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Buffett Ready to Step in for Fannie & Freddie? Breaking News: CFPB Research Discovers Confused Borrowers

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by Rob Chrisman on April 24 2014, 8:21 AM

It is "bring your kid to work" day. Some kids are fascinated with how much others make. They grow up to be underwriters . Others are fascinated with the ebb and flow of compensation, and the inherent inequality in government versus private market pay...
Number of Banks is Declining; New Interest in Condo Loans; Existing Home Sales Numbers Dissected

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by Rob Chrisman on April 23 2014, 7:11 AM

A few weeks ago I wrote about the "over 65ers", the age demographic which is very much a part of the baby-boom generation. Recently the U.S. Census Bureau released " The Centenarian Population: 2007-2011 ," which focuses on those who have reached a milestone...
Non-QM Loan Webinar; TD Bank's No MI Program; New Jumbo Program From ResMac

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by Rob Chrisman on April 22 2014, 6:03 AM

Here's a little trivia for you. This week I am in Minnesota and Kansas, but 4,000 miles away not a single one of the country's ten biggest banks, including Bank of America, Chase, Citi, and Wells Fargo, has a retail location in Hawaii! The cost of doing...
Ocwen Freezes Servicing Deals; US Bank Earnings; Another Stated Income Program

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by Rob Chrisman on April 21 2014, 8:04 AM

The commentary on Saturday noted predictions for 2014, and how things were shaping up so far. Attorney Phil Stein observed, "Here is another issue to consider about how 2014 is shaping up so far. The tide really seems to be turning in favor of correspondents...
CFPB Disclosure Form News; Create Your Freddie User Profile; How is April Looking for Lenders?

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by Rob Chrisman on April 18 2014, 7:30 AM

Tommy LaSorda supposedly said, "I found out that it's not good to talk about my troubles: 80% of the people who hear them don't care and the other 20% are glad you're having trouble." Many mortgage banking analysts are concerned about percentages - and...
The Connection Between Financial Literacy, Millenials, and First Time Home Buyers

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by Rob Chrisman on April 17 2014, 6:41 AM

Home affordability is not a modern problem. In Zillow's In Search of Affordability , Krishna Rao writes, "Across the United States, strong home price affordability has been recently eroded by a combination of rising home prices and mortgage rates. Some...
Business vs Consumer Purposes; Wells and Chase Numbers Reflect Industry Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on April 16 2014, 7:36 AM

What happened yesterday? Donald Rumsfeld (remember him?) sent his annual letter to the IRS , telling the agency that, because of the complexity of the tax code, he has no idea if he paid his taxes correctly. AmeriSave Wholesale & Correspondent Lending...
Mortgage and Bank M&A; Ellie's Announcement; United Wholesale Rolls Out Non-QM

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by Rob Chrisman on April 15 2014, 8:42 AM

Don't forget: the bond markets close early on Thursday , and are closed entirely Friday. LOs know that any lender taking locks will price conservatively. But today it is business as usual, although being April 15 th retailers are "giving away" deals....
Owning Stock in the Agencies; FHA's HAWK Program; ABA Lending Survey Results

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by Rob Chrisman on April 14 2014, 7:12 AM

Certainly many statistics are showing us that things continue to pick up. But is the economy doing as well as the Fed thinks it is? If it is, the improvement is certainly not evident in the traditional sense, and the gap between the haves and the have...
CFPB on Loan Closings; Chase and Wells Mortgage Earnings Reflect the Industry; Lenders Selling Their Only Asset

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by Rob Chrisman on April 11 2014, 8:42 AM

What is the Economic Census ? According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, "the economic census is one of the Commerce Department's most valuable data resources," ya, but what does it show? "By providing a close-up look at millions of U.S...
Ocwen's Racketeering Lawsuit; MD Halts Eminent Domain; Latest on Agency Debate

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by Rob Chrisman on April 10 2014, 6:20 AM

Sometimes my 91-year old Dad's sense of humor grows tiresome. For example his, "How do you know it when you see a mortgage guy at the supermarket? He asks, "Paper or plastic (cackle cackle)." The plain fact of the matter with thousands in the biz, and...
Proposed Massive Citi Settlement; CFPB Hearing Today on "Who's in Your Wallet?"

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by Rob Chrisman on April 08 2014, 6:13 AM

As the industry watches the personnel turmoil at Utah's Castle & Cooke Mortgage, here's an interesting promotional twist: a builder's real estate company paying borrowers $100 to consult with the builder's mortgage company after the borrower already...
HAMP Challenges; State and Lender updates; Is Flood Relief on the Way?

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by Rob Chrisman on April 07 2014, 8:19 AM

I don't know too many people who look forward to dusting of their resumes, trying to squeeze into an interview suit, and making it look like their last job went precisely as planned. But such is the case with the modern worker, and very few people will...
Bank Mergers; A Primer on Odd Rate Sheet Pricing; Demand for Non-Agency Loans Picks Up

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by Rob Chrisman on April 04 2014, 8:15 AM

Once again the banking & mortgage industry makes headlines - for the wrong reasons . Poppi Metaxas, the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Gateway Bank, FSB, of Oakland, CA, has been indicted for bank fraud, bank fraud conspiracy...
CFPB Hearing on Discrimination & RESPA TILA Information; State Lawsuit Involving Dodd-Frank

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by Rob Chrisman on April 03 2014, 8:26 AM

Jeff O. writes, "When I saw the title 'Ellie Mae's outage' I thought that perhaps it involved my beloved Beverly Hillbillies star. That would have had major implications for many young boys back in the day. Granny would have had a heart attack, and Uncle...

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