Tue, Dec 15 2009, 4:28 PM
At a time when the Fed's credibility is of the UTMOST importance, you would think that our policymakers wouldn't be trying to politicize monetary poli...
Tue, Dec 15 2009, 4:04 PM
A new survey conducted for Trulia.com and RealtyTrac show that Americans are generally unwilling to consider purchasing a home that has been foreclose...
Tue, Dec 15 2009, 4:01 PM
Tue, Dec 15 2009, 2:32 PM
Two better than expected economic headlines did not have a positive influence over the bond market. Following the release of PPI data, Treasury yields...
Tue, Dec 15 2009, 1:46 PM
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 12:03 PM
This is a normal occurrence ahead of FOMC meetings, especially in December when the majority of market professionals have their "window dressing" fund...
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 11:30 AM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate the par 30 year conventional rate mortgage remains in the 4.75% to 5.00% range for well qualified ...
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 10:01 AM
DU 8.0 Implemented; Citi & TARP payback; Fed Funds and Mortgage Rates; House Passes FIASCO
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 9:47 AM
The House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Friday afternoon despite intense lobbying from financial firms....
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 8:28 AM
Looking to data this week, Monday and Friday have no data releases but the other three days are packed. Industrial production, housing starts, and inf...
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 8:09 AM
All in all, you will notice a somewhat bearish outlook for mortgage rates is embedded in the above commentary...ie a steeper yield curve and inflation...
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 5:18 PM
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 4:07 PM
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 3:22 PM
The most important factor driving recent declines in real estate market activity and increases in delinquencies and foreclosures has been the ongoing ...
Mon, Dec 14 2009, 1:39 PM
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 11:25 AM
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 9:52 AM
Backstop Needed for Mortgages; JP Morgan Could See More Losses on Home Equity Loans; News from GMAC, ING, Central Pacific, Union Bank
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 8:27 AM
After a slow week of economic data, market participants were treated to a better than expected read on November Retail Sales this morning.Led by a 6.0...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 8:27 AM
It’s been a slow week in terms of data but the key release of the week, retail sales for November, finally comes out an hour before the opening bell. ...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 6:29 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today as MBS prices fell following two better than expected economic reports. The move lower in MBS prices forced lenders ...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 5:04 PM
In exactly two weeks of trading, MBS have moved from all time highs on November 30th to 101-08 at close today, the same levels from the beginning of N...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 3:27 PM
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 1:53 PM
A weaker bond market moved most mortgage loan rates higher for the week. With the exception of the longer term fixed rate mortgages, most of the inc...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 1:43 PM
In a win for the banking industry, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject a measure that would have allowed bankruptcy judges to ...
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 1:33 PM
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 11:59 AM
The Treasury will announce the auction results of the $13 billion long bond reopening at 1pm. Yesterday's weak 10yr auction implies one of two things ...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 11:09 AM
GEITHNER ON THE EXTENSION OF TARP AND MITIGATING FORECLOSURES: "I notified Congress that I extended the temporary authority provided to me under EESA ...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 9:53 AM
Projected Fed Funds Rates; Mortgage Companies Expanding; News from BofA, GMAC, Freddie, USB, Flagstar
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 9:48 AM
Foreclosure activity in November was down nationwide according to a report issued today by RealtyTrac. This is the fourth straight month that such ac...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 8:31 AM
After moving higher overnight, mostly at the start of the London trading session, "rate sheet influential" benchmark rates ticked up a few bps and the...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 8:18 AM
Ahead of weekly labor data and the monthly trade balance equity futures are pointing higher.
Dow futures up 29 points to 10,359 and S&P 500 Futures...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 5:17 PM
November figures for the Treasury Department's Making Home Affordable Program show that a disappointing 4.3 percent of borrowers enrolled in the progr...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 5:00 PM
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 4:55 PM
The Federal Reserve today reported on their weekly purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). In the five trading days between December 3 a...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 3:34 PM
In what could provide a boost to consumer confidence, the Federal Reserve reported on Thursday that the net worth of U.S. households rose 5 percent. ...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 3:14 PM
To lock or float, that is the question.
In previous months, Treasury yields and mortgage rates have risen prior to bond auctions, however following...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 2:48 PM
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 1:51 PM
The voice of mortgage originators was broadcast loud and clear by Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke today. Speaking at the Mortgage Foreclosure ...
Thu, Dec 10 2009, 1:04 PM
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY, THIS AUCTION WAS NOT MET WITH STRONG DEMAND.....something many were expecting, thus rates have barely budged.
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 12:41 PM
"Rate sheet influential" MBS prices plummeted after the auction results. "Rate sheet influential" MBS prices plummeted after the auction results.
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 12:13 PM
Federal Reserve Governor Duke says the downturn in housing has affected communities in many ways, but the effects were largely related to the underlyi...
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 12:06 PM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be slightly worse than yesterday. While rate sheet rebate is weaker today, t...
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 11:03 AM
As we've seen so often, markets tend to trade along pre-existing ranges toward some sort of inflection point. An oversimplified way to think about th...
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 10:15 AM
This week's report indicated an increase in demand for new mortgage loans. The Market Composite Index rose 8.5%, the purchase index was 4.0% higher, a...
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 10:05 AM
Wells Requiring MERS Registration; Citi's Ineligible Appraiser Monitor; Flagstar & 2-4 Unit Caps, USB, AgFirst - Lots of Updates to Report
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 8:39 AM
101-30 provided support yesterday, something we expect to continue unless the 10yr trades above 3.42%...or.....if the lack of MBS liquidity that set i...
Wed, Dec 9 2009, 8:33 AM
Equities shed 1% yesterday on heightened debt concerns following a Moody’s report voicing worry over the growing debt in the UK and the US. One hour ...
Tue, Dec 8 2009, 11:07 AM
Short-term and long-term charts are telling two decidedly different stories today. If one were to look only at the short-term chart, we would indeed ...
