Mon, Apr 19 2010, 8:36 AM
With little economic data released until Thursday this week, investor attention should remain focused on first-quarter earnings releases, plus continu...
Fri, Apr 16 2010, 10:39 AM
Top Ranked Mortgage Originators; Important Appraisal Updates; BofA Q1 Results; Loan Mod Progress; Reform
Fri, Apr 16 2010, 8:22 AM
US equities have been rising for the past six trading days, but even though first-quarter earnings continue to roll in with positive results, the futu...
Fri, Apr 16 2010, 5:13 PM
We had a choppy start to the day. Mortgage rates opened up marginally better vs, yesterday but mostly the same. However, in the lunch hour, breaking n...
Fri, Apr 16 2010, 1:29 PM
Building permits are on the rise from record low levels, but builders are not using them, housing starts are essentially stagnant.Isn't that a good th...
Thu, Apr 15 2010, 10:43 AM
Fannie Mae Reduces "Waiting Period" for Re-Established Credit; Ginnie to Allow Securitization of Single Loans; More Foreclosures; RESPA Updates
Mon, Apr 12 2010, 10:57 AM
Mortgage Insurance Updates; Credit Union Shut Down; HUD Accepts Electronic Signatures; Wells Reminds About Appraisal Flipping
Mon, Apr 12 2010, 8:33 AM
Although Monday begins the week on a slow note in terms of fresh data, the rest of the week is packed with housing data, retail sales, industrial prod...
Mon, Apr 12 2010, 2:41 PM
When the day began, lender rate sheets were very similar where they were set on Friday, however both benchmark Treasury yields and mortgage-backed sec...
Mon, Apr 5 2010, 10:27 AM
UFMIP Reminder; HUD Shuts Down Two Lenders; REO Appraisal Guidance; Primary Dealers; Texas Laws Pay Off
Thu, Apr 1 2010, 11:11 AM
Total construction spending fell for a fourth straight month in February to the slowest pace since November 2002. While I do not doubt that constructi...
Thu, Apr 1 2010, 8:17 AM
On the first day of Q2 2010, equity futures in the US are looking for a sharply higher open after investor sentiment was boosted by positive data in A...
Thu, Apr 1 2010, 4:30 PM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be considerably worse than yesterday. The par 30 year conventional rate mor...
Tue, Mar 30 2010, 4:44 PM
David M.Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor’s, communicated the findings of the report quite well. “The report is mixed. While...
Mon, Mar 29 2010, 11:20 AM
Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indicate lender rate sheets to be improved from Friday. If you can lock at 4.75%, there is no question, yo...
Mon, Mar 29 2010, 10:48 AM
Flood Insurance Program Not Extended; FHA MIP Reminder; Wells Fargo Jumbo Rollout; PIMCO Hiring; Bank Failures
Mon, Mar 29 2010, 8:21 AM
90 minutes before the opening bell sounds to begin a holiday-shortened week, equity futures are sharply upwards. The Dow looks to open 52 points highe...
Fri, Mar 26 2010, 8:09 AM
Equity futures are pointing upwards after it was announced that European Union leaders came up with a rescue package for Greece.
According to the ...
Mon, Mar 22 2010, 8:58 AM
Financial markets don’t seem pleased by the $940 billion healthcare bill. One morning after the House of Representatives passed the President’s initia...
Fri, Mar 19 2010, 3:34 PM
Recapping The Week That Was in Housing: Fed Meeting, Builder Confidence, Housing Starts, Building Permits, Financial Reform, Loan Demand, Interest Ra...
Thu, Mar 18 2010, 10:55 AM
Fannie Mae has lowered many of its earlier projections for first quarter residential investment based on lagging home sales in January and February; b...
Wed, Mar 17 2010, 10:31 AM
Federal Home Loan Bank's Suit Against Nine Private Label MBS Dealers; ; No Change from Fed
Wed, Mar 17 2010, 8:02 AM
Despite yesterday’s news that housing starts fell nearly 6% in February, stock markets managed to move upwards yesterday and this morning that upward ...
Tue, Mar 16 2010, 10:20 AM
Fed Doves & Hawks Defined; More on USDA; ResCap & Goldman; Rent vs. Buy; Refinancing Government Debt
Tue, Mar 16 2010, 8:48 AM
Tue, Mar 16 2010, 8:11 AM
The dollar is weaker and equities look to open higher as investors await the afternoon policy statement from the Federal Reserve Board.
Two hours b...
Tue, Mar 16 2010, 5:05 PM
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met for a one day meeting today. Usually they meet for two. At 2:15, the FOMC released their statement on mon...
Mon, Mar 15 2010, 8:01 AM
Equity markets are mostly lower across the globe Monday, leading US stocks to open sharply lower ahead of a moderately busy schedule.
Two hours bef...
Mon, Mar 15 2010, 6:24 PM
After a slow week of economic data, the calendar picks up in the days ahead.If you followed my advice on floating over the weekend, you picked up some...
Tue, Mar 2 2010, 10:46 AM
Mortgage Support Needed in Russia; Jumbo Market Making a Comeback?; Warehouse Lending; Investor Updates
Mon, Mar 1 2010, 10:20 AM
Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $260.8 billion in January, 1.3 percent above the revised December estimate of $25...
Mon, Mar 1 2010, 10:13 AM
Mandatory Loan Commitment Speedbump? GSE Earnings; Interest Only Loans a Thing of the Past; More on HUD, RESPA, and the GFE
Mon, Mar 1 2010, 8:25 AM
Markets are optimistic ahead of another busy week of data. Equities are looking for a higher opening, commodities are mixed, the dollar is slightly up...
Mon, Mar 1 2010, 4:14 PM
The week ahead is busy with the highest impacting report scheduled to be released on Friday morning. Reports from fellow mortgage professionals indica...
Fri, Feb 26 2010, 8:18 AM
Since Monday the benchmark S&P 500 has tumbled 0.56% but with fresh data on housing, growth, manufacturing, and consumer sentiment all before Noon, th...
Wed, Feb 24 2010, 9:59 AM
The annual pace of New Home Sales fell to a new record low in January. This was the fourth consecutive month New Home Sales slid and the largest month...
Wed, Feb 24 2010, 4:34 PM
I have been saying all year that mortgage rates will need some sort of major shift in economic outlooks if they are to fall below 4.75% again. A surp...
Mon, Feb 22 2010, 8:30 AM
Global equities are mostly higher Monday including gains of more than 2% in Japan and Hong Kong. In Europe, where George Provopoulos, governor of the ...
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, 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 ...
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, 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 ...
Fri, Feb 12 2010, 10:47 AM
Home Builders Preparing for Spring Buying Season; Hope for Mortgage Brokers; Continued GSE Discussion
Tue, Feb 2 2010, 10:16 AM
Economists were expecting to see a small rebound in December Pending Homes Sales following a 16.4% decline in November, they got exactly what they wer...
Tue, Feb 2 2010, 10:07 AM
Fannie Mae Imminent Default Indicator; Borrower Funded Temporary Buydowns; DR Horton Out of the Red; Anti-Flipping Debate
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 9:53 AM
FDIC Bank Closures and Links; Auto Delinquencies vs. Home Loan Delinquencies; Wells, GMAC Bulletins
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 8:09 AM
It’s a busy week ahead and two hours before Monday’s opening bell investors are optimistic.
Dow futures are up 41 points to 10,058 and S&P 500 futu...
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 2:54 PM
The Commerce Department today released December New Construction Spending data. Spending was worse than forecast, -1.2 percent to an annual rate of $9...
