Fri, Jun 13 2014, 11:10 AM
We're racing toward the Summer Solstice, with the most daylight in the Northern Hemisphere, but Happy Friday the 13 th
AND a full moon! This combin...
Tue, Jun 10 2014, 10:21 AM
"Action
will be taken to prevent the next disaster as soon as possible after it
has occurred." In an unrelated topic, although in the same paragra...
Mon, Jun 9 2014, 10:26 AM
I
don't know where this topic falls, somewhere between "That's mildly
interesting", and, "So what?" Although I bike a lot, I might fall into
the...
Fri, May 30 2014, 10:49 AM
"I'm
going to retire and live off of my savings. The second day, I have no
idea what I'll do." Quips aside, many Americans have no clue about how ...
Mon, May 19 2014, 10:27 AM
People
here at the Secondary Marketing conference are keenly interested in an
insider's view of what the MBA is focused on, and what is causing a ...
Thu, May 1 2014, 11:24 AM
The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is again proposing a few minor
modifications to its new mortgage rules, suggesting changes designed ...
Thu, Apr 24 2014, 10:20 AM
The mortgage
closing table is the site of considerable pain and confusion for homebuyers, Richard
Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Prot...
Thu, Apr 24 2014, 10:18 AM
It
is "bring your kid to work" day. Some kids are fascinated with how much
others make. They grow up to be underwriters . Others are fascinated
...
Fri, Apr 18 2014, 9:52 AM
Tommy
LaSorda supposedly said, "I found out that it's not good to talk about
my troubles: 80% of the people who hear them don't care and the other...
Fri, Apr 11 2014, 10:12 AM
As they say, "money talks and ---- ---- walks." I don't know who the "they" is in that sentence, but "regulators" are boosting the capital rule fo...
Tue, Apr 8 2014, 9:41 AM
As
the industry watches the personnel turmoil at Utah's Castle & Cooke
Mortgage, here's an interesting promotional twist: a builder's real
estat...
Thu, Apr 3 2014, 9:22 AM
Jeff
O. writes, "When I saw the title 'Ellie Mae's outage' I thought that
perhaps it involved my beloved Beverly Hillbillies star. That would have...
Tue, Apr 1 2014, 9:59 AM
Fed
watchers over the last few years have had many things to study; on
their list of course has been the FOMC's asset purchase program, and
whil...
Fri, Mar 28 2014, 9:13 AM
I
continue to receive questions about the CFPB's stance on kickbacks and
referrals . I usually tell the person to write to the CFPB directly, but...
Fri, Mar 21 2014, 10:48 AM
It
is so sad that America ranks 25th in the world in math. But at least
we're still in the top 10. Speaking of math, the Census Bureau tells us
...
Wed, Mar 19 2014, 9:53 AM
"Well
the midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night,
they'll meet 'neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city
...
Mon, Mar 10 2014, 11:55 AM
Domestic market movers have been in limited supply so far today. Bond markets have paid some attention to tradeflows surrounding big corporate deals...
Mon, Feb 24 2014, 4:52 PM
A Connecticut lender has been fined
$83,000 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for violating Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act (...
Fri, Feb 7 2014, 10:54 AM
"If
you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
This African proverb could apply to bicycle racing, but more importantly
...
Fri, Feb 7 2014, 1:18 PM
The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced it will take the
initial step to improve data collected under the Home Mortgage Disc...
Thu, Jan 30 2014, 10:02 AM
The industry is changing. The first half of 2013 is a distant, fond
memory for residential lenders. Subprime, non-prime - what's the diff? Business...
Mon, Jan 27 2014, 11:29 AM
"Rob, can our investors, vendors, Realtor clients, warehouse banks, and so on, influence our hiring practices?" My kneejerk answer is that in this co...
Mon, Jan 27 2014, 3:38 PM
The number of major chains reporting
breaches of data security since the start of the Christmas holidays continues
to grow with Michaels the latest ...
Thu, Jan 16 2014, 10:42 AM
I just read that last year 4,213,157 people got married. I don’t want
to start any trouble, but shouldn’t that be an even number? While we’re
goss...
Fri, Jan 10 2014, 1:05 PM
A recent article for Fannie Mae's Housing Industry Forum makes the point
that when it comes to the new servicing rules which go into effect today,
...
Wed, Jan 8 2014, 1:51 PM
With the January 10 effective date
closing in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reminding
consumers and lenders of the numerous mat...
Fri, Jan 3 2014, 12:12 PM
As the next step in its "Know Before You Owe"
initiative the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to look at
what goes on at the home p...
Fri, Jan 3 2014, 12:07 PM
Last
Saturday I mentioned a misspelling in a mortgage document ("...MERS holds
leugal title..."). It turns out that it is not a MERS or Fannie iss...
Mon, Dec 30 2013, 9:51 AM
Bloomberg reports Blackstone has purchased 41,000 homes across the US in the past 2 years to become the largest single family landlord in the countr...
Fri, Dec 27 2013, 10:46 AM
Water
water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. A growing number of Realtors
are keenly aware of the increasing concern about water and its
sc...
Fri, Dec 20 2013, 10:44 AM
Borrowers
have saved countless billions by refinancing over the last few years.
But they aren't the only ones saving money: the Treasury Departmen...
Fri, Dec 20 2013, 2:06 PM
One settlement and one enforcement
action have been announced in the last 24 hours and they are going to cost two
financial institutions a lot of m...
Thu, Dec 19 2013, 2:04 PM
With new mortgage regulations due to
be implemented in less than a month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
has released a set of mat...
Wed, Dec 11 2013, 3:08 PM
The
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued its final rule
defining a "Qualified Mortgage" (QM) as required by the Dodd-Frank...
Fri, Dec 6 2013, 10:40 AM
In a speech this week to the Consumer Federation of America Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s Director Richard Cordray said that it is a m...
Fri, Nov 29 2013, 10:01 AM
We
have 28 business days until QM is the law of the land, and even after
this commentary discussed the CFPB’s policy there still seems to be a sm...
Mon, Nov 25 2013, 10:12 AM
The
last survey I took was regarding how happy I was with my long-distance
carrier, and ended with me hanging up right in the middle of the
age-...
Thu, Nov 21 2013, 10:30 AM
CFPB announced its first enforcement action against a payday lender , with $14 million in reimbursements and a $5 million penalty .
33 bus...
Wed, Nov 20 2013, 9:18 AM
Flagstar Bank has spread the word that Flagstar is adding an option for “ VA IRRRL Other Servicer ”
to use AVM rather than an appraisal up to 100% L...
Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:14 AM
Research shows that in seven years, "Gen Y" consumers will represent 40% of the US workforce. Are you ready for them? Are they ready to move out of th...
Wed, Nov 13 2013, 9:52 AM
Aside from not having to wear ties on Fridays, or even collared
shirts for that matter, the boys and girls over at Barclays have
released their 3 ...
Tue, Nov 12 2013, 10:21 AM
Generally speaking, home values are going up, and we receive plenty
of statistics every month slicing and dicing sales and values. The
latest is f...
Fri, Nov 8 2013, 3:46 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency reminded
lenders today of the requirement, starting January 10 , to provide consumers
with a list of homeo...
Mon, Nov 4 2013, 9:36 AM
The industry is hoping for some good news from Nationstar Thursday at 9AM EST, which announced last week that its 3 rd quarter earnings and busines...
Tue, Oct 29 2013, 3:03 PM
It didn't attract a lot of notice at the time, but a speech last Wednesday
by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray ap...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 4:14 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau (CFPB) released a bulletin today in response to requests for further
clarification on three servicing ...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 10:09 AM
"Ladies, if your guy says that he is going to fix something, he means
it. There is no need to remind him every six months." Hopefully the
governme...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 9:37 AM
"All of the talk about lenders 'loosening' their requirements for IRS
transcripts. Lenders should remember that just because an investor or
aggreg...
Mon, Sep 23 2013, 4:17 PM
A national law firm which frequently
analyzes actions either coming from or having an impact on the Consumer
Financial Protection Agency raised ques...
Mon, Sep 16 2013, 10:24 AM
On Friday the 13th the CFPB released the final amendments
to the Loan Officer Compensation, Servicing, QM and HOEPA Rules. The
official release ...
