With the decrease in mortgage originations, Correspondent and Wholesale Lenders are facing the prospect of having to acquire business from new sources. This means bringing in loans from new loan brokers in more areas of the country. That creates the challenge of managing the process of registering, pricing, approving, and closing more loans from a myriad of different lenders throughout…
So What’s With These Rates Anyway?
After the elections, all we heard was that the Fed would most likely raise rates 2 or 3 times in 2017, maybe more. The smart money was that the 10-year treasury would yield about 3% by now. Mortgage rates were going to go up! Not quite, in fact, the 10 year is still below 2.5% and rates ain’t so high.…
Who’s Got Your 6?
In the military, the expression “Got your 6” means that someone on your team is watching your back. The saying originated with US fighter pilots during the First World War, meaning to cover the rear of another’s airplane when in battle. Over time this phrase has come to be used by many when referencing protection of someone’s back side. When…
What’s Next? TRID 3.0 or Maybe TRIDIA
With the TRID 2.0 changes finalized and changes to address the ‘Black Hole’ out for comment, some in Congress are already looking at additional upgrades to the Rule. A Bill sponsored by Representative French Hill (R /AK) was introduced for discussion in the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee. Try and say that one…
Do You Have the Technology Needed to Compete?
It’s no secret that the mortgage industry has been a little slow to the table when it comes to the use of technology in handling loan originations. Although the need was recognized, when the housing market was good, the timing was all wrong. Why spend time and money searching for, developing, and implementing new technologies when everyone was making so…
Just How Safe Is Your Identity and Credit Data
You’ve probably heard by now that on July 29th Equifax learned their systems were hacked from mid-May through July. Yes, Equifax, one of the country’s 3 main repositories of all consumer personal and credit information. The cyber thieves acquired sensitive personal information on 143 million American consumers. That’s a whole lot of data on a whole lotta people. Not good.…