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More and More eClosings; Credit Score Trends: 850 FICO a Goal?

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by Rob Chrisman on August 16 2017, 8:09 AM

I’ve only been in this business since the mid-80s, and as a capital markets person always find it amusing when an owner says, “If it wasn’t for TBA pair off costs, we would REALLY be making money!” For the antithesis of making...
VA IRRRL and Program news; CFPB 2017 Initiatives' Websites

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by Rob Chrisman on March 09 2017, 6:07 AM

I have my own opinion about reading a book versus watching YouTube videos, given our finite time every day, but this statistic is staggering: The number of hours of content being uploaded to YouTube every minute is four hundred. So, 400 hours of videos...
Courts and Compliance; FHA Condo Proposal; Lender Updates on FHA, Rural, and VA

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by Rob Chrisman on September 28 2016, 8:44 AM

What do attorneys and judges think of compliance? Here's a nice write up , but it is important that incentives match your company's compliance goals, and vice versa, that you verify what your employees report, and that you train your employees on company...
Lender/Realtor Connections Ramping Up; Quicken in The News; Young Folks Following Affordability

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by Rob Chrisman on December 28 2016, 7:24 AM

"I like to party. And by 'party' I mean take a nap." Lots of folks are taking naps this week, but those on the production side of residential lending are talking, off the record, of being worried about huge drops in pipelines, lower...
Fee Structure Changes; Trends in VA Lending and Overlays; TRID survey

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by Rob Chrisman on March 01 2016, 7:40 AM

I head to Atlanta today for a conference on preventing fraud, and decided to see what its housing market has been up to recently. It turns out that Atlanta's market is experiencing the same improvement & lack of listings that many other urban areas...
USDA Program Improving Pricing; Oil and World Budgets; World Rates Continue Lower

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by Rob Chrisman on June 13 2016, 7:17 AM

Everyone's thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the horrible shooting in Orlando. But yes, Father's Day is coming up, and the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third...
Chase Mortgage Results - The Impact of Servicing; Current Rates Low Enough For Refi Boom?

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by Rob Chrisman on July 14 2016, 8:49 AM

Who is Gary Johnson? He’s the Libertarian candidate for president this year. And given the “unusual” presidential situation this year, and the current virtual tie between the mainstream candidates, Mr. Johnson and his views may garner...
Money Laundering Discussion; AML Programs; Builder Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on August 03 2016, 8:17 AM

Huh? There is now a robot that can build a house in two days ? Sounds pretty good to me... It is certainly a step toward lessening the labor constraint problems that builders have. We've had a lot of builder and building news lately highlighted below...
Lender Purchased; Swaps Primer; Nationstar Deal; Prospect Settles

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by Rob Chrisman on November 20 2015, 6:38 AM

Did you know that November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage month? There are currently 5.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, making up 2 percent of the national population and 15 states have 100,000 or more American Indian and...
Servicing Transfer Trends; Investor's View of CD & LE Potential Defect

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by Rob Chrisman on December 07 2015, 7:09 AM

"Rob, you discussed TRID issues Saturday. Anything else you're hearing from investors?" Sure. Remember that investors, whether it is Fannie or Freddie or any of the myriad of correspondent investors, require the seller/lender to rep & warrant that...
FHA Program Status, Evolution, Updates, and Lender Changes

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by Rob Chrisman on October 23 2015, 8:10 AM

There are reasons why FHA production has skyrocketed in the last year, and why that product was the talk of the MBA conference. It seems that financially-speaking the FHA is doing pretty good. Rumors and chatter suggest an upcoming audit is expected to...
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...
Non-Performing Loan News; CFPB vs. Wells & Chase Has Everyone With MSAs Scurrying

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by Rob Chrisman on January 23 2015, 8:08 AM

I am in Portland, Oregon today, but I flew, of course, commercial. In things to note, in Davos, Switzerland, where the famous finance folks are, 1,700 private jets were counted. Among other things, the owners were there to discuss global warming. Go figure...
CFPB's Latest Fine; JD Powers' Servicing Survey; Prospect Withdraws From MSA Biz

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by Rob Chrisman on July 30 2015, 8:29 AM

Fun with government numbers: approximately 52.2 million people in the U.S. participated in major means-tested government assistance programs each month in 2012, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report . Right or left, Democrat or Republican....yes, Libertarians...
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...

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