by Calculated Risk on 2/24/2007 01:02:00 AM

From CR: Every time Tanta posts on this blog, I receive a number of emails asking: Who is Tanta? Unfortunately her real identity is a state secret, but hopefully it is sufficient to say that Tanta is an experienced mortgage banker, and also an excellent and entertaining writer.

Holden Lewis recently mentioned Tanta at Bankrate.com:

Tanta ... has vast knowledge of the mortgage biz ... and is an excellent writer. ... if you're a mortgage loan officer or broker, o[r] if you're merely a homeowner who wants to understand the mortgage-servicing business, you must read Tanta's latest post, "Mortgage Servicing for Ubernerds."

Mr. Lewis also suggested that "a lot of this will be over your head", but I think you'll find that Tanta makes the inner workings of the mortgage business both interesting and understandable. So if you are interested in the mortgage business - and who isn't right now? - here are a few of Tanta's recent posts:

Tanta 2/20/2007: Mortgage Servicing for UberNerds

Tanta 1/31/2007 on "Scratch and Dent" Loans

Tanta 1/15/2007: Information is Power, Which is Why You Don’t Get Any

Tanta 12/21/2006: On Hybrids, Teasers, and Other Mortgage Guidance Problems

Tanta 12/15/2006: Let Slip the Dogs of Hell

Read, learn, and you'll probably laugh some too! All my best to Tanta.