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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Production Shifts; Upcoming Events and Training

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by Rob Chrisman on February 26 2015, 7:56 AM

Here in North Dakota, at -9 degrees this morning, appraising properties is a walk in the park, right? What about for appraisers in the Lake Erie area where there's a land-yacht? And then we have this little tax snafu where property taxes weren't paid...
Settlement Agent Poll; Fannie & Freddie Continue to be Discussed; Apps Continue Downward

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by Rob Chrisman on February 25 2015, 6:50 AM

Although the focus of this 6-day a week commentary is residential, it is good to have an awareness of commercial lending - especially as it competes at some banks with residential lending in terms of portfolio usage. Throughout the early 2000s, commercial...
Banks Confront Regulation Overload; LO Survey Results; MBA & Zombie House Proposals; Risk Sharing Securities

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by Rob Chrisman on February 24 2015, 6:32 AM

Zelman and Associates published its January Homebuilding Survey , indicating that 2015 is off to a strong start. Order growth increased 32% year-over-year, bumping 2015 first quarter order growth to 21%. The homebuilding survey increased to 60.5 from...
Ocwen Recent History; What is the NRHC?; Servicing Deals

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by Rob Chrisman on February 23 2015, 7:46 AM

Young adults are stacking up, but not shacking up - according to a recent Zillow analysis . Most young adults are living with their parents or living with friends in order to defray housing costs rather than cohabitating with a significant other. Low...
Sampling of Changes in the Primary and Secondary Markets; Maybe Short Term Rates are Fine Where They Are

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by Rob Chrisman on February 20 2015, 8:02 AM

I have been speaking with plenty of mortgage bankers in recent weeks - what are they saying? The refi biz is alive and well but slowing markedly - the volumes are much to the concern of investors who paid up for loans with higher rates only to see them...
OB and Google "Compete" With CFPB's Rate Checker? Elizabeth Warren & Community Banks

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by Rob Chrisman on February 19 2015, 8:41 AM

Quicken Loans recently released its monthly Home Price Perception Index (HPPI) and Home Value Index (HVI). According to the HPPI, appraiser's home value estimates are only 1.43% more than homeowner's opinions per the national composite, indicating that...
Good Studies on Professions vs Home Ownership; LTV vs Default Rates; Increasing Student Debt

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by Rob Chrisman on February 18 2015, 8:42 AM

Bank tellers and other bank employees are very aware of elder abuse, and train regularly to spot it. (Hopefully I won't be accused of it - my nearly 92 year old Dad really does prefer Costco hotdogs!) Seriously, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is saying...
State-Level Lending Changes; Video on Mortgage Servicing; Ugly Zombie House Legislation; Compensation Survey

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by Rob Chrisman on February 17 2015, 8:14 AM

Here's the riddle of the day. What is "165"? Answer: it is the number of business days until August 1, when the RESPA-TILA rules go into place . If a lender is relying on vendors to save the day for them, or notify their Realtor clients of the changes...
HELOCs for Sale; CashCall Fined; CFPB & FTC Team up for Discipline; Texas Tea's Impact on Mortgages

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by Rob Chrisman on February 13 2015, 7:33 AM

Friday the 13 th comes three times this year, and this is one of them. I can think of three more companies that won't be sending chocolate to the CFPB or Federal Trade Commission tomorrow. None of the companies admitted wrongdoing, but were accused by...
New Products; Aurora Acquired; VA Recoupment Costs Questioned

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by Rob Chrisman on February 12 2015, 6:30 AM

A Pew survey finds the typical middle class family could only replace 21 days of income with readily accessible funds. What is even scarier perhaps is that the same survey found that even if these families liquidated all of their retirement savings and...
NewDay Fined by CFPB; VA Lenders in Super Lien States: Watch Those Reps & Warrants!

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by Rob Chrisman on February 11 2015, 8:04 AM

There are plenty of states with plenty of mountains. In fact, while many say it is "as flat as a pancake" in Kansas, you might be interested to know that the state doesn't even make the list for the top 5 flattest. The flattest state is in fact Florida...
Salary & Industry Condition Surveys; Report from the Capital Markets Conference - Barney Said What?

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by Rob Chrisman on February 10 2015, 7:29 AM

Tonight I head to Houston for a couple days, and the city certainly has its share of coffee houses. What if purchasing your next house near a Starbucks could be your best investment? According to an article published by the Huffington Post, since 1997...
Questions About G-Fees; Concern About Purchase & Sale Agreements; More on Collateral Underwriter

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by Rob Chrisman on February 09 2015, 7:17 AM

Next Monday is a Federal Holiday. When I was a kid we had both Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays off, and it serves as a reminder that we got gypped. Many in the industry feel that the consumer was deceived nearly a month ago when the CFPB came out...
Lots of Agency Updates; Volume Estimates for 2015 - Helped by New Mod Plan?

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by Rob Chrisman on February 06 2015, 8:40 AM

"Rob, do you know where I can find a list of the largest credit unions?" Yes I do: credit union ranking . Credit unions in the United States serve 100 million "members" and are not-for-profit, cooperative, tax-exempt organizations - the tax exempt status...
M&T, S&P, Morgan Stanley, & Moody's Legal Updates; Training Events

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by Rob Chrisman on February 05 2015, 6:14 AM

In the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to visit Florida, Oregon, Colorado, Southern California (its own state), Arizona, Texas, and Florida again. Most are pretty optimistic about the biz but cautious about staffing up for refi business. Along...

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