To: All Mortgage Brokers, Real Estate Agents, Appraisers, Lenders, Home Builders, Title Agents, and Consumers
From: Marc Savitt, President- National Association of Mortgage Brokers
After more than a year of exhaustive negotiations with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, James Lockhart, Director of FHFA (GSE...
Not much to say except is it over yet?
As my colleges would say “Stop Being Chicken Little” although this time I might be right? Over the last eight (8) days MBS have been getting there you know what handed to them. This does not translate good for consumer Mortgage Rates. End of market pricing 5.25%...
June 1, 2009 started as another brutal day in the Mortgage Market. On top of the negative bankruptcy news for GM Mortgage Rates increased after a nice head fake last Thursday and Friday. After reaching as low as 4.375% on a 30 YR in May. Mortgage Rates came in like a lamb and left like a lion (see May 2009...
Today was a nightmare to say the least. Just not a good day, rates have increased almost a full 1%.
Now...
Mortgage rates have not fared well the month of May, and today was no different. Mortgage Backed Securities once again ended the day in the red, giving up 68bp. What does this mean Mortgage Rates, how does this translate into consumer rates? Mortgage Backed securities and consumer rates move...