Archive

Nov. 5, 2007 Mortgage droning: a billion here and a billion there...
Nov. 2, 2007 Mortgages: don't forget to turn your clocks back Sunday morning! Jobs, advertising, and some humor
Nov. 1, 2007 Teleconference information on HR 3915 for originators, and alternatives to 2nd's
Oct. 31, 2007 Halloween mortgages: uh oh, scary u/w, pricing changes, and company changes
Oct. 30, 2007 Was Paul Revere in the mortgage business? Is fallout increasing? And some gal humor.
Oct. 29, 2007 Why let central banks and large money managers have all the fun?
Oct. 26, 2007 With Bank of America exiting wholesale, and CW losing $1.2 billion, what is the next big rumor?
Oct. 25, 2007 Mortgage droning: do you own a shredder?
Oct. 24, 2007 Why be nervous about Option ARM's? Nat City exits correspondent business, and more Diablo news
Oct. 23, 2007 Mortgages: CW to the rescue, and what the heck is a MLEC?
Oct. 22, 2007 Mortgage chatter with the 10-yr Treasury yield down to 4.40%
Oct. 19, 2007 If you want MBS price quotes for free... and another wave of poor industry news
Oct. 18, 2007 Mortgage prices improving, 10-yr down to 4.50%, some industry news, and some humor
Oct. 17, 2007 Conforming loan limits may not increase but at least they're not going down. And some humor
Oct. 16, 2007 Where is the economy heading? And just what is "FHASecure"?
Oct. 15, 2007 Some mortgage numbers to chew on... and oil over $85/barrel & the 10-yr up to 4.71%
Oct. 12, 2007 Who is Hannie Mae? And who says that the economy is slowing?
Oct. 11, 2007 Conforming loan chatter... Citi & Wells changes... and CW's operational results
Oct. 10, 2007 Two interesting forms attached
Oct. 9, 2007 If you're not going to Germany, what difference does the value of the dollar make? And some good news for jumbos
Oct. 8, 2007 Happy Columbus Day - why does an investor pay 101 or 102 for a loan?
Oct. 5, 2007 What is Form 885? And does WAMU need a loan?
Oct. 4, 2007 Mortgage chatter
Oct. 3, 2007 FHA down payment assistance elimination, and more industry-news (some good!)
Oct. 2, 2007 Historical humor, and Indy is showing signs of life
Oct. 1, 2007 Did you broker loans to SCME and bank your income with NetBank? And some hunting humor
Sep. 28, 2007 The last business day of a month that many would rather forget
Sep. 27, 2007 Last week the rate cut, why haven't mortgages improved?
Sep. 26, 2007 How does a "run" on a bank work? And someone is interested in mortgage banking
Sep. 25, 2007 HECM news with the 10-yr yield back down to 4.57%
Sep. 24, 2007 With the 10-yr at 4.66%: a reminder on just how those FNMA/FHLMC loan limits are set
Sep. 20, 2007 Mortgage chatter: two great websites for two very different reasons
Sep. 19, 2007 Talk Like a Pirate Day...at Impac & E*Trade?
Sep. 18, 2007 43 days to Halloween! And a quick briefing on commercial paper
Sep. 17, 2007 One estimate of how many loan reps working for brokers will lose their jobs
Sep. 14, 2007 If you can't make your house payments, will you still buy that big flat screen?
Sep. 12, 2007 Some humor, the 10-yr at 4.35%, and what's up with WAMU?
Sep. 11, 2007 Lower rates and stable guidelines, and CW just can't stay out of the news
Sep. 10, 2007 Industry news and some humor with the 10-yr down to 4.37%
Sep. 7, 2007 Non-farm payroll shock: what if we have low rates but no one qualifies or has any equity?
Sep. 6, 2007 Do you have an ARM tied to LIBOR? Uh oh...
Sep. 5, 2007 What do Countrywide, ComUnity Lending, and SCME have in common?
Sep. 4, 2007 Mortgage news with the 10-yr yield down to 4.51%
Sep. 2, 2007 What is the difference between a recession and a depression?
Aug. 31, 2007 Mortgage chatter: is FHA insurance the answer? And an old joke
Aug. 30, 2007 Mortgages: VA loan limit eliminated
Aug. 29, 2007 Mortgage news (Indy is on a hiring spree), and some humor
Aug. 28, 2007 Tranche - French for "cut" or "slice"
Aug. 27, 2007 With Labor Day in our sight with the 10-yr at 4.61% and some humor
Aug. 24, 2007 Mortgage mumblings
Aug. 23, 2007 What the heck is going on?
Aug. 22, 2007 Mortgages: want to buy a foreclosed-upon house?
Aug. 21, 2007 Greenpoint, #19 in originations last year, is winding down, and a decent joke
Aug. 20, 2007 Monday mortgages: what does First Magnus have in common with Capitol Commerce? More companies in the news, and some humor
Aug. 17, 2007 Mortgage chatter: The Fed cuts the Discount Rate, and Countrywide as a barometer for the industry
Aug. 16, 2007 Mortgages: First Magnus (24th largest lender in '06) is gone, plus the latest Vegas odds on a rate cut
Aug. 15, 2007 Fed Funds class, and Indy & Countrywide in the news
Aug. 14, 2007 Mortgage mumblings, and still more mortgage company news
Aug. 13, 2007 More program changes... and some humor to start the week
Aug. 10, 2007 WAMU institutes severe tightening, BofA weighs in, and many, many more changes
Aug. 9, 2007 Mortgage update: the changes have slowed!
Aug. 8, 2007 More guideline changes, more companies in the news
Aug. 7, 2007 More changes to pricing and programs from investors, more companies gone, the Fed
Aug. 6, 2007 Mortgage muddle: some advice for loan agents
Aug. 3, 2007 With interesting comments from Indymac and some much needed humor
Aug. 2, 2007 The top originators for 2007, and recent guideline changes
Aug. 1, 2007 C-BASS, And Wells Fargo & FNMA moving away from TPO!
Jul. 31, 2007 Lots of mortgage industry news and rumors!
Jul. 30, 2007 Mortgages with the 10-yr at 4.76% and some American Home news
Jul. 27, 2007 Mortgage update with three days left in July
Jul. 26, 2007 Mortgage company stocks...And what's up with mortgage pricing?
Jul. 25, 2007 Mortgage Market Commentary
Jul. 24, 2007 Mortgage Market Commentary
Jul. 23, 2007 Little quiz, and the cost of parking
Jul. 20, 2007 Mortgage commentary with the 10-yr at 5.00%
Jul. 19, 2007 Mortgages: steady as she goes
Jul. 18, 2007 Mortgage update: news on various companies & products, and some humor
Jul. 17, 2007 Mortgages: FHA foreclosure news
Jul. 13, 2007 Mortgages: just what is the "APR"? and a quick joke
Jul. 12, 2007 Mortgages: not much change
Jul. 11, 2007 Mortgages: if the 10-yr is down to 5.03%, why aren't mortgages improving more?
Jul. 10, 2007 Mortgages: several topics, including crafty realtors, and some humor
Jul. 9, 2007 Mortgage news, with the classic mortgage joke
Jul. 6, 2007 Mortgage update, rates are moving up again
Jul. 5, 2007 The definition of "pennies on the dollar", and a future change to FICO scores
Jul. 3, 2007 Mortgage news: focus on builders
Jul. 2, 2007 Mortgages: foreclosure sites, and a decent 'gator joke
Jun. 29, 2007 Mortgage morsels for the last business day of June
Jun. 28, 2007 Mortgages: what is more important, paying your credit card or mortgage? And some aging jokes.
Jun. 27, 2007 Mortgages: "rally in the alley"! And humor in the workplace?
Jun. 26, 2007 Mortgage oration with the 10-yr down to 5.07%
Jun. 25, 2007 Mortgage chatter
Jun. 22, 2007 Mortgage Market
Jun. 21, 2007 Thursdays Thoughts
Jun. 20, 2007 Mortgages with a pretty good lawyer joke
Jun. 19, 2007 Mortgage tidbits: a new name for an old con?
Jun. 18, 2007 Mortgage monotone and some humor to start the week
Jun. 15, 2007 Mortgage cackling, with a little joke
Jun. 14, 2007 Mortgage chatter
Jun. 13, 2007 Mortgages: humor (?), production stats, and will rates ever go down?
Jun. 12, 2007 Mortgage titillations: unfortunately rates continue to creep up
Jun. 11, 2007 Mortgages: are out-of-work originators flocking to reverse mortgages? And some humor
Jun. 8, 2007 Are mortgage bankers going back to being brokers?
Jun. 7, 2007 Did you lock yesterday? And remember that story on piggy-backing credit cards to improve FICO scores?
Jun. 6, 2007 What is the public hearing about ARM loans, and some humor
Jun. 5, 2007 Praying to St. Joseph? And if you don't like a credit score...
Jun. 4, 2007 Mortgages: rates aren't that bad, are they?
Jun. 1, 2007 10-yr up to 4.91%, and how do you spell "Danville"?

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