Freddie Mac just announced that it has implemented Release 1, utilizing the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) . The Release was launched on November 21 and enables Freddie Mac to transfer certain securities operations for its Gold participation certificates (PCs) and Giant PCs to the CSP and to Common Securitization Solutions, LLC (CSS) which operates CSP. Release 1 will pave the way for Release 2 , in which a Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will develop a single mortgage-backed security they will issue to finance fixed-rate mortgage loans backed by one- to four-unit single-family properties. This is known as the Single Security Initiative (SSI), and the new issue as Uniform Mortgages-Baked Securities (UMBS) to be guaranteed by either of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). The resulting

December 8, 2016 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Dec 8, 2016 Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.94% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.62% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.95% -0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/8 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.50% -0.06 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/4 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.64% -0.05 0.59 15 Yr. Fixed 5.84% -0.19 0.84 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.58% -0.09 0.39 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/3 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.28 +0.16   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.54 +0.05   99.66 102.54 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Markets Look to Draghi to Clarify ECB Tapering Announcement Thu, Dec 8, 2016 8:26AM The European Central Bank (ECB) changed things up today, to some extent.  Unlike the Fed, which always unveils its big policy changes in the "announcement" itself, the ECB historically tends to address interest rate changes in the announcement... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.78 +0.31 UMBS 5.5 101.28 +0.16 UMBS 6.0 102.54 +0.05 GNMA 5.0 100.07 +0.24 GNMA 5.5 101.19 +0.06 GNMA 6.0 102.18 +0.05 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.487 -0.030 5 YR Treasury 3.562 -0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.768 -0.032 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047 30 YR Treasury 4.690 -0.079 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST Other News Major Milestone For Joint Fannie/Freddie MBS Thu, Dec 8, 2016 12:32PM Freddie Mac just announced that it has implemented Release 1, utilizing the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) . The Release was launched on November 21 and enables Freddie Mac to transfer certain securities operations for its Gold participation certificates (PCs) and Giant PCs to the CSP and to Common Securitization Solutions, LLC (CSS) which operates CSP... (read more) Gone Missing: 1.1 Million Loans Thu, Dec 8, 2016 10:57AM Analysts from the Urban Institute recently put a hard number on tight credit. The company says that lenders failed to make about 5.2 million mortgages between 2009 to 2014 because of rigid underwriting standards. An additional 1.1 million mortgages could have been processed in 2015 "if reasonable lending standards had been in place." All in all, 6.3 million ... (read more) Don't Jump to Conclusions on Housing Sentiment -Fannie Mae Thu, Dec 8, 2016 10:48AM A dramatic uptick in consumer perceptions about household income kept Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment (HPSI) Index from tanking in November. Even with a net increase of 11 percent in the number of respondents reporting significantly higher household income over the last 12 months (reversing a 9 point drop in October), the Index still dipped 0.5 percent,... (read more) Negative Equity Down 24% Year-Over-Year Thu, Dec 8, 2016 10:40AM The number of "underwater" homeowners continued to decrease at a rapid pace in the third quarter of 2016 as home values grew. Negative equity, often referred to as "underwater" or "upside down," applies to borrowers who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. CoreLogic said on Thursday that 384,000 homeowners regained positive equity in their... (read more) CFPB Targets Reverse Lenders; MBA Reports on Lender Profits; Legal Trends Thu, Dec 8, 2016 9:39AM “I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom, until they're flashing behind you.” The OCC doesn’t have flashing lights, but the feeling in one’s stomach is probably like being pulled over. The OCC is set to downgrade WFC's fair lending scorecard by two notches, a move that would give regulators an even grea... 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