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Mortgage Rates Rise After FOMC Meeting

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by Victor Burek on April 30 2009, 12:37 PM

Yesterday, prices of mortgage backed securities (MBS) moved lower increasing consumer borrowing costs by .125 to .375 in discount. Most lenders sent out reprices for the worse after bond market's were disappointed by the FOMC statement. First, the...
Mortgage Rates Increase after Consumer Confidence Spikes

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by Victor Burek on April 29 2009, 11:42 AM

Mortgage Rates moved higher yesterday following an exodus from bonds back to stocks. Much better than expected Consumer Confidence data sparked a rally in stock markets, unfortunately this came at the expense of fixed income securities like treasuries...
Rates Improve Marginally as MBS Prices Approach Record Highs

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by Victor Burek on April 28 2009, 12:15 PM

Swine Flu outbreaks, unannounced low flying planes in Manhattan, and a revised Viability Plan from General Motors were all reason for global investors to move their money from risky stocks to the safety of treasuries and MBS. This "flight to quality"...
Rates Still Looking for Direction, the Week Ahead

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by Victor Burek on April 27 2009, 12:39 PM

So far this morning, mortgage backed securities (MBS) are holding steady, slightly above Friday’s closing levels. For the past couple weeks, MBS have been trading in a sideways pattern looking for direction. There does not appear to be much motivation...
Rates Looking for Direction, TGIF!!!

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by Victor Burek on April 24 2009, 12:21 PM

Mortgage rates continue to hold steady while the broader market searches for new direction. So far this morning, mortgage backed securities (MBS) are trading near the same level of yesterday's close. The price behavior of MBS, like yesterday, is being...
Rates Stable and Looking for Direction

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by Victor Burek on April 23 2009, 12:06 PM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) started off a little choppy but managed to hold a stable price level in the afternoon. The direction mortgages are moving is being dictated by the stock market and its relation to money flows in the Treasury...
Mortgage Rates Rise as Stocks Find Optimism

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by Victor Burek on April 22 2009, 11:09 AM

Optimism in stock markets put selling pressure on fixed income investments yesterday. Prices of mortgage backed securities (MBS) moved down in price which increased consumer borrowing costs by 0.125 to 0.25 in discount. MBS started out in positive territory...
Consumer Borrowing Costs on the Decline

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by Victor Burek on April 21 2009, 12:10 PM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) moved steadily higher throughout the day closing higher by about a .25 in discount. As MBS move higher in price, consumer borrowing costs decline and mortgage rates improve. To see a graph of yesterday’s...
Mortgage Rates Holding Steady and The Week Ahead

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by Victor Burek on April 20 2009, 10:25 AM

So far this morning, mortgage backed securities (MBS) are holding steady, slightly higher than closing levels from Friday. This should allow lenders to pass along par 30 year conventional rate mortgages in the 4.625% to 4.875% range for the best qualified...
Borrowing Costs Increase Slightly

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by Victor Burek on April 17 2009, 5:29 PM

Well, we had our 2nd day in a row of downward pressure on mortgage backed securities. As MBS move lower in price, it causes mortgage rates to move higher increasing borrowing cost. A few lenders did reprice for the worse but most lenders left rates unchanged...
Borrowing Costs Increasing, Typical Friday

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by Victor Burek on April 17 2009, 9:48 AM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) remained relatively stable until mid afternoon when they started to sell off which increased consumer borrowing costs by .25 in discount. Most lenders did reprice for the worse. So far this morning, the downward...
Your Mortgage Rate and the Closing Costs Associated with It

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by Victor Burek on April 16 2009, 11:21 AM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) traded in a tight range and closed near the previous day's closing price levels. This stability will allow lenders to offer par 30 year conventional mortgages ranging from 4.625% to 4.875% depending on individual...
Mortgage Rates Inch Lower

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by Victor Burek on April 15 2009, 10:35 AM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) continued their recent upward trend. As MBS moved steadily higher throughout the day consumer borrowing costs inched lower by about .125 in points. So far this morning, MBS are holding steady near yesterday's...
Mortgage Rates Decline After Holiday Weekend

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by Victor Burek on April 14 2009, 10:53 AM

Yesterday, mortgage backed securities (MBS) had a stable day which allowed a few lenders to reprice for the better. Overall mortgage rates moved slightly lower after the long holiday weekend. What's Moving Money Today.... So far this morning, despite...
Rates Stable and the Week Ahead

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by Victor Burek on April 13 2009, 10:56 AM

First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend with friends and family. My wife and I enjoyed ours, but now back to work. So far this morning, mortgage backed securities (MBS) are holding at unchanged levels. This should allow lenders to...

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