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Automation, Marketing Tools; Shift in Evaluating Credit

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by Rob Chrisman on December 10 2019, 8:15 AM

If you knew the value of the house was going to decline, or that the borrower has bad credit and would default, would you make the loan? There’s always a debate about how best to determine creditworthiness based on past behavior (more on that below...
Investor and Lender FHA & VA Changes; Marketing and Cloud Products

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by Rob Chrisman on December 09 2019, 8:31 AM

With the Fed content with rates hovering here for the foreseeable future , lenders can focus on other things. "Rob, are you hearing that real estate agents are nervous about Zillow's business moves?" Of course. There are a lot of people who wonder why...
LO Jobs; Budgeting Tools; Why You Should Care About Trade and Tariffs

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by Rob Chrisman on December 06 2019, 8:03 AM

I hope that you didn’t lay off your compliance department earlier this year, because there’s a lot going on. For example, from out of California comes the CCPA, effective in less than four weeks on 1/1/20. Susan Milazzo, the CEO of the California...
Workflow, Webinar, Just-Missed Products; Vendor News; Rates Steady

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by Rob Chrisman on December 05 2019, 8:20 AM

In the lending world, folks are talking about the change in FHA loan levels . Economists and investors have their eye on debt. Have a balance on your credit card? Or a mortgage, or car loan? You're not alone. Federal, corporate and household debt worldwide...
Construction, Rental, and Reno Products; M&A Update; Training & Events for Dec.

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by Rob Chrisman on December 03 2019, 8:11 AM

There’s an old saying among economists regarding predicting the future. “You can put a date on it, and you can put a number on it, but you can’t do both.” Sure there will be a recession, eventually. Just like there will be more...
HELOC, Marketing, Training Products; Robots at HUD?

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by Rob Chrisman on December 02 2019, 7:46 AM

Did your company make any money in the 3rd quarter? I hope so, and I hope the 4th quarter is looking bright as well. (Just like I hope that MLOs on your staff are funding lots of loans, because if they aren’t, time to train them or let them excel...
Specified ("Spec") Pools and REIT Primer; Vendor News; Disaster Updates

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by Rob Chrisman on November 29 2019, 8:22 AM

There are seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and each region has a President. For 2019, the annual salary for the Fed Chairman is $203,500. The annual salary of the other Fed Governors is $183,100. But just think of...
Borrower Retention Tool; 2020 Loan Limits; Fed Addressing Financial Disparity

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by Rob Chrisman on November 27 2019, 8:24 AM

Loan officers know that rent is a “piece of the puzzle,” “a part of the equation” in the homebuying decision. They should be glad to know that the typical rent in the U.S. is now $1,600 , an annual increase of 2.3% in October....
Compliance Jobs; Broker, Portfolio Marketing Products; CFPB is Taking on LO Comp

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by Rob Chrisman on November 26 2019, 8:26 AM

“Rob, with the announcement a while back that Quicken Loans inked a mortgage deal with Charles Schwab, and now with Schwab buying TD Ameritrade, do you think Quicken will go after those customers as well?” Gee, do ya’ think? And for...
LO, AE Jobs; Non-QM Products; Customer Experience Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on November 25 2019, 8:08 AM

An LO from Wyoming recently reminded me that, “At the end of the day we sell a product driven by rates.” And we may be at, or near, these rates for a while, so I hope you’re happy with them (and have great service and solid products...
LO jobs; Processing, Forecasting, Application Tools; Deep Dive Into HECMs

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by Rob Chrisman on November 22 2019, 7:51 AM

Many believe that 3-D printed houses will be the wave of the future in construction, and there’s someone in this article talking about printing 1,000 a day. I’m sounding like my Mother when I ask, “Where are they going to put them all...
Broker, U/W, Sales, Leads, Workflow Tools; Upcoming Events and Training

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by Rob Chrisman on November 21 2019, 8:22 AM

Government shutdown worries, the impeachment hearings, the trade war, video of a bear stuck in a car near Lake Tahoe … Is there anything good happening out there? For one, my cat Myrtle seemed tickled pink when I told her that we had earned a mention...
Construction, Non-QM Products; Lots Going on at Fannie/Freddie

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by Rob Chrisman on November 20 2019, 8:33 AM

A new analysis from the real estate brokerage firm Redfin shows the typical homeowner in the United States now stays in their house for 13 years, five years more than they did in 2010. This lack of movement, especially among aging baby boomers, has helped...
Training, Marketing, Broker Products; Stocks, Bonds, and Rates

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by Rob Chrisman on November 19 2019, 1:50 PM

A pass rate of 51% on July’s California bar exam may not seem like cause for celebration, but it’s the first time in six years that a majority of people who took the July test passed. If the majority of people think that there will be a U...
Licensing, Loan Data, Non-QM Products; Customer Service Survey; No Fed Move 'til April?

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by Rob Chrisman on November 18 2019, 8:29 AM

Do you dread “Smonday?” (That’s when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday, and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.) Here is something to dread. All this talk about MLOs losing their jobs to automation, or real estate agents losing their job...

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