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MBS RECAP: 1/27/2012 -

Posted To: MBS Commentary

MBS Live : MBS RECAP Open MBS Live Dashboard FNMA 3.5 103-22 : +0-06 FNMA 4.0 105-19 : +0-04 FNMA 4.5 106-25 : +0-01 FNMA 5.0 107-30 : -0-02 GNMA 3.5 105-03 : +0-04 GNMA 4.0 107-23 : +0-02 GNMA 4.5 109-07 : -0-02 GNMA 5.0 110-24 : -0-08 FHLMC 3.5 103-16 : +0-06 FHLMC 4.0 105-11 : +0-03 FHLMC 4.5 106-08 : +0-00 FHLMC 5.0 107-14 : -0-02 Pricing as of 4:03 PM EST Afternoon Market Updates A recap of MBS Market Updates provided by MND Analysts and streamed live to the MBS Live Dashboard . 2:28PM : ALERT: MBS Hit Day's Highs, Underperforming TSYs in Low Volume The day, and week for that matter, are effectively over. The little volume that's left is exerting a greater degree of influence over the price action than it otherwise might. With little to trade on, and little reason to oppose the...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:19:37 GMT

Mortgage Rates Improve For a 3rd Straight Day, Nearing All-Time Lows Again -

Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

Mortgages Rates continued their march into better territory today, capping a 3 day effort of improvement following Wednesday's FOMC Announcement. At this point, rates have not only solidified their re-entry into 3.875% Best-Execution levels, but some lenders are once again competitively priced at rates below that (for detail on "best-execution," READ THIS POST ). That said, we've seen a high degree of stratification over the past 3 days as lenders have responded to the bond market rally at different paces. When we say that rate offerings are more stratified, we're talking about various lenders offering increasingly different rates to the same type of borrowers. At a good handful of lenders in our survey, best-execution rates are still at 4.0%, while the bulk have moved down to 3.875%. But a...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:52:00 GMT

AG Holder Announces Structure of MBS Fraud Unit -

Posted To: MND NewsWire

The formation of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group tasked with investigating mortgage fraud is now official. The new office, which will be part of the Administrations Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) was first announced by President Obama in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. At a press conference this morning (video below), Attorney General Eric Holder along with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Holder outlined the mechanics of the working group which will bring together the Department of Justice (DOJ), several state attorneys general and other federal entities to investigate those responsible...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:36:54 GMT

MBS End Week Near All Time Highs, But Benchmark Rally Momentum is Slowing -

Posted To: MBS Commentary

The trading day is rapidly growing uneventful and charts suggest that quite a few market participants already have one or more feet out the door for the weekend. The only real pop of volume and volatility was seen around this morning's GDP report, which was generally a mild boon to bond markets. Consumer Sentiment was close enough to consensus as to have been a non-event and everything since then has been even less so. Trading ranges are narrowing... Stocks and Bonds are following each other to a greater extent... and Volumes are rapidly dwindling... Unless something unexpected happens to cause a surge in volume and volatility, game over... bond markets win. Not only is the pivot point seen in the video a ceiling from yesterday, but it was a major ceiling from the day before, after the FOMC...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:55:00 GMT

MBS MID-DAY: 1/27/2012 -

Posted To: MBS Commentary

MBS Live : MBS MID-DAY Open MBS Live Dashboard FNMA 3.5 103-18 : +0-02 FNMA 4.0 105-17 : +0-02 FNMA 4.5 106-25 : +0-00 FNMA 5.0 108-01 : +0-01 GNMA 3.5 104-31 : +0-01 GNMA 4.0 107-21 : +0-00 GNMA 4.5 109-06 : -0-03 GNMA 5.0 110-30 : -0-02 FHLMC 3.5 103-12 : +0-02 FHLMC 4.0 105-09 : +0-02 FHLMC 4.5 106-09 : +0-01 FHLMC 5.0 107-17 : +0-01 Pricing as of 11:04 AM EST Morning Market Updates A recap of MBS Market Updates provided by MND Analysts and streamed live to the MBS Live Dashboard . 10:15AM : Fed's Dovish Dudley Says Recovery to Slow in 2012 RTRS – Fed’s Dudley says much work remains to achieve Fed's dual mandate of employment, price stability RTRS - monetary policy will continue to do its part to support recovery RTRS - action on housing, fiscal policy also needed for recovery RTRS...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:19:34 GMT

LPS: Mortgage Originations Among Highest Quality Ever in 2010-2011 -

Posted To: MND NewsWire

The Lender Processing Services (LPS) Mortgage Monitor Report for December show improvement in a number of the metrics it tracks. Many measures of delinquency rates are down, inventories are clearing in some states, and recent loan originations are "among the best quality on record." The overall delinquency rate did not change from November, remaining at 8.15 percent but is down 7.7 percent since December 2010. Seriously delinquent loans, those 90 or more days overdue or in foreclosure decreased 0.6 percent to 7.67 percent, a -5.9 percent change from one year earlier. The foreclosure rate which was 4.16 percent in November fell to 4.11 percent in December and is down 1.0 percent year-over-year. Foreclosure starts showed the most dramatic change. There were 159,092 starts in December compared...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:18 GMT

What Should the Government do to Address the Inventory of Foreclosed Properties? -

Posted To: Voice of Housing

Economists calculate that the decline in home prices has cost American homeowners approximately $7 trillion in home equity. Compounding this problem is the fact that the inventory of homes available for sale remains high and there is potential for a significant volume of “shadow inventory” to hit the market. Intervention is necessary to support the fragile recovery in the housing market and to prevent further declines in home values. What steps must policy makers take to prevent the loss of additional trillions in home equity? The abundant supply of homes available for sale presents opportunities for first-time homebuyers and “move-up” buyers as affordability is at an all-time high. Many, however, are hesitant to make a move as they wait for values to reach “bottom...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:06:35 GMT

California Says "No Thanks"; FHA Compare Ratio, and Lender FHA Changes not to be Ignored -

Posted To: Pipeline Press

"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine." So said Abraham Lincoln. But here is one I received yesterday from Steve S., the president of Residential Mortgage Group in Minnesota: "In thinking about the mortgage programs being proposed, we continue to be too stupid to have our own country." And another from a broker discussing signing documents with his clients: "Anyway, I had an older married couple come in to sign refinance papers this morning and when they got to the page entitled 'Intent to Proceed with Application,' the husband threw up his hand and said, 'You mean we sign and initial 29 times and they still think we don't intend to proceed? Monkeys! We are governed by Monkeys!'" These blunt thoughts reflect many e-mails...(read more)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:44:25 GMT

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