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- Private or Government For the Housing Financing Market?
- Good News For Housing Market?
- Government Out of Housing Market?
- Are Mortgage Rates About to Change?
- FHA Fee Increase
- Affordable Housing is Win-Win
- This Weeks Housing Data
- A Million Foreclosures
- Will ESR Steady Rates?
- Mass. Foreclosure Case
- Existing Home Sales Up in November?
- Mortgage Rates Steady. 4.875%
- New Home Sales and Median Prices Up?
- Mortgage News
- MBS RECAP: Slightly Bumpy Ride Late, But Important Level Holds
- The Day Ahead: Markets Free To "Trade It Out" Amid Data-Free Session
- Judicial States Continue to Skew Foreclosure Statistics
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady At All Time Lows
- NAR: Housing Affordability Index Breaks into Record Levels
- Lackluster NAHB Home Builder Outlook, Despite Record Rates
- MBS MID-DAY: Holding Ground Admirably Against Stock Market Surge
- Donovan: Refinancing Proposals Would Benefit Economy, Borrowers, and Taxpayers
- Yet Another Refinance Bill from Congress; Input on CFPB's LO Comp; GSE Transfer Taxes
- Mortgage Rates As Close As They've Been To Previous All-Time Lows
- MBS RECAP: Week Ends With Light Volume At Highs
- CFPB to Whack LO's Upside the Head? QM Thoughts; How Much to be a Mortgage Banker?
- The Day Ahead: First Major Econ Data of the Week, Last Treasury Auction
- MBS RECAP: An "Inside Day" At All-Time Highs!
- Prelude to HARP 3.0 as Donovan Testifies at Senate Hearing
- MBS MID-DAY: Medium-Scale Snowball Rally
- AIG on Track to Repay all TARP Support
- Fed Report: Mortgage Mess NOT an Inside Job
- Mortgage Rates Lower Following Employment Report
- MBS RECAP: Very Orderly Rally. MBS Hitting The Wall?
- April Housing Scorecard Shows Progress, but 'Fragility' Lingers
- MBS MID-DAY: MBS Hit All Time Highs After Jobs Report
- MBS RECAP: All Quiet Heading Into NFP Tomorrow
- The Day Ahead: Employment Data Shell-Game Ahead of NFP
- MBS RECAP: Just Another Day Grinding Sideways on NFP Week
- Principal Reduction Conflict Escalates Between Congress, FHFA
- Another Top Executive to Leave Freddie Mac
- Senior Loan Officers Indicate Tepid Response to HARP 2.0
- The Day Ahead: Spain Downgrade Kicks Off Overnight Rally
- MetLife Bales and Sails - Again; Ally's Earnings; Comments on Youths in Our Business
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady To End Historically Flat Week.
- MBS RECAP: Heading Out Near The Highs of a Very Flat Week
- MBS MID-DAY: Firm Resistance To Further Gains
- Mortgage Rates Battle Back To Previous Lows
- MBS RECAP: Major Volatility A No-Show On FOMC Day
- Fannie Mae Sets Short Sale Rules, Timelines
- MBS RECAP: Weaker Today; Still Flat in The Big Picture
- The Day Ahead: Several Housing-Related Reports; Tight Range Persists
- Mortgage Insurer's Quarterly Report is a Litany of Troubles
- The Week Ahead: Slow to Start, Then FOMC, GDP
- ECOA and QM are Under CFPB; Appraisal-related Repurchase Demands; Wintrust Financial Results
- Mortgage Rates End Equivocal Week In Equivocal Territory
- MBS RECAP: Is It Next Week Yet?
- MBS MID-DAY: Really Really Flat and Uneventful
- Short Sales Gaining on REO Sales as "Change is Afoot"
- MBS RECAP: Still Sideways, Waiting For Guidance
- Repurchase Tips; Tenants' Rights Under the Foreclosure Settlement; Upcoming Conferences
- MBS RECAP: Slightly Weaker Today But Still Sideways Overall
- The Day Ahead: Cognizant of Data, Engrossed by Europe
- Letter to Cordray Requests Industry Input into Qualified Mortgage
- Chase, Wells Fargo Report Solid Profits, Credit Improvements in Mortgage Portfolios
- State AGs to DeMarco: Let GSEs Participate in Principal Reduction
- Mortgage Rates End Week Close To Best Levels
- MBS RECAP: Restrained, Positive Week Ends With Restrained, Positive Day
- Chase & Wells Earnings and Mortgage Numbers; Flagstar and Freddie; The Return of Subprime?
- Mortgage Rates Hold Ground Despite Market Weakness
- Mortgage Rates Hit Snag Following Recent Improvements
- MBS MID-DAY: Surprisingly Resilient Ahead of Auction
- MBS RECAP: Decent Treasury Rally, but MBS Underperform
- MBS RECAP: Overwhelmingly Slow Today, Auctions Ahead
- CFPB Goes Open Source
- MBS RECAP: Bond Markets Soar After NFP's Surprising Miss
- Mortgage Rates Convincingly Lower After Weak Jobs Report
- Texas Bankers Charged with Hiding Deteriorating Loans
- February Housing Scorecard Spotlights Chicago
- The Day Ahead: Non-Farm Payrolls And An Early Close
- MBS RECAP: Quiet Day Ahead of Tomorrow's Jobs Data
- MBS RECAP: Surprisingly Stable Rally. Waiting on NFP
- MBS MID-DAY: Recapturing Some of Yesterday's Losses
- Mortgage Rates Significantly Higher After Fed Meeting Minutes
- CFPB Clarifies LO Compensation Rules Related to 401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plans
- Rumor About State LO Licensing; A Busy FDIC; Upcoming Conferences
- 'Too Big To Fail' Delaying Recovery, Undermining Public Trust
- Key Factors In Real Estate Agents Recommendations of Mortgage Providers
- Mortgage Rates Lower Overall This Week, But Higher Today
- MBS RECAP: Calm, Positive Morning Gets Rolled Over By Snowball Selling
- The Day Ahead: Important Economic Data And Trading Levels
- MBS RECAP: More Gains, Still Stymied By Resistance
- The Day Ahead: GDP, Jobless Claims, and Week's Final Auction
- Mortgage Ops Jobs; HARP Pricing; Property Inspection Waiver Considerations
- MBS RECAP: Stable Rally All Day Long
- The Day Ahead: Home Prices, Confidence, And Heavy Fed Speak Calendar
- Homeowners Discouraged by Short Sales; Investors Picking up Slack
- New Home Sales Slip but Prices at Seven Month High
- MBS MID-DAY: Weaker After Greece News, But Holding Ground
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Improving Markets
- MBS RECAP: Coasting Out Uneventfully, Busier Week Ahead
- MBS RECAP: Late Day Liquidity Weighs on MBS
- Beginning the Housing Healing Process with HARP 2.0
- MBS RECAP: 3/21/2012
- The Day Ahead: Existing Home Sales, Bernanke, and Fed Buying
- TBW Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
- MBS RECAP: 3/19/2012
- HARP 2.0 Chatter; Agencies Say No to Private Transfer Fees; The CFPB & Privacy
- MBS MID-DAY: 3/16/2012
- MBS Claw Back To Yesterday's Range. Treasuries, Not Quite
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady For 2nd Day After Wednesday's Big Rise
- MBS RECAP: 3/16/2012
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady After Yesterday's Rout
- Year End STAR Achievers Announced by Fannie Mae; PHH Shines
- Mortgages Rates Higher At Fastest Pace in Months
- Three Thornburg Mortgage Officers Charged with Securities Violations
- MBS and Treasuries Pushing the Boundaries of Recent Ranges
- MBS RECAP: 3/12/2012
- The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, FOMC, and Lots of Economic Data
- Freddie Mac Posts Positive Income Numbers, Requests Small Draw
- Bond Markets Disappointingly Flat After NFP, MBS Outperforming
- Mortgage Rates Completely Flat After Today's Jobs Data
- MBS RECAP: 3/9/2012
- Effects of Cash Flows on Mortgage Servicing
- MBS MID-DAY: 3/8/2012
- MBS RECAP: 3/7/2012
- The Day Ahead: Reluctantly Tuned Into Greece Headlines and ADP Employement
- MBS MID-DAY: 3/6/2012
- MBS RECAP: 3/5/2012
- MBS Recapture Yesterday's Losses, and Then Some
- MBS MID-DAY: 3/2/2012
- Mortgage Rates Recover Appreciably From Yesterday's Weakness
- February Housing Scorecard Details Fragility of Market
- MBS RECAP: 3/2/2012
- MBS RECAP: 3/1/2012
- Distressed Properties Nearly a Quarter of 2011 Real Estate Sales
- State of the Housing Market: Case and Shiller Discussion
- The Day Ahead: European Refi Day, Bernanke at Congress, and 1st Q4 GDP Revision
- S&P Case-Shiller Indices at Post-Crisis Lows
- MBS RECAP: 2/27/2012
- The Week Ahead: Moderate Econ, Bernanke Testimony, Another ECB Mass-Refinance
- NAR Optimistic about Commercial Market, "A Landlord's Market"
- Mortgage Rates Improve For Third Straight Day
- MBS RECAP: 2/24/2012
- MBS and Treasuries Continue Trading In Morning's Narrow Ranges
- MBS Market Technical Factors: Dollar Rolls
- The Day Ahead: Most Significant Economic Report and Final Auction
- MBS RECAP: 2/22/2012
- MBS RECAP: 2/21/2012
- The Day Ahead: Digesting Greek Bailout With Auction Supply and Limited Data
- Bond Markets Search For Support After New ECB Headlines
- Home Affordability at Record Levels
- Provident and Condos; Startling Utah Stats; Promising Signs for US Economy - Will Rates Creep Up?
- Mortgage Rates Continue Higher Ahead of High-Risk Weekend
- MBS RECAP: 2/17/2012
- MBS MID-DAY: 2/17/2012
- MBS RECAP: 2/16/2012
- Effective Implementation of Quality Control Plans
- Mortgage Rates Continue to See Minor Improvements
- MBS RECAP: 2/14/2012
- The Day Ahead: Domestic Data Tries Its Luck Against Bailout Anticipation
- HUD Ready with FY2013 Budget
- Mortgage Rates Battle Back From The Edge
- Bernanke Speaks to Home Builders on Housing's Role in Recovery
- Saturday Lender Updates, Gossip and Interesting Letters from the Trenches
- MBS RECAP: 2/10/2012
- MBS MID-DAY: 2/10/2012
- MBS RECAP: 2/9/2012
- MBS RECAP: 2/8/2012
- Ally said to be Shopping Mortgage Unit
- MBS RECAP: 2/7/2012
- January Housing Scorecard Released by HUD, Treasury
- Nearly 100 Metro Areas on Improving Market List
- Geithner Outlines Accomplishments, Future of Financial Reform
- Mortgage Rates Higher Following Employment Report
- MERS, Banks Sued by New York State; MERSCORP Responds
- MBS RECAP: 2/3/2012
- PHH Restructuring; MBA Classes; Servicing Comp Change Bearing Away; Harsher Fraud Penalties Coming?
- Reports Continue to Show Home Price Declines
- MBS RECAP: 2/1/2012
- MBS MID-DAY: 2/1/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/31/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/30/2012
- HAMP Changes: Treasury Increases Incentives for Principal Reduction
- MBS End Week Near All Time Highs, But Benchmark Rally Momentum is Slowing
- AG Holder Announces Structure of MBS Fraud Unit
- Mortgage Rates Improve For a 3rd Straight Day, Nearing All-Time Lows Again
- MBS RECAP: 1/27/2012
- The Day Ahead: GDP, Consumer Sentiment, and Euro Headline Potential
- MBS RECAP: 1/26/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/25/2012
- Refi Plan for Gon-government Loans? Chalk Another One up for MERS
- MBS RECAP: 1/24/2012
- DeMarco Outlines Justification against GSE Principal Reduction
- MBS MID-DAY: 1/23/2012
- Bond Markets Take Defensive Stance Ahead of FOMC, MBS Weaker
- Momentum Seen for Home Improvement Spending
- Mortgages Rates Higher Again and Less Consistent Between Lenders
- MBS RECAP: 1/20/2012
- Market Weakness Threatens All-Time Low Mortgage Rates
- MBS RECAP: 1/19/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/18/2012
- The Day Ahead: Mid-Tier Economic Data, Digesting EU-Related Headlines
- MBS RECAP: 1/17/2012
- MBS RECAP: Closed Today, Limited Data Tomorrow
- MBS RECAP: Closed Today, Limited Data Tomorrow
- MBS MID-DAY: Bond Markets Closed
- Company Outlines Model behind New Housing Derivative
- After Eerily Stable Journey, MBS Level-Off Near All-Time Highs
- Mortgage Rates Break Previous All-Time Record Lows
- MBS RECAP: 1/13/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/12/2012
- MBS MID-DAY: 1/12/2012
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Falling Treasury Yields
- Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams Steps Down
- MBS RECAP: 1/10/2012
- MBS RECAP: 1/9/2012
- Is Underwriting Too Tight?; MBA's Stance on Current Industry Topics; Agency Downgrade?
- MBS Soar Despite Better-Than-Expected Jobs Report
- How Did Mortgage Rates Respond to The Jobs Report?
- MBS RECAP: 1/6/2012
- LPS November Delinquency and Forelosure Metrics Muddled
- MBS RECAP: 1/5/2012
- Uncertainty 4.0: Will 2012 Exceed Our Low Expecations?
- Fed White Paper Offers Advice on Restoring Housing Market
- MBS RECAP: 1/3/2012
- MBS Holding on to Most of December's Gains. FOMC Minutes on Tap
- The Day Ahead: No Economic Data of Note and an Early Close
- Experts 2012 Rate Outlook; 2011 Forecasts that Failed; MBS Capital Ratio Chatter; Basel III Thoughts
- MBS MID-DAY: 12/30/2011
- MBS Going Out on a High Note in 2011
- Mortgage Rates End The Year At Historic Lows
- MBS RECAP: 12/30/2011
- Home Sales Contracts Continue to Rise
- A Few Good Mortgage Studies; One Wholesaler Rolls Out HARP 2.0; Investors' Thoughts on 2.0's Impact
- MBS RECAP: 12/28/2011
- MBS RECAP: 12/27/2011
- Home Prices Continue Down in October but Decline Moderates
- New Home Sales Rise Marginally While Prices, Inventory Fall
- New Agency Borrowers Will Pay for Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Catch the Wave - Move Back in With Your Parents
- MBS MID-DAY: 12/23/2011
- Aggressive Treasury Losses Drag Down MBS in Low Volume
- Mortgage Rates Suffering From Low-Volume Market Movements
- MBS RECAP: 12/23/2011
- MBS RECAP: 12/22/2011
- Fannie's Interesting HARP 2.0 Shift; Spotlight on the Agencies; Fortress' Chief to Take Some Time Off
- MBS RECAP: 12/21/2011
- MBS RECAP: 12/20/2011
- MBS Outperform Amid Orderly Treasury Sell-Off
- MBS RECAP: 12/19/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 12/16/2011
- SEC Charges Six Former GSE Execs with Securities Fraud
- Bond Markets Keep Rallying in Low Volume. MBS Hit Multi-Month Highs
- MBS RECAP: 12/16/2011
- Costs for All-Time Low Mortgage Rates Inch Lower
- MBS RECAP: 12/15/2011
- The Day Ahead: European Headlines Take Back Seat to Domestic Econ
- MBS RECAP: 12/14/2011
- MBS RECAP: 12/13/2011
- Servicing: the Who's, What's, Why's, FHFA, and the MBA; Mortgage Company Profits
- MBS RECAP: 12/12/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 12/9/2011
- New Proposal Would End GSEs, Create Mortgage Finance Agency
- Markets Pushed Around by Low Volume. MBS Outperform.
- MBS RECAP: 12/9/2011
- Mortgage Rates Manage To Stay At All-Time Lows
- MBS RECAP: 12/8/2011
- Treasury, HUD Release November Housing Scorecard - Calls Out JP Morgan
- MBS RECAP: 12/7/2011
- Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Mixed Across Investor Types
- The Day Ahead: Quiet Economic Calendar Leaves EU in Focus
- MBS RECAP: 12/5/2011
- Radar Logic: The "End of the Beginning of the Housing Crisis"?
- Bond Markets Rally Despite Lower-Than-Expected Unemployment
- Mortgage Rates Improve After Jobs Data, But Not Because of it.
- MBS RECAP: 12/2/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 12/2/2011
- MBS RECAP: 12/1/2011
- DeMarco asked for Proof of Authority for Loan Decisions
- Refi Percentage Dropping; S&P Downgrades Banks; HARP Contact Info for Borrowers; MBA Classes for Originators
- Report Spotlights Impact of Commodity Boom on Home Prices
- Mortgage Rates Return to Last Week's Range After Scary Morning
- MBS RECAP: 11/28/2011
- Stocks and Europe Hurt Treasuries/MBS, but Longer Trends Intact
- MBS MID-DAY: 11/25/2011
- Mortgage Rate Outlook Little-Changed on Holiday-Shortened Friday
- MBS RECAP: 11/25/2011
- Countrywide & Guam's Settlement; PMI Files for Bankrupcty; Primer on Fannie & Freddie's Impact on Fed Funds
- Strong Rental Market Is Turning Flippers into Landlords
- MBS RECAP: 11/23/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 11/23/2011
- Two Good Reasons To Play It Safe With Lender Pricing Right Now
- Freddie Mac Sees Bright Spots in Economy but few in Housing
- Despite Surge in Cancellations Existing Home Sales Rise
- Servicers Breaking Into Vacant Homes a Crime? REIT Angst; Texas SAFE Act Vs. Fed's Version
- MBS Fight to Hold Their Ground as Markets Pack Up For The Weekend
- Mortgage Rates Rise, But Opportunity Remains
- MBS RECAP: 11/18/2011
- Citi Dialing Back FHA/VA; Where Will Market Price HARP 2.0 Loans? Plethora of Investor & MI Changes
- MBS RECAP: 11/17/2011
- Builder Confidence Continues to Rise
- House Committee Votes GSE Pay Cuts
- Mortgage Rates Make Moderate Gains
- Home Prices Decline in August, Further Erosion Expected in September
- MBS Must Continue to Hold Ground to Avoid Rate Sheet Shift
- Bond Markets Overcome Sideways Momentum Late in The Day.
- Reader Input on LO Comp, MI Changes, Servicing for the Agencies, HARP 2.0, and FHA Streamlines
- FHFA's DeMarco Defends GSE Compensation
- Stocks Rally on Italy Hopes. Will That Mean Higher Rates Monday?
- Mortgage Rates Rise Ahead of Three Day Weekend.
- MBS RECAP: 11/10/2011
- Flat Mortgage Rates: No Laughing Matter
- Ally's ResCap to Declare Bankruptcy? CFPB Kicking Into Gear; Fannie Loses B
- MBS RECAP: 11/8/2011
- MBS RECAP: 11/7/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 11/7/2011
- Trepp: Delinquencies Improving Slowly
- Rates Hold Steady After Jobs Report
- MBS Remain Somewhat Insulated From Rates Market Volatility
- MBS RECAP: 11/4/2011
- Metrics of HAMP Continue to Improve
- Housing Survey Shows Increasing Pessimism about Economy
- Rental Vacancies, Homeownership Rates Rise
- MBA: Application Volume Steady, Rates Mixed
- On Again-Off Again Referendum Causing MBS Volatility
- MBS RECAP: 10/31/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 10/31/2011
- Delaware AG Sues MERS for Deceptive Practices
- Building an Ongoing Case For A New Wall in Mortgage Rates
- MBS RECAP: 10/28/2011
- New Projections for GSEs Forecast Reduced Draws
- Back Against The Wall for Mortgage Rates
- Eagerly Awaiting More Guidance on LLPA Component of Harp 2.0
- Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher, Still Facing Uncertainty
- Good Day for Mortgage Rates, But Volatility is Scary
- How Much Recent Negativity Was Reversed Today?
- MBS Spreads Recover After a Rough Morning
- PrimeX Primer; Broker Business Still Impacting Prepayment Speeds; Shouldn't Mortgage Rates be Lower?
- Revised Loan Limits Have Uneven Effect; Private Market Response Unknown
- How to Shop for a Mortgage
- Mortgage Rates Steady Today. Threat of Volatility Remains
- MBS RECAP: 10/21/2011
- Revisiting Afternoon Charts. Bonds Weaker, Trends Hold
- Existing Home Sales, Prices Lower in September
- Are Treasuries Possibly Still Moving Lower In Yield?
- Mortgage Rates Steady Despite Market Volatility
- Positive Trends in MBS Running Into Technical Resistance
- Mortgage Rates Continue Pattern of Volatility
- The Week Ahead: Equities Pause After 6% Rally Last Week
- Housing Utopia
- Markets Push Mortgage Rates Back To The Edge
- Late Day Stock Rally Pressures MBS Lower
- MBS RECAP: 10/14/2011
- History Repeating? Not For MBS!
- MBS MID-DAY: 10/13/2011
- 10's Surge Back to Support. MBS Searching For Theirs
- Mortgage Rates Significantly Higher to Start the Week
- Real Estate Loans Continue to Drive Bank Failures
- Bond Markets Closed; Prepayments & FHA/VA Loans; New Mortgage Company
- Despite Turmoil Homeownership Remains High
- Attention Real Estate Pros: 'Realtor' Is 2 Syllables
- CHARTS: How Has NFP Changed The Trends?
- MBS RECAP: 10/7/2011
- Employment Situation Report Sends Mortgage Rates Higher
- One Last Check of The Charts Before NFP Tomorrow
- Nation Might "Flirt" with Triple-Dip in Home Values
- September Housing Scorecard Released
- September Housing Scorecard Released
- September Housing Scorecard Released
- Did Today's Stock Rally Affect Bond Market Trends?
- LPS: Improvement in Some Foreclosure Metrics, Deterioration in Others
- Greek-Driven Flight to Quality Tempers MBS Rally
- OCC Notes Higher Delinquencies but Increasing Modification Successes
- Adam Quinones Departs MND for Fixed Income Markets Role
- Concrete Ceiling Remains Intact! But There's A Twist!
- Mortgage Rates Inch Closer to ALL-TIME-LOWS
- MBS RECAP: 9/30/2011
- Concrete Ceiling Now Acting Like a Floor
- The Day Ahead: Equities Bouncing Back from 2% Tumble
- Volatility Got You Down? A Few Charts For Perspective
- MBS Give Back All of Their Post-FOMC Gains
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/27/2011
- Mortgage Rates Extend Slightly Higher From Friday
- FTC Goes After Loan Mod Companies; MERS Training; FHA MIP Suggestion
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/23/2011
- Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly Heading Into The Weekend
- MBS RECAP: 9/23/2011
- Commercial/Multifamily Debt Increases to .4 Trillion, First Increase Since 2009
- Mortgage Rates Improve Again From All-Time Lows
- Mortgage Rates Hit New All-Time Lows!
- MBS RECAP: 9/21/2011
- MBS RECAP: 9/20/2011
- The Day Ahead: Markets Rebound Ahead of Housing Starts
- MBS RECAP: 9/19/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/16/2011
- MBA's Stevens: Refinancing Guidelines should be Eased, Bulk Sales Encouraged
- Mortgage Rates: AM Weakness Mostly Recovered in the PM
- MBS RECAP: 9/16/2011
- Issa Launches Investigation of Fannie Mae Loan Purchase from BofA
- Mortgage Rates: Moving, but in Wrong Direction
- Mortgage Rates: Moving, but in Wrong Direction
- Treasuries Fighting to Break Losing Streak Tomorrow. MBS to Hold Their Ground
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/14/2011
- Mortgage Rates: Same Rates, Slightly Higher Borrowing Costs
- BofA Correspondent Update; Basel Rules Called "Anti-American"; MetLife Servicer-Quality Rating Reduced
- MBS RECAP: 9/12/2011
- CBO Evaluates Potential Costs of a Large-Scale Refinancing Program
- FHFA's DeMarco Releases Statement on Potential HARP Changes
- MBS RECAP: 9/9/2011
- Long Term Charts: MBS Hit All Time Highs
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/9/2011
- Mortgage Rates: Another Day Near All Time Lows
- Mortgage Rates: Another Day Near All Time Lows
- Mortgage Rates: Slight Pressure Today. Still Historically Low
- Industry Observations from an Industry Old-Timer
- MBS RECAP: 9/6/2011
- How Did The Jobs Report Affect Mortgage Rates?
- MBS MID-DAY: 9/2/2011
- Good Night Irene? Not So Fast. It's Recert Time!
- Reshuffling the Deck: Merging Mortgage Technologies
- Modified Enterprise Loans Continue to Perform Well
- MBS RECAP: 9/2/2011
- The Day Ahead: FHFA Lawsuits, Employment Loom Over Markets
- Mortgage Rates: High Risk Event Tomorrow
- MBS RECAP: 8/31/2011
- Fed Reports Lending Standards, Mortgage Demand Largely Unchanged.
- Mortgage Rates: Participation Up, Rates Down
- Mortgage Rates: Reprieve Gone. Opportunities Remain
- MBS MID-DAY: 8/29/2011
- Feedback on Potential Housing Bailout Programs
- Jackson Hole: No Bernanke Surprises
- MBS RECAP: Rally Holds
- Mortgage Rates: Moment of Reprieve
- The Day Ahead: GDP, Bernanke, Consumer Sentiment
- Mortgage Rates: Slight Reprieve. High Risk Tomorrow
- Mortgage Rates: Losing Streak Continues
- FDIC Sued Over WAMU's Bad Loans; LPS Sued Over Robo-Signing Allegations; Bank of America in Downward Spiral
- MBS RECAP: 8/23/2011
- MBS RECAP: Uneventful
- MBS MID-DAY: Stock Lever Engaged?
- MBS MID-DAY: Pricing Worse
- Mortgage Rates: Illustrating Lifetime Lows
- The Current Disconnect Between MBS and Treasuries
- MBS RECAP: Modest Retracement
- MBS RECAP: Lagging Benchmarks
- Major Update On MBS, Treasury, and Stock Market's Long and Short Term Developments
- MBS RECAP: Less Volatile Rally
- Big Banks Shedding Assets; Will Small Banks Keep Originating Mortgages? How Borrowers Opt Out of Trigger Lead Lists
- Mortgage Rates: Opportunity Still Knocking
- MBS RECAP: Consolidation
- Mortgage Mergers and Acquisitions; Fed's View of the Economy; Florida Brokers Flee Industry; Loan Mod Fraud
- The Day Ahead: Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Inventories
- Foreclosure Law, Advertising Changes, Trigger Leads and 'Low Rates, Who Can Refi?'
- MBS MID-DAY: Bouncing Back From Yesterday
- MBS RECAP: 8/12/2011
- Mortgage Rates: New Record Lows
- Foreclosure Slowdown a Factor of Delays and Prevention Policies
- Mortgage Rates: Sharp Improvements
- Mortgage Rates: Even More Nuts!
- MBS RECAP: 8/9/2011
- MBS RECAP: 8/8/2011
- Reacting to the Credit Downgrade: Thinking Out Loud
- PMI Following RMIC Down the Tubes? Saxon for Sale? REIT Prices Sliding? Too Many Questions for a Friday
- Rental Vacancies Decline Along with Homeownership Rate
- How Did Mortgage Rates React to Jobs Data?
- MBS RECAP: 8/5/2011
- Mortgage Rates: The Return of Record Lows
- MBS MID-DAY: We Have Lift-Off
- Mortgage Rates: New 2011 Lows
- MBS RECAP: Through the Roof
- Mortgage Rates: This is Nuts!
- MBS RECAP: Best Pricing of Year
- Revisiting Originator Compensation; Bank of America Faces New Lawsuit; Industry Earnings; Regulatory Conflict
- "Qualified Residential Mortgage" on the Hot Seat
- MBS MID-DAY: No Fear
- MBS RECAP: New 2011 Price Highs
- Mortgage Rates: Debt Ceiling Decision Time
- MBS RECAP: Total Reversal Plus More
- How Debt Ceiling Issues Impact Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Bankruptcy Mortgage Project; Chance to Buy REITs?
- Mortgage Rates: Take Cover
- MBS RECAP: Reprices Reported
- New Home Inventory Shrinking as Construction Stagnates
- MBS RECAP: Greek Default Imminent?
- The Day Ahead: Empty Econ Calendar
- MBS MID-DAY: Holding Gains
- MetLife Selling Bank Unit, Not Home Loan Biz; Sham Joint Ventures; FHA Recertification Requirements; Wanna Buy Some Servicing Rights?
- Mortgage Rates: Slowly Creeping Higher
- MBS RECAP: Gains Held
- MBS RECAP: Headline Watching
- Foreclosuregate: Banks Seek Immunity from Civil Lawsuits
- MBS RECAP: Waiting for News
- MBS RECAP: Selling Subsides After Obama
- MBS MID-DAY: Summer Slowness
- MBS RECAP: Reprices for Worse Reported
- The Day Ahead: CPI, Consumer Sentiment, Stress Tests, Debt Ceiling
- Homeownership Rate: Stable or Still Falling?
- America's Attitude on Housing; Ginnie Mae Prices vs. Fannie Mae Prices; Prepayment Speeds; Anecdotal Feedback
- MBS RECAP: 7/15/2011
- MBS MID-DAY: 7/15/2011
- Mortgage Rates: Risk of Floating on the Rise
- The Day Ahead: Bonds Ignore Another Credit Rating Threat
- MBS RECAP: Positive Reprices Reported
- FOMC Split on More Stimulus. Rates Rally After Hours
- The Day Ahead: EU Contagion, FOMC Minutes, MBS Roll
- Mortgage Rates: Better Here, Not Everywhere
- Employment Report: Job Growth Sputters. Rates Rally
- Pipeline Hedging: Best Practices in Secondary Marketing
- How Did the Employment Report Impact Mortgage Rates?
- Rate Movers: Debt Auctions, FOMC Minutes, Debt Ceiling Debate
- Loan Servicing Reform Key in Housing Recovery
- MBS RECAP: Market Mover on Horizon
- Industry Wants Better Explanation on Loan Disclosure Reform
- Mortgage Rates: Understanding the Risks
- MBS RECAP: Uneventful Recovery
- The Week Ahead: Jobs Jobs Jobs
- Happy Independence Day! SAFE Act Implementation Update
- MBS MID-DAY: Loan Pricing Worse
- Seeing Rental Housing as a Social Service Platform
- Seeing Rental Housing as a Social Service Platform
- Share Input on New GFE/TIL; Fannie Mae Economics; HVCC; Covered Bonds; NMLS Renewal Tips
- Rate Movers: Econ Data, Trading Techs, Debt Ceiling Debate
- Mortgage Rates: Decision Time Again
- MBS RECAP: Down But Off Lows
- MBS RECAP: Another Down Day
- Home Sales Index Points Toward Improving Market
- Mortgage Rates: Volatility Attacks!
- Mortgage Rates: Indecisive Attitudes
- Private Capital at Work in Affordable Rental Housing
- MBS MID-DAY: Lagging the Rates Rally
- MortCap on Hedge Capacity Utilization & QRM
- MBS RECAP: Flat
- Mortgage Rates: Yep. Lows of Year
- Directional Motivations Deflated. Uncertainty Abundant
- MBS RECAP: Decision Time Again
- Headline Exhaustion Returns. Bonds Await New Guidance
- Confessions of a Mortgage Banker: Communicating the Truth
- MBS RECAP: Up Down Sideways
- MBS RECAP: 6/20/2011
- Industry Opinions: Financial Education, Underwriting Regs, TBTF, Mortgage Insurance
- MBS MID-DAY: Mostly Flat. Defensive Sentiment
- Wells Fargo Exits Reverse Mortgage Business; Harmony Loan Product; LPS Sees Fewer Defaults; Radian Loosens Regs
- MBS RECAP: Indecisive Attitude
- Mortgage Rates: Waiting for New Guidance
- The Day Ahead: Less Greek Drama, Consumer Sentiment, Black Hole Eats Star
- "Risk Off": MBS Buyers Missing in Action
- Bonds Bounce Back as Stocks Cling to Support
- MBS MID-DAY: Recovery Rally
- Mortgage Rates: Best Ex Under Pressure
- Mortgage Rates: Questioning the Rally
- MBS Alert: Positive Reprices Possible. Technical Support Holds
- MBS MID-DAY: Stocks Down. Bonds Recovering
- NAHB Construction Outlook Downgraded; Feedback on REITs; Loan Modification Stats; Foreclosure Scrutiny Delays Ally IPO
- Mortgage Rates: See the Sideways Shuffle
- MBS RECAP: Slow Session
- The Day Ahead: Fed-Speak, Budget Statement, IMF Candidates
- Mortgage Rates: Improvements Erased
- Rates Techs: Epic Underpinnings in Benchmarks
- The Day Ahead: Billion 10s Followed by Beige Book
- Mortgage Rates: Rally Takes a Breather
- MBS RECAP: Quiet Start to Week
- MBS MID-DAY: What's an Auction Concession?
- Feedback Needed: Risk Retention Comment Period Almost Expired
- MBS RECAP: Support Holds
- Mortgage Rates: Tear Down This Wall!
- Another View of the Bond Market Repeating History
- Jobs Data Preview: Expecting Directional Guidance
- Mortgage Bankers Ask FHA to Permit Use of E-Signatures
- Mortgage Rates: Wall Ready to Tumble
- Mortgage Rates: High-Risk Event Ahead
- MBS RECAP: Stocks and Bonds Better
- Pipeline Hedging Costs; Servicer Single Point of Contact; High Concentration of Foreclosures; Looking for Jumbo Lender?
- MBS MID-DAY: First Test of Support
- Home Sales Sag into Summer Months. NAR Harps on Tight Credit
- Loan Disclosure Reform Incomplete without Borrower Education
- MBS RECAP: Reprices for Worse Reported
- Mortgage Rates: Illustrating Positive Progress
- Mortgage Rates: Tear Down This Wall?
- No Shortage of Demand for U.S. Debt. Inventory Needs Obvious
- Republicans Aim to Raise FHA Down Payment Requirement
- MBS RECAP: Positive Reprices Reported
- Consumer Assumptions Altered by Crisis. Financial Future Impacted
- MBS RECAP: Gains Leaked
- Reg-Z and Non-Owner Occupied Properties; Insight on Muni Bonds; How Rating Agencies Evaluate Banks; More on Loan Origination Systems
- Rents Seen Rising as Poor Credit Hurts Homeownership Demand
- Delinquency Survey Shows Positive Developments
- MBS RECAP: Resiliency Displayed
- Mortgage Rates: Facing Resistance
- Mortgage Rates: Too Soon To Tell
- Realtors Request Looser Credit Regs as Home Sales Decline
- Mortgage Rates: Loan Pricing Worse. Best Ex Unchanged
- Mortgage Rates: Wall Seen Cracking
- Banks Face New Probe in Lending Crisis Blame Game
- MBS RECAP: Reprices Reported
- Inflation Data Recap. Economist Reactions
- MBS MID-DAY: Reprices for Better Possible
- Dodd-Frank:(Not) Addressing Too Big To Fail; New Mortgage Reform Legislation; Call Report Deficiency Deadline; Appraisal Buybacks
- MBS RECAP: More Ups Than Downs
- Mortgage Rates: Wall Hit
- MBS RECAP: 5/12/2011
- Margin Squeeze Hits Headlines. False Start Baked into Bonds
- Mortgage Rates: If You've Been Waiting....
- MBS RECAP: Reprices Reported
- Housing Market Bottom: Still Underwater
- MBS Rally Update: Paused Shift "Down in Coupon"
- Cash-Out Refis Dry Up. Lack of Equity and Tight Credit to Blame
- MBS MID-DAY: Off Lows. Still in Red
- Originator Comp Debate: Minimum Wage Labor Laws
- Mortgage Rates: How Did Jobs Data Impact Borrowing Costs?
- MBS RECAP: 5/6/2011
- Mortgage Rates: High-Risk Event Ahead
- The Day Ahead: Payrolls Anxiety Extends Rates Rally
- MBS RECAP: 5/4/2011
- MBS RECAP: 5/3/2011
- Revisting the FHFA's Servicing Compensation Initiative
- Mortgage Rates: Aggressive But Not Better
- MBS MID-DAY: Uninspiring Choppiness
- Uniform Mortgage Data Program and Appraisals; Bank MBS Holdings; Obtaining IRS Tax Transcripts;
- Mortgage Rates: As Good As It Gets?
- MBS RECAP: Near 2011 Price Highs
- GSEs Align Servicing Regs to Streamline Delinquency Resolution
- Mortgage Rates: Best-Execution Budges
- MBS RECAP: Press Conference Comments
- Mortgage Rates: Stuck in Familiar Territory
- Mortgage Rates: Cheapest Borrowing Costs in a Month
- Buying a Condo vs. Buying a Single-Family Home; Feedback: Risk Retention & Ability to Repay
- Mortgage Rates: Wait and See Mode
- MBS MID-DAY: Odd Reprices Reported
- Fannie Mae Outlook: Economy Hits Air Pocket
- Financial Literacy: Your Best Defense Against Predatory Lending
- Insider Perspective: Reg Z Reform, Compliance Procedures, Realtor Pay
- Mortgage Rates: High-Risk Event Ahead
- Mortgage Rates: Holding Pattern
- Mortgage Rates: Sideways to Slightly Higher
- Existing Home Sales Still Hindered by Uber Tight Lending Regs
- Mortgage Rates: Borrowing Costs Slightly Better
- MBS RECAP: Bonds Battle Back
- Mortgage Rates: Limited Incentive to Float
- Non-Agency Lending Limited by QRM Rules
- Rate Techs: Benchmarks Test Key Cluster of Resistance
- MBS RECAP: Near Best Levels of Month
- Mortgage Rates: Best Execution Back to 4.875%
- MBS MID-DAY: Recap of Econ Data
- Mortgage Rates: Lenders Absorb Weakness
- Beige Book: Housing Market Still Weakest Link
- Expensive 10-Year Auction Draws Apathetic Demand. MBS Near Highs
- Mortgage Rates: Fighting Back
- Mortgage Rates: Defensive Until Further Notice
- Monthly Roll in Process. MBS Prices Seem to Fall
- MBS MID-DAY: Watching CSPAN
- MBA Urges Regulators Not to Rush Critical Mortgage Reforms
- Mortgage Rates: Visualizing the Spike
- MBS RECAP: The Upside of Declining Lock Volume
- The Day Ahead: Rates Still Rising as Government Shutdown Looms
- MBS RECAP: Up Down, Up Down
- Mortgage Rates: Stored Energy Released!
- Consensus Emerges on Languishing Mortgage Apps
- Originator Comp Reform Update: Delay Dissolved
- MBS RECAP: Off the Price Highs
- DeMarco Debates GSE Reform Approaches
- ORIGINATOR COMPENSATION: STILL IN THE FIGHT
- Reg Z Violations Easily Enforced Under SAFE Act; Comp Plan Recruiting Rush; Shadow Invetory Issue
- MBS RECAP: Green Ending
- How Did the Employment Report Impact Mortgage Rates?
- L.O. Comp Rules Delayed Five Days. Not a Cruel Joke!
- Mortgage Rates: High-Risk Event Ahead
- Mortgage Rates: Losing Streak Barely Broken
- Pool of Refinance Eligible Borrowers All Dried Up at Current Rates
- Mortgage Rates: Seven Day Skid
- MBS RECAP: Quiet Recovery
- MBS MID-DAY: Making a Comeback
- MBS MID-DAY: Spreads Tighten
- MBS MID-DAY: Spreads Tighten
- MBS RECAP: 3/25/2011
- Rate Techs: Key Support Broken. Auction Supply Ahead
- Mortgage Rates: Unfriendly Shift Potentially in Process
- Mortgage Rates: Thin Margins Starting to Stack Up
- Case-Shiller Survey: Home Prices Likely Heading Lower
- Mortgage Rates: Complete Stagnation
- The Day Ahead: New Home Sales, Bernanke, Fed POMO
- Mortgage Rates: Costs Creep Higher
- Mortgage Rates: What's Next?
- Views on Winding Down the GSEs; Billing Banks to Foreclose; Renovating with 203(k) Money; Lender Bulletins
- Choice Neighborhood Initiative Links Housing, Health and Education
- SIFMA Knocks Loan Servicer Settlement Terms
- Mortgage Rates: Headline News Dictates Direction
- MBS RECAP: Sideways Session
- MBS RECAP: 3/17/2011
- Risk Retention Regs Boost Mega-Bank Market Share
- Mortgage Rates: Best Ex Barrier Broken. Briefly?
- Mortgage Rates: Still Stuck But Lender Credits Likely
- MBS RECAP: Rally Reverses
- Mortgage Rates: Stable Before Fed Meeting
- The Week Ahead: Japan, FOMC Meeting, Inflation, Construction Data
- Principal Reduction Debate: Focused Attention Needed
- Mortgage Rates: Running into Resistance
- Mortgage Rates: Running into Resistance
- MBS RECAP: 3/11/2011
- MBS LEDGE: Room to Rally with Little Reward to Offer
- Mortgage Rates: Closing Costs Improve. Best Ex Stuck
- MBS MID-DAY: Risk Aversion in Process
- Mortgage Rates: Near One-Month Lows. Again.
- Mortgage Rates: Closing Costs Edge Higher
- 3-Year Note Auction Recap: Decent Demand. Dealers Do Heavy Lifting
- Mortgage Rates: Best Execution Back to 4.875%
- STAR Scorecard: Loan Servicer Performance Metrics Explained
- MBS MID-DAY: Reprices for Better Possible
- Rate Techs: Short-Term Targets Identified
- How Did the Employment Report Impact Mortgage Rates?
- MBS RECAP: 3/4/2011
- Employment Situation Report Preview and Outlook
- Housing Scorecard: Delinquencies Down. Foreclosures Delayed
- Mortgage Rates: Stalled Positive Progress
- Mortgage Rates: Unchanged After Late Day Reprices
- MBS Stabilize as Stocks Lose Steam. Reprice Target Near
- MBS RECAP: Tight Range All Day
- MBS MID-DAY: Stocks and Bonds Rally
- MBS Rally Holds Steady Despite Strength in Equities
- MBS Directional Update: Compelling Cases Presented
- Mortgage Rates: Near One-Month Lows
- MBS RECAP: 2/25/2011
- Mortgage Rates: Best Execution Improves to 4.875%
- The Day Ahead: Durable Goods, Jobless Claims, New Home Sales, bn 7s
- Mortgage Rates: Steady Despite Weak Treasury Auction
- Mortgage Rates: Best Execution Improves to 5.00%
- Mortgage Rates: Best Execution Improves to 5.00%
- Public Perception of Originator Compensation Changes; Details on Redwood Non-Agency MBS Deal; Several Investor Updates;
- Compensation Discussions Around the Country; QRM, MERS updates
- HUD Unveils New Research Quarterly
- MBS MID-DAY: 2/18/2011
- MBS RECAP: 2/18/2011
- Mortgage Rates: Nearly Unchanged Today
- Refinancing Borrowers Shun ARMs in Q4. Opt for Shorter Loan Terms
- Mortgage Rates: Back To Winning Ways, But Still Defensive
- Mortgage Rates: Winning Streak Ends Gently
- MBS RECAP: 2/16/2011
- MBS RECAP: 2/15/2011
- MBS Improve After Morning Data. More Asterisks Attached to Econ Reports
- Mortgage Rates: Still on a Ledge. Still Defensive
- Higher Loan Funding Costs Loom; Hardest Hit Housing Funds at Work; Originator Compensation a Work in Progress;
- Mortgage Rates: Say No to Snowballing!
- MBS RECAP: 2/11/2011
- Production MBS End Week on Good Note
- Risk Retention Reform is Top Priority. White Paper Winners and Losers
- Mortgage Rates: Setback Suffered. Bleeding Still Stopped
- Mortgage Rates: Bleeding Stopped
- 10-Year Treasury Auction Sees Huge Demand from Indirect Bidders
- Mortgage Rates: Borrowing Costs Up Five Days in a Row
- The Day Ahead: Fed Speak, Treasury Sells bn 3s, Class A MBS Roll
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