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Beyond the Primary Market: How MBS and ABS Impact Lending Strategy

June 11, 2025
There’s a myriad of places where individuals, families, and institutions can invest their money. In the residential mortgage space, lenders and investors often focus on residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commonly referred to as MBS. This falls under the “secondary market,”...
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Compensation is Still Lender’s Largest Expense

May 19, 2025
I was at an event recently and there was an audience of originators from credit unions, banks, and independent mortgage banks (IMBs). The organizer told me, “Don’t talk about comp. The IMB LOs all make 75 to 150 basis points...
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Love Them or Leave Them? The Ongoing Saga of Fannie and Freddie

April 14, 2025
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, wish they’d stay exactly the same or wish they’d go away entirely, residential lenders have varying opinions about “the Agencies” or “Government-Sponsored Enterprises” Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ever since both were put into conservatorship...
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Andrew Guzzo - Chief Banking Officer and President, Merchants Bank
Absolutely loved our experience with STRATMOR. Every member of the team is knowledgeable, responsive and kind. Every aspect of the project was managed well, and we were delighted with the final results. I honestly can't say enough good things about the team and the service they provide!
Michael Murphy - Product Marketing, Reggora
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John Stocchetti - EVP, Group Head, Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program, FHLB Chicago
Through a fast-paced yet comprehensive dive into our Consumer Direct Division, STRATMOR helped Arvest chart the course to the next level. They understood our technology-minded goals and listened to our customer-focused priorities, to provide a highly actionable strategy document to help us navigate the path to even greater success.
Shawn Karnes - Executive Director, Mortgage Sales and Development, Arvest
Any bank struggling to make mortgage lending work should contact STRATMOR. They can help put together a strategy to improve efficiencies and profitability to make mortgage banking successful. And, if you already have a good mortgage lending team, STRATMOR can help identify ways to take it to the next level.
Paul Peterson - SVP, Director of Mortgage Banking, Glacier Bancorp Inc.

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Rob Chrisman Perspectives

Beyond the Primary Market: How MBS and ABS Impact Lending Strategy

Compensation is Still Lender’s Largest Expense

Love Them or Leave Them? The Ongoing Saga of Fannie and Freddie

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Trending Now

STRATMOR INSIGHTS

IN THE NEWS

2025 TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT® STUDY

Advisory Services

Get the data you need

Rob Chrisman Perspectives

Beyond the Primary Market: How MBS and ABS Impact Lending Strategy

Compensation is Still Lender’s Largest Expense

Love Them or Leave Them? The Ongoing Saga of Fannie and Freddie

What Our Clients Are Saying

How Can We Help?

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