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LO Opportunities; Warehouse, Marketing Products; VA Cash-out Changes

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by Rob Chrisman on January 02 2019, 8:23 AM

Last week I noted a STRATMOR study that shows, pretty much year in and year out, that traditionally, 82% of residential production comes from 40% of the loan officers out there. Thank you to Kirk H., who sent a note and video on Price’s Law: The...
Dec. 31: Rates, the Fed, World Economies, Affordability, and the Shutdown

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by Rob Chrisman on December 31 2018, 8:15 AM

How important is it for lock desk personnel to charge the correct fees for rate lock extensions? Very. Lock mistakes were included in Wells Fargo’s latest settlement with states, this time around for $575 million. There were other non-mortgage items...
FHA and VA Changes; Agency Deals Continue to Share Risk

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by Rob Chrisman on December 28 2018, 7:47 AM

“Rob, should we be staffing up for another refi boom?” It seems like most lenders are pausing during the holidays to take stock of current staffing levels before adjusting them one way or another. Or running “what if” scenarios...
Marketing Products; Shutdown Update, Flood Insurance Setback; Over 1,400 Vendors?

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by Rob Chrisman on December 27 2018, 8:18 AM

The US taxpayer has been bearing the credit risk of 90% of all new origination over the past 10 years. What about property/collateral risk? Yesterday FEMA issued a new opinion disallowing new or renewal flood insurance policies during the partial shutdown...
Another Mortgage Settlement; Shutdown Update for Lenders; Rates are low Because...

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by Rob Chrisman on December 26 2018, 8:34 AM

This government shutdown is over 215 miles of fencing along a 2,000-mile border. Rate-wise, there is growing thought that the Fed has overshot rate changes and that there will be 0 increases in 2019. In other “fun with numbers” news, STRATMOR...
Rise and Fall; A Close Look Into What's Moving Rates; Agency Updates

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by Rob Chrisman on December 24 2018, 8:16 AM

I’ve been in capital markets since the mid-1980s. No presidential administration has eliminated business cycles. Although stocks have given up their gains from 2018, rates have been moving lower as of late (including this morning due to political...
Loan Defect Report; Shutdown and Possible Impact on Lenders; Verus Non-QM Deal

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by Rob Chrisman on December 21 2018, 8:19 AM

Welcome to the Winter Solstice with more daylight in the Northern Hemisphere every day for the next six months. Today is definitely greeted by residents of Fairbanks, Alaska where the sun sets at 2:40 in the afternoon (with a high temperature of -14)...
Warehouse Predictive Products; Vendor News; Rate Hike Squeezing Lenders and Banks

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by Rob Chrisman on December 20 2018, 8:39 AM

All kinds of things are being found. A woman in Missouri’s tiny house ” was found after being stolen. Then New York Times found more money to pay its crossword puzzle constructors ($500 for a weekday edition). Of the $300,000 scattered from...
Vendor Search and Tech Tools; Lender Mergers Continue; Global Slowdown Pushing U.S. Rates

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by Rob Chrisman on December 19 2018, 8:29 AM

There are lots of interesting questions out there. “Why didn’t Tarzan have a beard?” for example. Another is, “Do borrowers know about low down payment loan options?” Lenders and LOs should be educating borrowers on the advantages...
Banks Buying Lenders and Other Banks, Report on Merger Activity; Capital Markets Update

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by Rob Chrisman on December 18 2018, 8:41 AM

“Rob, I’m no stranger to bribes.” (I am not going to say which mortgage banking production manager jokingly made that tongue-in-cheek statement.) We trust that Fed officials are not subject to bribes or political influences. A poll of...
Compliance and Documentation Products; Loan Limit Changes in the Primary Markets

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by Rob Chrisman on December 14 2018, 8:20 AM

Lots of folks in the mortgage biz like statistics and odds. They may not remember them, but they like them. (As Marcus L. writes, “People still play the lottery even though most of us can't get the USB in the first time correctly and those odds...
Books by Lenders, For Lenders; False Claims Act Rears it's Head; LO Products and Services

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by Rob Chrisman on December 13 2018, 8:21 AM

“Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?” It turns out that, in terms of grabbing their pieces of ground, first-time home buyers were more active in the first three quarters...
Non-QM and Warehouse Products; STRATMOR Tech Insight Study

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by Rob Chrisman on December 12 2018, 8:17 AM

Who among us has pushed for abolishing the mortgage-interest deduction, supported getting rid of government subsidies for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, putting Fannie and Freddie into receivership, and supported ending the sweep of F&F’s...
CRM and Recruiting Products; December Training; Dr. Calabria and FHFA Leadership

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by Rob Chrisman on December 11 2018, 8:31 AM

I’m a capital markets guy. “Bespoke luxury” isn’t in my vocabulary. First-time home buyer prices and floorplans aren’t in the cards at the new Aston Martin apartment building in Miami . If you buy one of the 47 most expensive...
Broker and Front-End Products, Subservicer Webinar; Rates Watching Overseas' Markets

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by Rob Chrisman on December 10 2018, 8:08 AM

The focus is on the holidays but there is plenty of 2019 wedding planning occurring. Despite that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, adults are increasingly delaying saying, “I Do” as the median age at first marriage continues to climb...

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