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Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 27.2 percent in March compared to a 17.7 percent gain in February. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.927 trillion compared to $2.882 trillion the prior month and $2.404 trillion a year earlier. Purchases and Issuances totaled $142.465 billion, and Sales were ($.785) billion. The February numbers were $114.682 billion and ($.460) billion, respectively. Single-family refinance loan purchase and guarantee volume was $103.3 billion in March compared to $85.0 billion in February, representing a 76 percent share of total single-family mortgage portfolio purchases and issuances, down from 77 percent the previous month. Purchases in Freddie Mac's Mortgage Related Investments Portfolio
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Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 27.2 percent in March compared to a 17.7 percent gain in February. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.927 trillion compared to $2.8... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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How are we 1/3 done with 2021 already? Few are sitting on their hands as the months roll on. Exxon had its first profitable quarter since 2019. Fannie Mae posted its first quarter results this morning: $5.0 billion net income for the first quarter of... (read more)
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Housing News
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The number of loans in forbearance rose over the past week, driven by increases in those held in bank portfolios and private label securities (PLS). Black Knight said the first uptick in nine weeks netted out to only 20,000 as the number of forbearan... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Virtually every lender began the day with slightly higher rates, but most offered mid-day improvements in response to market conditions. As always, worth remembering that when we talk about "r... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Bonds are starting the day in decent shape with 10yr yields just slightly lower than yesterday's latest levels. The bigger story is MBS outperformance though. When compared to the typical Treasury benchmarks, MBS yields are lower than the... (read more)
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Housing News
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While the degree to which is happened was somewhat disappointing, pending home sales did snap out of a two-month slump in March . The National Association of Realtors'® (NAR's) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose 1.9 percent to 111.3 in March an... (read more)
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