Wed, Oct 28 2009, 11:28 AM
Following the seemingly bottomless rates selloff that occurred on Monday, benchmark Treasury and MBS prices underwent a corrective rally yesterday. Bu...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 11:15 AM
The FN 4.0 is +0-10 at 98-15 yielding 4.159% while the FN 4.5 is trading 7/32nds higher at a bid of 100-30 yielding 4.387%. The secondary market curre...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 9:43 AM
FHA video; New Apps Dropping; Citi and Flagstar Updates; Rates Improving
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 9:34 AM
Currently the FN 4.0 is trading +0-04 at 98-09 yielding 4.178% and the FN 4.5 is +0-02 at 100-25 yielding 4.406%. The secondary market current coupon ...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 8:09 AM
Shares in the S&P 500 have fallen for three consecutive days and on Wednesday futures are extending those losses ahead of fresh data and more Q3 earni...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 7:26 AM
In last week's release, which reported data for the week ending October 16, mortgage application activity fell 13.7% as mortgage rates rose from 5.02%...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 5:35 PM
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 3:42 PM
This month single family new home sales fell for the first time since March. The annual pace of new homes sales was 402,000 sales per year, well below...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 3:42 PM
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 2:56 PM
Most search engines provide two different unpaid areas where your business can appear: local business listings and web page results. Having a searc...
Wed, Oct 28 2009, 1:20 PM
After an initial "knee jerk" move lower in price, the rates market is back to its best levels of the day. The 10yr note is currently +0-10 yielding 3....
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 12:12 PM
This month, the S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index continued to improve as prices in 17 of 20 metro cities increased in August, albeit at a slower pace...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 11:20 AM
The FN 4.0 is currently +0-10 at 97-27 yielding 4.223% while the FN 4.5 is +0-08 at 100-16 yielding 4.442%. The secondary market current coupon is 4.4...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 11:14 AM
Mortgage rates were pushed higher yesterday after benchmark Treasury yields moved higher, outside the well defined range that has kept rates relativel...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 9:52 AM
How Much Debt Do We Have? Tax Credit Update; GMAC & SunTrust Tidbits
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 9:13 AM
Ahead of data, the FN 4.0 was +0-00 at 97-17 yielding 4.253% while the FN 4.5 was trading +0-02 at 100-10 yielding 4.465%. The secondary market curren...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 7:44 AM
US equities are mixed in this morning’s future session after shares fell more than 1% on Monday. S&P 500 and Dow futures are each looking slightly up,...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 4:55 PM
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 3:27 PM
The FN 4.0 is trading +0-15 at 98 "rock" (trader jargon for 98-00. Could also say 98 no level all handle, 98 even, 98 the figure) yielding 4.422% whil...
Tue, Oct 27 2009, 1:02 PM
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 12:07 PM
In the spirit of the week, MBS and TSY's endured somewhat of a scare this AM. FN 4.5 MBS fell to 100-06+, which would put it below some very important...
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 10:30 AM
Capmark's Bankruptcy; ING, GMAC, USB Updates; HASP HFA Bond Program;10-yr Breaks 3.50%;
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 9:41 AM
Higher benchmark yield have led "rate sheet influential" MBS prices lower. The FN 4.0 is currently -0-05 at 97-25 while the FN 4.5 is -0-06 at 100-14.
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 8:17 AM
The FN 4.0 is trading -0-01 at 97-29 yielding4.215% and the FN 4.5 is -0-01 at 100-18 yielding 4.434%.The secondary market current coupon is 4.39%. Th...
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 7:55 AM
Eight trading days have passed since the Dow crossed 10,000 for the first time in over a year. Yet mixed data and third-quarter earnings since then ha...
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 5:07 PM
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 4:02 PM
The FN 4.0 is currently -0-11 at 97-18 yiedling 4.247%. and the FN 4.5 is -0-11 at 100-08 yielding 4.469. The secondary market current coupon is 4.436...
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 2:12 PM
The FN 4.0 is currently 0-10 at 97-21 yielding 4.241% while the FN 4.5 is trading -0-09 at 100-11 yielding 4.461%. The secondary market current coupon...
Mon, Oct 26 2009, 1:00 PM
The well defined range we have used to gauge our lock/float sentiment is being challenged. Since the range proved itself a reliable indicator of deman...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 11:15 AM
The FN 4.0 is currently -0-05 at 98-01 yielding 4.203% while the FN 4.5 is trading 6/32 lower at 100-20 yielding 4.426%. The secondary market current ...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 11:14 AM
The House Financial Services Committee passed the Consumer Financial Protection Act on Thursday. The legislation will consolidate regulation of finan...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 11:06 AM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets are similar to what we had yesterday morning. The par rate for a conventional ...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 9:49 AM
HVCC Phase out? BB&T's Warehouse Commitment; SunTrust Earnings; Fed still buying MBS's
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 8:45 AM
The 10yr TSY note is -17/32 at 101-07 yielding 3.481%. The FN 4.0 is -0-09 at 97-29 yielding 4.215% while the FN 4.5 is trading -0-07 at 100-19 yieldi...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 8:02 AM
Equity futures are flat to slightly lower this morning after shares in the S&P 500 jumped 1.06% yesterday. Today markets will received fresh data for ...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 6:23 PM
It is no secret that the most widely discussed topic of the week was: The Range Trade
Our analysis relied upon the random price action of intraday ...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 4:58 PM
Roughly 70% of Americans own a home. Eighty percent of wealth in America is created through real estate (i.e. home ownership). Clearly home ownershi...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 4:44 PM
Freddie Mac released their activity summary today. This data reports on monthly and year-to-date activity for Freddie Mac's Total Mortgage, Retained a...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 2:53 PM
The FN 4.0 is currently -0-03 at 98-03 yielding 4.196% and the FN 4.5 is trading -0-04 at 100-22 yielding 4.418%. The secondary market current coupon ...
Fri, Oct 23 2009, 2:08 PM
Existing-home sales jumped 9.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.57 million units in September from a level of 5.10 million in August, and are 9.2 percen...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 11:29 AM
The FN 4.0 is currently +0-01 at 98.06 yielding 4.187% while the FN 4.5 is trading -0-02 at 100-25 yielding 4.406. The secondary market current coupon...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 10:11 AM
This data set tracks new filings for unemployment insurance benefits and the number of Americans who continue to receive state unemployment benefits (...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 9:45 AM
Condo Regs Delayed;Fed's View of the Economy; Bank Earnings; Thoughts on 2010 vs. 2009
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 8:14 AM
Rates are rising ahead of the 11am TSY supply announcement. Benchmark TSY traders not so much focused on BIG PICTURE or data....traders more concerned...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 8:07 AM
Equity markets in the US have been falling for two consecutive days. Ahead of several data reports, speeches from Federal Reserve officials, and a del...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 5:02 PM
The goal of the Federal Reserve's agency MBS program is to provide support to mortgage and housing markets and to foster improved conditions in financ...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 4:57 PM
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 3:51 PM
Heading into the 5pm marking period, the FN 4.0 is trading +0-04 at 98-09 yielding 4.178% while the FN 4.5 is +0-02 at 100-29 yielding 4.391%. The sec...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 1:51 PM
Considering the improvements in the secondary market, you are likely looking for a little more reprice for the better love from lenders...don't hold y...
Thu, Oct 22 2009, 1:29 PM
After opening the day lower yesterday, MBS managed to rally steadily off the lows before a late day stock sell off added steam to the upward price mom...