Archive for employment
Interpreting The Head-Scratching Unemployment Claims Data
Adapted from The Wall Street Examiner. Actual, not seasonally adjusted, initial unemployment claims totaled 319,349 last week, according to the Department of Labor tabulation of weekly data… Read more
Net Branches – Recipe for Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage net branches – they are everywhere. If set up properly they help people get into the mortgage business with low start up costs. The benefits include access to a national network, more… Read more
Deconstructing The “Massive Beat” in Employment Data
The headlines are blaring of a massive surge in January employment that blew away analysts expectations. Frankly, I find it hard to believe that any analysts would not have expected this “news.”… Read more
If We Don’t Call It a Stimulus Package, Then…
So the President gave his speech and for me it did not disappoint. It was everything I expected and more. The stern look that lets all of us know that this unemployment thing is NOT his fault. … Read more
The Too Big to Fail and The Too Small to Matter
Ironically, just when most Americans were preparing to kick off their Labor Day Weekend, we were given the alarming news that NO new net jobs were created in the month of August. Happy Labor… Read more
Who’s Hiring Wholesale AEs, and Where…
As promised, my post on which wholesale lenders are hiring account executives right now, and where they are hiring. It has been a bit of a moving target, to be honest. This list is not meant to… Read more
Just Tell Me What You Want (and I’ll rewrite my resume)
As promised, I want to explore a bit what wholesale lenders are looking for these days when hiring AE’s . Whether you are looking for a new opportunity, or looking to get back in after a year… Read more
Wholesale AE’s, Ready to Jump Back In? watch out for ghosts….
The mortgage industry is beginning to show signs of life. Real signs, not numbers and percentages that can be manipulated to fit the mood, but job postings and new products. Whether… Read more
Unemployment Claims Visual Analysis
(Originally posted at the Wall Street Examiner.) The trend in initial claims still appears to be favorable compared to last year. But when you look at the new claims as a percentage… Read more
Weak Employment Growth Should Not Have Surprised
This article originally appeared June 4th at the Wall Street Examiner. The market was disappointed with last Friday’s employment data. But actual total employment, as opposed to the widely… Read more
