Retire The Fax Server And Head For The Cloud
BLOG VIEW: If the past few months have taught us anything about the state of the mortgage industry, it's that 2014 is going...
Can Traditional Mortgage Technology Providers Address The E-Mortgage?
BLOG VIEW: The residential real estate finance industry has struggled with the electronic mortgage, or 'e' for short, for years. Efforts to move...
Mixed Feelings About Reverse Mortgages
BLOG VIEW: I have mixed feelings about reverse mortgages. I think it was around 2010 that I first heard about the reverse mortgage...
Two Possible Reasons For The Ellie Mae DDoS Attack
BLOG VIEW: In case you didn't hear, loan origination system provider Ellie Mae's network went down for more than 24 hours starting on...
Clear Capital Downsizes After Exiting ‘Unprofitable Line Of Business’
BLOG VIEW: I got an email from a reader on Monday who said he had caught wind of a 'mass layoff' at Truckee,...
Why Not Just Leave Fannie And Freddie Alone?
BLOG VIEW: Last week, the GSEs released their numbers for the first quarter of 2013. Under normal circumstances, for normal companies, the figures...
Today’s Mortgage Professional: From Enabling To Empowering
BLOG VIEW: The role of mortgage originators has changed. The housing and mortgage crisis required a 'system reset' and a return, industry-wide, to...
Bernie Sanders Vs. The Very Big Banks
BLOG VIEW: Back in February, Elizabeth Warren took center stage in her first hearing as a U.S. senator by berating federal regulators for...
My Choice For The Next CFPB Director: Grumpy Cat
BLOG VIEW: In view of the stagnant state of partisan rancor in Washington, it is safe to assume that Richard Cordray will not...
How Loan Officers Should View Today’s Purchase Market
BLOG VIEW: There is little doubt that change is coming to the mortgage industry. The run of record low rates will come to...
Ten Questions For Eric Holder
BLOG VIEW: If you've been following this blog, you will recall that I recently posed 10 questions for Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Consumer...
Ten Questions For Richard Cordray
BLOG VIEW: Last Tuesday, Richard Cordray appeared before the Senate Banking Committee in search of the long-elusive official confirmation to become the director...
Edward DeMarco And The Harlem Shake
BLOG VIEW: Anyone who loves to waste time online is probably familiar with an Internet meme called the Harlem Shake. This involves a...
Ten Questions For Elizabeth Warren
BLOG VIEW: Since returning to Washington in January as the junior senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren has resumed her campaign of making high-profile...
Responsibility? What’s That?
BLOG VIEW: Way back during my early days as a chubby toddler, I spent my summers at my grandparents' home. One sunny afternoon...
The Unsinkable Edward DeMarco
BLOG VIEW: There is an old joke that claims the only indestructible forces that will be able to survive a nuclear war are...
Eric Holder’s Unsteady Pursuit Of S&P
BLOG VIEW: Last Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder used a press conference to announce the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) civil lawsuit...
Can Federal Housing Policy Get Sillier Than This?
BLOG VIEW: I used to be under the belief that federal housing finance policy was merely incompetent. I was wrong. It is beyond...
We Are Still Paying For Bernanke’s Biggest Goof
BLOG VIEW: Question: How many Federal Reserve leaders does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer: After reading the transcripts of...
Will The Obesity Crisis Impact The Housing Market?
BLOG VIEW: Did you know that the U.S. spends $190 billion a year treating illnesses tied to obesity? Did you know that the...