Tue, Nov 12 2013, 10:21 AM
Generally speaking, home values are going up, and we receive plenty
of statistics every month slicing and dicing sales and values. The
latest is f...
Mon, Nov 11 2013, 11:48 AM
Here in Texas, how can anyone go through Waco without visiting the
Dr. Pepper Museum? For you sales folks, 10AM and 2PM and two are low
points in ...
Fri, Nov 8 2013, 9:58 AM
In this video , Wells Fargo voices its stance on the upcoming changes.
The CFPB
gave renewed reason for many lenders to contemplate taking their...
Thu, Nov 7 2013, 9:46 AM
No, I am not talking about the Castle & Cooke/CFPB situation,
expected to be positively resolved any day now. No, I am talking about
that not only...
Wed, Nov 6 2013, 10:35 AM
As the industry waits for Nationstar's earnings call tomorrow, and
hoping all the rumors of this venture-capital-owned lender shutting down
a chan...
Tue, Nov 5 2013, 10:37 AM
I like to say that last week's MBA conference was a compliance &
regulatory conference that happened to include some mortgage banking
information....
Mon, Nov 4 2013, 9:36 AM
The industry is hoping for some good news from Nationstar Thursday at 9AM EST, which announced last week that its 3 rd quarter earnings and busines...
Fri, Nov 1 2013, 9:59 AM
Provident Funding, Stearns Lending, Fifth Third Mortgage, Flagstar
Bank, United Wholesale Mortgage, Nationstar Mortgage, New York Community
Bank, ...
Thu, Oct 31 2013, 10:29 AM
I am 100% positive that this announcement is not the last one like it we'll see in the next several months, if not days. " SunTrust Mortgage to Exit B...
Wed, Oct 30 2013, 10:29 AM
I had a chance to meet some very good folks here at the MBA
conference in Washington DC - there are some genuinely good people in
this industry. T...
Tue, Oct 29 2013, 9:44 AM
Of the 45 educational sessions here at the MBA conference, 87 of them
have to do with QM. (No, that is not a misprint.) If you have to ask
the per...
Mon, Oct 28 2013, 9:09 AM
I probably use about 5% of
my fancy phone's capacities, and barely know how to get to e-mail, the
internet, and YouTube on my computer. But walkin...
Fri, Oct 25 2013, 9:43 AM
The FHFA announced that Fannie/Freddie loan limits will not be reduced for at least six months
and any such reduction will occur after a six-month...
Thu, Oct 24 2013, 9:20 AM
With recent changes in QM/ATR rules along with intolerance for any
error which may impinge marketability or the ability to expeditiously
foreclose...
Wed, Oct 23 2013, 10:11 AM
I am spending a couple days in Kansas before heading to North
Carolina, and around here the old saying goes, "The older the buck, the
stiffer the ...
Tue, Oct 22 2013, 9:35 AM
I travel to a lot of engagements (this week is Los Angeles, Kansas,
and North Carolina, and then to DC for the conference) and am jealous of
my co...
Mon, Oct 21 2013, 9:41 AM
Some of the information out there is "about as reliable as a
Realtor's photograph." But rumors continue to swirl about the health of
companies. On...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 9:57 AM
It is a proven fact that ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and
the like all live forever. (I either read it in the National Enquirer or
Nation...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 10:50 AM
LA Dodgers' Tommy Lasorda reportedly said, "I found out that it's not
good to talk about my troubles. Eighty percent of the people who hear
them d...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 10:56 AM
A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The
biologist shoots at a deer and misses 5 feet to the left, the chemist
takes a shot...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:53 AM
Welcome to "National Aging in Place" Week (October 15-21). No, this
doesn't mean sitting in that 10-yr old office chair, slouched over your
comput...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 11:44 AM
Entities like title companies, real estate agencies, home inspection
services, etc. don't mind this statistic, but lenders sure do: the
National A...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 10:09 AM
"Ladies, if your guy says that he is going to fix something, he means
it. There is no need to remind him every six months." Hopefully the
governme...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 10:51 AM
I have decided to take matters into my own hands. I am in the
Washington DC area today for the Mid-Atlantic Lender Conference, and I
plan on telli...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 9:37 AM
"All of the talk about lenders 'loosening' their requirements for IRS
transcripts. Lenders should remember that just because an investor or
aggreg...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 9:26 AM
This is exciting - kind of like a WWII movie, where things are sent
via code. (No foot tapping jokes please!) In this case, our government's
weath...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 10:26 AM
According to a release from Citi, the bank will pay Freddie Mac
$395 million, all of which is covered by its existing mortgage
repurchase rese...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 9:54 AM
Craig B. sent this one in, discovered when doing some research on
prepaid interest: "Prepaid interest is interest that you pay in advance.
Prepaid...
Wed, Oct 2 2013, 9:57 AM
Anthony Bird, owner of Michigan's Riverbank Finance , writes, "I have done some research regarding the shutdown and how it will affect government age...
Tue, Oct 1 2013, 10:20 AM
What is bothersome for many CEOs, as we enter the 4 th
quarter, is profitability - or lack thereof. I received this note from
the CEO of a reside...
Mon, Sep 30 2013, 10:47 AM
"Rob, I attended a seminar last week, and one of the speakers
mentioned something called 'Freddith Mae'. Ever heard of that?" Nope -
either I'm ou...
Fri, Sep 27 2013, 10:24 AM
Although she is blind, Justice never sleeps, and any company's management who thinks it can skirt the Bank Secrecy Act might
be in for a rude awak...
Thu, Sep 26 2013, 10:42 AM
Does anyone really retire anymore? Most seem to adapt to re-careers,
heading off to other pursuits. But still plenty of U.S. citizens retire,
and ...
Wed, Sep 25 2013, 10:29 AM
I didn't make it to the gym today. That makes five years in a row.
Speaking of five years, WAMU 's failure - the largest
commercial bank failur...
Tue, Sep 24 2013, 10:49 AM
Given the change in the MBA's logo, David Frase writes, "I love the
new MBa logo! It emphasizes the loss of 'capital' experienced by our
industry...
Mon, Sep 23 2013, 11:11 AM
As usual, we have some keen insights and observations about the residential lending biz worth sharing (along with vendor, agency, and investor updates...
Mon, Sep 23 2013, 10:22 AM
Phew! It turns out that the acronym for the Mortgage Bankers Association (of America) remains "MBA." MBa is just its logo .
Here is an interesting...
Fri, Sep 20 2013, 10:18 AM
Whereas the National Association of Realtors has managed to have
everyone capitalize the job of their members (Realtor), the MBA (which
years ago ...
Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:01 AM
Welcome to "Talk Like a Pirate Day" , even held in Minnesota where I am heading today. Of course, 3.14159...% of sailors are Pi Rates .
Let's face...
Wed, Sep 18 2013, 10:07 AM
The industry is moving toward more acceptance of non-QM loans .
The CFPB will be the first to admit that just because a loan is not QM
doesn't me...
Tue, Sep 17 2013, 9:48 AM
I am really surprised at how many mortgage vets seem to have forgotten
what a business cycle is (almost like how I was surprised in 1977 when a
bu...
Mon, Sep 16 2013, 10:24 AM
On Friday the 13th the CFPB released the final amendments
to the Loan Officer Compensation, Servicing, QM and HOEPA Rules. The
official release ...
Fri, Sep 13 2013, 10:23 AM
After 36 years of space travel and months of heated debate among
scientists, NASA confirmed Thursday that Voyager 1 has indeed left our
solar syst...
Thu, Sep 12 2013, 12:21 PM
Citi is a global bank, and unfortunately for some of its workforce, there will be fewer of them in the mortgage group. Per FOX Business, Citigroup pl...
Wed, Sep 11 2013, 12:04 PM
The MBA numbers this morning confirmed that business is slowing even
more. Lock desks knew it but the MBA confirmed it: the Mortgage Bankers
Assoc...
Tue, Sep 10 2013, 10:30 AM
Last month this commentary mentioned the possibility of a maximum
loan amount reduction by the agencies. It has now become mainstream news
- a poo...
Mon, Sep 9 2013, 10:08 AM
We're all watching the residential lending industry change, although
in Saturday's commentary I noted several bank mergers from recent weeks.
Whet...
Fri, Sep 6 2013, 9:04 AM
"Are LOs liable for their comp plans?" Yes they are. This commentary discussed this topic over a month ago, yet I still hear stories about a company ...
Thu, Sep 5 2013, 10:16 AM
On Saturday we'll have an exciting anniversary: on 9/7/08 Treasury
Secretary Hank Paulson announced a plan where the government took
control of Fa...
Wed, Sep 4 2013, 10:15 AM
I know it is already Wednesday, but here is something labeled " The Monday Map "
which shows some interesting trends in personal incomes among the
...
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