FHA Applications Skyrocket as Expected Following MIP Change
Mortgage activity showed no signs of settling down from its rather wild and wooly behavior since the first of the year. Data from the...
Home Prices Turn Negative in Three States
The uninterrupted streak of annual nationwide price increases was extended to 34 months in December CoreLogic said today. The company's...
One Veterans perspective on homelessness, PTSD and VA’s H-PACT teams
Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace since January 14th. Rates sheets moved well past recent lows and back to levels...
MBS Week Ahead: Assessing Global Growth Concerns with Ample Data at Home and Abroad
Another week, another chance for markets to express their feelings about European QE, Greek theater, and 'global growth concerns.' So...
CFPB Accepting Comments on Rural Proposal; Accounting Clarification for Ginnie Servicers; 6% Capital
The economy is filled with surprises, and people warning us about them - and us not listening. Every time we fill up our gas tanks we are...
Mortgage Rates Shoot Past Recent Lows; 3.5% Getting More Prevalent
Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace since January 14th. Rates sheets moved well past recent lows and back to levels...
MBS RECAP: Bond Markets Loving Month End, and Life in General
Nothing has materially changed from the Mid-Day recap, so for the nuts and bolts of today's rally, that would be the best place to get...
MBS Day Ahead: Busy Day of Data for Europe and US
The last trading day of the month for bond markets is more interesting than average in its own right. Money managers are busy making...
Subprime Securitization; Refi Biz Booming; M&A on Rire - What Deal Structures Work?
The U.S. Census Bureau has published some facts featuring the metro areas represented by the two teams playing in Super Bowl XLIX (the...
Averages in 2014: LTV, FICO, Loan Types, and More
Fifty-six percent of loans closed in December were for home purchase, somewhat lower than the average for 2014 as a whole according to...
