Anwar Elgonemy: Those Who Forget The Past…
PERSON OF THE WEEK: What can we expect in the future of real estate finance? According to Anwar Elgonemy, the industry can chart...
When Headlines Create Headaches
BLOG VIEW: Will Rogers once famously remarked, 'All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for...
The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Role In The Recovery
WORD ON THE STREET: The financial crisis revealed that the risks facing our system can be correlated and crosscutting, and that they could...
SaaS Tames The Compliance Lion
REQUIRED READING: In today's environment, too many lenders feel like they've been thrust into the middle of a circus act. With all of...
New Problems For The FHA?
REQUIRED READING: On Nov. 14, 2011, the Washington, D.C.-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published the report 'Is the FHA the Next Housing Bailout?'...
Tommy A. Duncan: The DL On QC
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Is the mortgage banking industry finally getting a handle on the concept of quality control (QC)? It might appear...
Hey, Where’s The Wrongful-Foreclosure Data?
BLOG VIEW: The housing market might be lacking many things, but it certainly has no shortage of data. Whether you tap the number...
The Challenges In Appraising Properties With Transmission Lines
WORD ON THE STREET: Appraisals of properties that have transmission lines are similar to other appraisal assignments, but they can be more complex....
How To Avoid SCRA-Related Servicing Errors
REQUIRED READING: Last December, thousands of military families received the best holiday gift they could have: the news that their loved ones serving...
An Email Marketing Primer
REQUIRED READING: Email marketing has displaced direct mail as the primary driver of business-to-business promotional outreach. But there is a lot more to...
Rick Sharga Considers The Changing State Of Mortgage Banking
PERSON OF THE WEEK: The first one-third of this year is coming to a close, and 2012 has already become a time of...
Richard Cordray’s War On Mortgage Servicers
BLOG VIEW: If Richard Cordray were the navigator of the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus would have discovered Spain. Why do I say this?...
A New Peaceable Kingdom: The Post-Crisis Central Bank
WORD ON THE STREET: In the wake of the financial crisis and the ensuing recession, many countries around the world responded with a...
How To Choose An AMC
REQUIRED READING: The residential appraisal landscape has undergone a seismic shift over the past five years. Due to new regulations - such as...
Shouldering The Compliance Burden
REQUIRED READING: The second anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act is coming up in a few months, and lenders and investors are still waiting...
Stephanie Roberson Barnard & Deborah St James: Doing The Write Thing
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Bad writing is like bad cooking - you know it immediately upon impact. And while bad cooking can ruin...
FHFA Flip-Flopping: Reduced Principal Leads To Reduced Credibility
BLOG VIEW: In a March 25 interview with the Financial Times, Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),...
What To Expect From The Independent Foreclosure Review
WORD ON THE STREET: We've been deeply involved in efforts to improve mortgage modification and loss mitigation efforts since well before the crisis...
QA Vs. QC: Understanding The Differences
REQUIRED READING: According to the Chinese calendar, the 2012 new year fell on Jan. 23 and commences the Year of the Dragon. To...
How Can Mortgage Bankers Take Control Of Cost Management?
REQUIRED READING: After growing to record sizes before the financial crisis and adding further operational cost as a result of the need to...