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Rates improve again ahead of the Fed Announcement

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by Matthew Graham on April 29 2008, 2:23 PM

The same interest rate today will probably cost you about .25 less than it did yesterday. This is due to the market gearing up for what it hopes will be a bond-friendly announcement from the Fed (recall that mortgage bonds are directly responsible for...
Some Relief After A Bit Of A Rough Week

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by Matthew Graham on April 28 2008, 8:24 PM

We saw a lot of volatility last week for mortgage rates. This is often the case on weeks where there is a limited amount of scheduled economic release data. This week is the opposite. There is a significant amount of data for the markets to digest ranging...
So Much For Uneventful

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by Matthew Graham on April 24 2008, 2:02 PM

Rates are up sharply this morning as two key economic reports were not favorable to mortgage bond traders. Jobless Claims and Durable Goods Orders (excluding transportation) both came in better than analysts had anticipated. News that is good for the...
dropping

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by Matthew Graham on April 23 2008, 3:56 PM

If you already have rates this morning and have not yet locked, now would be a good time.
Broken Record?

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by Matthew Graham on April 23 2008, 2:10 PM

I hate to sound like a broken record, but it is, yet again, an uneventful day for mortgage rates (so far). There was some data released that seemed to hurt mortgage rates: AMBAC, a large bonds insurer announced a larger than expected loss due to its mortgage...
Another Uneventful Day For Mortgage Rates

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by Matthew Graham on April 22 2008, 2:01 PM

As we have discussed on this blog many times, the only financial instrument that directly impacts mortgage rates is the Mortgage Backed Security, which we commonly refer to as MBS. MBS are traded just like bonds, so when demand goes up, price goes up...
After a Bad Week, is Recovery The Theme For This Week?

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by Matthew Graham on April 21 2008, 1:23 PM

Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS - the bonds that directly relate to mortgage rates), had a rough week last week. By Friday afternoon, they had recouped much of their losses and pushed higher through the end of the day. But it was certainly not enough...
A bad end to a bad week for mortgage rates

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by Matthew Graham on April 18 2008, 2:45 PM

The Mortgage-Backed-Security (MBS) market took a beating this week. MBS are the bonds that directly correlate to mortgage rates. Some upbeat news on the stock market and some better than expected financial reports created a sense, among some, that the...
Another Week, Another Holding Pattern For Rates (Until Wednesday)

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by Matthew Graham on April 14 2008, 1:53 PM

Despite economic tumult, mortgage rates held a very tight range last week. So far this morning, the story is the same. We have lost a little ground from Friday and even from earlier this morning, but overall, the impact will not be huge. The economic...
Mortgage Rates Continuing To Hold Steady

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by Matthew Graham on April 09 2008, 2:34 PM

Despite rising stocks in the last week, Mortgage Backed Securities (the bonds that directly govern mortgage rates) have continued to trade steady into this week. We have not had any impactful news for the bond market this week. Or rather, any impactful...
Is Friday Our Lucky Day?

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by Matthew Graham on April 04 2008, 2:44 PM

Last Friday was great and now this Friday is shaping up to be even better. In the middle of the week, some economic news started a "buzz" on Wall Street that the recession might be dodged and the growth would be returning. Stocks rallied and a booming...
Slightly Improved Rates To Start The Week

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by Matthew Graham on March 31 2008, 8:00 PM

Friday ended strong with Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) , the money that mortgages turn into that is traded between big banks, improving right up through closing. Today, after some volatility, MBS have held on to those gains which has caused most lenders...
After a Tepid Yesterday, We're "On The Move" (with strings attached)

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by Matthew Graham on March 27 2008, 1:57 PM

Yesterday's prices for Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), the bonds that directly impact mortgage rates, did not vary by a significant margin in one direction or another. Today however brought a plethora of economic data for the markets to interpret. In...
After a Rough Day, Rates Should Improve a bit Today

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by Matthew Graham on March 25 2008, 2:05 PM

Yesterday's Home Sales figured beat expectations by a bit for the first time in a long time. The market rode that wave all the way to close which drew a lot of money out of the Mortgage Bond market, forcing interest rates up. It had seemed for a moment...
Mortgage Rates Up Sharply

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by Matthew Graham on March 24 2008, 2:56 PM

There were several items of rough news for the markets to digest today. Well, that's rough for Mortgage-Backed-Securities (which govern mortgage rates), but not necessarily rough for the broader market. As some analysts (and many of the firm's shareholders...

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