Thu, Oct 28 2010, 9:48 AM
Spike in FHA to FHA Refinances; Deutsche Bank on Home Prices; Compensation Conference Call; Wells Finds Flaws in Foreclosures
Wed, Oct 27 2010, 3:35 PM
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have jointly released NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES for September 2010.
Fri, Oct 22 2010, 9:41 AM
Uh, how much did you say Fannie & Freddie need? Wells adjusts gov't loan comp; LEI examined; comments from the trenches
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 10:19 AM
Freddie Mac's Rate Survey; FRBNY Suing BofA; Loan Buybacks; NMLS & Credit Reports; FHA Training; Wells Fargo Earnings
Tue, Oct 19 2010, 9:19 AM
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 539,000. This is 5.6 percent (±...
Tue, Oct 19 2010, 8:24 AM
Interest rates are higher and stock futures are falling ahead of housing starts and building permits data. Further clarity on the Federal Reserve’s pl...
Mon, Oct 18 2010, 9:37 AM
GSEs Release HVCC Updates; Broker Compensation & YSP Clarification; 15 Year Prison Sentence for Mortgage Fraud
Mon, Oct 4 2010, 9:40 AM
Foreclosure mess impacts title companies; First Horizon leaving; updates from several more investors; today is the big FHA MIP day!
Tue, Sep 28 2010, 9:51 AM
Big picture housing stats worth a skim; updates from Citi & USB; bad news for Alt-A & jumbo biz
Fri, Sep 24 2010, 10:03 AM
National Flood Insurance Program Extended; Good signs in the commercial security market; disaster & health impact thoughts from investors, foreclosure...
Fri, Sep 24 2010, 3:50 PM
The Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard for September notes a slowly stabilizing housing market. Delinquencies are down slightly as are early st...
Tue, Sep 21 2010, 11:43 AM
GMAC Temporarily Suspends Foreclosures in 23 States; Discover Entering Mortgage Biz?; HMDA Data; New DU Version 8.2; Prop 4 in Florida
Tue, Sep 21 2010, 8:38 AM
Housing Starts improved 10.5% in August, again on the back of the multi-family market, which rose by 39,000 annualized units or 32%. Single-family st...
Tue, Sep 21 2010, 8:21 AM
Interest rates are marginally lower and equity futures are roughly flat ahead of key housing data and the afternoon release of the policy statement fr...
Mon, Sep 20 2010, 10:31 AM
Update on replacing HVCC; startling broker production stats; TBW/Cenlar updates, along with GMAC, Flagstar, Freddie, and AmTrust news
Mon, Sep 20 2010, 4:37 PM
So far following the strategy of "lock at the MBS price highs and float at the MBS price lows" has worked out well for us. This strategy will be put t...
Thu, Sep 2 2010, 11:39 AM
Litany of Investor Bulletins: Mortgage Insurance, Appraisal Photos, Originator IDs, Incomplete GFEs, 203(b)'s, Reserve Requirements, No More ARMs
Wed, Sep 1 2010, 2:31 PM
Residential construction spending includes remodeling, additions, and major replacements to owner occupied properties subsequent to completion of orig...
Mon, Aug 30 2010, 10:26 AM
Originator Compensation Guidance Offered by Lender; Common Reasons for Buyback Requests; Servicer Rankings; Warehouse Line News; Investor Updates
Mon, Aug 30 2010, 3:44 PM
After a better than expected read on 2nd quarter GDP and a not so scary speech from the Federal Reserve Chairman, the 10 year Treasury note yield rose...
Fri, Aug 27 2010, 1:12 PM
While delinquency rates overall showed improvement, the MBA National Delinquency Survey showed a troubling increase in the number of home mortgages th...
Mon, Aug 23 2010, 4:11 PM
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have released the August edition of the Obama Admin...
Fri, Aug 20 2010, 11:19 AM
Two great reports from the NY Fed and the Census Bureau; rates sure are good and may continue that way
Wed, Aug 18 2010, 10:33 AM
Interesting...the MBA says mortgage rates actually rose last week. I have to disagree with that, mortgage rates did improve last week, but I understan...
Tue, Aug 17 2010, 11:13 AM
Reg Z Rules and Proposals Galore from the Fed; Closing Costs Higher; Freddie Gives Clients "Greater Flexibility"; Fannie Discusses Hardships
Tue, Aug 17 2010, 8:56 AM
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have released New Residential Construction statistics for July 2010. Both p...
Tue, Aug 17 2010, 3:44 PM
Following the release of Industrial Production data, stocks extended overnight gains and benchmark interest rates rose. This pressured mortgage backed...
Mon, Aug 16 2010, 10:22 AM
More Loan Buyback Comments; MI Rescission Help; Bank MBS Holding Stats; Mortgage Fraud
Mon, Aug 16 2010, 8:41 AM
The week ahead brings new data on manufacturing, housing sentiment and construction, industrial production and producer costs. Last week, the Dow shed...
Mon, Aug 16 2010, 4:22 PM
Look for mortgage rates to be indicative of competitiveness in the primary mortgage market. There are several factors that go into the determination o...
Tue, Aug 3 2010, 11:35 AM
FHA Changes on the Horizon; Cross Selling Mortgages to Banking Clients; Failed MBS Trades; "Credit Repair" Fraud Case Settled;
Mon, Aug 2 2010, 4:53 PM
Residential construction spending includes remodeling, additions, and major replacements to owner occupied properties subsequent to completion of orig...
Wed, Jul 28 2010, 2:24 PM
Nearly all Districts reported sluggish housing markets in the months since the homebuyer tax credit expired on April 30. While some Districts, such as...
Tue, Jul 27 2010, 9:07 AM
US MAY HOME PRICES IN 20 METRO AREAS RISE 0.5 PCT SEASONALLY ADJ (CONSENSUS 0.2 PCT) VS 0.6 PCT IN APRIL - S&P/CASE-SHILLER
Wed, Jul 21 2010, 10:40 AM
Solid Earnings from Wells and MGIC; High Quality Loan Production; Labor Unions Threaten Big Banks; VA Underwriting Update
Tue, Jul 20 2010, 10:55 AM
Small Banks Behind on TARP Repayment; More Opinions on Mortgage Reform; Home Builders Outsold by REO Inventory Holders; MGIC & RMIC Updates
Tue, Jul 20 2010, 9:08 AM
Stock futures are lower and interest rates are rallying after several key earnings releases failed to impress the markets. June Housing Starts and Bui...
Tue, Jul 20 2010, 8:11 PM
Mortgage rates have not been following the directional guidance of MBS prices lately. The best mortgage rates have been holding in the 4.375 to 4.625%...
Tue, Jul 20 2010, 6:31 PM
After a huge improvement in May, multi-family housing starts led the overall starts number lower with a 26,000 unit decline. Single-family starts fell...
Mon, Jul 19 2010, 4:15 PM
After several days of behaving as if no other market existed, mortgage rates finally snapped back to reality today. Total consumer borrowing costs mov...
Tue, Jul 13 2010, 10:23 AM
HARP Subordination Scenario; Jumbo Loan Foreclosure Numbers; Rates Low But Fewer Qualified Borrowers; International Homebuyers
Thu, Jul 1 2010, 5:38 PM
The par 30 year conventional rate mortgage remains in the 4.375% to 4.625% range for well qualified consumers but borrowing costs were slightly higher...
Wed, Jun 30 2010, 8:55 AM
Homebuyer Tax Credit Fraud; Reasons for 203(K) Loans; SAFE Act and NMLS Registry; Mortgage Jobs; Another Refi Boom Coming?
Mon, Jun 28 2010, 5:00 PM
Just like last week, the economic calendar in the week ahead is not jammed packed but it does contain a couple of influential data points. The most im...
Thu, Jun 24 2010, 12:02 PM
House Passes Flood Insurance Extension; Servicer Short Sale Timeline Rankings; MERS & Fannie, Waiting Period Update
Wed, Jun 23 2010, 10:53 AM
HVCC Future in Doubt? FHA Getting Ahead of Defaults; CRA Changes; Reverse Mortgage Issues; MGIC Update
Thu, Jun 17 2010, 10:31 AM
HAMP Redefault Rate; Underwriters on Watch for Rent Buyback and Short Sale Schemes; TBW CEO Fraud Case; MBS Volume
Wed, Jun 16 2010, 11:27 AM
Signs of Life in the Non-Agency Mortgage Market; Housing Supply Shortage?; HUD's Final Rule; Fannie & Freddie Delisted; Apps Rise
Wed, Jun 16 2010, 8:31 AM
Good Morning. 830am data has been released. Housing Starts were much worse than expected as were Building Permits. The yield curve is flatter and the ...
Wed, Jun 16 2010, 8:21 AM
After a steady rally pushed the stock market up more than 2% yesterday, investors are nervous about extending those gains today. Concerns from Europe ...
