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| MBS RECAP: Slightly Weaker Today, But Still In The Recent Range | ||
| 7/29/2021 2:56 PM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentarySlightly Weaker Today, But Still In The Recent Range Thursday proved to be a very forgettable session for the bond market with trading levels technically weaker on the day, but right in line with most of Wednesday's trading. MBS were actually a bit better than that with prices ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Near Long-Term Lows Despite Taper Talk | ||
| 7/29/2021 1:50 PM | ||
| Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch"Taper talk" refers to comments, speeches, or official policy communications from the Federal Reserve (aka "the Fed") that speak to the timing and nature of a reduction in the Fed"s bond buying activities. Wow! What a boring and potentially confusing sentence! Let"s try again... Th...Read More | ||
| States Get Framework for Regulating Non-Bank Servicers | ||
| 7/29/2021 10:27 AM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Board of Directors of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has released model state regulatory prudential standards for nonbank mortgage servicers. CSBS is the national organization of bank regulators from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and most U.S. territories. Those regu...Read More | ||
| "Seesawing" Pending Sales May Signal Market Turning Point | ||
| 7/29/2021 10:24 AM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWirePending home sales fell back slightly in June after a notable and unexpected 8.0 percent gain in May. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) dipped 1.9 percent from May to a reading of 112.8. This was also 1.9 percent lower than the index in June 20...Read More | ||
| AE, MLO Jobs; MBS Delivery, Processing, Data Breach Tools; Redwood Trust Earnings; GDP Results | ||
| 7/29/2021 10:12 AM | ||
| Posted To: Pipeline PressMission Statements are so passe. We now have “long term vision statements.” For some, great literature consists of the Bible, or Moby . For others of limited intelligence, like me, the pinnacle is National Lampoon’s 1964 Yearbook . (The Freshman sec...Read More | ||
| MBS Day Ahead: Cue The Data-Driven Grind (Eventually) | ||
| 7/29/2021 9:47 AM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryWith the Fed having confirmed their expected stance (closer to tapering, tolerant of short-term inflation, and plenty of pandemic-related uncertainty remaining), we move on to an inter-meeting period that will offer several opportunities to interpret the data that may inform the Se...Read More | ||
| MBS RECAP: Fed Hints At Tapering, But Bonds Don"t Care | ||
| 7/28/2021 3:34 PM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryFed Hints At Tapering, But Bonds Don't Care Why are rates lower despite the Fed announcement taking another step toward tapering? It's a trick question actually. True, the Fed did tweak some verbiage to grease the skids for tapering, but that was widely expected. During the...Read More | ||
| Differences Between Previous and Current FOMC Statements | ||
| 7/28/2021 1:01 PM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals. ProgressWith progress on vaccinations has reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the United States....Read More | ||
| COVID Concerns Drive Rates Lower, Refi Volume Rises | ||
| 7/28/2021 10:07 AM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWireRefinancing continues to support mortgage application activity while purchase applications continued to weaken during the week ended July 23. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 5.7 percent on a seasonally ...Read More | ||
| MBS Day Ahead: It"s Not About What The Fed Actually Does | ||
| 7/28/2021 10:06 AM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryLike 8 other Wednesdays each year, today brings a healthy dose of volatility risk from the Fed Announcement and press conference (note: this is one of the four that is NOT accompanied by "the dots," which tend to add even more volatility). If the bond market has any stron...Read More | ||