Chrisman Commentary - Daily Mortgage News
The Chrisman Commentary podcast provides daily insights into the mortgage industry, covering market trends, capital markets, and regulatory changes. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, each episode delivers expert analysis and industry perspectives on the forces shaping housing finance. Whether it’s mortgage rates, lending news, or economic shifts, the podcast offers a clear, concise breakdown of the most important developments. More at www.chrismancommentary.com.
Chrisman Commentary - Daily Mortgage News
Latest Episodes
9.17.26 Fed Decisioning; Mortgage Nerd Group’s Denise Donoghue on Broker Channel; Resilient Economic Data
The Fed’s anticipated 25-basis point hike to 3.75%–4.00% was less consequential than its increasingly hawkish outlook, with 16 of 18 policymakers projecting at least one more hike in 2026 and higher growth, inflation, and long-run rate forecast...
9.16.26 Tornado Alley; Lender Price's Maddi Sievers on Demos; Fed Decision Day
Genstar Capital and Aksia have made a strategic growth investment in Denver-based Richey May, providing capital to accelerate the accounting and advisory firm’s organic growth and M&A strategy while its management team and existing investor...
9.15.26 Around the Industry; FirstClose’s Adam Nicholson on Cycle Times; Treasury Yield Patterns
Driven by near-year-high interest rates and a lack of borrower incentive, a broadening slowdown in MBA mortgage applications is being led by a sharp, government-borrower-led decline in refinance activity that could ultimately drag monthly gross...
9.14.26 Consumer Strength; mLoop's Ellen Duncan on LO Movement; Fed Week
Despite consumer challenges, housing demand remains resilient, with record homeowner equity and rapidly growing borrowing activity increasingly being captured by nonbanks, creating a widening competitive and operational gap for traditional bank...
9.11.26 Prepayment Speeds; Agile's Greg Vacura on TBA Trading; CPI Inflation
August prepayments strengthened the view that the 2026 refinance wave has peaked, with Fannie 30-year speeds falling 12 percent to 7.1 CPR and Ginnie II also slowing, leaving subdued near-term runoff and greater extension risk, while higher-cou...
