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The Challenge of the Regulatory Environment; ALTA's Opinion of "Know Before You Owe"

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by Rob Chrisman on January 20 2015, 8:22 AM

Whether you're upper class, middle class, lower class, or drinking class, do you really think the distribution of wealth is somewhat widespread? Think again. According to the latest , soon the top 1% around the world will own more than the other 99% ...
More on Student Debt & Millennial's Impact on Housing; Home Price Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on January 16 2015, 6:12 AM

Poor Baby Boomers. The industry is so fixated on waiting for the "trophy generation" Millennials to figure out what they want for housing (see updates a few paragraphs down) that no one seems too concerned about older folks. But the National Reverse Mortgage...
Supreme Court Mortgage Ruling; MBA TILA-RESPA Training; Will Ocwen Impact Rate Sheets?

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by Rob Chrisman on January 15 2015, 8:38 AM

Have some spare doubloons sitting in your bank account, and want to put them to work? You could buy a Japanese 10-yr note and earn about .25% per year, a German 10-year and earn .5% a year, or a US 10-year risk free T-note and earn about 1.84%. But what...
Industry Reaction to CFPB's New Site is Swift and Stinging; Sub-Servicer Review

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by Rob Chrisman on January 14 2015, 8:34 AM

After being in Colorado earlier this week and preparing for a trip to Florida Friday, I must admit that to save time most of today's commentary had already been written (student loans, Ocwen on the ropes in California, dissecting Chase & Wells earnings...
Impac & CashCall; Experian Goes Directly to the Consumer; Software News; Events & Training

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by Rob Chrisman on January 13 2015, 8:25 AM

"I didn't make it to the gym again today. That makes five years in a row." Speaking of streaks, ""Even if you played 60 million hands of poker for 70 years, 12 hours a day, and never made any mistakes, you still wouldn't be able to say with statistical...
Settlements and Super Lien News; Not Everyone is Raving About FHA Changes

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by Rob Chrisman on January 12 2015, 7:21 AM

Not everyone is wild about the FHFA (which oversees Freddie & Fannie) joining the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Last week the MBA submitted its comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency strongly opposing the proposed Federal Home Loan Bank System...
CFPB Status Reports & eRegulation Tool; AMC, Subprime News

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by Rob Chrisman on January 09 2015, 8:14 AM

I guess it is a "new" economy? Coca-Cola has announced plans to lay off about 1,800 employees globally, in an effort to cut costs by roughly US $3 billion. Department store chains J.C. Penney is shuttering 39 underperforming stores and laying off 2,250...
Maybe Lenders & Investors Should Not Expect Too Much from a Cut in FHA Insurance Premiums

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by Rob Chrisman on January 08 2015, 9:00 AM

Congrats to Allan Landon, the former CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corp. President Barack Obama plans to nominate him to be a Federal Reserve governor after months of pressure to select a policy maker with community banking experience. Landon, 66, was chairman...
Info on Strategic Planning; Millennial Impact; Will Bond Market Rally Actually Help Borrowers?

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by Rob Chrisman on January 07 2015, 8:43 AM

Plenty of LOs and lenders rely on the FHA's programs for their livelihood. (FHA loans account for about 10% of all applications, VA 11%, USDA 1%.) Is the FHA's financial situation really improving? For those who care, this short report - which analyzes...
SFR Rental Survey; BofA's Closing Disclosure Plans, NMLS News; Primer on Employment Report

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by Rob Chrisman on January 06 2015, 8:17 AM

I'm hooked on watching Buying Alaska, but heck it could be Buying Bismarck, ND for all I care; there's just something interesting about looking at different homes . If you couple that with star power, THEN you have something. For instance, in Zillow's...
AMC Expansion; False Claims Act Fine; Upcoming Events; Goodbye to Elly May

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by Rob Chrisman on January 05 2015, 7:43 AM

"The first five days after the weekend are the toughest." And after two holiday weeks, this week is going to seem pretty long. And how the heck are we in 2015 already? I was just growing used to writing "2014" on my checks. (Does anyone write checks anymore...
Ambac Sues BofA; Golden First Mortgage's Judgment; Fannie, Freddie, FHA Updates

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by Rob Chrisman on January 02 2015, 7:46 AM

The U.S. Census Bureau projected the United States population to be 320.1 million as of yesterday. (And no, not all of them contribute to NAR.) This would be an increase of 2.33 million (0.73%) from a year ago. Currently the U.S. is expected to see a...
Lender Updates Continue; Primer on Leveraged Loans; Update on Labor Market Conditions

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by Rob Chrisman on December 31 2014, 7:50 AM

Those who follow this kind of thing note that 32% of adults lived with someone other than a spouse or partner in 2012 vs. only 26% in 2000. From a business perspective it makes sense: people are finding roommates to reduce costs as incomes have not kept...
5% Skin in the Game Hits the Federal Register; LOs Watching Changes in Texas Law

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by Rob Chrisman on December 30 2014, 8:26 AM

Economists are carefully watching the impact of falling oil prices on the Texas (and other oil states) economy. For single adults making the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, it may be impossible to find a place to live that won't cost more than...
Wall Street Renovating Properties; LOs Influencing Appraisers; Why Youth Shouldn't be in Lending

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by Rob Chrisman on December 29 2014, 7:10 AM

In spite of the holidays notes and letters continued to come in, and covered a number of topics including influencing appraisers, how renovating properties is not for the timid, whether or not young people should be in this business, and the credit environment...

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