Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Treasury Auction Jargon and Significance; Impact of MetLife Exit

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Jan 11, 2012 2:50PM

Brief Discussion on Treasury Auction Jargon and Significance

Earlier today on MBS Live, after briefly discussing the results of today's 10yr Auction, a question came up basically asking if I could explain what I was talking about in English. Although I'm not sure if it's much of an improvement from the original Greek, this was my answer, compiled and formatted for the blog: "When-Issued..." The Primary Means Of Establishing an Auction's Expected Yield When it comes to talking about auction results, and especially the concept of "expected" vs "actual" results...

Jan 11, 2012 10:54AM

How MetLife's Exit Impacts the Industry - Will Others Follow?

Some would say it is grim out there, and no, I am not talking about Hostess Brands, the manufacturer of Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Ding Dongs cake snacks, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Is it right that 4,300 of our brethren were notified of losing their jobs, after a potential sale fell through, in a letter to clients with a dancing Snoopy in the letterhead? "To Our Valued Customers... We have made the decision to wind - down all MetLife Home Loans' (MLHL) forward origination business , including...


Micro News

2:14 PM:

Fed Beige Book Released

2:02 PM:

MBS Hit High Enough Levels For Positive Reprices

1:21 PM:

10 Yr Auction Results: Another Strong Showing. Record Low Yields

11:53 AM:

Fed Research: Why Mortgage Refinancing Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

11:42 AM:

Treasuries Hitting Pre-Auction Resistance, MBS Hope For Support Bounce

10:59 AM:

LPS: Home Prices Return to Late 2002 Levels

8:47 AM:

Bond Markets Higher After a Night Prolific European Headlines

5:53 PM:

Fannie Mae Statement on CEO Michael Williams Resignation

Around the Web

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Today's Comments

Jason Harris

"Justin...you point out that Fannie requested 7.9B in assistance in November of 2011. That is to be expected. Rightly or wrongly the GSE's no longer..."

Patrick Carroll

"Mr. Williams is my uncle. I have never once in my entire life seen a more focused and determined man. He is, and was absolutely a genius. He may have walked..."

Justin Kennedy

"boy he must be happy, walking away from a train wreck. lets not forget in Nov 2011 Fannie Mae requsted 7.9 Billion to cover losses. does the Chiarman opt..."

Today's Q&A

"What rates can fill a 3.5 coupon"

"What are the rates for 15 yr fixed "

"Should I pay down 1st mortgage (4.875%) or HELOC (2.25%) first?"