This week on The Big Picture, Rich & Rob welcomed Chris Bennett of Vice Capital Markets to get his thoughts on recent & upcoming employment data, next week's Fed meeting, and what it all could mean for mortgage rates in the weeks and months to come.

On this week’s episode of The Big Picture, Rich & Rob are joined by mortgage industry titan Sue Woodard. The discussion centered around how big of a role housing affordability will factor into the June 27th Presidential Debate and the November election, AI in the mortgage industry, lender's relationships with tech vendors, and the importance of getting to the customer earlier & customer experience.

On this week's edition of The Big Picture, co-hosts Rich Swerbinsky & Rob Chrisman are joined by housing finance industry trailblazer Bill Dallas.

Discussed on this week's show are Rob's takeaways from the MBA Secondary Conference, where CFPB Director Rohit Chopra took aim the the credit reporting agencies for charging what he deems as excessive fees to customers. The fellas also talk through the evolving post-NAR settlement landscape, the government potentially getting into the second mortgage business, and Bill's keys to success moving forward for mortgage bankers.

Next week's guest is Sue Woodard! Archives of past shows and a list of upcoming guests can be found at watchthebigpicture.com.

On this week's show, Rich Swerbinsky interviews MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit as housing and mortgage banking have evolved into a Main Street issue with Americans with a very tempestuous Presidential election now less than five months away.

Bob provides his thoughts on Freddie Mac's recent proposal to purchase second mortgages, Fannie/Freddie repurchase requests, the recent report from FSOC on non-bank servicers, permanent replacements for Marcia Fudge & Alanna McCargo, and the Supreme Court recently ruling that the CFPB's funding structure is legal.

Co-hosts Rich Swerbinsky & Rob Chrisman are joined this week by mortgage market expert & sales trainer Steve Richman for a lively discussion on all things housing.

Topics discussed included the NAR settlement and all the scheming around the coming changes. Mortgage Broker lawsuits. FHFA pondering the GSE's buying second mortgages. The FTC trying to outlaw non-competes. Lenders trying to figure out how to differentiate themselves and how to "get to prospective homebuyers first". NIMBY vs YIMBY. AI gone right and wrong. And a Presidential election looming that will send housing down one of two dramatically different paths.