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Oct 31, 2024
Halloween: Portfolio mgr., production leader jobs; hedging, HMDA compliance, non-QM search, QC tools; FHA & Ginnie news
I recently went to my favorite local Mexican restaurant, and there was a sign in the window, “Sorry, we are closed due to short staff.”...
chrismancommentary
Oct 30, 2024
Oct. 30: Retail leader, LO jobs; foreign national, servicing products; events & webinars through Turkey Day; apps drop again
As I head from Denver to the Bay Area early this morning, I thought to myself, “Why are corn farmers great at eavesdropping? Because they...
chrismancommentary
Oct 29, 2024
Oct. 29: Collections job, brokers and branches wanted; VOIE, POS, servicing tools; Disaster updates; F&F news of note
Heard in the hallways here at the MBA’s annual convention in December. “I wonder if the MBA’s volume estimate of $2.3 trillion for 2025...
chrismancommentary
Oct 28, 2024
Oct. 28: Cap mkts, LO jobs; servicers wanted; lead recapture, non-QM, servicing, commercial tools; MBA's Future Leaders Program opens
Thousands of lenders and vendors braved the gate lice to fly to Denver (the term for people who crowd around the gate at an airport,...
chrismancommentary
Oct 26, 2024
Oct. 26: Thoughts on conference tactics, the deficit, HECMs; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: Cenlar
This business is a marathon, not a sprint, and this should be kept in mind by anyone who arrived yesterday for a conference that goes...
chrismancommentary
Oct 25, 2024
Oct. 25: Bank LO jobs; Ginnie investor, HELOC, broker, correspondent, climate education products; nice new home sales #
“A herd of cows broke into a Colorado weed farm. Police and animal control are on the scene, and the steaks are high.” This will be the...
chrismancommentary
Oct 24, 2024
Oct. 24: LO jobs; teams wanted; hedging innovation, PPE, shared appreciation, customer retention tools; STRATMOR on humans vs. AI
Were solid, rounded airplane windows considered “innovation”? Indiana’s Carol K. has the answer . There’s always innovation, in this case...
chrismancommentary
Oct 23, 2024
Oct. 23: Reverse LO jobs; marketing, audit, workflow, CRM products; STRATMOR on home equity; Conv. conforming news
“The coast is clear,” and today I head to the Palm Beach Mortgage Professionals Expo hosted by FAMP’s Broward-Gold Coast Chapter. Legal...
chrismancommentary
Oct 22, 2024
Oct. 22: Servicing, marketing, valuation products; training & webinars (many today); STRATMOR's CD Workshop; Rocket and the DOJ
“An eye for an eye, Tooth for a tooth. Vote for me and I'll set you free! Rap on, brother, rap on. Well, the only person talking about...
chrismancommentary
Oct 21, 2024
Oct. 21: Broker education, reverse mortgage, credit report, warehouse products; Disaster news, and a possible solution: What is Nat Cat?
Sports have a lot of fans, and heroes . With only 10 days until Halloween, what a great time of year to be a sports fanatic. You never...
chrismancommentary
Oct 19, 2024
Oct. 19: Letters about housing materials, Fairway & the DOJ, housing market activity; vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: TransUnion
What is your time worth? Want to skip the lines at Disneyland on every ride, once a day? The park is now offering a $400 Lightening Lane...
chrismancommentary
Oct 18, 2024
Oct. 18: Processor, LO jobs; exec available; digital LOS, marketing automation, Realtor strategy tools; FHA & VA news & changes don't stop
A while back I parked my car outside a government office building in Sacramento. "Sir, you can't park here," said a cop. "This is where...
chrismancommentary
Oct 17, 2024
Oct. 17: LO jobs; correspondent, SMS, social media compliance offerings; vendors raising money & partnering; STRATMOR & loan repurchases
Today would have been the 65th birthday of comedian Norm Macdonald. And while that may make your head shake, here’s something else that...
chrismancommentary
Oct 16, 2024
Oct. 16: LO, broker jobs; corresp., fraud reporting, compliance, default servicing products; Fairway responds to CFPB/DOJ's action
An attorney will tell you, “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” Today I head to the Portland/Vancouver area for a few days with Banner...
chrismancommentary
Oct 15, 2024
Oct. 15: Processor job; broker, correspondent, insurance, fee collection tools; catastrophes & disasters hit lenders & servicers
Some things aren’t what they seem to be . What about places… what if you moved and your new home wasn’t how it originally seemed to be?...
chrismancommentary
Oct 14, 2024
Oct. 14: Talent acquisition job; non-QM, reverse, digital servicing, VOEI tools; 3-D printed houses: cure for storms & costs?
On this Columbus/Indigenous People's Day, welcome to the very first Commentary created by a 3-D printer. I bet that you can’t tell the...
chrismancommentary
Oct 13, 2024
Oct. 12: Secondary deals (deep dive on manufactured home security); Saturday Spotlight: TransUnion; joke for retired folks
Hey, I know a nice house when I see one. Or do I? If you have the time, here’s a video of some very unusual places that may not be to...
chrismancommentary
Oct 11, 2024
Oct. 11: LO jobs, transitions; loan sale & purchase platform, HELOC, automated servicing call tools; November events; interview with Figure
Preparing for the next hurricane in Florida? Or Louisiana? Or Texas? Call this really smart or really humorous , it’s up to you. (And no,...
chrismancommentary
Oct 10, 2024
Oct. 10: LO opportunity; election prep, correspondent, climate products; TILA, RESPA, False Claims news; TD Bank in the crosshairs
Hey, I like a good raccoon swarm as much as the next guy, but you couldn’t pay me to walk out there in that yard. Speaking of pay, a...
chrismancommentary
Oct 9, 2024
Oct. 9: Processing job; DPA, verification, data analysis, AVM tools; webinars & events of note; Florida weather & insurance trauma
Should it concern us that, a few days ago, it was pointed out that from now until Nov. 26 , there’s at least one football game on TV to...
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