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DU REFI PLUS - No Media Coverage

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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....

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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

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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 (!!!!!!!!)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 OP-ED: MAKING SENSE OF THIS MESS

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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...
MBS SUPER MEGA ALERT: End Of The World As We Know It?

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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...
Explaining The MBS Settlement Process

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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...

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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

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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...
3.5 MBS Coupon Bid at Record High Price. Can Rebate Get Any Better?

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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...
Rationalizing the Spike in Mortgage Rates with No Rationality At All

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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....

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Mortgage Rates:

30 Yr FRM 4.71%
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15 Yr FRM 4.23%
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Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 4.40%

MBS Prices:

30YR FNMA 4.5 103-09 (0-05)
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30YR FNMA 5.0 104-25 (0-02)
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30YR FNMA 5.5 106-07 (0-00)

Recent Housing Data:

Mortgage Apps 0.03%
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Refinance Index -0.10%
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Purchase Index 0.12%

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