Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates jumped quickly today after Q&A session with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. What did he say to cause such drama? Actually, it's more about what he didn't say. For some reason, market participants were expecting (or at least ho... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Today began with Nonfarm Payrolls coming in at 379k vs 182k forecast. Last month's numbers were revised up to 166k from 49k. The unemployment rate ticked down a hair without being offset by a drop in the labor force participation rate.&nb... (read more)
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Housing News
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A new policy paper from the Urban Institute (UI) looks at the recent amendments to the senior preferred stock purchase agreement (PSPA) agreed to by outgoing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Mark Calabria, Director the Federal Housing Finance Ag... (read more)
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Housing News
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As Black Knight has repeatedly predicted, end of February expirations drove the number of mortgage loans in forbearance lower this past week. There was a decline of 22,000 loans in forbearance plans during the week ended March 2, an 0.8 percent decli... (read more)
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Housing News
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed to delay the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022. The rule, proposed last June, is designed as a replacement for... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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In the legal field, virtual litigation is thought to be here to stay, vaccine or no vaccine. And as the pandemic continues, and remote hiring continues for lenders, CEOs, owners, and managers are grappling with the thought of having scattered workfor... (read more)
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