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Lehman in the News; Down Payment Assistance Study; Fitch's Forecast for MBS

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by Rob Chrisman on December 15 2014, 7:55 AM

"What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." Here are a few tips on how to avoid that. And avoiding mortgage application fraud is even more important - but according to this story in the New York Times this type...
Wells Fargo Addresses RESPA-TILA; Reverse Mortgage Changes; NMLS Numbers on Lenders

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by Rob Chrisman on December 12 2014, 8:24 AM

"You can tell a lot about a woman's mood just by her hands. If they are holding a gun, she's probably ticked-off." Here's another observation, besides it being "ugly sweater day". What do Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota...
FHA Flipping & VA Update; M&A Sweeps Through MI, Banks, and Large Lenders

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by Rob Chrisman on December 11 2014, 8:17 AM

"Karma means that I can rest easy at night knowing that all the people I treated badly had it coming." But there is also good karma, and the MBA is creating plenty of it through its free (yes, there is no cost) Mortgage Action Alliance. I receive plenty...
TILA-RESPA Video; Update on CFPB's Exams, Financial Condition and Civil Penalty Fund

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by Rob Chrisman on December 10 2014, 8:14 AM

Winston Churchill said, "There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true." Figures don't lie, right? For folks who like lists, Yahoo, interestingly enough, picked up a story on the largest lenders...
What 97% LTV Means for LOs and Lenders; Training Events; Eminent Domain in San Francisco?

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by Rob Chrisman on December 09 2014, 8:32 AM

No one wants to see their companies and future employment batted around in the press, but perhaps our brethren and Freddie and Fannie are accustomed to it by now. Michael Stegman, the Treasury Department's top housing policy official, said the responsibility...
FHA's Loan Limits; Lender Updates; MBS and Non-Performing Supply/Demand

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by Rob Chrisman on December 08 2014, 10:57 AM

Folks who have all their retirement money tied up in Ocwen shares hope that they don't go the way of Lehman Brothers, PNC, Countrywide, WAMU, and so on. But the shares did take a big hit after New York squashed the deal between Ocwen and Wells Fargo....
Update on Thinking on MSAs; Jobs Date Shifts Rates Higher

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by Rob Chrisman on December 05 2014, 8:54 AM

Yesterday at the MBA's IMB conference, besides folks talking about Chase correspondent pricing through the market, wondering if 4:1 is the magic servicing valuation, and trying to clear up uncertainty on MSAs (see below), one of the panels focused on...
LO Role Changing; USDA Update; Mortgage Banker Profit Numbers; Appraisal News

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by Rob Chrisman on December 04 2014, 8:47 AM

Genworth U.S. Mortgage Insurance recently released its survey that was conducted at the MBA conference in Las Vegas in October of over 300 industry executives. About 61% of executives believe lenders have underwriting standards that are too rigid, whereas...
LIBOR Use Update Call and Other Events; Supply and Demand Determine Rates

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by Rob Chrisman on December 03 2014, 6:11 AM

With plenty of texts flying around regarding the MBA's conference in San Diego that starts today and thus the early commentary, here is an "exciting" tidbit - text messages are old enough to be college graduates. The first text message was sent on this...
Investor Overlays Expected to be Reduced; Rise of Niche Products

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by Rob Chrisman on December 01 2014, 7:51 AM

I still own a typewriter. But Discover Home Loans conducted a national survey of more than 1,000 recent homebuyers and found that most homebuyers believed they were better buyers due to technology. The survey discovered that 89% of respondents used some...
Bank Mergers; Trends in Rental Markets, Distressed Properties and Refis; Vendor Updates

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by Rob Chrisman on November 28 2014, 7:29 AM

For a deviation from the topic of millennials living at home, since the industry seems so focused on the behavior of this group (just like we were all focused on their behavior while they were growing up), we have the Census Bureau's Co-resident Grandparents...
Fed TILA-RESPA Webinar Site; FHA 4bp Fee Fight Heats up; Total Mortgage Volume Figures

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by Rob Chrisman on November 26 2014, 8:16 AM

With Thanksgiving around the corner, here's some conversation fodder. Thanksgiving became a national holiday 151 years ago when President Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November as national day of thanksgiving. Then, President Roosevelt said Thanksgiving...
Servicing Continues to Hit the Market; Upcoming Events; Credit Union Lending Laws

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by Rob Chrisman on November 25 2014, 8:10 AM

The next story reminds me of the husband who was asked by his wife (who invited the guests, cleaned the house, did the shopping, made the stuffing and all the side dishes, set the table, and cooked Thanksgiving dinner) to carve the turkey, replied, "Do...
HUD's 4bp Fee; FHA/Ginnie updates; Status of Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Act

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by Rob Chrisman on November 24 2014, 8:17 AM

If you're looking for next investment property, the nearest "college town" may serve you well. According to research from Clear Capital , out of the top 35 cities where home prices have appreciated since 2004, 10 were college towns and 9 of the 10 were...
Fannie & Freddie Changes Will Help Lenders; Possible Changes for NY Lenders;

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by Rob Chrisman on November 21 2014, 8:07 AM

In New York, the New York Mortgage Bankers Association's website is now live. The group is functioning and has already had meetings with DFS, so lenders looking for things to be done on an "industry vs. company" level should reach out to the NY MBA to...

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