“If they raise the interest rates one more time, you're going to hear Janet Yellen.” Much of the talk in the hallways here at the California Association of Mortgage Professionals event near San Francisco revolves around the Federal Reserve likely raising short term rates on July 26th due to the need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation that is still too high. But the end to its current monetary policy tightening cycle is close. Compliance may be the new focus. “Tawny Johnson gave me the best mortgage I’ve ever had!” We’ve all seen reviews like that and wondered about them. Anyone who repeats reviews should know that the FTC announced its Endorsement Guides, which provide guidance to businesses to ensure that advertising using reviews or endorsements is truthful and complies with the FTC Act, have been revised. In other Federal Trade Commission news, it has opened an investigation into ChatGPT, released by Open AI which is backed by Microsoft, over the technology’s potential harm, possible false information, and security practices. (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s is sponsored by SimpleNexus, the homeownership platform that unites the people, systems, and stages of the mortgage process into one seamless, end-to-end solution that spans engagement, origination, closing, incentive compensation, and business intelligence. Interview with Speech-Language Pathologist Ailsa Falck on how Robbie can improve the auditory experience for his podcast listeners.)