While mortgage rates ended the week on a three day losing streak , we did find solace in the fact that prices of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) were able to stabilized by the end of the trading session on Friday. After two better than expected economic reports, retail sales and consumer sentiment,...
The theme in the secondary mortgage market this week has been volatility. Prices of mortgage backed securities have moved around a wide range as traders attempt to balance their uncertain long term economic outlooks with optimistic short term sentiment in stocks. This ongoing struggle has mostly insulated...