Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Mortgage Rates: Same Rates, Slightly Higher Borrowing Costs

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Sep 13, 2011 4:24PM

Mortgage Rates: Same Rates, Slightly Higher Borrowing Costs

Today's post might as well be yesterday's. Precious few differences exist between today and yesterday in the world of Mortgage Rates . Whereas things slightly improved yesterday, they were slightly weaker today . No changes in BestExecution rates and only minimal increases to borrowing costs. That means that your GFE should have the same interest rate on it as yesterday, but that the closing costs required to get that rate edged up marginally. The "guidance" section is unchanged today from yesterday...

Sep 13, 2011 10:34AM

BofA Correspondent Update; Basel Rules Called "Anti-American"; MetLife Servicer-Quality Rating Reduced

Even dumpsters can be turned into homes - but what about the comps? Is There Room For The Rat? Rates are great, but no experienced loan originator, of sound mind and body, believes that a mortgage company should not make a profit on a loan. But in order to cover the extreme volatility in the last month, profit margins per loan have grown, and thus, as I am often asked, movements in the MBS market are not directly transferred to changes in rate sheet pricing. In addition, besides the volatility increasing...


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Today's Comments

David Zilkha

"The LLPAs are currently capped at 1.75. So that investor example of 4pts is not accurate. I am locking 125's at under 5% with no points and even some..."

Frank Ceizyk

"The big problem that is not being discussed here and need to be thoroughly examined is the speculative nature of valuing real estate. Right now in AZ many..."

Lee3370

"Anne, its very hard to modify a fannie/freddie backed loan because the bank you think is the investor is not the investor, they are the servicer. This..."

Today's Q&A

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