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Mortgage rates dropped convincingly today, bringing them to new long-term lows. The average lender hasn't offered anything lower for more than a year (January 2018). The improvement came on a combination of news headlines, economic data, and the scheduled sale of US 10yr Treasury debt. The news headlines in question pertain to Brexit. To oversimplify a complicated topic, there had been some hope for a compromise Brexit deal overnight. Such a deal would ease some concerns about uncertain market outcomes. That uncertainty has helped keep rates lower , so clearing it up meant upward pressure on rates. As the day progressed, however, the compromise deal fell apart, and rates moved lower accordingly. Economic data also has an impact on rates. In this case, it was the Consumer Price Index (an inflation
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates dropped convincingly today, bringing them to new long-term lows. The average lender hasn't offered anything lower for more than a year (January 2018). The improvement came on a combination of news headlines, economic data, and the sche... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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There were three salient market movers for the bond market today with one of them being a 2-parter.
First up was Brexit news in the overnight session. This began with a compromise deal looking more possible early on. The res... (read more)
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Housing News
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Increasing home prices have the additional benefit of reducing mortgage foreclosures according to CoreLogic. The company's Loan Performance Insights report for December notes the 30+ day delinquency rate is at a 10-year low. Frank Nothaft, CoreLogic'... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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This morning I’m feeling old after a 3AM wake up call to travel from Ellie Mae’s conference in San Francisco to the MBAKY in Louisville. (Speaking of “old,” the other day I saw an elderly couple walking down the street sportin... (read more)
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Housing News
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have each issued birth announcements for their long-anticipated Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities (UMBS). The two companies will begin issuing the UMBS on June 3, 2019. Their announcements follow publication of ... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Just as yesterday's domestic trading hours ended, British Prime Minister Theresa May met with EU leaders to try to tweak the Brexit proposal enough to gain the support of hardliners in the UK who would prefer to cut all ties over compromise. Th... (read more)
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