Thu, Jan 14 2010, 4:48 PM
The final Treasury auction for the week was held at 1:00pm eastern today. The Department of Treasury offered $13 billion of 30 year bonds. The resu...
Thu, Jan 14 2010, 3:35 PM
After a successful long bond auction and positive knee jerk price reaction, the rates market has failed to extend relief rally progress into a new ran...
Thu, Jan 14 2010, 3:20 PM
As a top producing loan officer, I would want to work for a company that had this type of reward system in place that would help me generate higher co...
Thu, Jan 14 2010, 1:46 PM
Thu, Jan 14 2010, 1:20 PM
Last night New York Federal Reserve Bank President Bill Dudley appeared on the PBS Nightly Business Report. He made several comments that need to be c...
Thu, Jan 14 2010, 1:00 PM
The last auction shoe has dropped. The auction stopped through impressively, and the recent roll in MBS is but a faded memory destined to be crushed ...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 11:37 AM
The Treasury is set to re-open the November 2019 issue 3.375% coupon bearing 10 year TSY note. $21 billion more will be offered. The results of the au...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 11:26 AM
Fitch Ratings warned today that $47 billion in Prime and Alt-A interest only loans will convert to amortizing loans during the current year with some ...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 10:14 AM
2010 Loan Production Estimates; TARP Penalties; Updates from SunTrust, Wells, Guild, USB; HUD's List of Companies Under Investigation
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 8:37 AM
Yesterday' s 3 year note auction was about average...woohooo. If you didnt pick up on the sarcasm, I was being sarcastic. This is because 3 year notes...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 8:29 AM
Mortgage applications increased 14.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. The Refinance Index increased 21.8 percent from last week's holiday adju...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 8:10 AM
Equities are pretty quiet overseas and the futures market at home is correspondingly dull.
No major data is being released this morning, giving inv...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 5:37 PM
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 4:29 PM
Mortgage Rates improved yesterday afternoon into this morning, however these gains were lost after the 10 year Treasury auction today. While positive ...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 3:45 PM
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 3:24 PM
Most mortgage bankers don’t want to talk about or deal with investor loan repurchase requests, but they are not going to miraculously disappear throug...
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 2:04 PM
Wed, Jan 13 2010, 1:03 PM
MBS prices are falling after the auction...LENDERS MAY REPRICE FOR THE WORSE
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 12:50 PM
So far today yesterday's modest improvements have extended over into today, however instead of being "modest", the gains have been substantial! This ...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 10:43 AM
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 10:28 AM
Oregon's SAFE Act; VA Loan Limits; USDA Primer; Fed Stats;
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 8:34 AM
I am taking profits ahead of the looming auction cycle...we still have $74billion in TSY notes to be auctioned. I am however feeling like my strategy...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 7:58 AM
The Q4 earnings session began on the wrong foot after the closing bell yesterday as Alcoa reported a worse than anticipated loss of $277 million. This...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 5:26 PM
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 4:28 PM
The companies were among a number of direct endorsement companies HUD and OIG are scrutinizing because of a significant number of claims, a certain le...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 3:35 PM
The first of three auctions is behind us. As MG noted the direct bid was HUGE. While I do think its great that the likes of PIMCO and Vanguard are pro...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 2:17 PM
In spite of issuing a disquieting set of projections for the mortgage industry last month, the Mortgage Bankers Association managed to issue even grim...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 2:00 PM
Many mortgage banking CEOs are past production people that believe a company’s success is based on growing production. Production is part of the equa...
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 1:59 PM
Top Mortgage Servicers; Should Lenders Be Worried; Failed Bank Update; The Dornbusch Law; Keeping GMAC Alive
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 1:00 PM
Despite a slight bit of initial weakness, the charts are in fine position as the 10yr is holding one of it's more aggressive support levels at 3.73. ...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 11:53 AM
While I have outlined a theory that instills hope in the hears of fence sitters and float boaters in the short run, AGAIN I must remind that our overa...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 10:36 AM
SAFE Act Requires Credit Worthy Originator; RESPA Impact on VA Loans; Reverse Mortgage REMIC, Various investor updates
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 8:53 AM
The FN 4.5 is +0-07 at 100-10 yielding 4.476%. I do not like to create confusion about the extent to which mortgages are tied to the movements of benc...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 8:31 AM
Equity futures are firmly higher this morning as global markets react to December data from China showed exports jumping 17.7% compared to one year ag...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 5:14 PM
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 3:33 PM
Gain on Sale revenue leakage and wine leakage from barrels is not good for either business. Any leakage is a waste and reduces the opportunity to mak...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 3:26 PM
If you haven't read the following description of the agency MBS settlement process...please dont skip over it as it may save you from having to change...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 2:25 PM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be similar to Friday’s. The par 30 year conventional mortgage rate remains ...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:45 PM
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:44 PM
Banks currently have a low cost of funds, but only a handful of low risk/high return investment options (borrow short and lend long) with which to put...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:33 PM
We’ve come a long way, but it still takes up to 30 days to get a loan funded after the loan application is taken by the loan officer. It’s interestin...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:33 PM
We’ve seen state regulators impose six figure fines on companies for violation of state regulations. And the repurchase of one loan and corresponding...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:33 PM
One of the major job responsibilities of a branch manager is to locate and hire loan officers. Recruiting is not easy and it takes time to find, recr...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:33 PM
I had a meeting last week with another mortgage banker that is wrestling with the decision to stick it out on his own, partner with a stronger better ...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:32 PM
Barriers of entry are increasing and will push out many players. Capital and a solid balance sheet are going to be paramount to compete as a mortgage...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:32 PM
In short, CDS are a type of insurance policy that protects bond holders in the event of a default. Let’s look at a simple example of the use of a CDS...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:32 PM
Several years ago, at the beginning of the subprime meltdown, I had the opportunity to audit a large national subprime company. I was hired by their ...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:32 PM
Early this year I attended a loan production seminar in Lake Tahoe sponsored by C.O.R.E. Both loan officers and production managers were present at t...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:31 PM
Our focus on Loss Mitigation is the process mortgage bankers have developed to manage issues such as early payment defaults (EPDs), repurchase request...
Mon, Jan 11 2010, 1:31 PM
The quality of senior management drives the entire performance of a firm. A typical mid-sized mortgage company will be organized with a CEO and a CFO...
