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Mortgage rates bounced around a tight range for most of the week. There wasn't much in the way of news to motivate movement in the first three days of the week. Although we did get several key earnings releases, the economics calendar was essential empty and the market's general tone reflected...
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Mortgage rates rose after the release of the FOMC statement yesterday. Whiel the interest rate sell off wasn’t substantial, MBS prices declined enough to force lenders to reprice for the worse. Overall there were only small adjustements made to the FOMC statement. The vote on whether to raise or...
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Rates rallied yesterday following a strong 5 year note auction. This helped pave the way for higher MBS prices and lower mortgage rates. By day's end MBS were testing historic price highs and lenders were repricing for the better. To remind readers, as MBS prices move higher, lenders are able to...
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Although the market briefly tested the reliability of our lock/float strategy on Monday ("lock at the price highs, float at the price lows"), mortgage-backed security prices are returning to the confines of our comfort zone...also known as "THE RANGE". Following the seemingly bottomless...