Mortgage Rates Blog

Place your ad here

Email Alerts

Receive an Email Alert each time a story is posted to MBS Commentary.

- Subscribe to Email Alerts

RSS

- Posts | Comments

- View All RSS Feeds

Newsletters

- Subscribe to Newsletter

- Subscribe to Mortgage Rates Update

Latest Headlines

From MBS Commentary

MBS RECAP: Bonds Ignore Stocks to Hold Steady on The Week

MBS Day Ahead: Checking In With Bigger Picture (Treasury vs MBS...

MBS RECAP: Bonds End Unchanged After Mid-Day Scare

MBS Day Ahead: Turkey Causing Road Rage; Another Look at Moving...

MBS RECAP: Bonds Dragged Into Snowball Rally by Stocks (Not Turkey...

View All

Other Top Headlines

Fannie Mae Research: Housing, What a Drag?

Second Quarter Loan Performance Shows Steady Improvement

Flagstar/Fed News; FHA, VA, Ginnie Program Updates; New Lender...

Mortgage Rate Misinformation Run Amok!

Purchase Origination Share Remains at Survey High

Latest Video

Shift to Buyer's Market?; Mortgage Rate Misinformation Run Amok!; Millennial Ownership Issues

Published: 8/17/2018

VIEW | SUBSCRIBE | ARCHIVE

Comments

Latest Questions

Channel Options ↓ More

MBS Commentary Headlines

RSS

EMAIL ALERTS

News » MBS Commentary

Home » News Headlines » MBS Commentary Home

Thomson Reuters MBS Aggregations
Gain access to a powerful search engine and most accurate and timely mortgage industry originator and servicer rankings. Explore More »

MBS Basics: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | The Gut Flop

Sort by: Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented

DU REFI PLUS - No Media Coverage

Comments (42)

Read More

by AQ on March 06 2009, 1:38 PM

You can download the full 'DU Refi Plus' document in pdf format here . If you would like to link to this document, please link to http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/du-refi-plus.pdf DU Refi Plus TM BORROWERS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO YOUR SERVICER...
MND Special Report on MBS "Black Wednesday:" Among The Worst Day Of Losses.... Ever....

Comments (14)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on May 27 2009, 6:31 PM

Damage Report 5/27/09 The dust is finally settling and ashes finally floating away, at least for today. We are left with one of the most grotesque images to come out of the MBS marketplace in years: the visual representation of the deservedly named "Black...
Brief Discussion on Treasury Auction Jargon and Significance

Comments (3)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on January 11 2012, 2:50 PM

Earlier today on MBS Live, after briefly discussing the results of today's 10yr Auction, a question came up basically asking if I could explain what I was talking about in English. Although I'm not sure if it's much of an improvement from the original...
HR 3044: To Impose 18-month Moratorium on HVCC (!!!!!!!!)

Comments (63)

Read More

by AQ on June 26 2009, 11:05 PM

H.R. 3044 : To impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct ...from NAMB McLean, VA - June 26, 2009 - Last night, Representatives Childers (D-MS) and Miller (R-CA) introduced legislation calling for an 18 month moratorium on the...
MBS Day Ahead: End of a Decades-Long Trend for Treasuries

Comments (0)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on December 31 2013, 7:00 AM

2013 draws to a close today and it will officially break a 20 year trend in bond markets. Since 1993, 10yr yields have returned to the same boundary of the same linear trend channel precisely every 5 years, but 2013 didn't come close (see the chart...
MBS BREAKING NEWS: Full Text Of Press Release and Q and A from the Fed

Comments (15)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on December 30 2008, 4:35 PM

Press Release Release Date: December 30, 2008 For immediate release The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced that it expects to begin operations in early January under the previously announced program to purchase mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and that...
BRRRREXIT!! Rates Plummet Toward All-Time Lows

Comments (1)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on June 24 2016, 12:01 AM

FOLLOW THE LATEST BREXIT UPDATES on MBS LIVE with FREE TRIAL CODE: BREXIT So what are we seeing? At this point, most major media outlets are "calling it" in favor of Brexit , "leave," whatever you want to call it. Folk in the U.K. are voting to exit the...
MBS MORNING: Explaining Yield Spreads and the Curve

Comments (4)

Read More

by AQ on November 05 2009, 12:26 PM

When the yield curve steepens, it implies interest rates will be higher in the future. If interest rates are expected to increase in the next 10 years, then the borrowers who are refinancing at current market interest rates will be less likely to refinance...
MBS SUPER MEGA ALERT: End Of The World As We Know It?

Comments (46)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on May 27 2009, 1:54 PM

Off A Cliff... Worse Reprices Of The Year On The Way... PRICES Ever been to a public pool when someone notices something floating in the water that shouldn't be? Basically, Bill Gross dropped one of the aforementioned last week with AAA credit concerns...
MBS OP-ED: MAKING SENSE OF THIS MESS

Comments (32)

Read More

by AQ on February 05 2009, 12:55 PM

All expected positives we've promoted aside, which includes the most recent conviction regarding the "it that shall not be named". It is time to put everything in perspective. Before moving forward we recommend reading the precursors to this post. First...
Explaining The MBS Settlement Process

Comments (4)

Read More

by Matthew Graham on March 09 2010, 4:51 PM

If you haven't read the following description of the agency MBS settlement process...please don't skip over it as it may save you from having to change your pants when next month's settlement rolls around. If you have read it...go over it...
Fed Policy Considerations, Inflation & Mortgage Rates. Thinking Out Loud...

Comments (21)

Read More

by AQ on October 06 2010, 5:58 PM

Fed Policy: CLEARLY ON EVERYONE'S MIND. Including mortgage rate watchers.......
Bond Market Officially Repeats History. Reality Restored

Comments (16)

Read More

by AQ on August 03 2011, 3:51 PM

We've been waiting for this moment for almost 9 months. It has finally come. Beware, there's gonna be some "horn tootin" in this commentary... From: Bond Market Repeating History. False Start Fuels Rally Here we are again. History seems to be repeating...
Rationalizing the Spike in Mortgage Rates with No Rationality At All

Comments (38)

Read More

by AQ on December 15 2010, 5:04 PM

Lots of explanations out there. Not much of a consensus on the actual cause of this mess though. Everybody seems to be grinding a different axe or taking another angle....
3.5 MBS Coupon Bid at Record High Price. Can Rebate Get Any Better?

Comments (18)

Read More

by AQ on October 07 2010, 12:59 PM

Can it get any better than this? Sure. Not all lenders are offering 3.875% pricing yet, some desks need to catch up. If we hold at record MBS price levels, this is a possibility. But if mortgage rates are to move below 3.75%, 3.0 MBS coupons need to...

1 2 3 4 5 Next > ... Last »

Discuss the MBS and Mortgage Markets on Our Streaming Dashboard

Discuss MBS and Mortgage Markets with Hundreds of Loan Officers on the MBS Live Streaming Dashboard.

»Start a Two Week Risk Free Trial

More From MND

Pipeline Press

Flagstar/Fed News; FHA, VA, Ginnie Program Updates;...

Capital markets folks know that there are billions of dollars of outstanding 5, 6, 7, and even 8% securities filled with high interest-rate loans. LOs...
MBS Commentary

MBS RECAP: Bonds End Unchanged After Mid-Day Scare

Treasuries were weaker at the start of the overnight session as renewed US/China trade negotiations propelled global equities markets higher. The hallmark...
Mortgage Rate Watch

Mortgage Rate Misinformation Run Amok!

Be careful what you read--or perhaps, who you trust--about mortgage rates today. There's a lot of misinformation out there. Don't be mad. No one is out...
MND NewsWire

Purchase Origination Share Remains at Survey High

Purchase loans held on to the June share of 71 percent of closed loans in July which remains the highest share in the seven-year history of Ellie Mae's...
MBS Commentary

MBS Day Ahead: Turkey Causing Road Rage; Another Look...

I found myself driving in the truck for more than an hour yesterday evening--long enough to hear the news cycle repeated several times. During that time...
MND NewsWire

Construction Numbers Post Sluggish Recovery

As analysts had predicted, both housing permits and starts recovered , albeit only slightly, in July after a poor showing the previous month. The U.S....
Pipeline Press

Tech and Vendor Updates; White Paper on Reasons for...

Trillions of dollars of securities are tied to LIBOR, but the London Interbank Offered Rate is scheduled to be phased out at the end of 2021. Companies...
MND NewsWire

Economic Environment Depressing Millennal Homeownership

It shouldn't be news to anyone that the homeownership rate of the Millennial generation continues to be anemic. While it has improved slightly since 2015...
MBS Commentary

MBS RECAP: Bonds Dragged Into Snowball Rally by Stocks...

Headlines continue overstating the connection between US market movements and the financial drama in Turkey. Today was especially damaging to the case...
Mortgage Rate Watch

Mortgage Rates Barely Lower Despite Bond Market Cues

Mortgage rates fell only modestly today despite a much stronger move in broader bond markets. I spend a lot of time espousing the fact that rates are based...
MND NewsWire

Builder Confidence Retreats Once Again

Rising concerns about costs and labor shortages continue to take a toll on home builder sentiment according to the August Housing Market Index (HMI). The...
MBS Commentary

MBS Day Ahead: Foreign Markets Helping Bonds (Not Turkey...

From New York, traders have been looking east for at least some level of inspiration from Turkish market volatility. As we've discussed exhaustively...
Pipeline Press

Fulfillment, Non-QM Products; Corporate Name Changes;...

Bond prices and mortgage rates, like nearly every commodity, are driven by supply and demand. I mention this because early last week prices of US government...
MND NewsWire

Mortgage Applications: Purchase Volume Declines, Refis...

It was another week of decline for mortgage applications as those for home purchase slid for the fifth week in a row. The overall volume of applications...
MBS Commentary

MBS RECAP: Bonds Fight Off Sharper Retreat Ahead of...

Bonds began the day in moderately weaker territory as Turkish tensions eased overnight. That certainly wasn't the only game in town as far as market...
Mortgage Rate Watch

Mortgage Rates Edge Higher Ahead of Retail Sales Data

Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly higher today, depending on the lender. With the exception of the past two days, this leaves us at the best levels...
MND NewsWire

Florida, Houston Delinquencies Still Reflecting 2017...

The effects of Hurricane Irma continue to be felt in the Southeast, with Florida the only state to report an increase in its delinquency rate in May. The...
MBS Commentary

MBS Day Ahead: With or Without Turkey, Bonds Face Same...

Turkish Lira bounced in the overnight session--not in any epic fashion, but enough to result in a bit of spillover for stocks/bonds. 10yr yields rose as...
Pipeline Press

New Bankruptcy Products; Remote Training This Week;...

A Zen master visiting NYC approaches a hot dog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything." The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen...
MBS Commentary

MBS RECAP: Mismatch Between Headlines and Bonds

Another day, another chance for market watchers and pundits of all types to make mountains out of Turkish molehills. Yes, the financial crisis in Turkey...

Mortgage Rates:

30 Yr FRM 4.64%
|
15 Yr FRM 4.14%
|
Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 4.37%

MBS Prices:

30YR FNMA 4.5 103-28 (0-01)
|
30YR FNMA 5.0 105-25 (0-00)
|
30YR FNMA 5.5 107-03 (0-00)

Recent Housing Data:

Mortgage Apps -2.60%
|
Refinance Index -3.69%
|
Purchase Index -1.98%

FREE MEMBERSHIP

MBS LIVE!

MORE INFO

NEWS

MARKET DATA

MARKETPLACE

PRESS CENTER

COMMUNITY

STAY CONNECTED

Our Story

Founded in 2004, Mortgage News Daily has established itself as a leader in housing news, analysis and data. Our innovative social media platform combines industry leading content and data with an active community of industry professionals, to accomplish our primary goal - keeping our readers informed.

Total Members

162,912

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Follow On Your Mobile Device

Subscribe To RSS

Follow On Twitter

Follow On Facebook

Home - About - Contact - Sitemap - Disclaimer - Privacy Statement - Advertising - RSS

All Content Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Brown House Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form without the express written permission of MortgageNewsDaily.com is prohibited.