“A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.” April 15th is in a week, the traditional date when taxes are due. Time flies. Do you realize that we have seven more months until the election? Seven more months of headlines and gaffes, posturing, missteps, and election trivia (like no Republican has been elected to the White House by a majority of Americans since 1988). I’m glad residential lending continues to motor along, albeit at a very moderate pace. Politics can determine the regulatory environment, and this Wednesday’s L1 “Mortgage Matters: The Weekly Roundup at 11AM PT has Kathy Kraninger, former director of the CFPB from 2018 to 2021, now CEO of the Florida Bankers Association. (Found here after 8:30AM ET, this week’s podcasts are sponsored by PHH Mortgage. From subservicing to correspondent lending, MSR/co-issue transactions, portfolio retention, reverse mortgages, and commercial servicing, PHH has solutions for the entire mortgage lifecycle. Hear an interview with Figure Technology Solutions Jackie Frommer on disrupting the industry by leveraging proprietary technology and a deep partnership network.) Lender and Broker Products, Software, and Services A few hours from now, for the first time in nearly seven years, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States. Though the time between eclipses varies (it’ll be 2044 before the next one visits the contiguous 48 states) science assures us the choreography of our sun and moon is both cyclical and predictable. If only mortgage interest rates were as reliable! This week on Dark Matter Technologies’ ‘The Spotlight’ podcast, The Mortgage Collaborative President Melissa Langdale shares highlights from her co-op’s recent conference, including ways lenders are leveraging technology to make their processes and workforces more adaptable to our cyclical (but often unpredictable) market. Take 20 minutes and listen to the episode today!