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Freddie Mac is touting its readiness to transition from using the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a mortgage reference index. The end date for LIBOR may be extended (yet again) from the end of 2021 to mid-2023, but Freddie Mac says it remains committed to prepare for a final transition as soon as possible. SOFR, which was specifically developed to replace LIBOR, is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities. Because, unlike LIBOR, it is collateralized, its rate tends to be lower. Over the last month it has ranged between 0.05 and 0.09 percent. The New York Fed publishes the SOFR on its website each business day. The company said it has made significant progress in support of the move
Housing News
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Freddie Mac is touting its readiness to transition from using the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a mortgage reference index. The end date for LIBOR may be extended (yet again) from the end of ... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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2020 has safely secured its place in the record books as the year of all-time lows in mortgage rates --one of them anyway. Several other years have recently boasted as many new instances of record lows, but none have done so with the average 30yr fix... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Next week, the bond market will only be open for 3.5 days. In that time, the bond market will see a majority of its 'year-end' trades (asset allocation changes from money managers who are required to match their portfolios to the indices in the... (read more)
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Housing News
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There was an increase in the number of loans in forbearance over the last week as the share within all lender portfolios, even the GSEs', moved higher. Black Knight said, however, that an uptick in mid-month has become common, generally driven by few... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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I don’t know what’s longer, a “regular” minute, “microwave” minute, or a “treadmill” minute. Speaking of time, if someone sends you an email saying, “The noon meeting has been moved forward two ho... (read more)
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Housing News
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In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new regulatory capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). At the time FHFA said the final rule fulfills Congress's mandate in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of... (read more)
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