sales, sales mgt., & coaching; Chase settlements; senior personnel changes; lender & bank M&A – stats, and what is working?
• Monday, January 25 Jan. 25: Sales & MI jobs; lots of upcoming events; CFPB & PHH court date set; MGIC earnings, UG to be sold? Risk swapping primer
• Saturday, January 23 Jan. 23: Notes on cyber-attacks, getting through TRID, compliance reviews, construction-to-perm, and the future of mREITs
• Friday, January 22 Jan. 22: Capital markets & sales mgt. positions; reverse mortgage news trends – gosh, how many people turn 62 every day?
• Thursday, January 21 Jan. 21: MI & retail jobs; PHH & Radian stock buybacks; Ocwen settlement; Redwood shutters portion of conventional conforming biz
• Wednesday, January 20 Jan. 20: Corres. & retail jobs; subservicer reviews; QC contest; big bank mortgage stats; guide for online business activities
• Tuesday, January 19 Jan. 19: Servicing & retail jobs; recruiting tool; trends in servicing transfers & bank mortgage pricing; Goldman layoffs
• Monday, January 18 Jan. 18: MI, Ops, wholesale jobs; more TRID loan rejection reasons; BankUnited withdraws from retail lending because…
• Saturday, January 16 Jan. 16: Letters about TRID pros and cons & impact on consumers, credit scoring; are builder incentives a RESPA violation?
• Friday, January 15 Jan. 15: AE jobs & personnel moves; using HMDA as a business tool; more events; Goldman settlement, Lehman, and state legal updates
• Thursday, January 14 Jan. 14: Various sales & Ops jobs across the nation; lender drops FICO from lending decisions; Stearns’ TRID defects
• Wednesday, January 13 Jan. 13: Retail & wholesale jobs, new products; CFPB on construction loans; training events & conferences; FHLB mREIT news
• Tuesday, January 12 Jan. 12: Correspondent, retail, and Ops jobs; trends in documentation requirements and credit scores – what is HR 4211?
• Monday, January 11 Jan. 11: Retail & Ops jobs, a new hiring tool; upcoming events of note; Ocwen update; push for private label securities
• Saturday, January 9 Jan. 9: Notes on borrower education & staff training, the pot business; can brokers comply with LE regulations?
• Friday, January 8 Jan. 8: Co-op news & sales mgt. job; trends in 2nd mortgages; more disaster lender news – loan sellers beware
• Thursday, January 7 Jan. 7: Retail jobs from coast to coast; Walter’s Ditech exits retail; free post-TRID webinar; HMDA White Paper
• Wednesday, January 6 Jan. 6: MI & correspondent jobs; lock desk chat room; Fannie & Freddie changes; positive Millennial trends for lenders; Chase settlement
• Tuesday, January 5 Jan. 5: Ops, retail, and bus. dev. jobs; Finance of America cuts correspondent; Quicken Loans legal setback; FHA & VA updates don’t stop
• Monday, January 4 Jan. 4: SE retail jobs; upcoming events & training on a wide range of topics; investor disaster news; MBS trends
• Saturday, January 2 Jan. 2, 2016: “Know Before You Owe” continues to attract critical comments; more thoughts on the appraisal industry