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New Home Sales; Title Company Cuts Fees; Guild's 1% Down Product

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by Rob Chrisman on May 24 2017, 8:22 AM

Trends in New Home Sales "Pending" Home Sales, "Existing" Home Sales, and "New" Home Sales - take your pick. They all show something slightly different, and economists have their favorites. Housing and jobs play critical roles in the United States economy...
HMDA Training; Misc. Updates on Policies, Documentation, and Underwriting

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by Rob Chrisman on May 23 2017, 8:43 AM

I do my best to group updates to create a narrative that is more "user friendly" than to just throw news out there. But some updates don't fit into convenient groups, like "FHA & VA," or "CFPB-related policy changes" that lenders implement. So periodically...
Lender Expansion; FHA, VA; Households Moving Toward Buying

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by Rob Chrisman on May 22 2017, 8:35 AM

I recently heard a CEO say, “I am fine competing on product, price, and service. But we shouldn’t have to compete on subjective interpretations of rules, regulations, and compliance issues.” While residential lenders wait for another...
Wells and Freddie Team Up; Bank and CU News; What is Chase doing?

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by Rob Chrisman on May 19 2017, 8:49 AM

For me this week included time in Salt Lake City, Columbus, Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Raleigh. (The mood is good as individuals continue to share best practices in an effort to lend to consumers in a compliant and cost-effective way – and that...
Fannie and Freddie News; MERS/HMDA update; Politics and Rates

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by Rob Chrisman on May 18 2017, 8:04 AM

Imagine being able to keep the money you earn!? Per Mr. Mel Watt, Fannie & Freddie might have to keep their profits to avoid rescue . Mr. Watt, who happens to be speaking here in North Carolina at the AMC and who happens to be the director of the...
Volcker Rule; Government Lending; Future of FICO

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by Rob Chrisman on May 17 2017, 8:17 AM

A Bank Director survey of bank directors, execs, and HR officers finds the top compensation challenges last year were, in order, tying compensation to performance, recruiting commercial lenders, compensation and benefit costs, retaining key people, and...
State-Level Changes; Upcoming Events and Training

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by Rob Chrisman on May 16 2017, 8:22 AM

In compensation news, Merrill Lynch's wealth management unit will discontinue signing bonuses for experienced brokers beginning June 1, instead focusing recruitment efforts on attracting and training young professionals. The move is calculated to attract...
FHA/VA Pricing Updates; Down Payment News and Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on May 15 2017, 7:30 AM

Economists, like royal children are not punished for their errors. Data revision can be a career strategy for some, and certainly some companies wish they could revise data occasionally – especially lenders in the first quarter. Given recent data...
UDAAP Settlement; TARP Update; Upcoming Events; Wells Eyeing Non-Agency Issuance

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by Rob Chrisman on May 12 2017, 8:23 AM

Want to help educate a real estate agent, or a home buyer? Show them this site . "...comprehensive, accurate, and reliable neighborhood information. From environmental hazards to criminal offenders, school ratings to crime..." The government and lending...
LO Comp Plan Numbers; Legal/Compliance News and Training; TX Home Equity News

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by Rob Chrisman on May 11 2017, 8:36 AM

For me this week includes Maryland , Utah, Wyoming , and California. There are all kinds of rumors out there, ranging from Donald Trump naming Brian Montgomery as the next FHA commissioner to US Bank re-thinking its role in the HFA administration business...
Training, Trading, and Continued Changes at Freddie and Fannie

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by Rob Chrisman on May 10 2017, 9:35 AM

For appraisers, sometimes a simple 3 bedroom, 2 bath tract home can have complications that make things difficult. What about houses that actually "hide " ? Changes Continue with Freddie and Fannie There is still room for Fannie Mae approved sellers to...
2017 Housing & Pending Home Sales Trends; Subservicer White Paper

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by Rob Chrisman on May 09 2017, 8:31 AM

I hate to break the news, but racial diversity exists in the United States. In fact, many will tell you that it is one of the U.S.’s strongest attributes, and that we benefit from it. Astrophysicist Tomasz Stepinksi used NASA data to make an insanely...
Lehman Legal News; Vendor Updates; Trends in Credit Scores and Tax Documentation

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by Rob Chrisman on May 08 2017, 8:31 AM

Is LBHI's third wave of claims against and lenders and brokers starting? According to the American Mortgage Law Group's Managing Member, James Brody, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("LBHI") has often stated that its RMBS litigation could result in Trust...
Mergers and Acquisitions; Jumbo Loan Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on May 05 2017, 8:31 AM

Today on “Jobs Friday,” don’t think California has some pull? It is home to 1 in 8 Americans and its economy is the 6th largest in the world. It has 58 counties; there are a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the United...
Fannie and Freddie; News in Primary and Secondary Markets

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by Rob Chrisman on May 04 2017, 8:29 AM

May the 4th be with you! People wonder if anyone from Freddie Mac has ever actually visited Fannie’s location for an office visit. Yes! Here’s actual film footage to prove it. On a more serious note, 49 years ago today was the Kent State shooting...

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