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Here in Southern California for the California MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, the topics include RESPA, marketing services agreements and Section 8(a), and compliant low income and affordable housing lending. Speaking of which, Here’s a lousy headline to wake up to: “KeyBank Promised to Increase Low-Income Lending, Then Did the Opposite.” In other news lenders are watching, I don’t care if you don’t believe in climate change. And you don’t care whether or not I do. The point is, insurance companies, pension funds, priva...

The Buffalo Springfield sang, “There's something happening here… But what it is ain't exactly clear.” Those were historical times, and a reminder that things are always changing… In Whole Foods the other day I overheard a little girl speaking to another little girl (both in yoga pants) saying, “I’m vegan; I don’t eat candy from animal pinatas.” What the heck, that’s the focus now? For something a little more common sense, and relevant, the current blog on the STRATMOR website is, “The Secondary Market’...

My cat Myrtle has toys and games, namely the end of a shoelace, a ping pong ball, and an occasional bout with the light from a laser pointer. Humans have toys too, and here are the top ones from the year you were born. (More fun to look at the years when you’re 5 or 8.) Some of those are big bucks now, speaking of which, everyone out there is trying to save money. Here’s one way: for loan officers requiring continuing education, you only have a couple weeks to complete your 2022 CE classes. If your company is a Lenders One Member, your classes are free! (No, this isn’t a p...

Stage presence during the holidays? Here’s an example . Christmas, and 2023, is roaring our way… What are you telling your bosses? If you’re working on projections for next year, next Thursday at 11AM PT join the MBA’s fabled chief economist Mike Fratantoni and me whilst we debate the future with Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach. Something for the whole family! “Rob, are you hearing that lender fallout is increasing, and with it costs that are incurred early in the process like running credit?” Absolutely. Lenders, in their zeal to lock in volume,...

Yesterday I spent some time in Northern California with two groups, one of which was CAMP, and while morale is good and everyone is in the holiday spirit, the business focus is on trying to reduce costs, rollout products to help what few borrowers are out there, and leverage technology as we head through December and into the winter. Christmas will be here before you know it. Have you noticed that FedEx trucks have different colors in their logos? Well, they do, and they mean something. (And don’t forget to see the arrow between the “E” and the “X” on the tru...