Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mortgages Rates Higher At Fastest Pace in Months

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Mar 14, 2012 4:50PM

Mortgages Rates Higher At Fastest Pace in Months

Mortgages Rates moved higher today at their fastest pace in months. 3.875% Best-Execution is off the table today and even the more aggressively-priced group of lenders is most advantageously priced at 4.0%, some lenders at 4.125%. This was a very big, very fast move. (read more about Best-Execution calculations ). For those that want to know WHY rates moved higher so quickly: (NOTE: For most of this discussion, we'll actually reference 10yr Treasury yields, even though it is Mortgage-Backed-Securities...

Mar 14, 2012 3:48PM

OIG Audit: One BofA Manager Signs 67,908 Documents in 2 Year Period

The Department of Housing and Urban Development released five reports from its Office of Inspector General on Tuesday based on reviews of the foreclosure and claims processes of the five largest Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage servicers . OIG conducted the audit of Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, CitiMortgage, JPMorgan Chase, and Ally Financial, Inc, after allegations were made in the fall of 2010 that national mortgage servicers were engaged in questionable foreclosure practices...


Micro News

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10:28 AM:

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10:09 AM:

Fed: Speech by Chairman Bernanke on Community Banking

9:18 AM:

Morning Data Does Nothing To Move Markets. Still In Rough Shape

8:40 AM:

ECON: Petroleum Drags Import Prices Up. Exports Prices Rise

4:33 PM:

Fed Announces Summary of Latest Bank Stress Tests

3:55 PM:

MBS Settling in at Post-FOMC Lows. Reprice Risk Remains

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Today's Comments

Matthew Graham

"major disconnect in the traditional "stock lever" for several months now as bonds rallied and/or remained low due to safe-haven demand originating..."

Thoams Bickett

"Seems odd to have this much sell off in such a short period of time with out the stock market rallying? If oney was flying out of Treasuries and other..."

John Northrup

"" This isn't surprising after everything we are seeing in our research. Just really begs the question of the validity of any Assignments of Mortgages..."

Today's Q&A

"In the state of Iowa,do both the husband and the wife have to be on the mortgage loan?"

"Which major lenders sold/sell loans to Freddie and service Freddie loans?"

"When selling a second home, is loss of employment considered change of employment for capital gains."