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MORTGAGE RATES: Best Lock/Float Advice MND Can Offer Consumers

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by Adam Quinones on July 30 2010, 4:44 PM

ALERT: There are some lenders out there, if the APP--to-->CLOSING process is flawless, where a borrower could close at 4.25% right now, without paying more than 1 point. But you're loan file is gonna have to be a real slam dunk. You must be the...
Can Mortgage Rates Go Any Lower?

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by Adam Quinones on July 28 2010, 4:16 PM

I suppose the first step of this scenario coming true is the "double-dip". Some folks say the deflationary spiral has already taken hold, others say we're dealing with a crisis of confidence and the underlying economy is strong. Working...
Mortgage Rates Still Immune to Rising Benchmark Yields

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by Victor Burek on July 27 2010, 7:08 PM

Stocks rallied after S&P/Case-Shiller data, but sold off after Consumer Confidence flashed. This created a bit more volatility in the bond market. Both benchmark Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities traded in a wide range. While Treasury yields...
What Might Move Mortgage Rates in the Week Ahead?

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by Adam Quinones on July 26 2010, 4:42 PM

When asked "What Will Move Mortgage Rates in the Week Ahead?", our answer is NOTHING! That is unless the herd of investors who've parked their money in "flight to safety" assets start to favor riskier investments like stocks. It...
Consumer Borrowing Costs Improve, Ignoring MBS Price Declines

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by Victor Burek on July 22 2010, 4:48 PM

Although mortgage-backed security prices moved lower today, lenders still improved consumer borrowing costs, extending the streak of irregular mortgage rate behavior. ...
Mortgage Rates Suffer as Lenders Process Influx of New Applications

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by Adam Quinones on July 21 2010, 7:05 PM

Because mortgage rates are near all time lows, more and more consumers (not as many as last year) are coming down off their fences and applying for a refinance. Refinance demand is driving activity in the mortgage market. The MBA's refinance applications...
Mortgage Rates Not Following the Directional Guidance of MBS Market

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by Victor Burek on July 20 2010, 8:11 PM

Mortgage rates have not been following the directional guidance of MBS prices lately. The best mortgage rates have been holding in the 4.375 to 4.625% range for the last few weeks. While we've seen some ups and downs more recently, mortgage rates...
What Will Move Mortgage Rates in the Week Ahead?

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by Victor Burek on July 19 2010, 4:15 PM

After several days of behaving as if no other market existed, mortgage rates finally snapped back to reality today. Total consumer borrowing costs moved a few basis points higher as mortgage-backed securities prices fell from record levels. Most lenders...
Mortgage Rates Detach from Related Markets as Lenders Compete for Business

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by Adam Quinones on July 16 2010, 3:22 PM

A well-qualified borrower, which is basically an applicant whose credit profile and loan terms do not trigger risk-based pricing adjustments (LLPAs), should be able to lock their loan between 4.375% and 4.625%. A well-qualified borrower's "best...
Mortgage Rates: Are We Witnessing a Loan Pricing War?

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by Adam Quinones on July 14 2010, 4:35 PM

Call me crazy but I think we've been witnessing a lender price war in the primary mortgage market....
Mortgage Rates Mixed as Lenders Look to Buy the Market Before Pricing Worsens

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by Adam Quinones on July 13 2010, 5:11 PM

The S&P rallied 1.54% today, extending it's winning streak to six days, benchmark Treasury yields closed at their highest levels in almost three weeks, and mortgage-backed securities prices, which have resisted a sell-off thus far, began to fall...
Mortgage Rates Under Pressure Ahead of Corporate Earnings

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by Adam Quinones on July 12 2010, 3:55 PM

Although the calendar has more to share in the week ahead, mortgage rates are still expected to take their directional guidance from the sentiment of related markets. Meaning: if stocks rally, mortgage rates will go up. If stocks fail to extend the positive...
Lenders Reprice for Worse. Mortgage Rates Still Improve

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by Victor Burek on July 07 2010, 5:43 PM

Stocks started the session today trading slightly in the red, which helped keep benchmark bond yields low and allowed lenders to improve mortgage rates. Loan pricing looked so aggressive this morning that we checked our database and it looks like lenders...
What Might Move Mortgage Rates in the Days Ahead?

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by Victor Burek on July 06 2010, 10:17 AM

Not much in the way of scheduled data to move the markets this week. Typically, in weeks like this, the bond market and mortgage rates take their directional guidance from the general sentiment of the market. Stock market sentiment is highly negative...
How Did The Employment Report Affect Mortgage Rates?

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by Victor Burek on July 02 2010, 11:26 AM

It really didn't. Not today at least. It did yesterday though, and Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday. After a streak of worse than expected economic data releases, a pessimistic perspective took hold of financial markets. Stocks have been scorned...

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