MBS RECAP: Slowest Day of The Year for Bonds
Posted To: MBS Commentary How's that for an exciting headline? At least it's an " extreme ," technically–just not the sort of extreme that would pique our interest (but still…
Refi Applications Strengthened on Last Week’s Lower Rates
Posted To: MND NewsWire A decline in purchase mortgage applications cancelled out most of a moderate increase in refinancing during the week ended July 21. Nonetheless, the Mortgage Bankers Association…
MBS Day Ahead: Why Today Could Matter: A Lesson From an Old Fed Announcement
Posted To: MBS Commentary Remember 2015? The Fed spent the whole year talking about hiking rates for the first after spending years at 0% and ultimately didn't get around to…
New Homes Sales Fall Short of Expectations
Posted To: MND NewsWire New home sales pulled out a slight month-over-month gain in June only because estimates of sales in May were revised down. The U.S. Census Bureau and…
Differences Between Current and Previous FOMC Statements
Posted To: MBS Commentary (Additions underlined, deletions struck through) Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May June indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen…
Mortgage Rates Steady to Slightly Lower After Fed
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower today, despite fairly substantial movement in underlying bond markets. Bond prices ultimately do more to inform mortgage rates…
MBS RECAP: Bonds Battle Back After Fed Foregoes Surprises
Posted To: MBS Commentary Today's focus was understandably on the Fed Announcement, and indeed, most of the movement followed it. But interestingly enough, the biggest volume spikes occurred at other…
MBS Day Ahead: Let’s Try This Again: It’s a Tradeflow-Driven Market
Posted To: MBS Commentary What is a tradeflow? We have a primer that attempts to answer that question on MBS Live ( this one ), but even after reading that…
State Law Changes Impacting LOs, Notaries, POAs; Fed Funds on Hold
Posted To: Pipeline Press Have you been chipped yet? A Wisconsin company is holding a “chip party” to implant chips into its employees so they can buy snacks with a…
Multifamily Sector Slowing But Still Strong in 2017
Posted To: MND NewsWire Freddie Mac is projecting that 2017 will be another good year for multi-family housing. The company, a major presence in financing multifamily housing, released its Multifamily…
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