Thursday, December 22, 2011

Fannie's Interesting HARP 2.0 Shift; Spotlight on the Agencies; Fortress' Chief to Take Some Time Off

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Dec 22, 2011 10:23AM

Fannie's Interesting HARP 2.0 Shift; Spotlight on the Agencies; Fortress' Chief to Take Some Time Off

The JD Power Survey is mostly known for car rankings. But the rating firm also takes a look at mortgage lenders . Congrats in the above to Quicken Loans , which came out on top. But Quicken Loans had some backtracking to do recently. Its OnQ bulletin announced one thing, which was corrected with the final result being that Quicken will no longer offer the "non-agency loan product" in 2012. Although somewhat still confusing, one broker noted, "The non-agency jumbo they are discontinuing is their jumbo...

Dec 22, 2011 2:14PM

Mortgage Rates Steady to Slightly Improved as Extended Weekend Approaches

Mortgage Rates are slightly improved today after minor increases to borrowing costs over the past two days. Before that, rates spent several days at record lows with little deviation in borrowing costs. We mention "borrowing costs" because the costs involved in obtaining prevailing rates are actually what's moving as opposed to the rates themselves. Best-Execution 30yr Fixed rates remain at 3.875%. Low volume and year-end lack of participation continue to distort movements in the secondary mortgage...


Micro News

3:09 PM:

MBS Sideways and Choppy in Non-Existent Volume. Negative Reprices?

11:04 AM:

Treasuries, MBS Quickly Add Gains in Low Volume

10:12 AM:

Freddie Mac: Record-Breaking Low Mortgage Rates for the Holidays

10:10 AM:

FHFA House Price Index Falls 0.2 Percent in October

10:07 AM:

ECON: Sentiment Slightly Higher. Home Prices Slightly Lower

8:49 AM:

ECON: Final GDP Slightly Lower in Q3 vs. Preliminary Reading and Forecast

8:48 AM:

Home Values Down $681 Billion According to Zillow

8:46 AM:

ECON: Jobless Claims Continue Lower, Beating Consensus

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Today's Comments

Kent Taylor

"I like this rate range!!"

Frank Ceizyk

"Please stop with this sales pitch" buying a home is an investment. Investments can go both up and down." An 80% increase in home prices from..."

Jason Harris

"Brad...I understand your thoughts and can respect that. I would mention that some folks ultimately view it as a business decision. If taking into consideration..."

Today's Q&A

"Refinancing current home AND locking in rate for new home. Two Banks... Can I get in trouble????"

"Breaking even on selling a home"

"Refinance upside down without hardship"