Sometimes things are confused with other things. (What do racoons think of Tesla trucks? Those trucks are easy to make fun of.) There isn’t a lot of confusion among the 700+ people attending the Western Secondary here near Los Angeles: stay in business, help consumers, and achieve the best execution in the secondary markets to help LOs and AEs. Part of that is keeping up on regulations, and today at 3PM ET is a free 45 minute webinar: “Regulation Central”, sponsored by Polunsky Beitel Green and featuring attorneys Peter Idziak and Brian Levy, with AHMC President Matt VanFossen. Of course, interest rates factor into things. The consensus among “those in the know” here at the conference is that, although the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will start reducing overnight fed funds next month, most or all of this is already priced into the bond market, and therefore rates. So, if you like mortgage rates where they are, good, as they may be around these levels for a few more months. (Today’s podcast is found here and this week’s is sponsored by Candor. Candor’s authentic Expert System AI has powered more than 2 million flawless, hands off underwrites. Every credit risk decision Candor makes is backed by a Warranty, eliminating repurchase worries. Hear an Interview with MBA’s Sasha Hewlett on capital markets prerogatives and what the MBA is watching in the secondary markets.) Lender and Broker Software, Services, and Products Down Payment Resource (DPR) is a company on a roll! Fresh off a strong showing of its Encompass® LOS integration at CMBA Western Secondary, EVP of Product and Operations Sean Moss and VP of Sales and Business Development Brad Cardwell head to Denver next month for TMC’s “A Mile Above.” A fitting next stop for a company going a mile beyond to help loan officers using Encompass dynamically view available down payment assistance (DPA) programs for borrowers based on their location, occupation, income, and other factors. Using a different LOS platform? That’s fine too. DPR’s software solutions can connect lenders of any size or stripe to its massive and national 2,400+ program database. Keep those doggies rolling! Catch up with Sean and Brad at TMC or grab a spot on Brad’s calendar any time to get a demo of DPR’s lender suite.