One of the topics here in Tennessee is how lenders can help real estate agents or clients. Wanna maybe help your client or favorite real estate agent grappling with inventory? HUD has a “Home store” of houses. Worth a shot at 3.5 percent down properties! For something to really start your synapses firing on a Monday morning ahead of a five day work week, the CEO of the California MBA, Susan Milazzo, sent, “The latest effort to pass legislation to address California’s insurance crisis has died. Assembly Democrats felt that the bill favored insurance companies over consumers, and they wanted to add a provision that would prohibit insurance companies from not renewing any business through the end of next year. With no real guarantee of when the commissioner would do the emergency regulations or the contents of those regulations, it amounted to a poison pill.” (More insurance news below in the “disaster” section.) (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s is sponsored by SimpleNexus, an nCino Company, and award-winning developer of mortgage technology for modern lenders. Hear an interview with J.D. Power’s Craig Martin on the U.S. Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study. Lender and Broker Software and Services Credit unions, it’s time to make your mark at the 2023 ACUMA Annual Conference from Oct. 1 – 4. Secondary marketing experts from Optimal Blue will be on-site and ready to discuss ways you can up your game and do even more to maximize success. Whether you’re working to get your members the best possible rates, trying to more effectively mitigate pipeline risk, or aiming to better understand the value of your MSR assets – we’re ready to help you reach your goals. Stop by our booth to learn more.