If you haven’t signed up for the Mortgage Action Alliance, do so. It’s free, has good advocacy information, and there’s strength in numbers. Recent conference chatter includes suggesting that removing politics from the mortgage conversation would be a good thing to attempt, wondering if there’s enough regulatory manpower muscle to take the existing LO comp rules and re-jigger them, some believing that the recent credit score announcements are lacking leave much to be desired, asking why the Fed’s useful Twitter account (Financial Sentiment Index, TFSI) vanished, and suggestions that Southern California’s hottest nightclub was the main ballroom at Mortgage Innovators with its extensive techno play list. (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s ‘casts are sponsored by FirstClose, which provides fintech solutions to HELOC and mortgage lenders nationwide. Their home equity lending platform accelerates the home equity lending process, reducing application to closing times from 45 days to less than ten. Today we have an interview with Digital Risk’s Kim Lanham on how the Iran conflict and broader geopolitical uncertainty are influencing mortgage rates, borrower decision-making, servicing retention strategies, borrower assistance programs, and emerging credit and fraud risks across both Agency and non-QM lending.) Lender and Broker Products, Software, and Services Why Partnering with MSF as Your Sub-Servicer Is a Strategic Advantage: Built for Speed, Service, and Retention. In today’s mortgage servicing landscape, smaller institutions often find themselves working with sub-servicers built for scale, not responsiveness. The result: delayed borrower support, missed engagement opportunities, and lost relationships. MSF Servicing was built to solve that problem. MSF delivers a level of attention larger providers cannot match. Every borrower inquiry, issue, and client request is handled on a same-day or 24-hour basis, because in servicing, speed drives retention. Timely, empathetic responses keep borrowers engaged and relationships intact. Delays create friction; responsiveness builds trust. Led by an industry veteran with deep expertise in customer service and loss mitigation, MSF brings proactive engagement and retention-focused outcomes to every portfolio it manages. The result: a sub-servicing partner who moves at the speed your borrowers expect and delivers the care your brand demands. Contact Rick Smith at 860-989-9006.