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• Commercial and Multifamily Mortgages Outperforming Overall Bank Holdings
  Posted To: MND NewsWireCommercial and multifamily mortgages continue to have the lowest rates of charge-offs of any loan types at banks and thrifts and perform better than the overall loan portfolios at those institutions according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). In response to what it referred to as a great deal of discussion and conjecture about […]
• HUD Enforcing Job Creation Requirements for State and Local Governments
  Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the results of the first stage of its increased oversight and enforcement of job creation requirements under Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. In a press release on Monday HUD said that more than 3,100 state and local government agencies that r […]
• MBS AFTERNOON: Potential Reprices For The Better
  Posted To: MBS CommentaryMBS Off To The Races with 4.5's up 8 ticks to 101-15! 10yr up 5 ticks on the day dropping yield to 3.70 (through post auction resistance) Reprices for the better = highly likely From the Ninja: Mortgages are still on hold as today’s 3yr note auction held few surprises-everyone loves the shorter end of the curve; don’t you? $40 b […]
• Risk Weighted Returns; Warehouse Lending Credit Manager Needed; Subprime Analysts Lost; Bank News
  Posted To: The Garrett Watts ReportWe commented last week how a lot of people didn’t know what HSBC stood for... If you go back to when they bought a bank in Buffalo, New York to established themselves in the U.S. The joke was that HSBC stood for "Holy ____, Buffalo's Cold.” City National Bank (Los Angeles) was in the news for paying off all its TA […]
• MBS LUNCH: 3 Year Note Auction Results And Reaction
  Posted To: MBS CommentaryImmediately following the 3yr Treasury Note auction, treasuries weakened while MBS held steady. Since then, MBS have lost a few ticks, but the 4.5 remains positive on the day, up 1 tick at 101-07. The 10yr note is also up a tick leaving the yield just under 3.72. The 10yr's post auction selling turned the corner very much in lin […]
• MBS MORNING: Fed President Reminds About Labor Market Weakness
  Posted To: MBS CommentaryI am kinda bummed no one laughed at my Kathy Ireland reference in MBS OPEN . Her dress was so tight you could see her liver processing the booze (that's a rumor). I suppose I could have poked fun at Sarah Jessica Parker's "Queen of the Nile" get-up. Ugh. You guys are killing me. Is this one of those "you had […]
• Empty Econ Calendar Helps Mortgage Rates Hold Steady. Auctions Biggest Reprice Threat
  Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchAfter last week’s rates roller coaster ride that forced multiple reprices for the better and the worse, yesterday was quite boring. Mortgage rates held steady as prices of mortgage backed securities never moved too far in either direction. With very little price volatility, lenders left rate sheets unchanged on the day near the […]
• Second Mortgages in the Spotlight; Reverse Repurchase Primer; My Opinion on Mortgage Rates After the Fed; Provident Cuts Interest Only
  Posted To: Pipeline PressOften I start the commentary off saying something witty, but I couldn't think of anything clever so I thought I'd suggest you take a look at this video about, of all things, seat belts. It is making the rounds, and with good reason. The Federal Reserve has a little more than ten business days to complete their well-publiciz […]
• MBS OPEN: Flight to Quality in Light Trading Volume
  Posted To: MBS CommentaryGood Morning. Happy Standardized Test Tuesday! My nephew has Maryland School Assessment tests today, we were pre-gaming this morning. I remember those days pretty well...mostly because they were so incredibly boring and slow. Also because the test's time slots subtracted from favored subjects such as recess and P.E. What I shoul […]
• The Day Ahead: Stocks Dip on Sovereign Debt Fears Abroad. Treasuries Get Flight to Quality
  Posted To: MND NewsWireEquity futures are firmly lower this morning following a mixed session yesterday. The Dow looks to open 31 points lower at 10,507 while futures on the S&P 500 are off 4.25 points to 1,132.75. “The mood in global markets is towards risk aversion with no apparent trigger,” said Benjamin Reitzes from BMO. MND's Adam Quinones says […]