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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Day Ahead: Treasury Note Auctions and FOMC Begin, SoTU Tonight
Bond markets are off to a decent start with 10yr yields down just over a bp at 2.044 and Fannie 3.5 MBS up 4 ticks...
DeMarco Outlines Justification against GSE Principal Reduction...
Acting Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Edward J. DeMarco responded Friday to a request from 16 House...
MBS RECAP: 1/23/2012
Fannie 3.5's are up to 102-21 (still 1 tick down on the day, but well off earlier lows at 102-13). This has...
Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise After Extended Period of Stability
For the first time in over a month, the Best-Execution rate for 30yr fixed mortgages rose from a rounded average...

Refinance Applications Surge 26.4% as Rates Set New Lows

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Refinance Applications Surge 26.4% as Rates Set New Lows

Mortgage applications jumped 23.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended January 13, 2012. The increase in the Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume maintained by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reflected improvements in both the purchase and refinance business following the traditionally slow Christmas and New Year holiday period. On an unadjusted basis the index increased 38.1 percent. The Refinance Index increased 26.4 percent from the week ended...


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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 09:13
The Week Ahead: Housing, Inflation Data Help Fill Shortened Week
MBS are off to an uneventful start this morning, quickly capturing back some of the losses that took them near...
Special Holiday Edition Dedicated to the Mortgage Tax
Remember in the old days when all you had to worry about was trying to decipher lyrics from folks like Mick Jagger...
Mortgage Rates Break Previous All-Time Record Lows
How many times will we have the opportunity to write this headline in 2012? Yet again, Mortgage Rates on average...
After Eerily Stable Journey, MBS Level-Off Near All-Time Highs
In both long and short term contexts, MBS's march to the top has been uncanny in terms of its stability and determination...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 09:23
AOT, Guarantee Fee Primer; PIMCO Losing Investors; O2 Funding's...
Any ship can be a minesweeper - once. But not "once in a while." This note reached me: "Rob, every once in a while...
Mortgage Applications Down 3.7%; 30-yr FRM Ends Year at Record...
The Mortgage Bankers Association released an abbreviated report Wednesday on mortgage activity over the two week...
The Day Ahead: Volume Building, Light Economic Data, G-Fees Hit...
The day kicks off on positive note for bond markets which have held their gains at the start of the New York session...
Mortgage Rates Maintain Record Low Range to Begin 2012
Mortgage Rates are slightly higher to begin the new year, but Best-Execution levels remain intact at 3.875%. That...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 16:11
MBS RECAP: 12/21/2011
After a few scattered reprices, MBS and Treasuries are now trying to hold their ground into the 3pm close. Stepping...
Shadow Inventory, Moving not Falling
According to data reported on Wednesday by CoreLogic, the residential shadow inventory as of October stood at 1...
OCC Reports on Quarterly Delinquencies, Home Retention Actions
The Office of Comptroller of the Currency released its Quarterly Mortgage Metrics Report on Wednesday showing that...
Reeling From Ugly Auction, Bond Markets Stand Firm
Here are the earlier alerts that MBS Live subscribers received: Before the Auction: 7yr Notes have averaged a 2...

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Monday, December 19, 2011
The Week Ahead: More Auctions, ECB Lending, Housing Data Galore
There was little to move markets overnight, including the much-discussed death of Kim Jong-Il. While this amounted...
MBS RECAP: 12/16/2011
Ben Bernanke lives in a three-bedroom, 2,100-square-foot, attached town house near the Capitol. It has an appraised...
Costs for All-Time Low Mortgage Rates Inch Lower
Mortgage Rates experienced another record setting day. While the 3.875% Best-Execution rate remains unchanged on...
Bond Markets Keep Rallying in Low Volume. MBS Hit Multi-Month...
The latest alert on the MBS Live Dashboard at 11:15am works just as well about an hour later to explain current...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 13:32
Increasingly Choppy as Trading Gets Increasingly Light
After the last of this morning's economic data hit, we'd basically seen all there is to see this week. With tomorrow...
Fannie Mae Announces Third Quarter Servicer Results
Nearly half of Fannie Mae's eligible servicers are on track to receive at least a three STAR rating for 2011. Fannie...
MBS MID-DAY: 12/15/2011
Responses to the Business Outlook Survey this month suggest that regional manufacturing continued to improve in...
Confusion with NAR and Fraud Stats; ULDD Extended; FDIC Weighs...
Christmas Day is only ten days away, and thrill-seeking mortgage bankers and Realtors everywhere are wondering...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 08:56
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Monday, December 12, 2011
The Week Ahead: Accelerated Auction Schedule, FOMC, More Econ...
Just as light volume exaggerated the bond market losses on Friday afternoon, it helped things bounce back a bit...
MBS RECAP: 12/9/2011
Surprisingly thin volume both at home and abroad is exacerbating Treasury losses. Those losses can be primarily...
Mortgage Rates Manage To Stay At All-Time Lows
Mortgage Rates rose ever-so-slightly today after Best-Execution fell to it's all-time low yesterday. If you didn...
Markets Pushed Around by Low Volume. MBS Outperform.
MBS have somewhat recovered from earlier weakness, although it has been enough for some reprice concern, so far...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 09:01
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Monday, November 28, 2011
The Week Ahead: Month-End, EU Optimism, and Jobs Report
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...
MBS RECAP: 11/25/2011
The latest agency MBS transaction data is now available. http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/ambs/
Mortgage Rate Outlook Little-Changed on Holiday-Shortened Friday
Today's update is more of a reminder than an amazing source of new information and analysis. While Mortgage Rates...
Countrywide & Guam's Settlement; PMI Files for Bankrupcty;...
If you say "raise up lights" really fast, it sounds like "razor blades" in an Australian accent. If you say "VA...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 10:44
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Countrywide & Guam's Settlement; PMI Files for Bankrupcty;...
If you say "raise up lights" really fast, it sounds like "razor blades" in an Australian accent. If you say "VA...
MBS MID-DAY: 11/25/2011
At the 9:30am US Stock Market open, S&P's shot about 10 pts higher in mere minutes. Combined with ongoing weakness...
Stocks and Europe Hurt Treasuries/MBS, but Longer Trends Intact
Here's the latest alert from MBS Live: MBS Under Pressure at US Stock Open, Hit Lows of The Morning 10:09AM At...
The Day Ahead: Low Volume Expected as US Debt Shines vs Europe
Key events overnight include an Italian 183 day bill auction stopping at 6.5%. If only that were the exception...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 06:44
Reviewing the GSEs Rules for HARP 2.0
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have released guidance to their lenders on changes to their loan products occasioned...
House Committee Votes on GSE Pay Cuts
Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are one step closer to a massive pay cut following a vote by the House...
Builder Confidence Continues to Rise
After two months of gains the index measuring builder confidence has reached its highest level in 17 months according...
HARP 2.0 Details; Allied Back in Business?; Margin Changes for...
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Mortgage Market Update

mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 11:24
MBS MID-DAY: 11/9/2011
Short question, long answer. First of all, keep in mind that there's no perfect way to observe that MBS are...
Ally's ResCap to Declare Bankruptcy? CFPB Kicking Into Gear;...
We have fifteen days until Thanksgiving, first celebrated in the fall of 1621 when the Pilgrims held a three-day...
MBS Stronger This Morning on Euro Zone Concerns
Here's this morning's latest alert from MBS Live: Greece 2.0? Italy Steps Up To Show The World How It's Done 9...
Mortgage Applications Rise as Rates Fall
Lower Treasury rates sparked an increase in mortgage applications during the week ended November 4 according to...

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mortgage news daily at realestateloans.com — Posted by mortgagenews @ 17:03
Late Day Gyrations in MBS After Many Lenders Improve Pricing
Here was an earlier alert from MBS Live regarding potential reprices for the better: Potential Positive Reprices...
Cash-Out Refinancing at New Lows in Volume, Value
The number of homeowners who refinanced with "cash out" continued to decline in the third quarter according to...
Allied's False Claim Act Lesson; Upcoming LP, UCDP, UAD,...
Everyone received an extra hour this weekend - and don't forget that Friday the bond market is closed in the U...
CoreLogic Home Prices Down for Second Month
For the second consecutive month the Home Price Index (HPI) published by CoreLogic posted a decline. The September...

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The Day Ahead: Greek PM Move Causes Market Tremors
Well, November is off to a rocky start. After a 2.5% equity plunge to start the week, equity futures are down another...
MBS RECAP: 10/31/2011
We've seen 2 reprices for the better so far this morning, but notably, those came from the 2 lenders that reprice...
Reversal of Fortune For Mortgage Rates
Building on Friday's strength, Mortgage Rates have experienced an almost complete reversal of fortune versus the...
Rate Sheets Much Improved. Several Lenders Repriced Better
Several reports now of lenders repricing for the better in the Live Chat section of the MBS Live Dashboard. The...

Mortgage Market Update and Outlook with Bill Berliner

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Mortgage Market Update and Outlook with Bill Berliner
Bonds have experienced a sharp backup in rates since the beginning of October. From October 3rd through the close...
September Construction Data Mixed
Privately-owned housing starts in September rose 15.0 percent above starts in August to a seasonally adjusted annual...
MBS MID-DAY: 10/19/2011
Although MBS are not yet back to the highs of yesterday's session, even being close is a fairly significant...
More Mortgage Jobs; Loan Loss Reserve Stats - Setting Aside Enough...
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