This week on The Big Picture, Rich & Robbie Chrisman were pleased to be joined by PRMG Chief Lending Officer Kevin Peranio.

The group discussed this week’s favorable inflation data and the high likelihood of a Fed rate cut at their September meeting, and what that means for interest rates and the mortgage industry.

Also touched on this week - HUD’s enhancements to the 203(k) rehab program, some economists calling for a housing bubble in southern states, and trends we can expect to see after August 17th when changes related to the National Association of Realtors class-action lawsuit settlement will go into effect.

This week on The Big Picture, Rich & Rob are joined by Bill Bodnar, a leading mortgage market analyst and the CRO of Tabrasa. The conversation centered around the series of housing policy announcements  from the Biden Administration in advance of the Presidential debate, and what is likely to be discussed related to housing.

The group also talked about Friday’s big inflation data release, home prices being up 47% nationally since the start of the pandemic, and Freddie Mac being green lighted to start buying second mortgages from lenders and if this could be the start of consumer direct efforts from the GSE’s.

This week on The Big Picture, Rich & Rob are joined by Rice Park Capital’s Managing Director, Strategic Equity Investing - Chris Bixby.

The discussion centers around the recent woeful construction housing starts figure that came in this morning and what it means for a worsening housing inventory problem in America.

The fellas also picked Chris’s brain on the current state of mortgage technology, why our industry is so far behind others on the tech side, and the types of investments Rice Park has made and is looking at in the mortgage tech space.

On this week’s episode of The Big Picture, Rich and Rob are joined by Jodi Hall - who served as COO of CrossCountry Mortgage, President & COO of Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, and now consults mortgage lenders with her firm Danda Road.

The group talked about the recent drop in mortgage rates amidst positive inflation news as well as the current state of mortgage tech. And how well mortgage lenders are positioned today vs. 2020 for a sharp increase in business.

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.