Thu, Feb 18 2010, 10:22 AM
Japan Passes China as Biggest Tsy Buyer; FHA Tips from Citi; DU 8.0 April Update; Originators Work More For Less
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 8:46 AM
After opening to the upside, mortgages are now trading flat thanks to inflationary concerns in PPI data (if you need an explanation). The FN 4.0 is ...
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 8:36 AM
The US dollar is higher this morning but stocks are mixed before the bell. A number of key indexes on inflation, employment, and manufacturing will hi...
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 5:33 PM
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 5:24 PM
Just like yesterday, mortgage rates moved higher at the open today...and then even higher later in the day as MBS prices fell further and lenders had ...
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 4:51 PM
Profiling is not a lawful practice, but certain types of profiling may be a useful tool when recruiting and hiring employees for a company. Let’s be ...
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 4:00 PM
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 3:34 PM
Since the inception of the program in January 2009, the Fed has spent $1.19 trillion in the agency MBS market, or 95.59 percent of the allocated $1.25...
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 3:23 PM
Zillow, the Seattle-based company that collects data on home values throughout the country, has released results of it's homeowner confidence survey c...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 12:02 PM
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 10:11 AM
Housing Starts data estimates how much new residential real estate construction occurred in the previous month. New construction means digging has beg...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 10:07 AM
Fannie Mae Approved Mortgage Insurers; Electronic Appraisals; Foreclosures and Home Supply; Lender Updates
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 8:31 AM
Stocks are looking for another positive open after the benchmark S&P 500 climbed 1.80% yesterday. One hour before the open, futures on the Dow are up ...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 8:27 AM
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 5:56 PM
The newest figures indicate more borrowers are emerging from trial loan modifications and signing permanent loan modification offers. As of the end of...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 5:13 PM
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 5:04 PM
After making marginal improvements yesterday, the interest rate market gave back all gains in the overnight session. This weakness was then supported ...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 3:22 PM
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 2:01 PM
The main focus of MBS market watchers is policy maker discussions regarding the timing of asset sales. If the Fed starts to sell their MBS holdings "i...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 1:42 PM
Economic forecasting can be both art and science. Reviewing accurate data and reading/listening to legitimate commentary can be valuable in preparing...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 1:16 PM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 11:35 AM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 10:26 AM
Mortgage Broker Population Dwindling; Loan Buybacks Create Opporunity; FDIC Rebuttal to OneWest Video; GSE Overlays
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 9:20 AM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 8:42 AM
Uncertainty remains as to whether Greece will resolve its debt issues, but markets around the globe were mostly higher Tuesday and the euro recovered ...
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 5:42 PM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 4:38 PM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be slightly improved from yesterday, which were pretty much the same as Frid...
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 4:21 PM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today revealed that home builders are more optimistic...
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 3:58 PM
Noting that the Case Shiller/S&P Home Index had risen 3 percent since hitting its low in May of last year, today's report speculated that the increase...
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 3:30 PM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 1:56 PM
Tue, Feb 16 2010, 1:56 PM
Out of Business Mortgage Insurers; Hedging with TBA MBS; Ideas to Help Create Job Growth; Reasons to Buy a Bank
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 12:10 PM
We have become pioneers regardless if we want to be one or not. We will have to adapt, adjust and expect the unexpected to survive and thrive. Do yo...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 10:47 AM
Home Builders Preparing for Spring Buying Season; Hope for Mortgage Brokers; Continued GSE Discussion
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 9:05 AM
A three day weekend is ahead. This means traders will be doing position squaring a bit earlier than usual (getting flat) which implies the market coul...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 8:21 AM
Stock futures are sharply lower this morning after strong gains yesterday. The negative turn is in part due to overseas news as the central bank in Ch...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 4:33 PM
Because the overall economic environment is cloudy and the Federal Reserve is still quite cautious, investors will remain defensive, which will preven...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 3:56 PM
After three below average Treasury auctions and a few days of positive progress in stocks, mortgage rates are ending the week slightly higher than whe...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 2:00 PM
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 12:53 PM
James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac said "January foreclosure numbers are exhibiting a pattern very similar to a year ago: a doub...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 11:58 AM
All this movement in the wrong direction and the S&P is only just beginning to test overhead resistance. Makes you wonder what might happen if stocks ...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 11:55 AM
How Buyouts Affect Loan Originators; FTC & Loan Modification Companies Set to Battle; Fed Chairman Shares Plan
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 8:51 AM
The RANGE is moderating further progress in stocks at the moment, until a more detailed, CONCRETE, plan is offered from EU officials, risk buyers are ...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 8:28 AM
Equity markets could open higher this morning as media outlets report that the European Union have agreed to design a financial rescue plan for Greece...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 5:19 PM
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 5:19 PM
Troubled Banks and Construction Loans; More on the Cose of Loan Repurchases; The Size and Scope of NYC
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 5:10 PM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be about the same as rates yesterday morning. This puts the par 30 year conv...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 3:21 PM
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 2:56 PM
The Federal Reserve yesterday released an outline of their plan to remove the financial marketplace from the supportive influences of accomodative mon...
Thu, Feb 11 2010, 1:01 PM
The bond market was clearly not interested in this auction. Rates weakness persists as we are holding outside the comfy confines of the recent range....
