MBS Day Ahead: Still Facing a Light Calendar, Hoping for More Support
Yesterday morning, we were hoping that bond markets would find near-term technical support from Friday's weakest levels. Today, we're...
MBS Week Ahead: Slower Week for Economic Data as Rates Look for Support
Any time we see an Employment Situation report come in as strong as last Friday's, it causes some measure of concernfor follow-through...
FHA's Loan Limits; Lender uUpdates; MBS and Non-Performing Supply/Demand
Folks who have all their retirement money tied up in Ocwen shares hope that they don't go the way of Lehman Brothers, PNC, Countrywide,...
Americans are Viewing Veterans All Wrong
What assumptions do you make when you encounter a homeless person? According to a recent survey, when shown a photo of a man that appears...
VA Guarantees its 21 Millionth Home Loan
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced this month that it has guaranteed 21 million home loans since the Home...
Luxury Home Sales still Ascendant as Buyers Shift
Redfin, the large national real estate firm based in Seattle, is reporting that, while sales of homes costing over $1 million is still...
MBS Day Ahead: Sometimes NFP isn't the most Important Event on NFP Week
Remember a few of those NFP days earlier in 2014 when bond markets ended up having a totally counterintuitive reaction? (If you don't...
GSEs Cut Lenders a Big, Retroactive Break on Reps and Warrants
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have nailed down the promised details the life-of-loan exclusions related to their representation and warranty...
Natural Disasters are now Measurable Default Risks
Growing numbers of severe weather events throughout the U.S. may be giving new meaning to "location, location, location" in the housing...
MBS Day Ahead: Super Action-Packed Morning For Data, and Events
(NOTE: BLS and NFP are used somewhat interchangeably below, but the numbers in the charts are actually BLS's PRIVATE payrolls as NFP...
