Friday, September 9, 2011

Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Getting Lower as Fast as Treasuries?

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Sep 9, 2011 1:57PM

Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Getting Lower as Fast as Treasuries?

Yet again, Mortgage Rates improved today. But the improvements were fairly minor, just as they have been in general despite a healthier rally in Treasury rates. In some cases BestExecution rates may be lower, but in most cases, the improvements will be seen in the form of lower closing costs for the same rates available yesterday. The "current market" and "guidance" sections would be the same as yesterday's, so if those are important to you, read them HERE . Today we want to use that space to address...

Sep 9, 2011 2:18PM

CBO Evaluates Potential Costs of a Large-Scale Refinancing Program

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released a working paper entitled An Evaluation of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Programs in which it analyzed a large-scale program that would relax current income and loan-to-value restrictions for borrowers who wish to refinance mortgages currently held by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or the Federal Housing Administration. The analysis uses an estimate of the increased refinancing that would occur and how future default and prepayment behavior...


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Today's Comments

Matthew Graham

"thanks guys. couple answers... Kent, remember that a HUGE reason MBS are even as risk-free as they are is due to the explicit/implicit government guarantee..."

Jason Harris

"Matt...if we did see treasury yields dip to 1.5% or something carzy along those lines...is it your opinion that the spread in MBS would simply widen? Or..."

Kent Taylor

"US Debt is downgraded & yet MBS is perceived as riskier? Doesn't make a lot of sense does it? This economy needs a Housing rebound to really get..."

Today's Q&A

Anonymous

"What happens to the note when a seller who has financed a house..."

Anonymous

"My brother just got married in Nevada and had his loan approved..."

Anonymous

"If a house has been forclosed on and the property taxes have..."