Thu, Dec 2 2010, 8:28 AM
Stock markets continue to rally Thursday morning ahead of key labor and housing data....and the bond market continues to suffer as a result.
Mon, Nov 29 2010, 12:19 PM
The Next Buyback Problem to Face the Industry; Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule; Home Loan Interest Tax Deductibility Feedback;
Fri, Nov 26 2010, 11:33 AM
How the Value of the Dollar Impacts Mortgage Rates; Input on Loan Pricing Transparency; New LLPAs Passed Down; 4506-T Verification Info
Wed, Nov 24 2010, 12:15 PM
Lender "Skin in the Game"; More on Freddie's Fee Increase; New Mortgagee Letters; Sponsored FHA Originators; Investor Bulletins
Wed, Nov 24 2010, 2:09 PM
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have jointly released NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES for October 2010.
Tue, Nov 23 2010, 11:36 AM
Following two months of gains, Existing Home Sales Decline in October, casting doubt on the notion that the previous two months of gains constituted t...
Mon, Nov 22 2010, 9:54 AM
Basel III Bank Capital Shortage; Recent ARM Stats; HAMP Running Out of Applicants; High Cost Loan Limits; Investor Updates
Fri, Nov 19 2010, 10:04 AM
JPM Offloads Chunk of Servicing; HUD's Good Neighbor Next Door; Ambac Buyback Claims; Freddie Appraisal Quality; DU Version 8.2
Fri, Nov 19 2010, 5:04 PM
Despite the anticipation for sluggish growth into the first part of 2011, Fannie Mae, in their November 10th Economic Outlook, sees GDP growth driven...
Wed, Nov 17 2010, 1:56 PM
Walkthrough of Loan Paper Transfer Process; Fed Explains Credit Scores; Fannie CFO Calls It Quits; Ginnie Mae Guarantee Stats
Mon, Nov 15 2010, 9:05 AM
Wholesaler Perspective on Originator Compensation; Empty Housing Units; TBW Impact on Delinquency Rates; Investor Updates
Fri, Nov 5 2010, 9:54 AM
2nd Quarter Loan Production Stats; CoreLogic Earnings; Blackrock Jumbo Product; Prepays Print as Expected; Corporate Debt Explosion
Fri, Nov 5 2010, 8:19 AM
Benchmark interest rates made an aggressive move lower yesterday and tocks rallied to their highest levels since before the crash of Lehman Brothers, ...
Fri, Nov 5 2010, 1:08 PM
Pending home sales retreated after two monthly gains, signaling an uneven recovery entering 2011 with some near-term disruptions from the foreclosure ...
Fri, Oct 29 2010, 11:53 AM
The plain and simple version of this story is title insurers are nervous about covering foreclosed properties without some sort of guarantee that they...
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, 11:30 AM
"Economic growth in 2010 has been subdued and this trend will likely continue for most of 2011. Households remain cautious given the weak job market. ...
Wed, Oct 27 2010, 8:29 AM
Ahead of a $35 billion 5-year Treasury note auction, the 5-year note is -9/32 at 99-23 yielding 1.306% (+5.3%) and the 10-year Treasury note is -17/32...
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.
Wed, Oct 27 2010, 2:46 PM
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 22, 2010.
Tue, Oct 26 2010, 10:22 AM
What is Quantitative Easing? Investor Raises FHA Minimum FICO to 640; New Mortgagee Letter
Mon, Oct 25 2010, 10:03 AM
RTRS-US SEPT EXISTING HOME SALES 4.53 MLN UNIT ANNUAL RATE (CONS 4.30 MLN) VS AUG 4.12 MLN (PRV 4.13 MLN). SEPT EXISTING HOME SALES +10.0 PCT (CONS +...
Mon, Oct 25 2010, 10:00 AM
Bank of America Finds Mistakes in Foreclosure Files; MBS Issuance 95% Agency Paper; What is an Allonge?; Document Curing Timeline
Mon, Oct 25 2010, 8:40 AM
New & Existing Home Sales, S&P/Case-Shiller HPI, Treasury Auctions, Q3 GDP, Consumer Confidence,Durable Goods Orders, the MBA Convention, Fed/FDIC M...
Mon, Oct 25 2010, 4:26 PM
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the housing market is in the early stages of recovery. “A housing recovery is taking place but will be choppy ...
Thu, Oct 21 2010, 11:03 AM
10 days until Halloween - the entire mortgage industry is feeling tricked. But there is some good company-level news
Tue, Oct 19 2010, 7:09 PM
We're all waiting for the dust to settle, it just never seems to dissipate. Hopefully America doesn't turn into Gotham City.In the here and now, all R...
Mon, Oct 18 2010, 2:37 PM
The monthly NAHB/Wells Fargo survey of home builder perceptions improved for the first time in five months. Builders are seeing some increased buyer ...
Mon, Oct 18 2010, 1:09 PM
It's very clear that the Obama Administration doesn't support a 50 state foreclosure moratorium, but I haven't seen them offer up much in terms of a s...
Thu, Oct 14 2010, 10:47 AM
"Lenders foreclosed on a record number of properties in September and in the third quarter, taking a bite out of the backlog of distressed properties ...
Thu, Oct 14 2010, 10:31 AM
Top 10 Loan Servicers; Confusion on JP Morgan's MERS Relationship; Money Flowing into Mortgage Banking Deals
Thu, Oct 7 2010, 2:01 PM
So far from what I can tell......
This is a procedural loophole. lots of noise surrounding a technicality. But why does no one stop to consider the...
Tue, Oct 5 2010, 9:27 AM
Feedback: Loan Closing Delayed on Foreclosed Property Purchase; More on Retained Servicing vs. Released; TPO FHA Production
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!
Mon, Oct 4 2010, 1:43 PM
Pending home sales have increased for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors®. "Attractive affordability cond...
Fri, Oct 1 2010, 12:34 PM
SBA securities? You bet! Flood insurance extended; Monday a big day for MI companies; updates from Chase, Citi, Fifth Third, Fannie, Flag, USB
Thu, Sep 30 2010, 9:26 AM
According to the 2nd Quarter RealtyTrac Sales Report issued this morning, sales of homes in the process of pre-foreclosure or out of lenders real esta...
Thu, Sep 30 2010, 2:50 PM
H.R. 3081: Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011, and For Other Purposes, passed the House of Representatives this morning. Buried in ...
Wed, Sep 29 2010, 3:19 PM
The Harvard report on The State of the Nation's Housing reports that both household income and household wealth have dropped since the beginning of th...
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, 8:23 AM
Benchmark interest rates are higher as U.S equity futures rally ahead of durable goods and housing data. In the afternoon, investors will also be reac...
Fri, Sep 24 2010, 5:15 PM
The best day to lock was Wednesday. Although rates rose heading into the weekend (for the third week in a row), consumer borrowing costs are lower tha...
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...
Fri, Sep 24 2010, 2:37 PM
Sales of new single-family houses in August 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 288,000. This is unchanged (±16.7%) from the revised Jul...
Thu, Sep 23 2010, 8:28 AM
Interest rates are holding near yesterday's lows as equity futures traded lower in the overnight session following news that Ireland’s GDP fell at an ...
Thu, Sep 23 2010, 5:58 PM
After ending last week on a three day losing streak, loan pricing made a total turnaround in the first three days of this week, mostly thanks to the o...
Thu, Sep 23 2010, 2:19 PM
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said home sales still remain subpar. “The housing market is trying to recover on its own power without the home buy...
Wed, Sep 22 2010, 3:53 PM
If you were floating your loan last week when rates started to rise, you probably kicked yourself for not locking. If you held out and continued floa...
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
Mon, Sep 20 2010, 11:57 AM
"The stall in the nation's housing market continues. Builders report that the two leading obstacles to new-home sales right now are consumer reluctanc...
