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Sales Director, MLO, Branch Jobs; Servicing, Sales, Jumbo Products; URLA and 4506-C News

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by Rob Chrisman on January 29 2021, 8:12 AM

One should never stop learning. For example, I just began reading a great book: “How to Cook Crack and Clean a Crab.” Step One: Use commas. I learned that the Bill & Melinda Gates team is the largest farmland owner in the United States...
Ops, MLO, IT Jobs; MSR, Originator Ranking, Digital Tools; FHA's Bevy of News; Ginnie's eNote Pool

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by Rob Chrisman on January 28 2021, 8:19 AM

The stock price of American Airlines back to February 2020 levels. Investors seem to be “buying hope.” In Mortgage Land, though I am beginning to hear tales of pricing margins dropping slightly, if you’re a lender and it takes your back...
Encompass, Training, Credit Risk Jobs; Pricing, Sales, Reno Products; Training on Securitization and Other Upcoming Events

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by Rob Chrisman on January 27 2021, 8:19 AM

Just a couple more weeks until my uncle sends me a text asking if I’ve seen these funny photos of Bernie Sanders , of which there are no shortage. There is, however, a shortage of houses out there for the 70+ million Millennials to buy, even if...
MLO Jobs; Sales, Pricing, Processing, Correspondent, Products; LO Productivity Study; FHFA Disaster News

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by Rob Chrisman on January 26 2021, 8:08 AM

While the Biden Administration waits for the Trump staff to tell them the Wi-Fi password in the White House, the government continues to occupy our thoughts. “The government should not vaccinate health care workers first. Because if it fails, we’re...
MLO, Ops Jobs; Broker, VOE, Servicing, MI Tools; Imminent Training and Virtual Events

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by Rob Chrisman on January 25 2021, 8:15 AM

There’s always “stuff” going on in residential lending, right? Capital markets folks have noticed that the big banks are re-entering buying jumbo loans from correspondents. BAML’s pass through channel, Wells Fargo, Redwood Trust...
MLO Jobs; Broker, Recruiting, HELOC Products; Freddie and Fannie Compliance Reminders

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by Rob Chrisman on January 22 2021, 8:22 AM

This week Joe Exotic did not receive a presidential pardon, nor did mortgage rates move much versus last week, but there are still over 16 million refinance candidates who meet broad-based eligibility criteria and could also cut their first mortgage rate...
Retail, Correspondent Jobs; Performance, Non-QM, Sales Tools; STRATMOR Strategy Paper; DACA and FHA

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by Rob Chrisman on January 21 2021, 8:19 AM

“Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah, it wasn’t that.” The internet has brought a lot of change to the world, and to our industry. But we...
Ops, AE Jobs; Sales, Leadership, Tech, Pricing Tools; VA, Ginnie, FHA Changes Incl. URLA Update

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by Rob Chrisman on January 20 2021, 8:15 AM

In his Saturday Morning Cup of Joe , Jeremy Potter quipped, “The word ‘homeowners’ has the word ‘meow’ in it. Good luck unseeing that from now on.” Plenty of people are out there predicting the path of homeowners and...
IT, AE Jobs; Jumbo, Origination, Productivity Tools; Thoughts on the CFPB Nominee; Training and Events

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by Rob Chrisman on January 19 2021, 7:56 AM

Sometimes running a mortgage compliance department can seem like this short clip Indiana’s Carol K. sent along. Yet there is value in compliance, and it is good that lenders and servicers are much more cognizant of rules and regulations than we...
Retail, Ops Jobs; Appraisal, Non-QM, Jumbo, DPA Products; Industry Weighs in on Good Freddie/Fannie News

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by Rob Chrisman on January 15 2021, 8:18 AM

As Flagstar’s Marcus L. points out, “1999 doesn't sound like that long ago until you realize that people with a birth year starting with ‘2’ are starting to be old enough to legally drink.” And plenty of them have student...
Warehouse, Sales Jobs; Digital, AMC, Pricing Tools; Comp Survey; Cap. Markets, Broker Products

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by Rob Chrisman on January 14 2021, 8:28 AM

With the money I’m saving on “Dry January,” I was able to buy some great edibles at the dispensary yesterday. “Come on, come on, listen to the money talk” sang AC DC. Wells Fargo’s stock price is up 60 percent since...
Retail, Recruiting Jobs; Servicing, Appraisal, Income Calculation Tools; Upcoming Virtual Training; MSA FAQs

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by Rob Chrisman on January 13 2021, 8:10 AM

There are plenty of MLOs (mortgage loan originators) out there very pleased with their earnings for 2020. In a non-random sample, several CEOs with whom I spoke had retail LOs earn more than a million clams, all in a compliant manner. It is good to remember...
Sales, MLO Jobs; Home Ownership, Non-QM, PPE, Sales Tools; Conventional Conforming Updates

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by Rob Chrisman on January 12 2021, 8:30 AM

Nearly two weeks into 2021 already? I was just getting used to saying “2020.” Now I have to add a syllable every time. “One.” There’s continued talk of companies like Finance of America , loanDepot , SoFi , and Homepoint...
Sales Management, MLO Jobs; Recruiting, VA IRRRL, Non-QM Products; Litigation is Expensive; HMDA Season has Begun!

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by Rob Chrisman on January 11 2021, 7:58 AM

Of course some found humor in last week’s riot in Washington DC. (“In light of recent events, Mexico has decided that it will pay for the wall after all. And Canada wants one as well.”) For others, as heard in these messages from Republican...
Reverse, MLO, Ops Jobs; Social Media, Efficiency, CRA, CRM Products; Broker Training; Neobank Closures and SoFi IPO

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by Rob Chrisman on January 08 2021, 8:29 AM

While the industry watches the personnel changes at Arch and National MI, I received several texts and emails pleading, “I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2021. I’ve experienced the free 7-day trial and I’m not interested.”...

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