MBS RECAP: Europe Reinvigorates Risk-Off Rally for Bond Markets
European stocks tanked today. The move was underway within minutes of the morning's payrolls data which initially looked like it might...
New GSE Loans only Minor Factor in Rising Credit Access
Accessibility to mortgage credit rose in December. The Mortgage Bankers Association said today that its Mortgage Credit Availability...
Maybe Lenders & Investors Should Not Expect Too Much from a Cut in FHA Insurance Premiums
ongrats to Allan Landon, the former CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corp. President Barack Obama plans to nominate him to be a Federal Reserve...
Delinquencies Spiked in November; Annual Trend Continues Lower
Black Knight Financial Services, a division of Fidelity National Financial, has released its "first look" at November mortgage...
Researchers Argue for Lower FHA Premiums
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30yr Fixed Mortgage Rates at 3.75%
Mortgage rates have fallen substantially in the first week of 2015. While a few of the most aggressive lenders have been able to offer...
MBS Day Ahead: Important Economic Data and Ticking Clock
From an old-school, conventional market-watching point of view, there is significant data on tap today in the form of ISM...
Braving the Wilds as a Self-Employed Borrower
Amy De La Hunt, a writer and editor in St. Louis, gathered mountains of documentation last year to apply for a mortgage as a...
US Renters Spent $441 Billion on Rent in 2014
The U.S. gained more than 770,000 new renters in 2014, which ā along with rising rents across the country ā drove the cumulative amount...
Employment Growth Hitting Housing Sweet Spot
It has been a long time coming but CoreLogic says the improving employment numbers are strongest among precisely the demographic the...
