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7.8.26 Prepayment Data; FICO’s Ethan Dornhelm on Credit Score Modernization; Geopolitical Tension
7.7.26 Technology Empowerment; American Pacific’s Jason Ponsonby on Origination; TBA Volumes
7.6.26 Housing Supply; Sei's Pranay Shetty on AI Agents; Dog Days of Summer
7.2.26 Agency MBS Performance; First Lien Capital’s Bill Bymel on Distress Signals; June Payrolls Miss
7.1.26 Stock Market Versus Economy; PennyMac’s Isaac Boltansky on Policy; Inflation Concerns
6.30.26 Investor Outlook; Experian’s Likhitha Mahendar Singh on First-Time Home Buyers; Hawkish Versus Dovish
6.29.26 AI in Mortgage; Clear Capital's Jason Legare on Appraisal Modernization; Implied Volume Implications
6.26.26 HMDA Data and Housing Policy; Equifax’s Justin Demola on Credit Costs; Buydown Prevalence
6.25.26 Land of Opportunity; Alston & Bird's Stephen Ornstein on RESPA; Fed Stress Tests
6.24.26 Industry Storylines; Spring EQ's Reno Heine on Competitive Differentiators; Agency Security Profiles
6.23.26 Road To Housing; HELIX’s Carl Markman and Frank Perugini on New Product(s); Agency MBS Performance
6.22.26 Industry Advocacy; Class Valuation’s Mark Walser on UAD 3.6; Caring About Inflation
6.19.26 Bank of Mom and Dad; Provident Bank’s Bruno Viscariello on Consumer Behavior; Low-FICO Mortgages
6.18.26 New Fed Framework; NCRA's Eric Ellman on Consumer Wellbeing; Regional Housing
6.17.26 Servicing Treasure Trove; Addy AI’s Michael Vandi on Productivity; Rate Swap Markets
6.16.26 Peace Time Bonds; TrustEngine's Dave Savage on Productivity; Warsh's First Meeting
6.15.26 Economic Snapshot; SoFi's Ally Carty on Brand; Peace Deal Bond Impact
6.12.26 Shrinkflation and Credit; The Disciplined Investor’s Andrew Horowitz on Asset Classes; Prepayment Trends
6.11.26 Pulte and the CFPB; JazzX’s Jagjit Singh on the End-to-End Mortgage; PPI Follows CPI
6.10.26 Credit Scoring Versus Pricing; Automax.ai’s Humza Ahmed on Appraisal Technology; CPI Inflation
6.9.26 Mailbag Bonanza; Google’s Sarah Armstrong on Search and Trends; Dear Abby Jokes
6.8.26 Housing Trends; Littler’s Colton Long on Litigation; Payrolls and Policy
6.5.26 International Money Flows; MeridianLink's Larry Katz on Simplifying Lending; May Payrolls
6.4.26 loanDepot Lawsuit; BMO’s Tom Parrish on Homeownership Trends; Costs Versus Economic Weakness
6.3.26 Pulte Promotion; Experian’s Sophia Cheung on Verifications; MBS Performance
6.2.26 Mergers and Acquisitions; TD Bank’s Scott Lindner on Home Buying Trends; Federal Reserve Regime
6.1.26 Cutting Versus Hiking; Movement Mortgage's Lyra Waggoner on Career Building; Payrolls Expectations
5.29.26 Sobering Statistics; Pineapple's Shubha Dasgupta on Blockchain Lending; Calendar Closing
5.28.26 Shifts in Yield Curve; Sagent’s Sridhar Sharma and Shane Leonard on Underwriting Technology; Fed Easing Bias
5.27.26 Headlines Versus Fundamentals; NEO Home Loans Ryan Grant on Originators; Mortgage Apps Down
5.26.26 Rate Realities; David Lykken on Lessons in Mortgage; Middle East Tensions
5.22.26 Basel III Capital Requirements; Insellerate's Josh Friend on Increasing Efficiency; Higher For Longer
5.21.26 MBA Secondary Takeaways; TransUnion's Satyan Merchant on Scoring Models; Bond Market Turnaround
5.20.26 Rate Cut Versus Hike; LendingTree’s Rob Bhatt on Insurance Costs; Warsh Outlook
5.19.26 ARM Resurgence; Acrisure’s Kristen Britton on Fraud Prevention; Near Term Catalysts
5.18.26 Rent Versus Own; Lower’s Craig Montgomery on Origination Trends; Shifting Rate Expectations
5.15.26 Proxy Wars and Delinquencies; Click n' Close’s Delores Lopez on Operations; The Week That Was
5.14.26 MBS Performance; Flex’s Ryan Metcalf on Demand; Consumer Consumption Characteristics
5.13.26 Inflation and The Fed; nCino’s Chris Gufford on Product Redesign; PPI Follows CPI
5.12.26 Big Players Ball; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Verifications; CPI Prints Hot
5.11.26 Conference Previews and Chatter; Eris Innovations' Geoffrey Sharp on Hedging Non-Agency; Payrolls Reaction
5.8.26 Prepayment Primer; Digital Risk’s Kim Lanham on Market Dynamics; April Nonfarm Payrolls
5.7.26 Earnings and Volumes; FirstClose's Dan Kellett on Seamless Experience; Powell Respective
5.6.26 Servicing Summit; Live With Sagent's Chris Marshall, Evergreen Home Loans' Scott Rodeman, Land Home's Chris Wittrig, and Idaho HFA's Jane Roethler; MBS Coupon Stack
5.5.26 Cinco De Mayo; Verus' Dane Smith on Product Expansion; Figure's Anthony Stratis on HELOCs; Return to Normalcy
5.4.26 Agency Profitability; AnnieMac's Joe Panebianco on Competition; Economic Barometers
5.1.26 Down Payment Assistance; Movement Mortgage's Lyra Waggoner Interviews Rob and Robbie; Data Docket
4.30.26 Cash Buyers; CI&T’s Tim Von Kaenel on Solutions Ecosystems; Fed Dissent
4.29.26 Conference Topics; Halo Programs' Kirk King on Recapture; Fed Decision Day
4.28.26 Big Get Bigger; Seroka's John Seroka on AI Marketing; MBS Performance
4.27.26 Contractor Sentiment; WSFS Bank’s Jeffrey Ruben on Home Equity; Shifting Psychology
4.24.26 Migration Trends; Experian’s Joy Mina and Ken Tromer; Delinquency Locations
4.23.26 Spec Pool Composition; Paddington Capital Management's Paul Musson on Monetary Policy; Labor Market Indicators
4.22.26 FHFA Announcements; loanDNA's Neil Sahota on AiMaxxing; Federal Reserve Predictions
4.21.26 Production Rankings; Cardinal Financial's Brian Hurd on Builders; Fed Chair Confirmation
4.20.26 Oil Price Tracking; Noise Media Group's Joseph Levi on SEO For AI; Upcoming Data
4.17.26 Advocacy Takeaways; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Insurance Premiums; Fed Expectations
4.16.26 Generational Mobility; Berger Singerman's Geoffrey Lottenberg on AI Legal Implications; Economic Growth
4.15.26 Funded Mortgage Volume; Evergreen Home Loans’ Tamra Rieger on Leadership; Rate Dovetail
4.14.26 Fines Versus Taxes; Attorney Barry Levine on Delinquencies and Foreclosures; Agency MBS Performance
4.13.26 Liens and Mortgages; LendFriend Mortgage’s Eric Bernstein on Eligibility Standards; Economic Calendar Preview
4.10.26 Mailbag Friday; CIC Credit’s Don Clement on Scoring Models; CPI Hot Hot Hot
4.9.26 Credit Rumors; OFA Group’s Thomas Gaffney on Blockchain; Fed Hikes or Cuts
4.8.26 Population Trends; ABL's Kevin Rodman on Niche Lending; March Prepayment Figures
4.7.26 VA Delinquencies; Moder's Erik Anderson on Palantir Partnership; War Moves Rates
4.6.26 Reshaping Housing Demand; Nestment’s Niles Lichtenstein on First Time Home Buyers; Prepayment Characteristics
4.3.26 Good (News) Friday; Birchwood Credit Services'; Samantha Markwood on Brand; Agency MBS Issuance
4.2.26 Fannie and Freddie Rumors; Relcu's Abhi Thakur on Ecosystem Building; Trump Relief Remarks
4.1.26 Strategic Partnerships; Bloomberg Intelligence’s Erica Adelberg on Mortgage-Backed Securities; Mortgage Applications
3.31.26 Appraisal Info; Guild's Terry Schmidt on Leadership; Economic Growth Fears
3.30.26 Housing Supply Update; Lennar's Laura Escobar on Mentorship; Fed Balance Sheet
3.27.26 Thoughts on Thought Leadership; Bridger Investment Partners Sadie Gurley on Deploying Capital; War Continues
3.26.26 Compliance Review; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on Executive Orders; Labor Indicators
3.25.26 Low Credit Borrowers; PRMG’s Kevin Peranio on Virtual Assistants; Rate Dance
3.24.26 Random Rates; Xactus’ Shelley Leonard and Experian’s Michele Bodda on Credit; Surveys on Sentiment
3.23.26 Agency MBS Purchases; Castor Financial's Brooks Champagne on Qualifying Borrowers; Tweets Influencing Markets
3.20.26 Creditworthiness and Prepayments; Wilqo's Larry Huff on Friction; Approving Mergers
3.19.26 Mailbag Fun; Storable's Holly Fiorello on Borrower Sentiment; Fed Reaction
3.18.26 UAD 3.6 Tidbits; Gershman’s Adam Mason on Leadership; Federal Reserve Rate Outlook
3.17.26 Servicing Plays; Ocrolus' Rebecca Seward on Operational Improvements; Fed Independence
3.16.26 Tip To Tail; Megastar and Take3Tech's Anita Padilla-Fitzgerald on Technology; Fed Week
3.13.26 Industry Mailbag; Logan Finance’s Paul Jones on Broker Partnerships; Personal Consumption
3.12.26 HUD False Claims Monster; Consumer Data Industry Association’s Dan Smith on Tri-Merge; Financing War
3.11.26 Prepayment Characteristics; Floify’s Jason Mapes on Point of Sale; CPI Data
3.10.26 Cost of Things; eRESI’s Lisa Schreiber on Non-QM; Trump Moves Markets
3.9.26 Investor Watch; Rocket's Austin Niemiec on Tip-To-Tail; Borrower Psychology
3.6.26 Trending Loan Data; FICO's Julie May on Credit Scoring; Federal Reserve Expectations
3.5.26 Cybersecurity Risks; Feewise’s Rob Withers on Disclosures; Labor Data and Layoffs
3.4.26 Credit Rebuttal; Depth’s Lindsey Neal on Relationships; Non-QM Securitization
3.3.26 Inflation Worries; ACES Quality Management’s Sharon Reichhardt on QC; U.S. MBS Index Return
3.2.26 M&A Implications; FirstClose’s Andria Lightfoot on Modernizing Processes; Middle East Fallout
2.27.26 GFees and LLPAs; MakeMyMove’s Evan Hock on Emigration; Demand For Debt
2.26.26 Mailbag Time; Yardi’s Doug Ressler on Affordable Housing; Domestic Data
2.25.26 AI Licensing; Optimal Blue's Erin Wester on Capital Markets Tech; Home Prices Moderate
2.24.26 Trade Tensions; Plantd’s Josh Dorfman on Sustainable Materials; Quarterly Refunding
2.23.26 Tariff Explainer; Clear Capital’s Dan McAlister on UAD 3.6; Delayed Data
2.20.26 AI Mortgage Fraud; MAXEX’s Tom Pearce on Partnerships; GDP and PCE
2.19.26 Capital Requirements; Economist Elliot Eisenberg on Economic Data; Monetary Policy Indicators
2.18.26 Lunar New Year; Beyond Zero-DDC’s Kevin Kennon on Sustainable Design; Mortgage Applications
2.17.26 Down Payment Assistance; TRUE’s Steve Butler on Automation; Economic Calendar
2.13.26 Industry Chatter; Ivy Risk Strategies’ Lisa Holt on Brokerage Belief; Subdued CPI
2.12.26 Pennymac Acquisition; Kastle’s Rishi Choudhary on Agentic AI; CFPB Happenings
2.11.26 Prepayment Data; Milliman's Jonathan Glowacki on Lender Choice; Payroll Conspiracy
2.10.26 Bond Purchase Schedule; VIU by HUB’s Travis Hodges on Insurance; Delayed Indicators
2.9.26 Mortgage Prices; Experian's Joy Mina and Ken Tromer on Prequalification; Specified Pools
2.6.26 Supreme Court of Mortgages; Rocket's Doug Buser on Super Bowl LX; Volatility Spike
2.5.26 Tech Plays; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Practical Design; Job Cuts Cuts Cuts
2.4.26 CFPB Update; Curinos' Ken Flaherty, Josh Beane, and Rich Martin on Data; MBA Mortgage Applications
2.3.26 IMB Chatter; TLS' Will Pendleton and Calque’s Jeremy Foster on BBYS; Warsh Expectations
2.2.26 Credit Cost Explainer; FundingShield’s Adam Chaudhary on Fraud; Partial Government Shutdown
1.30.26 Fed Chair Nomination; Prudent AI Brand Ambassador Suha Zehl on Lending Certainty; Ice Fishing
1.29.26 Economic Barometers; Sitewire's Bryan Kester on Permitting; FOMC Takeaways
1.28.26 Fannie and Freddie Latest; Experian's Michele Bodda on Credit Reporting; Fed Decision Day
1.27.26 International Denominations; Portnox's Denny LeCompte on Cybersecurity; Risk Events Ahead
1.26.26 Rent Versus Own; Middle Housing Partner's Jared Jones on Building; Refinance Activity
1.23.26 Davos Directives; Southern Bancorp's Jeremy Davis on Winning Business; Bond Buying
1.22.26 Trump From Davos; LendingTree's Matt Schulz on Home Ownership; Prepayment Speeds
1.21.26 Global Sell Off; Polunsky Beitel Green's Marty Green on Political Posturing; Davos Remarks
1.20.26 Wallowing Rates; American Pride Bank's Jessica Bluj on Construction Lending; Holiday Calendar
1.19.26 Trump Missives; CHLA's Scott Olson on Advocacy; Hedging Inactivity
1.16.26 Golden Handcuf Release; FINOFR’s Keith Kelly on Rate Resets; Economic Trends
1.15.26 Prepayments and Delinquencies; Worthy Performance Group's Laura Lasher on Originator Success; Data Narrative
1.14.26 Benign Inflation; Key Mortgage Services' Jen Poniatowski on Borrower Expectations; FHA Delinquencies
1.13.26 Interest Rate Instruments; Clever's Jaime Seale on Millennial Home Buyers; CPI Inflation
1.12.26 Fed Criminal Charges; TMBA's Erin Dee on Advocacy; Inflation and Employment
1.9.26 MBS Purchase Instructions; loanDepot’s Jeff Dergurahian on Big Data; Payrolls Friday
1.8.26 Institutional Investor Ban; TXSE's Jeff Karcher on Exchanges and Listings; December Prepayment Speeds
1.7.26 LO Mindset; Aliya's S.P Wijegoonaratna on Risk Structures; Government Malaise
1.6.26 Lending Within Affordability; Johns Hopkins' Dan Ye on Human Capital; Rates Tread Water
1.5.26 Wages Versus Affordability; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on M&A; Geopolitical Sway
1.2.26 Prediction Futility; Gallus Insight's Augie Del Rio on Machine Evolution; Home Building Confusion
12.31.25 Closing the Year; A.W. Pickel on Brokers; Agency MBS Issuance
12.30.25 Generational Demographics; Next Belt Strategies' Jeremy Potter on Consulting; Last Full Trading Day
12.29.25 Technology Decisions; Bri Lees on Marketing; Quiet Weeks
12.26.25 Ghosts of Mortgage Past; Robbie Chrisman on Empires; Rate Direction
12.24.25 Christmas Early Closing; Rob Chrisman on Option Weighting; Rates Tread Water
12.23.25 Festive Tidbits; Amergy Bank's Bill Dawley on Origination; Forecast Fodder
12.22.25 Around the Job Horn; Ardley's Chatbot LEO on Mortgage Options; Christmas Calendar
12.19.25 GSE Direction; DNA's Jason Fishman on Brand Marketing; First-Time Home Buyers
12.18.25 UWM and Two Harbors Reaction; Foundation Mortgage's Sam Bjelac on TPO and Non-QM; Inflation Reports
12.17.25 Uniform Appraisals; LO Autopilot's Karen Bates on Recapture; Employment Outlook
12.16.25 Risk-off Trading; Phoenix Burst's Tela Mathias on Tech Development; Delayed Data Dump
12.15.25 Fed Dual Mandate; FirstHome IQ's Kristin Messerli on Building Trust; Economic Calendar Preview
12.12.25 Yield Curve Dynamics; iEmergent's Bernard Nossouli on Pricing Trends; Labor Market Samples
12.11.25 Fed Takeaways; L1's Justin Demola on Credit Costs; Prepayment Deep Dive
12.10.25 Assumable Mortgages; Nicole Nosek on Housing Legislation; Fed Decision Day
12.9.25 Government Tidbits; FAIRWINDS' Magda DeMauro on Underwriting; FOMC Kickoff
12.8.25 Fed Week; C2 Financial's David Temko on Wholesale; Volatile December
12.5.25 Federal Reserve Purview; Creative Title's Caleb Christopher on Responsible Lending; Consumption Expenditures
12.4.25 Freddie Framework, MBA's Marcia Davies on Advocacy; Home Price Softening
12.3.25 International Implications; U.S. Bank’s Shelly Kobb and Ohio Housing’s Tom Walker on Housing Finance Agencies; Employment Figures
12.2.25 Bayview Guild Deal; Finastra’s MaryKay Theriault on Humanizing Tech; Japanese Bond Scare
12.1.25 December Storylines; United Home's Mike Dulla on Lending; Shaping Sentiment
11.28.25 Lender Focus; ALTA's Chris Morton on Title Fraud; Return From Turkey
11.26.25 Conforming Loan Limits; Panorama's Hector Amendola on Winning Business; News Spigot Open
11.25.25 Foreclosure Statistics; The Big POS' Matthew VanFossen on Tech Integration; Stacked Economic Calendar
11.24.25 Labor Market Trends; Experian's Royce Chang on Trigger Leads; Holiday Economic Calendar
11.21.25 Renter Sentiment; TD Bank's Jon Giles on Home Equity; Evolving Rate Expectations
11.20.25 Cost to Originate; Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Blockchain Lending; Jobs Driving Rates
11.19.25 Corporate Developments; HomeLight's Nick Friedman on Origination Trends; Prepayment Speeds
11.18.25 Fed Governor Cook Update; ICE's John Hedlund on Building Greatness; MBS Performance
11.17.25 FHFA Buzz; MBA's Joel Kan on Industry Forecasts; Government in Business
11.14.25 Pulte Drama; Telhio's Allie Hager on Borrowers; No Government, No Releases
11.13.25 Fed Retirement; MeridianLink's JP Kelly on UEX and Data; 10-Year Auction Results
11.12.25 Extensions Explained; TransUnion's Satyan Merchant on Dynamic Scoring; Return of Releases
11.11.25 50-Year Mortgage; Optimal Blue's Vimi Vasudeva on Recapture; Veterans Day
11.10.25 Funded Mortgage Volume; TRUE's Steve Butler on Income; Prepayment Takeaways
11.7.25 Around the Industry; Arc Home's Lee Malone on HELOCs; Rate Conundrum
11.6.25 Labor Market Barometer; Servbank's Sharmyn Calhoun on Compliance Management; Bond Yields Bounce
11.5.25 MBS Issuance; ICE's Dana Federspiel on Servicing; Private Payrolls Up
11.4.25 Texas Fight; PBG's Marty Green on GSE Reform; Why Why Why Yields
11.3.25 Fed Clap Back; AiCR's Joe Furlong on Document Processing; Economic Advancements
10.31.25 Short Versus Long Term Rates; dataQollab's Adam Quinones on Bond Prices; Treasury Movement
10.30.25 Technology is Cool; Finance of America's Kris Buglino on Reverse; Fed Reaction
10.29.25 Ongoing Shutdown; DaylightAML's Bob Simpson on Assumable Mortgages; Fed Decision Day
10.28.25 Affordability Thoughts; nCino's Casey Williams on Innovation; Rates Adrift
10.27.25 Inflation Direction; Rob Chrisman on Conference Season; Fed Decision Week
10.24.25 Affordability Check; Blue Sage's Carmine Cacciavillani on Partnerships; CPI as Hoped
10.23.25 Capital Requirement Changes; Click n' Close's Ian Kimball on Strategy; Delayed Economic Releases
10.22.25 MBA Annual Wrap; Bradley's Jonathan Kolodziej on Regulation; Applications Decrease
10.21.25 Chatter From Vegas; Secure Insight's Andrew Liput and Halcyon's Kirk Donaldson on Fraud; Rates Decline
10.20.25 MBA Annual Chatter; Eris Innovations' Geoff Sharp on SOFR Hedging; Economic Releases
10.17.25 CFPB and FEMA; Finance of America's Adam Potafiy on Reverse Mortgages; Brian Levy on RESPA
10.16.25 Home Building Examination; Floify's Sydney Barber on Point of Sale; Coupon Liquidity
10.15.25 Biometrics in Mortgage; Figure’s Anthony Stratis and West Capital Lending’s Art Greenbaum on DSCR; Spreads Tightening
10.14.25 Veteran Affairs; Tavant's Mohammad Rashid on Automation; Rate Dip
10.13.25 Travel Logistics; Covered Insurance's Jerry Halbrook on Embedding; Eternal Data Void
10.10.25 Federal Deficit Changes; HBI's Ed Brady on Home Building; Mortgage Rate Relief
10.9.25 Industry Legal Challenges; Cotality's Thom Malone on House Prices; FOMC Minutes
10.8.25 Zombieland; BOKF's Chris Maloney on Agency MBS; Inflation Expectations
10.7.25 Delayed Versus Decreased Information; Truework's Randy Lightbody on Verifications; Prepayment Stack
10.6.26 Shutdown Week Two; CHLA's Taylor Stork on FICO Changes; Economic Data Withheld
10.3.25 Shutdown Economics; California MBA's Paul Gigliotti on Leadership; No Payrolls Data
10.2.25 Big FICO Changes; MBA's Matthew VanFossen on State and Local; Weakening Economy
10.1.25 Government Shutdown; Spring EQ's Reno Heine on HELOCs and HELOANs; Interest Rate Path
9.30.25 Federal Government Shutdown Impacts; Chrisman Commentary's Rob Chrisman on Conference Chatter; Agency MBS Prices
9.29.25 SEC Requests MBS Comments; NEO's Ryan Grant on Loan Advisors; Consumer Demand Patterns
9.26.25 Government Activities; Angel Oak's Tom Hutchens on Non-QM; Fed Favorite PCE
9.25.25 Tappable Equity Statistics; Guideline Buddy’s Marc Hernandez on Underwriting; Rates on the Rise
9.24.25 MBA Predictions; BeSmartee's Tim Nguyen on Application Experience; Mum Powell
9.23.25 Real Estate Behemoth; FutureWave Finance's Steve Thomas on Cap Markets; Fed Speakerapalooza
9.22.25 CFPB and Rates; Ardley's Nathan Den Herder on Recapture; Week Ahead
9.19.25 Boomlet or Bust; Gateless' Mike Brown on Underwriting Tech; 10-Year Demand
9.18.25 Rate Decrease; Indecomm's Rajan Nair on the Pace of Technology; Predictions, Predictions
9.17.25 AI Maxxing; Pylon's Trent Hedge on the Future of Mortgage; Fed Decision Day
9.16.25 First Time Buyer Stats; Figure's Mike Cagney on Decentralized Finance; Fed Underway
9.15.25 The Fed, The Fed, The Fed; Potomac Core's Dan Varroney on Rate Cut Rationale; Economic Narrative
9.12.25 Stagflation Fears; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on Trigger Leads; Long Bond Auction
9.11.25 Rate Cut Odds; Outamation's Sapan Bafna on FHA Modifications; CPI Figures
9.10.25 Governor Cook Stays; MCT's Phil Rasori on Capital Markets; Wholesale Inflation Declines
9.9.25 Conference Chatter; Call Equity's Mel Lund on Operations and Sales; Prepayment Speeds
9.8.25 Jobs Report Takeaways; PBG's Marty Green on FOMC Happenings; CPI and PPI Incoming
9.5.25 Fed Independence and Fraud; Gallus Insights' Augie Del Rio on Data Analytics; Weak Labor Market
9.4.25 Letters From Washington; Porchlight's David Wells on Borrower Experience; Beige Book Stagnation
9.3.25 Commercial MBS; Rob Chrisman on Product Suites; Yield Curve Shift
9.2.25 Modification Trends; Elysian Fields Jordan Higgins on Wellness; MBS Spread Primer
8.29.25 True Cost of Insurance; MBA's David Upbin and Arch MI's Kevin Popoli on Mortgage Banking Bound; Treasury Sentiment
8.28.25 Money, Money, Money; Truework's Victor Kabdebon on Homebuyer Sentiment; Yield Curve Steepening
8.27.25 All the Stories; Experian’s Alison Bird and Joy Mina on Streamlining Verifications; Auctions and Monetary Policy
8.26.25 Fed Governor Cook Drama; Arrive Home's Shawn King on Down Payment Assistance; Yield Curve Shape
8.25.25 Headlines and Mortgage Performance; Lenders One's Justin Demola on Compensation; Jackson Hole Reaction
8.22.25 Headlines Galore; ThoughtFocus Build's Bradley Clerkin on Agentic AI; Powell Speech
8.21.25 Fraud Accusations; Optifinow's Linn Cook on Wholesale Products; Buyers Strike Fears
8.20.25 Rent Versus Own; NEXA's Mike Kortas on TPO; Quiet to End August
8.19.25 Jackson Hole Preview; FirstClose's Ramiro Castro on Lending Efficiencies; No Joy Homebuilding
8.18.25 ARM and a Leg; NFTYDoor's Mark Schacknies on HELOCs; Fed Symposium
8.15.25 Catchy Slogans; Total Expert's Joe Welu on Agentic Assistants; Retail Sales Data
8.14.25 Number Riddles; Regal Point Capital's Vijay Marolia on Blockchain; Wholesale Inflation Up
8.13.25 ARM Demand; HomeLight’s Sumant Sridharan on Realtor Tech; CPI Reaction
8.12.25 Caring for Borrowers; ICE's Matt Dowd on Borrower Decisions; Tame CPI Hallelujah
8.11.25 Western Secondary Preview; Better.com's Kevin Ryan on Financial Results; Fed Pricing
8.8.25 The Week That Was; Ardley's Nathan Den Herder and Taylor Potter with Portfolio Analysis; Down With Volatility
8.7.25 Around Mortgage; BeSmartee's Tim Nguyen on Configurability; Tariffs Into Effect
8.6.25 Statistical Adjustments; Riley Howard on Rate Shopping; Loan Origination Volume
8.5.25 Statistical Services; MBA's Laura Escobar on Chair Duties; Sentiment Swaying
8.4.25 Payroll Fallout; Longbridge Financial's Chris Mayer on HELOCs; Evolving Sentiment
8.1.25 Trade Extensions and Highlights; Foundation Mortgage's Marc Halpern on Builders; Payrolls Miss
7.31.25 Fed Dissent; nCino's Tyler Prows on Borrower Experience; Income and Spending
7.30.25 Fannie Earnings; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Flooding; Fed Decision Day
7.29.25 Trading Trade Deals; RatePlug's Jeff and Brad Springer on Home Search; Auction Supply
7.28.25 Seasonal Technicals; ABA's Rod Alba on Disparate Impact; All Quiet on the Western Front
7.25.25 FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums; MBA's Bob Broeksmit on Action Items; Housing Slipping
7.24.25 Pioneer Day; MCM's Denis Kelly on HELOC Lending; Rateapalooza
7.23.25 Warren and Pulte; restb.ai's Tony Pistilli on Property Intelligence; Round Trip Rates
7.22.25 Mixed Bag of Data; EPM's Phil Mancuso on Winning Business; Scant Headlines
7.21.25 Winning Business; ABL's Kevin Rodman on Hard Money Lending; Fedlines
7.18.25 LoanDepot Litigation; Loan Risk Advisor's Raymond Snytsheuvel on Fair Lending; Data Narrative
7.17.25 Agency Vantage; Garrett, McAuley & Co.’s Joe Garrett on LO Comp; Robust Retail Sales
7.16.25 Consumer Data Value; Curinos' Ken Flaherty and Richard Martin on Data Insights; CPI to PPI
7.15.25 Prepayment Speeds; Ocrolus' Rebecca Seward on Underwriting Efficiencies; June CPI Report
7.14.25 Public Originators; AHMC's Matthew VanFossen on Recruiter Practices; Calendar Update
7.11.25 Trending Lock Data; Josh Silver on the Community Reinvestment Act; Rates in a Range
7.10.25 FEMA and Tax Deductions; Pennymac's Kim Nichols on Third-Party Originations; Range Bound Bonds
7.9.25 Affordability Conundrum; EPM's Eddy Perez on Lessons in Leadership; Tariff Conjecture
7.8.25 Market Sentiment; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on CFPB Funding; Light Data
7.7.25 Texas Flooding; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Verifications; Treasury Supply
7.3.25 Donald and Jerome; Optimal Blue's Jeff McCarty on Hedging; Payrolls Strong Surprise
7.2.25 Baltimore Appraisal Fraud; Halcyon's Kirk Donaldson on Origination Costs; Construction Spending Decline
7.1.25 Budget Deficits; Bank United's Chris Huang on Bank Partnerships; Pressure The Fed
6.30.25 State Regulators; Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Blockchain; Condensed Week
6.27.25 Buy Now Pay Later; Covius' Pete Pannes on Title; Fed Dependence Dollar Decline
6.26.25 GSIB Capital Rule; Optimal Blue's Sara Holtz on Mortgage Marketing; Jam-Packed Data Calendar
6.25.25 Oil Price Seesaw; Polunsky Beitel Green's Marty Green on Conservatorship Exit; Treasury Demand
6.24.25 Fed Cut Chatter; Marvin Chang on AI in Mortgage; Range Bound Rates
6.23.25 Origination Statistics; Argyle's John Hardesty on Verifications; Flight To Quality?
6.20.25 Cyber Verification; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Catastrophe Modeling; No Rate Movement
6.18.25 Fed Decision Day; A&D Mortgage's Rich Hoffmann on Corporate Culture; Flight to Safety
6.17.25 Inventory Mismatch; SALT Lending's Shawn Owen on Digital Assets in Mortgage; Risk On or Risk Off?
6.16.25 Borrower Approval Rates; TRUE's Steve Butler on Background AI; Headlines Without Movement
6.13.25 Originator to U.S. Open; Cardinal Financial's Brian Hurd on Attainable Homeownership; Israel and Iran
6.12.25 Trade-Related Uncertainty; Jeremy Potter and Brian Levy on the GSEs; PPI Follows CPI
6.11.25 Foreclosure Figures; Flyhomes Dan Richards on Buy Before You Sell; Consumer Price Index Release
6.10.25 Metro Specific Home Prices; LoanLogics’ Roby Robertson on Non QM; Global Investor Headlines
6.9.25 GSE News Cycle; First American's Odeta Kushi on Housing Economics; Rate Cut Odds Drop
6.6.25 Deal or No Deal; Jake Perkins on Chrisman Marketplace; Payrolls Friday
6.5.25 Insurer Trends; Rob Chrisman on GSE Mixed Messages; Economic Predictions
6.4.25 Housing Inventory Metrics; Partners Credit's Tracey King on Credit Costs; Free Wells Fargo
6.3.25 Conferenced Out; Cotality's Molly Boesel on Single Family Rentals; Trump's Trade War Continues
6.2.25 GSE Uncertainty and Rates; CHLA's Scott Olson on Credit Costs; Economic Calendar Preview
5.30.25 No Good Data For Mortgage; Attorney Brian Levy on GSE and Federal Reserve Intersection; Trump and Powell Speak
5.29.25 M&A Latest; Closed Title's Kaylin Edwards on Escrow and Titles; Shaky U.S. Government Debt
5.28.25 Fannie and Freddie Chatter; HomeLight's Nick Friedman on Creative Programs; MBS Supply and Demand
5.27.25 Federal Agency Shakeup; Bill Dallas on the Modern Mortgage; Budget Reconciliation
5.23.25 Fannie and Freddie Privatization; ALTA's Elizabeth Blosser on Fraud Prevention; Existing Home Sales Dip
5.22.25 Sell U.S. Trade; Finance of America’s Ashley Smith and Ryan Schmidt on Reverse Mortgages; Treasury Activity Tidbits
5.21.25 Narrative Control; Optimal Blue's Mike Vough on Secondary Innovation; Investor Expectations
5.20.25 Secondary Thoughts; BOK's Chris Maloney on Capital Markets; Volatile Open
5.19.25 U.S. Credit Downgrade; Xactus' Greg Holmes on Intelligent Verification; Mixed Economic Messages
5.16.25 Pre-Manhattan Calm; Kind's Delfino Aguilar on Growing Business; Mortgage Rate Direction
5.15.25 Around Mortgage in 60 Seconds; TRUE's Steve Butler on AI Agents; Heavy Economic Slate
5.14.25 M&A Activity; Hometap’s Josh Gaffney on Home Equity Investments; Inflation Expectations
5.13.25 Second Home Market; Servbank's Luke Jensen on Servicing Technology; Consumer Prices Ease
5.12.25 Housing Regulations; Cotality's Selma Hepp on Spring Home Buying Season; Tariffs Versus Data
5.9.25 Property Tax Increases; Paul Gigliotti and Jeremy Potter From Mortgage Innovators; Fed Rhetoric
5.8.25 Mortgage Innovators Dispatch; Aidium's Spencer Dusebout on AI Agents; Prepayment Speeds
5.7.25 Incentivicing Borrowers; Bob Simpson on Anti-Money Laundering; Actual Fed Decision Day
5.6.25 Dollar Deterioration; Vesta's Mike Yu on Tech Adoption; Fed Meeting Underway
5.5.25 Hispanic Homeownership; TD Bank’s Scott Lindner on Educating Borrowers; Federal Reserve Expectations
5.2.25 Federal Funding Apparatus; Realfinity's Kipper Bush on Embedded Finance; Payrolls Friday
5.1.25 May Day Economy; CreditXpert’s Mike Darne on Qualifying Borrowers; Freddie Earnings
4.30.25 Fannie Earnings; LendingTree's Matt Schulz on Migration Patterns; Wait and See Patterns
4.29.25 Primary Versus Secondary Markets; American Pacific's Audrey Boissoneau on Origination; Treasury Supply
4.28.25 Rumor Mill; TrAined's Mark Cunningham on Tech Evolution; Fed Independence
4.25.25 CFPB Staffing; Friday Harbor’s Theo Ellis and Jesse Collins on Startup Life; New Normal Volatility
4.24.25 M&A Update; nCino's Casey Williams on Efficiency; Trump Bows to Bond Markets
4.23.25 Flight to Quality; dataQollab's Adam Quinones on Trading Uncertainty; Mr. Cooper Debt Markets
4.22.25 Truth Social Versus Truth Government; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on Product Expansion; Fed Laundry List
4.21.25 Trump Versus Powell; Planet Home's Mike Dubeck on Leadership; Upcoming Economic Releases
4.17.25 Industry Tidbits; Luxury Mortgage's David Adamo on Non-QM; Desensitized Bond Markets
4.16.25 Fed Activity Play; Economist Elliot Eisenberg on Tariffs; Preliminary Prepayment Prerogative
4.15.25 Economics, Regulation, and Spec Pools; BeSmartee's Tim Nguyen on Automation; Sentiment and Bank Earnings
4.14.25 Building Costs and Mergers; TrustEngine's Dave Savage on Curiosity; Girding Capital Markets Loins
4.11.25 Fannie Firings Explained; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on Warehouse Lending; Inflation Figures Versus Tariffs
4.10.25 Industry Tidbit Whirlwind; Figure's Anthony Stratis on HELOC Lending; Bond Volatility
4.9.25 Inventory Tidbits; Rob Chrisman on Tariffs; Trump Whims
4.8.25 Tariff GDP Impact; Truework's Ryan Sandler on Automation; Rate Cut Odds Up
4.7.25 CFPB Shrink Impact; PBG's Marty Green on Fed Moves; Sentiment and Rates Sliding
4.4.25 MBA Advocacy Peek; NAF Cash's Miguel Villegas on Product Evolution; Payrolls Friday
4.3.25 Recapture Strategies; Scottie Campbell and Jim Black on Product Evolution; Liberation Day Reaction
4.2.25 Rising Bond Prices; Rate’s Sergio Murer on Mortgage and Life; Tariff Day
4.1.25 Credit Union Exemptions; Cotality's George Gallagher on Disaster Maps; Tariffs Incoming
3.31.25 Rocket Acquires Mr. Cooper; NerdWallet's Liz Renter on First Time Homebuyers; Tariffs Incoming
3.28.25 Tax Legislation Priorities; Bank of Tennessee's Tammie Gravlee on Leadership; Fed-Favorite PCE
3.27.25 FHA Mortgagee Letter; ICE's Richard Lombardi on Data Importance; Program Changes and Rates
3.26.25 Special Purpose Credit Programs; Servbank's JoAnne Gonzalez on Servicing; Consumer Sentiment Drop
3.25.25 Industry Chatter; TRUE's Steve Butler on Borrower Experience; Sentiment Fluctuations
3.24.25 Real Estate Commissions; Johnson Kendall Johnson Insurance’s Alexandra Bretschneider on Cybersecurity; Soft Versus Hard Data
3.21.25 Washington Whirlwind; FICO's Devin Norales on 10 T Adoption; Who Owns Securities
3.20.25 Fed Stands Pat; Simple Lending Financial's Janine Cascio on Entrepreneurship; Western Alliance Data Breach
3.19.25 FHFA Appointments; nCino's Jay Arneja on Core Mortgage Systems; Fed Decision Day
3.18.25 Fannie Condos; Experian's Ken Tromer and Ted Wentzel on Verifications; Busy Calendar
3.17.25 Origination File Profitability; CMG's Sharon Barney on Women's History Month; Fed Week
3.14.25 MBA on Conservatorship; Milo's Josip Rupena on Crypto Lending; Rate Direction
3.13.25 Lending Lawsuits; TRAiNED's Jonathan Freed on AI Adoption; PPI Follows CPI
3.12.25 Lending and Politics; TransUnion's Satyan Merchant on Data and Analytics; CPI Inflation
3.11.25 Recession Fears; Mesa’s Maya Velasquez on Mortgage Evolution; Data Data Data
3.10.25 Rocket Buys Redfin; AMC Encore's Jordan Chapman on the Appraisal Space; Economic Cracks Widening
3.7.25 Stagflation Concerns; LoneStar Signing's Jackie Spillman on Mentorship; Payrolls Don't Disappoint
3.6.25 Origination Activity; Marr Labs Dave Grannan on AI Voice Agents; Labor Market Indicators
3.5.25 Washington D.C. Happenings; BeSmartee's Tim Nguyen on Automation; Tariff Reaction
3.4.25 Economic Growth Questions; HomeVision's Vincent Chu on AI Optimization; Rates on the Decline
3.3.25 Ginnie Mae MBS Issuance; Floify's Sofia Rossato on POS Customer Experience; Packed Calendar
2.28.25 Prices on the Up; PMSI's Dan Thompson and Rhonda Gallion on Narrow AI; PCE as Expected
2.27.25 Generative AI; HomeLight's Nick Friedman on Originator Sentiment; New Home Sales Fall
2.26.25 Home Buyer Sentiment; Curinos' Ken Flaherty on Home Equity Lending; Where Will Rates Go
2.25.25 Builder Sentiment; Sagent's Omer Farooque and Perry Hilzendeger on Servicing; Economic Worry
2.24.25 Fannie and Freddie Future; Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on Home Equity Lending; Home Affordability Woes
2.21.25 Monetary Versus Fiscal Policy; Atlas' Michael Hills on Spring Home Buying; Rate Dip
2.20.25 Inflation Finger Pointing; nCino's Sean Desmond on Origination Efficiencies; Treasury Bevy
2.19.25 Makes You Go Huh; Part II Rocket's Bill Emerson on Origination; MBA Apps Down
2.18.25 Rate Direction; Rocket's Bill Emerson on Leadership; Post-Inflation Sentiment
2.14.25 Potential HMDA Demise; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Catastrophes; Powell Critics Unite
2.13.25 Jerome and Donald; Accunet's David Wickert on Family; Inflation Up Up Up
2.12.25 Trump Administration Whirlwhind; Brian Hale on Fannie and Freddie; CPI Report
2.11.25 TMBA Chatter; Logan Finance's Nick Pabarcus on Non-QM; Trump Tariffs
2.10.25 CFPB RIP; Lender Price's Dawar Alimi on Innovation; Quarterly Refunding Movement
2.7.25 Application Data; MBA's Marcia Davies on Advocacy; Employment Rosy
2.6.25 CFPB Turnover; Experian's David Fay and Joy Mina on Qualifications; Steady Rates
2.5.25 CFPB Latest; Optimal Blue's Erin Wester on Product Innovation; Mortgage Apps
2.4.25 Predictions and Eulogies; Outamation's Devang Kamdar on Data; Tariffs and Trade Wars
2.3.25 Tariff Alerts; Mike Russell on Foreclosures; What to Watch
1.31.25 Lending in Maryland; CloudVirga’s Jessica Evett on Consumer Satisfaction;
1.30.25 IMB Wrap; Depth's Kerri Milam on Relationships; Fed Stays Put
1.29.25 Government in Lending; TidalWave's Diane Yu on AI Automation; Rate Expectations
1.28.25 1000th Episode; Peter Idziak on Trump Executive Orders; Month-End Supply
1.27.25 Live From Austin; CoreLogic's George Gallagher on LA Fires; Full Trading Week
1.24.25 Preparing For IMB; HomeLight's John Boyles on Capital Markets Products; Rates Give Slightly
1.23.25 Rates Stuck; Angel Oak's Tom Hutchens on Non-QM; Jobless Claim Trends
1.22.25 Builder Discounts; Lender Toolkit’s Joe Sorbello and VanDyk Mortgage’s Lindsey Kuhnle on Tech Implementation; Mortgage Applications Unchanged
1.21.25 Trump Administration; EquityProtect's Jon Dovidio on Title Fraud; Short Economic Calendar
1.17.25 Movers and Shakers; RAMS Vik Kasparian on Mortgage Asset Sales; Uncertainty in Rates
1.16.25 Sticky Inflation; Polly's Adam Carmel on Tech Innovation; Packed Economic Calendar
1.15.25 M&A and Fines; Calque's Michael Bremer and Ruoff's Clint Morgan on Buy Before You Sell; CPI as Expected
1.14.25 Higher For Longer; Rob Chrisman on Grindset; Inflation Readings
1.13.25 Rate Cut Readjustment; Polunsky Beitel Green's Tye McWhorter on Fed Shakeup; Labor Market Doing Just Fine
1.10.25 LA Fires and FEMA; Attorney Brian Levy on CFPB Director Chopra; Prepayment Speeds Reflect Supply and Demand
1.9.25 Work From Where; Homeowner Suzy Alvarez on Rate Shopping; MBS Coupon Demand
1.8.25 Yields Going Up; Onity Group's Walter Mullen on Subservicing; Labor Market Indicators
1.7.25 Home Improvements and CFPB Credit; BOK's Chris Maloney on Mortgage Economics; Repricing the Fed
1.6.25 Realtor Business; Freedom Mortgage's Stan Middleman on Leadership; First Full Week of 2025
1.3.25 What 2025 Has in Store; A&D Mortgage's Victor Kuznetsov on Non QM; Lackluster Construction Spending
1.2.25 Profitability Check; The Big POS' Matthew VanFossen on Mortgage Automation Technologies; Cash Session Primer
12.31.24 Household Demographics; Rate’s Connie Lindsay on Consumer Experience; Pending Home Sales Up
12.30.24 Insurance Payouts; Nectar's Derrick Barker on Home Building; Snoozing Capital Markets
12.27.24 Primer on Tariffs; Spring EQ's Reno Heine on Home Equity Lending; Rates Go Up
12.26.24 Tiny Homes to Malls; Realfinity's Luca Dalhausen on NAR Settlement; Bond Supply and Demand
12.24.24 CFPB and Rocket; TD Bank's Jon Giles on Home Equity; Who's Locking Anyway
12.23.24 Dodd Frank Potential Changes; Gallus Insights' Augie Del Rio on Data; 'Twas the Week of Christmas
12.20.24 Potential Government Shutdown; HomeLight's Rich Haddad on Realtor Outlook; Home Sales and PCE
12.19.24 Mortgage Performance; Visio Lending's Jeff Ball on DSCR; A Hawkish Fed
12.18.24 Change as a Constant; Marvin Chang on Product Management; Fed Decision Day
12.17.24 U.S. Population Growth; Joe Garrett on Profitability; The Fed, The Fed, The Fed
12.16.24 Credit Changes; Fairway Independent's Steve Jacobson on Leadership; Bond Yield Bias
12.13.24 Mortgage Organization Membership; Treefort Technologies Jay Krushell and iProov’s Joe Palmer on Biometric Fraud Defense; Where Have Rates Gone
12.12.24 Bank Consolidation; Bundle's Courtney Dec and Carissa Orozco on Title and Settlement; PPI Goes Up
12.11.24 Lender Volume Rankings; Xactus' Shelley Leonard on the Modern Mortgage; Consumer Price Index Data
12.10.24 Neutral Fed Funds; MIAC Analytics' Dan Libby on MSR Hedging; Steady as She Goes
12.9.24 Trigger Lead Update; Optimal Blue's Jim Glennon on Market Chatter; Central Bank Calculus
12.6.24 Nonadmitted Insurance; Richey May's Michael Nouguier on Cybersecurity; Payrolls In-line
12.5.24 To Cut or Not to Cut; Rate's Ben Cohen on Winning Volume; Prepayment Expectations
12.4.24 Government Deficit; Chris Whalen on Secondary Happenings; To Cut or Not to Cut
12.3.24 True Home Buying Costs; UHM and WithLove's Tay Scheibe on #GivingTuesday; Foreign and Domestic Attention
12.2.24 Fancy Homes; Rate's Shant Banosian on Orgination; Payrolls Follow Consumer Data
11.29.24 Fertility Rates; Neena Vlamis, Lance Reese, and Chris Anderson on Data Integrity; Early Close
11.27.24 Borrower Psychology; Socotra Capital's Chris Baumann on Hard Money Lending; Housing Data Overload
11.26.24 MBA Origination Forecast; Truework's Ethan Winchell on Tech Waterfalls; Treasury Secretary Nomination
11.25.24 Homeowner Equity Use Cases; Polunsky Beitel Green’s Marty Green on the Fed; Yield Curve Flattening
11.22.24 Short Versus Long Realities; MGIC's Liz Keuler on Originator Trends; Stronger Existing Home Sales
11.21.24 Elon Musk and Mortgages; CoreLogic's Terri Davis on Customer Retention; Geopolitics Versus Treasury Auctions
11.20.24 Political Rate Setting; Diverse Mortgage Services' Chuck and CJ Sanders on Diversity; Builders Feeling Optimistic
11.19.24 Climate Pricing; CrossCountry Mortgage’s Matt Weaver on Origination; Economy or Fed
11.18.24 Industry Chatter; First Street's Matthew Eby and Amanda Johnson on Climate Risk Modeling; Prepayment Speed by Coupon
11.15.24 MBA Quarterly Performance; Castor Financial's Brooks Champagne on Blended Income Qualification; PPI and Prepayment Speeds
11.14.24 Administration Budget Deficits; CMG Financial's AJ George on M&A; Producer Prices
11.13.24 Where Are Rates Headed; Experian’s Joy Mina and Ivan Ahmed on Navigating the Market; Dollar Rolls and CPI
11.12.24 Lock Extension Cost Explainer; Floify's Jason Mapes on Point of Sale; Bond Price Beating
11.8.24 Around the Mortgage World; Prajna AI's Ramesh Sarukkai on the Future of Mortgage; Fed Cuts as Expected
11.7.24 Administration Expectations; Champions Funding's Evan Stone on Non-QM; Turning to the Fed
11.6.24 Election Mortgage Update; Eric Rotner and Chandra Srivastava on Housing Inventory; Trump Trade Reinvigorated
11.5.24 Election Day; TidalWave's Diane Yu on Artificial Intelligence; Orders and Auctions
11.4.24 Industry Tidbits; Rob Chrisman on Conference Season; Risk Event Central
11.1.24 Pumpkin Polemic; Insellerate's Josh Friend on Customer Experience; Mid Payrolls
10.31.24 Fed Crystal Ball; DelphX’s Patrick Wood on Credit Rating Markets; Volatility For Traders
10.30.24 Quotes From Annual; FundingShield's Adam Chaudhary on Wire and Title Fraud; Where Are Rates Going
10.29.24 Chatter From Denver; Joe Uzee on Flood Insurance; More Selling in the Capital Markets
10.28.24 Denver Kickoff; Truv's Kirill Klokov on Customer Happiness; Upcoming Risk Events
10.25.24 All Things Annual; Rob Chrisman on...MBA Annual; Mixed Home Sale Messages
10.24.24 Upcoming Fed Moves; LodeStar's Jim Paolino on Vendor Pricing and Home Buying; Economic Storytelling
10.23.24 Sell Sell Sell; Jake Perkins on the Chrisman Commentary; October Prepayment Speeds
10.22.24 Fed Urges Patience; nCino's Ben Miller on Artificial Intelligence; Sell Sell Sell
10.21.24 Small Home Retailers; Wilqo's Rob Katz on 2025 Preparation; Alive and Well Consumers
10.18.24 FHA and VA News; Brian Vieaux on Outsourcing; Steady as She Goes
10.17.24 Make Money to Spend Money; Tavant's Sundeep Mathur on AI Productivity; European Central Bank Rate Cut
10.16.24 Fairway Independent Settlement; Aidium's Spencer Dusebout on Tech Investment; Supply Not Flourishing
10.15.24 Halfbacks; AHMC's Matthew VanFossen on Enterprise Decisions; Mixed Data Narrative
10.11.24 Origination Data; Figure's Michael Tannenbaum on HELOC Lending; PPI Follows CPI
10.10.24 Competitive Rental Markets; Ashley Jelinek on Home Equity Trends; CPI Upside Surprise
10.9.24 Stop Monetary Easing; LoanCare's Tim O'Bryant on Servicing; Agency MBS Supply
10.8.24 No Landing Scenario; Usherpa's Chris Harrington on Relationship Management; Looking Ahead to Inflation
10.7.24 Strong Economy; Megan Anderson on Career Advice; Post Payrolls Calendar
10.4.24 Uncertainty Abounds; Anna DeSimone on Hidden Biases; Robust Payrolls
10.3.24 Agency Guidelines; Nectar's Derrick Baker on Housing Supply; Dock Strikes
10.2.24 Employment Over Inflation; Clever's Jaime Seale on Realtors; Labor Market Data
10.1.24 ACUMA Conference Chatter; Fannie Mae's Doug Duncan and Mark Palim on Economist Things; Fed Rate Course
9.30.24 Disaster Fallout; Andy Duane on Basel III; Rates Down, Apps Up
9.27.24 Refinance Candidates; CNET Money’s Katherine Watt on Rate Pessimism; Data Over Speculation
9.26.24 Origination Forecasts; Silk Title's Marc Trachtenberg on Title Technology; Capital Markets Wrap
9.25.24 Forward Guidance; Jaime Kosofsky on Electronic Title; Data Over Rhetoric
9.24.24 Dang Those Long-Term Rates; Panorama's Hector Amendola on Latino Borrowing; Geopolitical Ratchet
9.23.24 Purchase Market Pickup; ALTA’s Chris Morton on Title Waiver Pilot; Fed Moving On
9.20.24 Insurance Cancellations; Rob Chrisman on Fed Moves; International Central Bank Action
9.19.24 50 BPS It Is; Visio Lending's Jeff Ball on Rental Lending; Treasury Gets Busy
9.18.24 Fees Versus Rates; Richey May's Pat Nester on SOC Audits; Fed Decision Day
9.17.24 Lower Rate Relief; Kamyar Rezaie's Real Estate Agent Perspective; Housing Data Galore
9.16.24 Loan Limit Independence; Glenn Stearns on Life in Mortgage; FOMC Look Ahead
9.13.24 Conference Hallway Topics; Candor's Ed Kourany on Industry Right-sizing; Boeing Strike Impact
9.12.24 New Wholesale Product; LodeStar's Alayna Gardner, AMP on Content Marketing; Producer Prices
9.11.24 Lightening Rates; Mace Innovations Chris Mace on Change Management; CPI Day
9.10.24 New Loan Programs; Nation One Mortgage’s Phil Crescenzo, Jr. on Election Outcomes; Spread Narrowing
9.9.24 Election Impacts; Polly's Marcus Lam on Mortgage Concerns; Early Payoff Warning
9.6.24 Loan Commissions; Stavvy's Angel Hernandez on Electronic Documents; Payrolls Friday
9.5.24 Active Listings; Gallus Insights' Augie Del Rio on Entrepreneurship; Labor Market Indicators
9.4.24 The CFPB is Watching; Realtor Jason Walter and Originator Jim Black on Building Your Business; Rates Down Means House Prices Up
9.3.24 Insurance Premiums; Short Solutions' Liz Short on Tech Integrations; Rate Seesaw
8.30.24 Home Sales Declining; Lawn Love’s Kimberly Magerl on Rent Prices; Fed Favorite PCE
8.29.24 Cyber Attacks and Yield Curve Slope; A&D Mortgage’s Alexander Suslov on Capital Markets; GDP Revised Upward
8.28.24 Dedication to Mortgage; EarnUp’s Manish Garg on AI; Yield Curve Steepening
8.27.24 Middle East Impact on Bonds; Curinos' Rich Martin on Home Lending Data; Advanced Indicators
8.26.24 Maturing Commercial Loans; Rate’s Ryan Ogata on Reverse Lending; Upcoming Economic Releases
8.23.24 Home Equity Debt; Imperial Fund's Jared Neale on Mortgage-Backed Securities; Powell in Jackson Hole
8.22.24 Noncompete, CFPB Penalty, Profitability; Steve Richman on Public Speaking; September Cut Certainty
8.21.24 LO Compensation Guidelines; Argyle’s John Hardesty on Verifications; Mortgage Applications Down
8.20.24 Best Execution; MBA's Sasha Hewlett on Cap Markets Prerogatives; Forecasts Suggest Quiet
8.19.24 Western Secondary Preview; Broker First Funding's Carla Meyers on Marketing; Recession Fears Waning
8.16.24 Strength of the U.S. Consumer; Realfinity's Luca Dahlhausen on Dual Licensing; Housing Starts and Building Permits
8.15.24 No News is Good News; Duke University's Marvin Chang on Product Development; Data for Digestion
8.14.24 Inflation Under Control; MBA's Mike Fratantoni on Economic Modeling; Yields Like Soft Landings
8.13.24 Bookending Lending; California MBA’s Susan Milazzo on the Western Secondary; Latest Inflation Hints
8.12.24 Political Influence on Rates; Mortgage Advisors Tools' Steven Cooley on Tech Advancements
8.9.24 Fed Eight Ball; TPO Go's Phil DeFronzo on Renovation Lending; U.S. Employment Picture
8.8.24 Treasury Demand; PHH Mortgage's Sean Marr on Correspondent Lending; Employment Picture
8.7.24 Insurance Premiums; Chris Whalen on Risk Based Capital Requirements; Cooler Heads Prevail
8.6.24 Stock Market Isn't the Economy; H&M Mortgage's John Hudson on Wholesale; Rising Volatility
8.5.24 Early Pay Offs; Private Eyes' Sandra James on Verifications; Supply, Supply, Supply
8.2.24 NAR Settlement Latest; Zilker Media's Nichole Williamson on Bank Branding; Payrolls Down Rates Down
8.1.24 Dove or Hawk; Optimal Blue's Joe Tyrrell on Industry Tech and Leadership; Job Cuts
7.31.24 Reward Compliance; A and N Mortgage’s Neena Vlamis on Leadership; Fed Decision Day
7.30.24 Mortgage-Ready Renters; TD Bank's Scott Lindner on Home Buyer Sentiment; Yield Curve Returning to Normalcy
7.29.24 Agency Book of Business; Malik Wilkes on Credit Unions; Market Moving Potential
7.26.24 GDP's Macro Contribution; NJ Lenders' Steve Grossman on Sales Growth; Fed Favorite PCE
7.25.24 Presidential Chaos; AXIS' Michael Simmons on Appraisal Evolution; U.S. Economic Growth
7.24.24 Existing Homes; Better's Chad Smith on LO Comp; Advanced Indicators
7.23.24 End of Trump Trade; LoanCare's David Vida on Servicing; Fed's Preferred
7.22.24 Biden's Market Impact; InterLinc's Erin Dee on Running Operations; A Slowing U.S. Economy
7.19.24 Controlling Inflation; Figure's Jackie Frommer on Home Equity; Chinese Bond Divestment
7.18.24 Trigger Lead Legislation; Blue Sage's Carmine Cacciavillani on Mortgage Software; ECB Steady
7.17.24 Housing Direction; Barry Sturner and Richard Horn on CFPB v. Townstone; Waiting on the Fed
7.16.24 Rent Cap Rebuttal; Brian Gibson and Chandra Srivastava on Buy-before-you-sell; Trump Trade
7.15.24 CFPB v. Townstone; PHH's Taylor Adams on Correspondent Lending; Price Index Fallout
7.12.24 Homeowner Sentiment; Tim Braheem on Mortgage Coaching; High Producer Prices
7.11.24 CFPB Proposed Rule Making; Subodha Kumar on Smart Homes; Latest Consumer Price Index
7.10.24 Know Your Borrowers; Peter Idziak on the Chevron Doctrine; No Crystal Balls
7.9.24 Quarterly Performance Data; nCino's Casey Williams on Efficiency; Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony
7.8.24 Location Housing Stats; Candor's Mark Hinshaw on AI; Economic Calendar Update
7.5.24 Funded Mortgage Volume; Realtor Clint Jordan on NAR Settlement; Nobody Locking
7.3.24 Independence Day Population; Atlas Real Estate’s Tony Julianelle on the SFR Market; Powell and Halloween
7.2.24 FICO Info; FirstClose’s Tedd Smith on Home Equity; Political Cap Markets
7.1.24 Housing Situationships; Bundle's Courtney and Frank Dec on Attorney Documents; Bond Bounce Back
6.28.24 Tappable Home Equity; Tyler Osby on Providing Value to Realtors; Fed's Preferred CPE
6.27.24 Geographic Growth; American Pacific’s Bill Lowman on Leadership; Sluggish Home Sales
6.26.24 Freddie Mac Second Mortgage Pilot; Blue Sage's Carmine Cacciavillani on Enterprise Software; Cap Markets Doldrums
6.25.24 Mortgage Company Profitability; FinLocker's Brian Vieaux on Financial Literacy; Fed Induced Volatility
6.24.24 Home Insurance Costs; Move Concierge's Sajag Patel and Gabe Abshire on Home Setup; Economic Roundup
6.21.24 MBA Hawaii Conference Chatter; FundingShield’s Adam Chaudhary on Fraud; Housing Inventory Challenges
6.20.24 Don't Mess with CFPB; Quontic's James Hooper on Innovative Products; U.S. Economy in Decline
6.18.24 Household Composition; Brian Levy on Junk Fees; Fed Speakers Galore
6.17.24 Advocacy Benefits; Lender Price's Paul Orlando on Technology; Fed's Pencil and Eraser
6.14.24 Manufactured Affordable Housing; Loan Atlas' Craig Strent on Referral Business; Bond Support
6.13.24 Securitization Market; Richey May's Michael Nouguier on Cybersecurity; Fed on Track
6.12.24 Conforming Mortgage Market; Zavvie's Maya Velasquez on Bridge Loans; CPI Stays Same
6.11.24 Florida Insurance and Growth; NEXA Mortgage's Mike Kortas on Brokers; Quiet Ahead of CPI and Fed
6.10.24 Great Reshuffling; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Catastrophe Modeling; Central Bank Timing
6.7.24 Cyclical Lending; Steven Rappoport on Home Equity Lending; Payrolls Friday
6.6.24 Event Chatter; PCV Murcor’s Marc Tatarcuk on Appraisal Management; Rally, Rally
6.5.24 CFPB Registry; Visio Lending's Jeff Ball on DSCR; Risk-off Sentiment
6.4.24 HELOC Securitizations; Richard Grieser and Taylor Stork on Vendor Costs; Failing Shape of Yield Curve
6.3.24 Energy Source Pricing; Carrington's Steven Winokur on non-QM; Higher for Longer
5.31.24 Latest Mortgage Merger; Tim Braheem on Realtor Partnerships; Recession Be Gone
5.30.24 Regulatory Knots; Angel Oak's Tom Hutchens on Niche Products; GDP Says What
5.29.24 California Dreamin'; AFR's Robert Pieklo on Industry Evolution; Consumers are Confident
5.28.24 Global News; Prudent AI's Paul Gigliotti on One-Click Approvals; Rates Move Around
5.24.24 Hikes or Cuts; Joe Dombrowski on Millennial Home Buying; Early Close Memorial Day
5.23.24 HELOC Mania; Experian's Jamie Norris and Ken Tromer on Business Expenses; Dropping Volatility
5.22.24 Modeling Catastrophe Risk; Figure Technology Solution's Michael Tannenbaum on HELOCs; Mortgage Apps Up
5.21.24 Chatter from NYC; MBA NJ's Matt VanFossen on the Annual Conference; Traders Away From Desks
5.20.24 Live From New York; Jay Beitel on the Supreme Court and CFPB; Moving Inflation Target
5.17.24 CFPB Funding; Tim Braheem on Working Your Database; Fed Says "Read My Lips"
5.16.24 Strategic Mergers; Jay Voorhees and Robbie Chrisman on Innovation; Lots of Digestible Data
5.15.24 Big Flagstar News; LoanCare's Kevin Cooke and Eric Seabrook on Servicing; Consumer Price Index
5.14.24 Central Park and Funded Volume; Mitchell Sandler's Daniella Casseres on Disparate Impact; Latest PPI Figures
5.13.24 Manatees and Mortgages; Vesta's Mike Yu on Technological Innovation; Upcoming Inflation Reports
5.10.24 Funded Volume Stats; Brian Vieaux and Kyle Draper on Next Generation Origination; Global Outlook
5.9.24 Equity Trading Pace; Joe Ziebert on FICO Mortgage; Slow Times for Traders
5.8.24 Taylor Swift's Cat; Matic's Ben Madick on Insurance Solutions; Snoozer in Capital Markets
5.7.24 Sweet Home Alabama; MBA's Joel Kan Interview; Peak Rates?
5.6.24 NEXA Lawsuit; JVM Lending's Jay Vorhees on Retail Management; Rates Tread Water
5.3.24 Shifting Products and Data; Josh Mettle on Changes of the Proposed NAR Settlement; Less Job Creation
5.2.24 FOMC On Hold; Peter Idziak on Non Compete Ruling; Labor Market Indicators
5.1.24 Regional Homebuilding; Christy Beck and Skye Laudari on Affordability Challenges and Solutions; Fed Decision Day
4.30.24 Sinking Cities; Jeremy Potter on American Dreams; Looming Market Movement
4.29.24 Looking Ahead in Mortgage; Latest M&A; Steady in Capital Markets
4.26.24 More UWM Headlines; Automated AI Laws; Sticky Rates
4.25.24 Home Buyer Gender Gap; Sterling Point Advisors Jeff Juliane and Brett Ludden on M&A; GDP Shows Slowing Economy
4.24.24 24/7 Trading; Calque's Michael Bremer and Peter Kallodaychsak on Realtor-Originator Interactions; Cautious Kudos for The Fed
4.23.24 Locked In Rates; Ally Carty on Young People in Mortgage; Geopolitical Economics
4.22.24 Investor Attitudes; Guaranteed Rate's Victor Ciardelli on Success; Credit Conditions Improving
4.19.24 Fed Messaging; Rob Chrisman Interview; More Affordability Metrics
4.18.24 Loan Production Expenses; Optimal Blue's Mike Vough on Margin Management; Cracks in Labor Market
4.17.24 Global Uncertainty Selloff; Interview with Former CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger; Housing Starts Not Helping Affordability
4.16.24 Climate Disclosure Rule; Experian's Joy Mina on Verifications; Rates Bounce
4.15.24 Inflation Narrative; Canopy's Josh Neumarker on Originator Conversations; Economic Calendar
4.12.24 Homes Build Wealth; MCT's Phil Rasori on Capital Markets; 10-Year Rising
4.11.24 Bye Bye Rate Cut Odds; PHH Mortgage's Chris Sabbe on Subservicing; Inflation Reaction
4.10.24 UWM Update; BOK's Chris Maloney on Capital Markets; CPI Spikes Bond Yields
4.9.24 Real Estate Commissions; CrossCountry's Nicole Perrone on Expanding Production; Don't Bet on Rate Cuts
4.8.24 Originations Data; Figure Technology Solutions' Jackie Frommer on Disruption; Steady as the Fed Goes
4.5.24 The Lock-In Effect; Miranda Marquit on Millennial Moving Patterns; Latest Payrolls
4.4.24 Funded Mortgage Volume; Lereta's John Walsh on Escrow Accounts; Labor Market Indicators
4.3.24 UWM Hunterbrook Scandal; Interview with MBA President Bob Broeksmit; A Tale of Supply and Demand
4.2.24 How Time Flies; Loan Vision's Paul Loftus on Accounting Technology; Rates Hit 2024 Highs
4.1.24 Reward for Change; Bonzo's Jason Perkins on CRMs; Upsides of Poor Affordability
3.29.24 U.S. Economy Just Fine; wemlo's Chelsea Balak on Processing; Fed Preferred PCE
3.28.24 Conference Chatter; AmeriCatalyst's Toni Moss on Leadership Summit; Content Mortgage Rates
3.27.24 HMDA Data; Excerpts From Mortgages With Millennials; Mortgage Applications Decline
3.26.24 Debt Load of Higher Rates; Stavvy's Shane Hartzler on Servicer Challenges; Global Bank Decisions
3.25.24 Homeowners Insurance Costs; Rob Chrisman on Q1; Fed Does Not Set Rates
3.22.24 Closing Fees; Roundtable Discussion From ICE Vegas; Rates Are Sticky
3.21.24 Parting With Servicing; Marty Green on the NAR Settlement; Fed Stands Pat
3.20.24 Life Beyond Mortgage; Visio Lending's Jeff Ball on Term Rentals; Fed Decision Day
3.19.24 The "Lock-in" Effect; Experian's Joy Mina on Income and Employment Verification; Still All About the Fed
3.18.24 Vegas and Realtors; Gateway First Bank’s Steven Plaisance on Executive Thinking, Increasing Housing Supply
3.15.24 Dynamic Pricing; NerdWallet's Elizabeth Renter on Housing Data; Fed Stickiness
3.14.24 Fun With Numbers; Vijay Marolia on Affordable Housing; Reaction to Sticky Inflation
3.13.24 Fannie Repurchase Update; Brett Brumley and Mike McAuley on Automation; CPI Slightly Hot
3.12.24 Moving Woes; Lender Price's Dawar Alimi on Seamless Integrations; CPI Runs Hot
3.11.24 Millennials in Homes; Jay Beitel on Cantero v. Bank of America; More Inflation Prints
3.8.24 State of the Union; STRATMOR's Jim Cameron on Mortgage Hierarchy of Needs; Fixed Income Market Narrative
3.7.24 March Madness; LendingTree's Jacob Channel on Renting Versus Buying; Chair Powell on Capitol Hill
3.6.24 Making Money; ALTA’s Chris Morton on Unregulated Title Insurance; Applications on the Rise
3.5.24 Strength in Numbers; Richey May's Tyler House on Data Integrity; Credit Scoring News
3.4.24 Conference Chatter; Rutledge Claims Management’s Aubrey Gilmore on Insurance Claims; Supply and Demand Reminders
3.1.24 U.S. Bank Population; Nerdwallet's Kate Wood on Home Supply and Affordability; Soft Landing Incoming
2.29.24 Rocket's Exit; nCino's Tyler Prows on Digital Transformation; Bull Steepener
2.28.24 Property Taxes by State; SoFi's Liz Young on Treasury Auctions; Home Listing Statistics
2.27.24 TMBA Chatter From Houston; Attorney Peter Idziak on Treasury Proposed Rule; Home Sales and Rates Fluctuate
2.26.24 Rate Levels; Yardsworth’s Matt Lucido on Tappable Equity; Fed Acceptance
2.23.24 Home Sales and Rates; Verisk’s Kingsley Greenland on Servicing Climate Risk; The Economy's Alright
2.22.24 Tequila and Mortgages; PRMG's Kevin Peranio and Truv's Richard Grieser on Verifications; Selling Bonds
2.21.24 Significant Others; Sagent's Uday Devalla and Perry Hilzendeger on Servicing Technology; Applications Falling
2.20.24 Mortgage Scams; Interview with Rice Park Capital Management's Chris Bixby and Candor's Mark Hinshaw; Inventory Shortage Continues
2.16.24 TILA's LO Comp Rule; Figure's Anthony Stratis on HELOCs; Producer Prices
2.15.24 Available Home Equity; Stavvy's Angel Hernandez on Loss Mitigation; Capital Markets Seesaw
2.14.24 Interest Rate Risk; PHH's Sabrina Dean-Bass on Subservicing; No Magic Inflation
2.13.24 Accepting the Fed; Lender Toolkit's Madison Kelly and AMS' Andrew Hicks on AI Underwriting; CPI Inflation
2.12.24 Servicing Lawsuits; Jeremy Potter and Marvin Chang on Homeowner Tools; Inflation Under Control?
2.9.24 Rate Range; Brian Levy and Robbie Chrisman on Life; Realtors on Home Prices
2.8.24 Reps and Warranties; Ally Home's Glenn Brunker on the Housing Market; Quiet Capital Markets
2.7.24 Cutting to Prosperity; Vesta's Mike Yu on LOS Technology; Applications Showing Life
2.6.24 Consumer Savings; Curinos' John Sayre on HELOCs and Seconds; A Cat's Loyalty
2.5.24 Bank Earnings; Curinos' John Sayre on Q4 Trends; Payroll Takeaways
2.2.24 WFH Productivity; Robbie Chrisman on Life Outside Mortgage; Strong Payrolls
2.1.24 Rate Stabilization; Jeremy Foster and Nikki James on Calque's Trade-In Mortgage; Fed Holds
1.31.24 CFPB Goals; Katie Sweeney on Brokers; Macroeconomic Trends
1.30.24 Insurance Costs; Polly's Troy Coggiola on His New Role; Geopolitical Tensions
1.29.24 Origination Metrics; Truv's Richard Grieser on Verification; Personal Consumption
1.26.24 In the Money; Fannie, Freddie, Ginnie History; The Economy's Alright
1.25.24 Servicing Retention; Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions' Tom Hutchens on Market Outlook; Rates are a Global Village
1.24.24 So Long NOLA; Deephaven's Tom Davis on Non-QM; Composition of Mortgage Apps
1.23.24 Atlantic Bay and Mexican Gulf; LoanCare's Eric Seabrook on Consumer Digital; Economic Spending
1.22.24 IMB New Orleans; Mortgage-Backed Securities Primer; Fed Doing Right
1.19.24 Falling Mortgage Rates; Interview with Polunsky Beitel Green's Marty Green; Middle East Flight to Quality
1.18.24 Remembering Dave Stevens; Quantitative Tightening Calculus; U.S. Economic Growth
1.17.24 Home Prices; nCino's Pam Faulkner on Change Management; Mortgage Application Activity
1.16.24 Extending Rate Locks; Recruiter Brianna King on Standing Out as a Candidate; Inflation Last Week
1.12.24 Mortgage Lead Providers; Ginnie Mae Issuance; Sticky Inflation
1.11.24 Federal Reserve Control; Capital Markets Bonuses; Latest Consumer Price Index
1.10.24 CFPB Civil Penalty Inflation; Mini-Refunding Movement; Bond Market Snoozer
1.9.24 NAR Leadership and Zillow Lawsuits; Truework's Ryan Sandler on Consumer Data Costs; Recent Economic Narrative
1.8.24 Fed Securities Portfolio; Richard Traub on Commercial Real Estate; Reaction to Payrolls
1.5.24 HMDA Reporters; Cost to Hedge; December's Robust Payrolls
1.4.24 Don't Predict Rates; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on Industry Forecasts; Hawkish FOMC Minutes
1.3.24 Builder Trends; STRATMOR Group’s Mike Seminari on Customer Experience; Bond Markets Ahead of the Fed
1.2.24 Banking Landscape; Rob Chrisman on 2024; Yield Seesaw
12.29.23 M&A Reasoning; My Life Outside of Mortgage; 10-Year Goes Nowhere
12.28.23 Retirement Withdrawals; Attorney Brian Levy on NAR; Strong Treasuries Demand
12.27.23 Originator Figures; Gallus Insights' Augie Del Rio on Data; House Prices Across the Nation
12.26.23 Cybersecurity; Candor's Tom Showalter on AI Underwriting; Economic Data
12.22.23 Cybersecurity Incident; 10-Year Falling; Happy Holidays
12.21.23 Lending's Winter Solstice; Hometap's Dan Burnett on Home Equity; More Housing Metrics
12.20.23 Industry Insights; Brent Emler and Katie Pastor Trinidad on AI Underwriting; Housing Starts Booming
12.19.23 Dovish Pivot; Interview With Arch MI's Carl Tyree; Housing Data
12.18.23 Fair Lending; Secure Insight's Andrew Liput on Fraud; Renegotiations in Focus
12.15.23 Minority Lending; Richey May's Nathan Lee on Profitability; Green Screens for MBS
12.14.23 M&A News; Xactus' Greg Holmes and Shelley Leonard on Advancing the Modern Mortgage; Federal Reserve Takeaways
12.13.23 U.S. Inflation in November; Interview with Argyle's Brian Geary; FOMC Decision Day
12.12.23 Consumer Alerts; Clear Capital’s Kenon Chen on the Housing Market; FOMC Meeting Expectations
12.11.23 Regulatory Framework; Change's Jeff Seabold on Navigating Uncertain Markets; Payrolls Takeaways
12.8.23 Origination Data; nCino's Ben Miller on Data and Profitability; November Payrolls
12.7.23 Customer Satisfaction; United One’s Sean Higgins on Vendor Solutions; More Labor Market Indicators
12.6.23 Early Payoff Primer; CoreLogic's Selma Hepp on the Home Price Index; Federal Reserve Messaging
12.5.23 Grow in '24; Mayer Brown LLP's Holly Spencer Bunting on RESPA; Shifting Fed Sentiment
12.4.23 CFPB Complaints; Elliot Eisenberg on the Economy; Fighting the Fed
12.1.23 Price Increases; Don't Ignore Compliance; Rate Improvements
11.30.23 Inverted Yield Curve; Lender Price's Dustin McClelland on Pricing Technology; Higher Rates Slowing Economy
11.29.23 Conforming Loan Limits; Argyle's John Hardesty on NFM Lending Case Study; A Dovish Fed
11.28.23 Conforming Loan Limits; MCT's Andrew Rhodes on Pricing Transparency; Home Sales and Housing
11.27.23 Secret Shopping; Agencies' Disaster Assistance; Economic Calendar Wrap
11.24.23 Short and Sweet: Animal Charities; Expected Versus Actual Inflation
11.22.23 Airplane Mode; M&A Activity with the STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham; Rates Data Dependency
11.21.23 The First Thanksgiving, Early Pay Off Penalties; FOMC Minutes
11.20.23 Home Equity; Sticky Inflation; Quiet Economic Calendar
11.17.23 Equity in Homes; Calque's Chandra Srivastava on Mortgage Marketing; Economic Activity and Spending
11.16.23 Company Balance Sheets; Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report; The Economy Don’t Stop
11.15.23 Citizens Exits Wholesale; LoanCare's Eric Seabrook on the Servicing Market; Strong Reaction to CPI
11.14.23 Credit Cost Changes; Peter Idziak on Rates and the NAR Lawsuit; CPI Unchanged
11.13.23 Loan Officer Survey; Loanspark’s Michael Barnett on Commercial Real Estate; Credit Trends
11.10.23 Trends in Lending; Megan Sinclair on Millennial Home Buying; Don't Fight the Fed
11.9.23 Borrower Retention; Polunsky Beitel Green’s Marty Green on the Fed; Time for Refinances?
11.8.23 Fair Lending; Argyle's John Hardesty on Integrations; Inflation Targeting
11.7.23 Mortgages in Texas; Jay Arneja on the nCino Mortgage Suite; Slowing Economy?
11.6.23 Data Breach Costs; Why Rates Have Dropped; What to Look Forward to This Week
11.3.23 NAR CEO Resigns; Commercial Real Estate Hurting; October Payrolls
11.2.23 Saving Money; Freddie Mac's Quarterly Results; Fed Lack of Decision
11.1.23 NAR Court Verdict; Kristin Messerli and Sean Herrero on Millennial Home Buying; Fed Decision Day
10.31.23 Company Consolidation; Richey May's Seth Sprague on Advisory Services; Fannie Mae Earnings
10.30.23 Mortgage Company Bonus Recalls; Canopy Mortgage's Jeff Reeves on Origination Efficiencies; Capital Markets Strong Like Bull
10.27.23 Profitability Versus Market Share; Rob Chrisman on Commentary Editing; Fed's Preferred PCE
10.26.23 RESPA Chatter; Selene Finance's John Vella on P&L; Home Sales
10.25.23 NAR Lawsuit; Visio's Jeff Ball on DSCR Lending; What's the Fed to Do
10.24.23 LO Basics; Part Two of Chris Wiley on AI; A Rare Rally
10.23.23 Keeping Rates in Perspective; TechMor's Chris Wiley on AI; Economic Data Ahead
10.20.23 Passing Costs to Borrowers; nCino's Ben Miller on the Digital Mortgage Suite; More Housing Data
10.19.23 Man Versus Machine; Candor's Tom Booker on AI Underwriting; More Housing Data
10.18.23 Cost of Credit Reports; Think Mortgage's Anthony Focca on Originations; Strong Retail Sales
10.17.23 Chatter From Philly; Interview with Better's Vishal Garg and Kevin Ryan; Israel Conflict and Rates
10.16.23 Notes From Philadelphia; Fairway Independent's Steve Jacobson on Industry Rumors; Precursor to the Fed
10.13.23 MBA Annual Preview; Jay Beitel on the Supreme Court and CFPB; Inflation Moving Rates
10.12.23 Spooky Volumes; NotaryCam’s Suzanne Singer on Remote Online Notarization; Inflation is Back Up
10.11.23 Loan Production Expenses; Servbank’s Johnny Spagnola on Customer Experience; Geopolitics Helping the Fed
10.10.23 Vacant Housing; Curinos’ John Sayre on Key Data; Rates Take a Breather
10.6.23 Conforming Loan Limits; Ally Home's Glenn Brunker on Affordability; September Payrolls +336k
10.5.23 Originator Tips; Fairway Independent's Adam Levitt on Renovation Loans; More Employment Data
10.4.23 M&A and Personnel Moves; TRUE's Bob Noble on AI; Who is Buying MBS?
10.3.23 High Interest Rates; Rob Chrisman on Capital Markets; Economic Data
10.2.23 Government Shutdown Averted; Keyspire’s Michael Sarracini on Home Affordability; Medium Landing
9.29.23 Zoom Tips; LoanSense's Catalina Kaiyoorawongs on Student Loan Repayments; Get Me to Lower Rates
9.28.23 CFPB Report; Fidelity National Financial's Chuck Cain on Attorney Opinion Letters; Gross Domestic Product
9.27.23 GSE News; Verisk's Kingsley Greenland on Flood Insurance; Mortgage Applications Down
9.26.23 Potential Government Shutdown; Servbank’s Bryan Crofford on Finding the Right People; Rates Treading Water
9.25.23 Offshoring Operations; Nationwide Processing's Guru Amrit Khalsa on Reducing Costs; America's National Debt
9.22.23 Reasons for Moving; Mayer Brown's Lauren Pryor on M&A; Weakness in Bonds
9.21.23 Housing Supply; Planet's James DePalma on Asset Management; Fed Holds Rates
9.20.23 U.S. Median Home Prices; Ben Cottingham on First Time Home Buying; Fed (Lack of) Decision Day
9.19.23 Automation Advances; Calque's Jeremy Foster on Innovative Mortgage Products; Fed Calculus
9.18.23 U.S. Homeownership Rates; Ben Pettit and Greg Korn from NEMBC; Capital Markets Unknowns
9.15.23 CFPB Fines; SimpleNexus' Lori Brewer on Tech Advancements; Wholesale Inflation
9.14.23 MBA Funded Volume; Jim Black on a Unified Housing Industry; Inflation Takeaways
9.13.23 Auto Market Caps; Blend's Nima Ghamsari on Borrower Experience; Latest Inflation Figures
9.12.23 Housing Inventory; Servbank's Linda Case on High Quality Servicing Standards; Looking Ahead to Inflation
9.11.23 Insurance Company Withdrawals; J.D. Power's Craig Martin on the U.S. Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study; Uncertainty in Capital Markets
9.8.23 Funded Mortgage Volume; LoanCare's Kevin Cooke on Fresh Servicing Offerings; Freddie Says Rates Down
9.7.23 International Investment in U.S. Homes; Marty Green on a Hawkish Fed; Beige Book of Contacts
9.6.23 Insurance Premiums; MAXEX's Henry Broeksmit on Mortgage Industry Youth; Applications Fall Again
9.5.23 Award Season; Flagstar's Jason Lee on the Capital Markets Environment; Soft Landing Scenario
9.1.23 Krispy Kreme Mortgage; Canopy Mortgage's Tim Davis on His New Role; Payrolls to the Fed's Liking
8.31.23 Affordable Housing; Black Knight's Andy Walden and John Holbrook on Tappable Equity; Consecutive Rallies
8.30.23 Credit Update; Voxtur Analytics' Stacy Mestayer on Attorney Opinion Letters; Home Prices
8.29.23 Housing Supply Check; Servbank's Anthony Forsberg on Default and Loss Mitigation; Economic Data Narrative
8.28.23 Available Housing Inventory; Black Knight's Conrad Ficca and Richard Lombardi on Climate Risk; Fed's Data Dependency
8.25.23 Invisible Credit Files; PHH Mortgage's Chris Sabbe on Subservicing; Wary Eyes on the Fed
8.24.23 Better Goes Public; Markets Look Ahead to Powell; New Home Sales
8.23.23 Work Environment Changes; Brokered Out Compensation; Mortgage Applications Down
8.22.23 Western Secondary Updates; Title Insurance Alternatives; S&P Downgrade
8.21.23 Southern California Weather; Arrive Home's Matt Pettit on Affordable Housing; Rate Movement
8.18.23 Western Secondary Preview; MBA Quarterly Report; Capital Markets Update
8.17.23 Mortgage Demand; Kristin Messerli on Next Generation Home Ownership; Data Dependent Fed
8.16.23 MBS Supply; Richey May's Seth Sprague on Retain Versus Release; China's Troubling Economy
8.15.23 Technology Update; Servbank's Sherri Higuera on Servicing; Fed Minutes Look Ahead
8.14.23 Inflation Readings; Rob Chrisman on the Western Secondary; Capital Markets Look Ahead
8.11.23 Moderating Inflation; Equifax's Joel Rickman on HELOCs; Producer Prices
8.10.23 Corporate Earnings; SimpleNexus' Jay Arneja on eClose; July Consumer Price Index
8.9.23 Third-party Verification Services; AIME Group's Katie Sweeney on Helping Brokers; Thank China for Falling Rates
8.8.23 Industry Headlines; BOK's Chris Maloney on Capital Markets; Rates on the Rise
8.7.23 Overcapacity and Overhead; STRATMOR's Brett McCracken on Secret Shopping; Rates to Open the Week
8.4.23 Fitch Downgrade Follow Up; Ally Home's Glenn Brunker on Affordability; July Nonfarm Payrolls
8.3.23 Portable Loans; Fairway Independent's Guy Schwartz with Producer Advice; Fitch Ratings
8.2.23 Volatility in the Markets; Andy Duane on Capital Rule Plans; Labor Market Indicators
8.1.23 Deal Premiums; LoanCare's Rodney Moss on Subservicing; Investor Sentiment
7.31.23 Commercial Real Estate Space; CHLA's Scott Olson on the Seven Consumer Rights; Fed's CPE
7.28.23 Printed Homes; Marty Green on the Fed; Further Fed Rate Hike Reaction
7.27.23 Producer Compensation; ReadyPrice’s Rick Soukoulis on Broker Business; Federal Reserve Rate Hike
7.26.23 Fed Decision Day; Adam Quinones and Matt Graham on the Fed and Bond Performance; House Prices Up or Down
7.25.23 Homeownership Rates; FundingShield's Ike Suri on Wire and Title Fraud; Fed in the Spotlight
7.24.23 Insurance in Florida; Chris Whalen on Capital Markets; Bond Reactions Last Week
7.21.23 Leading Economic Indicators; TD Bank's Scott Lindner on First Time Homebuyers; Existing Home Sales
7.20.23 Growing Metro Areas; NAR's Jessica Lautz on Housing Supply; It's a Builder's World
7.19.23 Company Acquisitions; Seth Sprague and James Brody on Repurchases; Risk-on Sentiment
7.18.23 Rent-to-Income Across America; MBA's Justin Wiseman on Regulatory Issues; Volatility Subsiding
7.17.23 Death of an Icon; Converting Office Space; Richey May's Nathan Lee on Fixed Versus Variable Costs
7.14.23 Fed Victory Lap; Ailsa Falck on Speech Improvements; Big Bank Earnings
7.13.23 Interest Rate Predictions; James Hedvall on Rate Movement; Wholesale Inflation
7.12.23 Bank of America Fine; Rob Chrisman on Historical Comparisons; CPI Inflation Data
7.11.23 Fed Chatter; Flagstar's Jeff Neufeld on Warehouse Lending; Incoming Inflation Gauges
7.10.23 Student Loan Forgiveness and Inflation; Stavvy's Kosta Ligris on Remote Online Notarization; Reaction to Weaker Payrolls
7.7.23 Inflation Around the World; Michele Kryczkowski on Business Development; June Employment Data
7.6.23 Homeownership Desires; Jeremy Potter on Cash Flow Underwriting; Federal Reserve Disagreements
7.5.23 Ginnie Ticket FAQs; Gallus' Augie Del Rio on Leveraging Data Analytics; Normalizing Higher Rates
7.3.23 False Claims Act Violations and Return of EverBank; Black Knight's Frank Poiesz on Streamlining Originations; Strong Data Driving Rates
6.30.23 Recession Indicators; ALTA's Steve Gottheim on Fannie Mae Title Insurance; Gasoline Decreasing Inflation
6.29.23 Cost of a Hedge; Optimal Blue's Erin Wester on Product and Pricing Engines; Banking Crisis Averted
6.28.23 Recession Expectations; Visio Lending's Jeff Ball on DSCR Lending; Shift Toward New Homes
6.27.23 Bond Pricing; CHLA and Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation’s Matt VanFossen on Industry Issues; Economic Calendar
6.26.23 Bank and Credit Union Performance; Black Knight's Frank Poiesz on the Current Regulatory Environment; Housing Driving the Economy
6.23.23 Aging Population; MCT's Andrew Rhodes on Assignment of Trade (AOT); Existing Home Sales
6.22.23 Lender Moves; Optifunder's Carmel York on Warehouse Lending; Humphrey-Hawkins
6.21.23 Summer Solstice; Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP’s Bonnie Hochman Rothell on Lender Legal Considerations; Housing Surge
6.20.23 Demographics and Employment; MCT's Andrew Rhodes on Loan Sale Automation; Fed Versus Inflation
6.19.23 No Bank Account, No Problem; Jeremy Potter on Industry Innovation; Inflation Ebbs Lower
6.16.23 Further Reaction to the Fed Pause; CoreLogic's Thom Malone on the Housing Market; Inflation Across America
6.15.23 Pause Not Stop; 1st Signature Lending’s Matt Bridgman on the Construction-to-Permanent Space; Guest Jokes
6.14.23 Warehouse Lending Primer; SimpleNexus' Ben Miller on Mobile Transformation; Fed and Inflation
6.13.23 Rent Versus Buy; Black Knight’s Frank Poiesz on Safe AI Adoption; Consumer Price Index Inflation
6.12.23 Borrower Equity; Change Wholesale's Bill Durham on Cycle Time and Customer Experience; Fed Meeting Week
6.9.23 Ginnie, FHA, VA, and USDA Notes; Recession Worries
6.8.23 Interest Rate Sensitivity; Ally Home's Glenn Brunker on Housing Market Corrections; Pre-Fed Doldrums
6.7.23 AM Radio; Milo's Josip Rupena on Young Home Ownership; Quiet Bond Markets
6.6.23 Data Breaches; Technotree’s Matt Sanchez on the evolution of AI; Pause or Skip for the Fed
6.5.23 Counteracting AI; American Land Title Association's Elizabeth Blosser on NTRAPS; Reaction to May Payrolls
6.2.23 National Donut Day; nCino's Ali Maquet and Brett Dooies on Digital Transformation for Financial Institutions; U.S. Payrolls Report
6.1.23 LOs Adding Value; Lenders One's Justin Demola on Alliance Benefits; Economic Activity
5.31.23 Active Home Listings; Verisk’s Kingsley Greenland on Catastrophe Risk Stress Testing; House Prices Up
5.30.23 Rate Cuts Incoming?; Flagstar Bank's John Gibson on TPO; Debt Ceiling Drama In Rearview
5.26.23 Industry Issues; Polunsky Beitel Green's Stacey Maisano on Women in Mortgage Banking; Economy Slowing But Rates Up
5.25.23 Takeaways from Secondary; Aidium’s Spencer Dusebout on CRM Differentiators; Inflation Odds Return
5.24.23 Closing Remarks from Secondary; FHFA Director Thompson on LLPA; Black Knight's Frank Poiesz on AI and Regulators
5.23.23 Notes From Manhattan; Black Knight's Frank Poiesz on Automation Versus AI; Debt Ceiling Latest
5.22.23 Live From Manhattan; Lender Price's Paul Orlando on Investing in Technology; U.S. Economy Slowing
5.19.23 Mortgage Rate Buydowns; Built Technologies' Riley Thomas on Commercial Real Estate; U.S. Debt Ceiling Theater
5.18.23 National Debt; Stavvy’s Kosta Ligris on Remote Online Notarization; Housing Data
5.17.23 Homebuilder Sentiment; Richey May's Nathan Lee on Benchmarking and Data Analytics; Mortgage Rates Up
5.16.23 National Versus Regional Markets; Polunsky Beitel Green's Peter Idziak on FHFA's LLPA Rescission; Listening to the Fed
5.15.23 Trader Talk on MBS Volume; Argyle’s John Hardesty on Real-Time Payroll and Employment Verification Technology
5.12.23 Quarterly Earnings; Tavant's Hassan Rashid on Digital Lending; Inflation Moderation
5.11.23 Debt to Income LLPA Rescinded; FundingShield's Adam Chaudhary on Wire and Title Fraud (Part Two); Inflation is Falling
5.10.23 FHFA LLPA Changes; FundingShield's Adam Chaudhary on Wire and Title Fraud (Part One); Latest Inflation Report
5.9.23 New American Funding's Rick Arvielo on Recent Fed Moves; Regional Bank Rally
5.8.23 Living Arrangements; Marty Green on Recent Federal Reserve Moves; Data, Data, Data for Capital Markets
5.5.23 Funded Mortgage Volume; A Deep Dive on What's Driving Rates; Joke of the Year
5.4.23 What People Earn; Rob Chrisman on Secondary Marketing Basics; The Fed Delivers
5.3.23 Millennial Homeownership; Blend's Nima Ghamsari on Mortgage Origination Evolution; Fed Meeting and Rate Hike
5.2.23 Jumbo Mortgage Originations; Wes Brown on Customer Service and Escrow Accounts; Origination Supply and Demand
5.1.23 Servicing Platform Acquisitions; Moderation of Economic Growth
4.28.23 Economic Projections; News From FHFA; U.S. Economy Slowing
4.27.23 Yield Curve Inversions; California MBA's Susan Milazzo on Advocacy Groups; U.S. Economic Growth
4.26.23 Funded Mortgage Unit Estimates; MGIC's Concepcion Guerrero on the Hispanic Lending Opportunity; Home Sales and House Prices
4.25.23 Federal Reserve Rate Path; MonitorBase’s William LeBaron on Borrower Retention; Treasury Yields and Rates
4.24.23 Financial Stability Oversight; Paul Gigliotti on Mortgage Innovators Conference 2023; Economic Calendar Ahead
4.21.23 Recent Mortgage Performance; Changing Fed Rate Expectations; FDIC MBS Sales
4.20.23 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Breach; Reno Home Group's Justin Rossi on Buying Agents; U.S. Debt Ceiling
4.19.23 Trigger Leads; Candor's Sara Knochel and Ed Kourany on Tech Advencements; MBS Portfolio Sales
4.18.23 First Republic Update; Ginnie Mae Market Share; Housing Starts and Building Permits
4.17.23 Middle Class Income; Argyle's Shmulik Fishman on Employment and Income Verification; U.S. Economy Slowing
4.14.23 Bank Earnings; Evolving Inflation Narrative; Where Does the Fed Go From Here?
4.13.13 Work From Home Figures; FundingShield's Ike Suri on Wire and Title Fraud; Producer Price Inflation Figures
4.12.23 Inverted Yield Curve Explained; SimpleNexus' Jay Arneja on eClose; Latest Inflation Reading
4.11.23 Net Mortgage Production Income; Rob Chrisman on Mortgage Trends; Economic Activity in the U.S.A.
4.10.23 Funded Mortgage Volume; Curinos' John Sayre on Production Trends and Data; Fed Rate Hike Predictions
4.7.23 Housing Supply; March Payrolls; Top Comedy
4.6.23 Cows and Profitability; Regal.io’s Alex Levin on Personalized Contact Campaigns; Softening Economic Data
4.5.23 Silicon Valley Bank Deposits; Milestones' Ashley Terrell on Value Propositions; Fed Gaining Traction
4.4.23 FHFA COVID Deferral Payments; Personetics Jody Bhagat on Automated Customer Savings and Data Personalization; MBS Prices
4.3.23 New York City; ATM Mortgage Advisors' Jeff Tarbell on Being a Broker; Economic Data Says
3.31.23 Rent Versus Buy; Tallulah Le Merle on Common Mortgage Questions; Inverted Treasury Yield Curve
3.30.23 Changes to FDIC Insurance; Equifax's Craig Crabtree on Financially Inclusive Lending; Final Q4 GDP
3.29.23 National Home Listings; SPMB's Ross McLaughlin on Candidate Searches; House Price Indexes
3.28.23 Home Price Ranges; Townstone Financial’s Barry Sturner and Garris Horn LLP’s Richard Horn on the CFPB’s Judicial Failures; More Bank Headlines
3.27.23 Real Estate Commissions and Taxes; LexisNexis Risk Solutions Kevin King on Alternative Credit Data; Recap of Fed Moves
3.24.23 Rate Hike Expectations; Splitero's Michael Gifford on the Housing Market; Fed Speak Resumes
3.23.23 The Rise of Technology; Optimal Blue's Mike Vough on the MSR Market; Why the Fed Chose 25
3.22.23 Banking System and Inflation; Polunsky Beitel Green's Jay Beitel on the CFPB's Upcoming Supreme Court Case; Fed Rate Decision Day
3.21.23 Bank News du Jour; Argyle’s Matt Gomes on Alternative Credit Data; FOMC Meeting Expectations
3.20.23 Credit Suisse and UBS; HOA.com's Brandon Barnum on Real Estate Referrals; Inflation and the Fed Latest
3.17.23 St. Patrick's Day; Bank Failure 101; Treasury Rally Continues
3.16.23 FHFA Delays DTI Pricing; Richey May's Michael Nouguier on Cybersecurity; Bank Failures and MBS Pricing
3.15.23 U.S. Bank Ratings; Interview with Bank of England Mortgage's Quinton Harris; Inflation Worries
3.14.23 Markets Wild Ride; Peter C. Earle on Federal Reserve Decision Making; Pi Day Jokes
3.13.23 Silicon Valley Bank and Bank Runs; RentSpree’s Michael Lucarelli on the Rental Market;
3.10.23 Fed Chair Powell's Warnings; Wholesale Lending; Latest Payrolls Figures
3.9.23 The Federal Reserve's Game of Chicken; Frasco's Michael Famiglietti on the Mortgage Risk Mitigation Space; Labor Market Indicators
3.8.23 Fed Chair Powell Testimony; SimpleNexus' Andria Lightfoot on Crafting a Modern Customer Experience; Mortgage Applications
3.7.23 Iditarod Racers; Change Wholesale’s Ryan Carry on CDFIs and Wholesale Origination; Chair Powell to Capitol Hill
3.6.23 Interest Rate Hopes and Dreams; Guardian Mortgage's Jordan Jarvis on MLO Priorities; Economic Calendar Ahead
3.3.23 Taking Advantage of Treasury Yields; Dovish Fed Speak from Atlanta
3.2.23 Homeowner Equity; MGIC's Vance Edwards on Mortgage Insurance Misconceptions; U.S. Manufacturing Gauges
3.1.23 Trader Recalculations; Built Technologies' Riley Thomas on Construction Project Management; Consumer Confidence Wanes
2.28.23 CFPB Funding Structure; Flagstar's Lee Smith on the Merger with New York Community Bank; Pending and New Home Sales
2.27.23 Creative Equity Products; MPOWER Financing's Sasha Ramani on Ditching Credit Scores; Losing the Inflation Fight
2.24.23 Servicing Portfolios; No Landing for the Economy
2.23.23 FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Cut; Alexandra Nolan on Entrepreneurship; Federal Reserve Minutes
2.22.23 Delinquencies, Foreclosures, and Servicing Rights; Luca Dahlhausen and Mark Mclaughlin on the Interactions Between Brokers, Real Estate Agents, Lenders, and Technology; Mortgage Rates on the Rise
2.21.23 Investor Purchases of U.S. Homes; Ally Home's Brandon Snow on Housing Headwinds; Rates Grind Higher
2.17.23 FEMA and Mortgages; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on Technology Trends; Inflation is Not Behaving
2.16.23 What Recession; Justin Barry of Morris, Manning, and Martin LLP on Housing Supply; Retail Sales Reaction
2.15.23 Industry Exits; Garth Graham on the Mortgage Purchase Market; Inflation Not Falling Fast Enough
2.14.23 Fannie Mae Earnings; DoorLoop's David Bitton on Tech Trends and ChatGPT; Consumer Prices
2.13.23 Valentine's Day Prep; STRATMOR Group's Garth Graham on M&A Activity; Interest Rates on the Rise
2.10.23 Expert Opinions; SimpleNexus' Ben Miller on Borrower Experience; Interest Rate Pressures
2.9.23 Desert Homes; Arrive Home's Tai Christensen on Black History Month; Treasury Auction Results
2.8.23 Mergers and Acquisitions; Rob Chrisman on Mortgage Market Cycles; MBS Hedging Volumes
2.7.23 Wholesaler Beef; Union Home's Bill Cosgrove on Building Culture and Lowering Costs; Fed Says More Rate Hikes
2.6.23 Lots of Jobs; Calculated Hire's Blair Bender on Candidate Recruiting Pitfalls; Economic Calendar Ahead
2.3.23 Fun With Numbers; Further Fed Rate Hike Reaction; U.S. Payrolls Add 500k Jobs in January
2.2.23 Groundhog Day; Homeowner Riley Howard on Refinancing His House Four Times; Fed Rate Hike Reaction
2.1.23 Wage Spirals; Coviance's Omar Jordan on Trends in Home Equity Lending; Fed Rate Hike Day
1.31.23 Milestones' Dustin Gray on Creating Forever Clients; Steady Mortgage Rates
1.30.23 Industry Churn; ZestyAI's Attila Toth on AI Adoption; Fed Week
1.27.23 Early Payoffs; APM and Flagstar News; A Fabled "Soft Landing"
1.26.23 Marketing Service Agreements; Richey May's Mignonne Davis and Seth Sprague on the Servicing Landscape; Q4 GDP
1.25.23 IMB Conference Tidbits; Keller Williams' Scott Agnew on Strategy in Uncertain Times; Federal Reserve Pivot
1.24.23 Future Rate Hikes; Curinos' John Sayre on 2023 Mortgage Industry Trents; Central Bank Portfolio Securities
1.23.23 San Diego IMB Conference; Keller William's Scott Agnew on Leading Through Uncertain Times; Economic Calendar Updates
1.20.23 Premium Pricing; FHFA LLPA Changes; Shift in Fed Comments
1.19.23 Tech Layoffs; Planet Home's Nick Dejesus and Chris Lewis on Retail Branch Management; Rates are Falling
1.18.23 The MBS Basis, Candor's Tom Booker and Tom Showalter on How Every Underwrite is an Anomaly
1.17.23 HELOC Study; Tom Booker and Tom Showalter on Candor's Technology Repurposing; Economic Calendar
1.13.23 Crystal Balls; What Does Ginnie Do; Reaction to "Peak" Inflation
1.12.23 Wells Fargo Fallout; Marty Green on the Fed Disconnect; Latest Inflation Reading
1.11.23 Wells Fargo Exits Correspondent; SimpleNexus' Lori Brewer on APIs and Web 3.0
1.10.23 Natural Disasters and Immigration; Ocrolus' Rebecca Seward on Innovation and Automation in Mortgage
1.9.23 Conference Returns; MIAC's Steve Harris on Broker-Dealers; Reactions to Strong Payrolls
1.6.23 Jumbo Mortgage Loans; Eventual Central Bank Pivots; U.S. December Payrolls
1.5.23 Dollar Reserve Status; UWM Credit Fee; Rob Chrisman on 2023; Labor Market Updates
1.4.23 Thoughts on 2023; CubiCasa's Jeff Allen on Digital Floor Plans; Rates Continue Their Slide
1.3.23 Guild Mortgage's David Battany on Capital Markets Trends; Trading to Open 2023
12.30.22 Stock Trends; CFPB Latest; Snoozer in the Capital Markets
12.29.22 Industry Evolution; Final Rule Update; Jobless Claims
12.28.22 Women in the Workforce; FHA Loan Comp Switch; House Prices
12.27.22 State Growth Rates; Slow Drift Away From Your Desk
12.23.22 Costs to Consumers; a Mortgage Timeline; Why Are You Even at Work Today?
12.22.22 Ally Home's Glen Brunker on the Origination Landscape; Quiet Holiday Trading
12.21.22 Mortgage Musings; Richey May's Nick Ward on Outsourcing; Bond Yields Rising
12.20.22 M&A Rumors; Primer on Credit Reporting Agencies; Rates on the Rise
12.19.22 Holiday Trading; Employment and Inflation; Mortgage Rates
12.16.22 Fannie and Freddie; False Claims Act; Fed Takeaways
12.15.22 Having a Plan; Rob Chrisman on the 2023 Outlook; Inflation is Over
12.14.22 Inflation on the Decline; Evergreen’s Robert Lipston on Hiring in a Downturn; Fed Decision Day
12.13.22 50 or 75 BPS; Ice Mortgage Technology's Chris McEntee on Top of Mind Items for 2023; Latest Inflation Reading
12.12.22 Completed Loan Applications; Citizens Bank's Adam Boyd on HELOCs; Fed Rate Decision Week
12.9.22 Notes From Around the Industry; Inflation is Stubborn
12.8.22 The Holiday Spirit; Ocrolus’ Suzanne Ross on the Evolution of Fraud in the Mortgage Space; Guest Joke
12.7.22 Bond Markets Risk Sentiment; SimpleNexus’ Jay Arneja, NotaryCam’s Brian Webster, and MISMO’s Jonathan Kearns on the Role eClose Plays in Creating a Future-Ready Mortgage Industry
12.6.22 Arrive Home's Tai Christensen on Benefits of Workplace Diversity; U.S. Economic Services
12.5.22 High Balance Conforming Conventional; Candor's Sara Knochel on Loan Quality Services Underwriting; Rates are Quiet
12.2.22 Companies Scaling; Co-issue Primer; How 'Bout Dem Rates
12.1.22 Slowing Fed Hikes; MBA's Marina Walsh on Industry Analysis
11.30.22 Conventional Conforming Shifts; MCT's Jennifer Kennelly on Investor Transparency and Efficiency
11.29.22 Johnny Spagnola of TMS on Servicing Customer Experience; Home Price Indexes
11.28.22 Axel Thibon on Personal Investment and Wellness; FOMC Remarks
11.25.22 Management Focus; Loan Production Expenses; Slowing Rate Hikes
11.23.22 Savings Rates; Attorney Robert Maddox on Mortgage Industry Safety; FOMC Minutes
11.22.22 FHA Insurance Changes; NerdWallet's Holden Lewis on Housing Fundamentals; Turkey Joke
11.21.22 Cost of Borrower Credit; Rice Park's Nick Smith on Happenings in Capital Markets; Notable Economic Data Points
11.18.22 Prediction Risks; CFPB Latest; Federal Reserve Still Driving Rates
11.17.22 Agency Guarantee Fees; Jay Beitel on the Constitutionality of the CFPB; Strong Retail Sales
11.16.22 Housing Inventory; FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium; Tim Wagner and Andrew Haberman on Mortgage Brand Marketing and Helping Job Seekers
11.15.22 Business Arrangements; Andria Lightfoot and Shaun Williams on Executing a Competitive Mortgage Strategy in Today’s Market; Fannie and Freddie Earnings
11.14.22 2023 Housing Outlook; FHFA's Jason Cave on Agency FinTech; Market Psychology Versus Expectations
11.10.22 Timing the Real Estate Market; Optifunder's Mike McFadden on Warehouse Management; Inflation Below Expectations!
11.9.22 Changing of the Seasons; Change Home Mortgage's Alan Lindeke on CDFI's; Peaceful Bond Markets
11.8.22 Climate Change MBS Pricing; The Money Source's Shayna Arrington on Compliance; Election Day
11.7.22 Fed's Next Moves; TD Bank's Jon Giles on HELOC Data and Trends
11.4.22 Equitable Housing Finance Plans; Pricing Future Fed Moves
11.3.22 Buydowns and Adjustable-Rate Programs; Equifax’s Craig Crabtree on How Equifax Interacts With the Mortgage Industry; Takeaways From the Latest Fed Rate Hike
11.2.22 California's Economy; Tom Showalter on Machine Learning; Fed Decision Day
11.1.22 Pumpkin Trivia; Polunsky Beitel Green's Marty Green on Fed Monetary Policy
10.31.22 Halloween Fun; Secure Insight’s Andrew Liput on Fraud Tools; FOMC Decision Week
10.28.22 U.S. Contractor Industry; A Primer on Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
10.27.22 The Business Cycle; Michael Nouguier on Cybersecurity; U.S. Economic Growth
10.26.22 Lender Efficiency; Cottage's Alex Czarnecki on Accessory Dwelling Units; Volley of Housing Market Data
10.25.22 MBA Annual Chatter; TMS’ Bryan Crofford, on Investing in People; Say Goodbye to FHFA Upfront Fees
10.24.22 Constitutionality of the CFPB; Curinos' John Sayre on Latest Mortgage Data; Ginnie Mae Updates Risk Based Capital Rule
10.21.22 Notes Before Nashville; Headed for 5 Percent Overnight Rates?
10.20.22 7 Percent Mortgage Rates; TRUE’s Bob Noble on Artificial Intelligence Latest
10.19.22 Lender Adaptability; Service 1st CEO Curt Knuth and NCS COO Lisa Binkley on VOE Cascades and Income Documentation
10.18.22 The Future; EarnUp’s Mary Apprill on Thriving in a Down Market; 2022's Hottest Couple: the Fed and Inflation
10.17.22 SOFR Versus LIBOR; Mark Walser on Virtual Inspections; Conventional Versus Jumbo Rates
10.14.22 How to Improve Business; Fed Strategy; Fallout from the Latest Inflation Reading
10.13.22 Premium Pricing for Borrowers; TRUE’s Bob Noble on Using AI to Optimize the Lending Lifecycle; Latest CPI
10.12.22 FICO and Mortgages; nCino's Matt Hansen on Innovation in the Mortgage Fintech Space; International Bond Prices
10.11.22 Agricultural Prices; TMS’s Anthony Forsberg on Loss Mitigation; Slack in the U.S. Job Market
10.7.22 Conforming Loan Limits; Why Rates Keep Rising
10.6.2022 Negative Focus; Will the Fed Stick or Twist?
10.5.22 Concerns for Lenders; Sara Knochel and Shane Osborne on Using Technology to Refocus on Quality Control
10.4.22 Don’t Fight the Fed; Domestic Manufacturing, The Tightness of Monetary Policy
10.3.22 Personal Privacy; Quantitative Easing; This Week's Economic Calendar
9.30.22 Agency Policy Changes
9.29.22 MBS price whiplash
9.28.22 MBA Annual Topics; Par Rates for Borrowers
9.27.22 Interest Rates Up; Linda Case of TMS on Servicing Boarding and Escrow; Capital Markets FAQ
9.26.22 MLO Signing Bonuses; Mortgage M&A; Fed Moves Driving Rates
9.23.22 Unclaimed Property; Soft Landing Incoming?
9.22.22 Non-QM and Ginnie Mae Risk-Based Capital; Mignonne Davis and Seth Sprague on the Servicing Landscape; Fed Rate Hike Fallout
9.21.22 Housing Supply; How the Fed Moves Mortgage Rates; Fed Decision Day
9.20.22 Cardi B on Housing; News Driving Rates; Dirty Comedy
9.19.22 Housing Correction; Joseph Allen on CDFI; Fed Meeting This Week
9.16.22 Economic Information for MLOs; GNMA Risk Based Capital Rule; FHA’s Mortgage Insurance Premium
9.15.22 Hope Kills; Jon Rutila on Warehouse Management; Serenity in the Bond Markets
9.14.22 Treasury Yields Up; Lori Brewer and Shane Westra on Ways for Lenders to Improve ROI; CPI Spells More Fed Rate Hikes
9.13.22 Jason Kwasny on Servicing Nirvana; Latest CPI Inflation Reading
9.12.22 Mark Walser on Appraisal Evolution; Fed Hawk Talk Persists
9.9.22 New Lender Products; BofA 0% Down; Latest Fed Chair Remarks
9.8.22 Natural Disasters; Tom Booker on Lender Repurchase Risk
9.7.22 Margin Calls; Rob Chrisman on Mortgage Latest; Rates Keep Rising
9.6.22 Mortgage Culture Changes; CHLA's Scott Olson on Advocacy; Bond Reaction to Unemployment Uptick
9.2.22 Meeting Tardiness Excuses; August Payroll Figures
9.1.22 Student Loan Forgiveness and Credit; Dawar Alimi on Evaluating, Implementing, and Using New Technology
8.31.22 How LOs Help Borrowers; CLARIFIRE CEO Jane Mason on the Servicing Landscape; the Fed Gets Serious
8.30.22 MCT’s Chris Anderson on Centralized Lock Desk Benefits; The Fed Gets Hawkish
8.29.22 Blockchain in Mortgages; Josh Friend of Insellerate on Closing More Loans; Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell
8.26.22 Loan Production Expenses; Lenders Exit the Space; Powell at Jackson Hole
8.25.22 The Fed and the Housing Market; Michael Nouguier on Cybersecurity Considerations for Mortgage Companies
8.24.22 Declining New Home Sales; Houwzer’s Bob Griffith on Using Your 401k to Buy a House
8.23.22 Slowing Home Appreciation; Ryan Roberts on Lead Generation
8.22.22 Economic Forecasting; Rob Chrisman on FHFA/Ginnie Mae's Joint Announcement
8.19.22 Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report; FHA Insured Mortgages; Peace in the Bond Market
8.18.22 FHFA and GNMA Announcement; Megan Sinclair on Millennial Home Buying Trends; Fed Minutes From July
8.17.22 Hard or Soft Landing; Tawab Abawi on the Democratization of the MBS Marketplace
8.16.22 Rob Chrisman on Mortgage Industry Trends; Latest Economic Headwinds
8.15.22 Wells Fargo Scales Back Correspondent; Jim Fraser on Built
8.12.22 Tips for Loan Officers; Wholesale Margins; More Softer Inflation Data
8.11.22 Inflation Takeaways; Change Lending COO Jason Biegel on Securitizations
8.10.22 Wholesale Tidbits; Peter Idziak on Temporary Buydowns; Inflation Begins to Cool?
8.9.22 Industry Cutbacks; Simple Nexus CEO Ben Miller on the Future of Mortgage Technology and Innovation; Latest Inflation Reading
8.8.22 Reaction to Strong Employment; Brian Miller of Planet Home on the Mortgage Banking Recruiting Environment
8.5.22 Maxwell CEO John Paasonen on Millennial and Gen Z Homebuyers; U.S. July Employment
8.4.22 Encapture’s Will Robinson on Machine Learning; A Publicly Hawkish Fed
8.3.22 Seth Sprague on MSR; Fed Pushes Back Against the End of Rate Hikes
8.2.22 Millennial Debt; New Loan Products; Rob Heck on the Current Mortgage Environment
8.1.22 David Lewis on Renovation Lending; Why Rates are Treading Water
7.29.22 Fannie Mae Earnings; Frank Fiore on Mortgage Tech; M&A Advice
7.28.22 Rob Chrisman on Western Secondary Topics; RON Bill Passage; Reaction to the Fed Hike
7.27.22 Scott Haymore on Margin Management and Home Affordability; Fed Decision Day
7.26.22 Mortgage Servicing Rights Values; Fed Meets in Washington D.C.
7.25.22 Western Secondary Chatter; Sara Knochel on Candor Updates; Busy Week in the Bond Market
7.22.22 FHA and GNMA Rumblings; Rate Hikes Around the Globe
7.21.22 Predicting the Future; First ECB Rate Hike Since 2011
7.20.22 Customer Success Tips; Marty Green on Fed Moves
7.19.22 Homebuilder Health; Housing Data
7.18.22 Zachary Kruth on Borrower's Needs; Update on the Fed's "Soft Landing"
7.15.22 Origination Rates and Volumes; Andria Lightfoot on Keeping Clients Happy; 100-BPS Rate Hike Incoming?