Fri, Dec 2 2011, 10:52 AM
Radar Logic has headlined its September
RPX 25-MSA Composite with the disquieting headline "We May be Witnessing the
End of the Beginning of the Hou...
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 10:26 AM
What is
Barack buying Michelle this year? A little non-owner unit, perhaps, but not
thanks to Freddie Mac's HomeSteps , which is owner-occupied onl...
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 9:35 AM
Creation of a multi-agency task
force was announced on Thursday designed specifically to deter scam artists
preying on homeowners looking for he...
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 8:27 AM
From MBS Live Moments Ago:
10yr yields moved just under 2bps higher from 3pm marks in an exceedingly quiet overnight session. There's some "risk-on...
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 4:16 PM
MBS Live : MBS RECAP
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Fri, Dec 2 2011, 3:24 PM
Although markets had been focusing on this morning's Employment Situation Report as a high-risk event (and indeed it was), the report was mixed enough...
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 2:30 PM
By now you've heard that U/E came in at 8.6% today versus a 9.0% expectation. So naturally, with labor metrics that bullish, bond markets had to rall...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 11:20 AM
MBS Live : MBS MID-DAY
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Thu, Dec 1 2011, 11:09 AM
Although MBS and Treasuries rallied a bit after the slightly weaker-than-expected Jobless Claims data this morning, they soon met resistance at famili...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 11:06 AM
Sometimes
in the financial markets there is just too much going on to comprehend. For
example, yesterday the Fed (the U.S. Central Bank), in conjun...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 8:47 AM
Here was where the market stood just before the 830am release of weekly Jobless Claims
MBS Open Much Weaker Despite Uneventful Overnight Session ...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 4:20 PM
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Thu, Dec 1 2011, 3:10 PM
Volume and volatility have left the building this afternoon as markets aren't keen on making any big movements ahead of tomorrow's Employment Situatio...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 3:05 PM
Housing and Urban
Development Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Congressional hearing on " Perspectives
on the Health of the FHA Single-family Insuranc...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 2:56 PM
Mortgage
delinquencies continued to decline in October according to information released
today by Lender Processing Services. At
the same time fo...
Thu, Dec 1 2011, 2:23 PM
Much like yesterday (and the day before), Mortgage-Backed-Securities (MBS), began the day
in weaker territory and rallied in the latter part of the ...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 11:35 AM
According
to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the typical U.S. homebuyer spent less and
borrowed less in 2011 . NAR's...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 11:31 AM
MBS are currently responding favorably to a supportive event in benchmark 10's. The fact that 10yr yields (so far) appear to be holding the line just ...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 11:20 AM
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Wed, Nov 30 2011, 10:45 AM
Pending home sales took a big jump in October, surging
10.4 percent above October figures and ending 9.2 percent higher than one year
earlier. T...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 9:26 AM
Mortgage applications were down sharply
during the week ended November 24, a week that was shortened by the
Thanksgiving Day holiday. The Mortgage...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 8:43 AM
This morning's alert from MBS Live:
Uneventful Overnight Session Meets Morning Tape-Bombs 8:29AM
Although 10yr yields saw some fast-paced m...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 4:20 PM
MBS Live : MBS RECAP
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Wed, Nov 30 2011, 4:20 PM
Sixteen House Democrats have asked the
Federal Housing Finance Agency to justify its position on reducing principal on
loans owned by Freddie Mac a...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 4:18 PM
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America
( MICA ), the trade group representing the largest private mortgage insurance
(PMI) companies has issued a s...
Wed, Nov 30 2011, 3:10 PM
Much like yesterday, Mortgage-Backed-Securities (MBS), began the day in weaker territory and rallied in the latter part of the day. Improving MBS are...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 12:42 PM
Over one-quarter of all mortgaged homes
in the U.S. are now either underwater or close to it according to data released
today by CoreLogic. In t...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 11:52 AM
Bond markets are recovering now after losing a bit of ground into the AM hours. None of the movement so far has been enough for a reprice for the wor...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 11:50 AM
Ineptocracy
(in-ept-o-cra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are
elected by the least capable of producing, and where the ...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 11:22 AM
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Tue, Nov 29 2011, 11:12 AM
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price
Indices for the third quarter of 2010 indicate that nationally home prices were
flat relative to the second quarte...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 9:54 AM
The Office of the Inspector
General for the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA-OIG ) will report to
Congress today on its oversight of FHFA.
Th...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 8:29 AM
Here's this morning's update and video from MBS Live:
MBS and Treasuries Slightly Weaker in Quiet Overnight Session 8:23AM
In the context o...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 5:26 PM
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's
seasonally adjusted purchase only price index (HPI) shows that U.S. house
prices rose slightly in the third qua...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 4:52 PM
Mortgage Rates improved again today. This would be a good day to NOT be looking at US Treasuries for an indication of mortgage rates. 10yr yields m...
Tue, Nov 29 2011, 4:22 PM
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Tue, Nov 29 2011, 3:44 PM
Today turned out to be fairly uneventful for Treasuries which turned out to make the day mostly positive for MBS. Perhaps some more hinting at potent...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 12:53 PM
Overall consumer debt continued to fall
in the third quarter of 2011, decreasing to 11.6 trillion from revised second
quarter levels of $11.72 tri...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 11:34 AM
While the commercial real estate markets
are reflecting the overall softness of the economy, there are some signs of improvement
according to data r...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 11:20 AM
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Mon, Nov 28 2011, 11:16 AM
Today may well be the first day of a new trend for MBS, unless Fannie 3.5's regain 101-16. That achievement will be made much easier if benchmark rat...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 10:23 AM
Hey, if
you're still originating loans now, you may-as-well stick around another year,
right? The 2012 NMLS Streamlined Renewal
Process is underwa...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 8:44 AM
Here's a look at what's moving markets as we begin a new week, as well as a snapshot of MBS and Treasury levels from MBS Live:
MBS and Treasurie...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 4:16 PM
MBS Live : MBS RECAP
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FNMA 3.5
101-28 : +0-09
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Mon, Nov 28 2011, 3:46 PM
Mortgage Rates
recovered from what was shaping up to be an ugly morning to fall more in line with lender offerings seen last week. The secondary m...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 3:08 PM
A settlement agreement reached last
month between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)
over a 2007 mortgage derivative...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 2:45 PM
MBS have been in rally mode all day long. Here's the reprice alert from MBS Live:
Positive Reprices Reported, More Possible if Current Levels H...
Mon, Nov 28 2011, 2:23 PM
New homes sales in October rose to a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 according to data released today by
the Census Bureau and the Depar...
Fri, Nov 25 2011, 12:35 PM
Today's update is more of a reminder than an amazing source of new information and analysis. While Mortgage Rates are possibly slightly weaker than...
Fri, Nov 25 2011, 11:23 AM
If you say
"raise up lights" really fast, it sounds like "razor
blades" in an Australian accent.
If you say "VA Funding Fee" really fast, nothi...
