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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has told reporters he expects a full House vote next week on H.R. 10, The Financial Choice Act which was voted out of the Financial Services Committee (FSC) on May 4. The Act, sponsored by FSC Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) would repeal or modify many of the changes made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including broad changes in financial regulations , revising the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and limiting much of its authority . It also includes provisions that will affect the home mortgage industry. In the latter area, the bill would incorporate more than two dozen proposed regulatory relief bills for community financial institutions, which we include for reader's reference; H.R. 2896,
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has told reporters he expects a full House vote next week on H.R. 10, The Financial Choice Act which was voted out of the Financial Services Committee (FSC) on May 4. The Act, sponsored by FSC Chairman Jeb ... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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In celebration of National Doughnut, or Donut, Day, let’s talk about a subset of real estate agents. The typical Realtor , and there are 1.2 million of them in NAR, is a 53-year-old female who attended college and is a homeowner - not surprisin... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Today's only significant data point will be NFP, which is the most significant piece of scheduled economic data every month! When the economy is in a state of change, NFP becomes an utterly dominant force in guiding big-picture trading themes... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates gave back yesterday's gains this morning following a stronger-than-expected employment report from ADP. While this is not the week's biggest jobs report, investors view it as one of several early indicators of the official Employment S... (read more)
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Housing News
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Fannie Mae said on Wednesday that its Book of Business increased at a compounded annual rate of 1.3 percent in April to a value of $3.164 trillion. The Book has increased by 1.9 percent year-to-date in 2017 and gained 1.4 percent for all of 2016. The... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Bond markets lost ground today, but less than you might expect given several of the typical inputs. In terms of economic data, this morning's ADP Employment Report made a fairly strong case for weakness in bonds , coming in at 253k vs a median... (read more)
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consumerfinancemonitor.com
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