Recasting the Housing Finance Industry is a Three Step Process

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Home Today's Headlines ATW Forums Q&A Mortgage Rates   Top Stories       Recasting the Housing Finance Industry is a Three Step Process: Reform, Reorganize, Reassure In a recent Voice of Housing post, I lamented the fact that there seems to be shockingly little public debate underway concerning the future of the US... - Voice of Housing Fed MBS Program Update: $55 Billion Left to Spend. Private Funding Needed Since the inception of the program in January 2009, the Fed has spent 135830.19 trillion in the agency MBS market, or 95.59 percent of the allocated 135830.25... - MND NewsWire MBS CLOSE: Fed Raises Discount Rate. Not A Huge Deal! The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that in light of continued improvement in financial market conditions it had unanimously approved several... - MBS Commentary Survey: Home Owner Perceptions... - MND NewsWire HAMP Conversion Rate Improves.... - MND NewsWire Mortgage Rates on Two Day Losing... - Mortgage Rate Watch Originators Work More For Less;... - Pipeline Press Using Profiling as a Means to Hire Productive Loan Officers Single-Family Construction Improves... - MND NewsWire MBS AFTERNOON: Supportive Levels... - MBS Commentary MBS ALERT: Price Lows of Day. ... - MBS Commentary »View more top stories jeffer90576 Profile View Edit Member Toolbox -MBS/Treasury Quotes -Mortgage Rates -Write an Article -Mobile MND -News / Rate Widgets -Manage Email Alerts -Update Profile -Not a Premium Member Yet? Upgrade Here. MBS Quotes FNMA 4.0 96-31 -0-21 FNMA 4.5 100-08 -0-13 FNMA 5.0 103-04 -0-14 FNMA 5.5 105-03 -0-09 FNMA 6.0 106-03 -0-06 Updated: 2/18/10 4:49 PM Treasuries 3 MO 0.1000 0.0000 2 YR 0.9000 0.0300 5 YR 2.4600 0.0600 10 YR 3.7900 0.0500 30 YR 4.7400 0.0400 Updated: 2/18/10 5:40 PM Mortgage Rates 30 Yr FRM 5.01 0.03 15 Yr FRM 4.33 0.02 FHA 30 Year 5.23 0.04 Jumbo 30 Year 6.49 0.03 5/1 Yr ARM 4.29 0.05 Updated: 2/18/10 5:48 PM Latest Video       View:All Videos Gross on Fed Discount Rate Hike 2/18/2010 Pimco Co-CIO and Founder Bill Gross discusses the effect of the discount rate hike on the economy, with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. Orszag On Deficit Crisis 2/18/2010 Insight on America's rising debt, with Peter Orszag, OMB director. Housing Headwinds Ahead 2/18/2010 Discussing whether the government's efforts to help housing have helped the U.S. economy, with Shari Olefson, Fowler White Boggs and Mary Tootikian... Around The Web       Fed hikes discount rate but not tightening policy Short Sales Increasing High Delinquency Rates Suggest Recent Drop in Credit Card Losses Is Only Temporary New Data: See the Mortgage Mod Logjam for Each Servicer First American CoreLogic: House Prices Decline in December Delinquency Rates Suggest Recent Drop in Credit Card Losses Is Only Temporary Rising Delinquencies Suggest December's Drop in U.S. Credit Card Losses Was Temporary John Hussman: Unlegislated Bailout of Fannie and Freddie GSE Losses and the Shadow Bailout Default Expectations on U.S. Alt-A Option ARM Loans Double »View All Recent Articles JOIN THE CONVERSATION Recent Comments Adam Quinones on 2/18/2010 - read this comment Don't confuse the Fed Funds Rate with the Discount Rate. The Fed Funds Rate is the interest rate banks charge each other for the overnight sale of immediately available funds. Banks are lending to... Larry Gray on 2/18/2010 - read this comment I locked a couple of loans upon submission yesterday morning, including one after first reprice (client happy.) I have one floating because it is in suspension and I told the client we can not lock it... Ray J on 2/18/2010 - read this comment I wonder how many brokers left the business over the last 4 years? I hear it was more than half of them. That trend should continue. Nate Miller on 2/18/2010 - read this comment Fed hikes discount rate....dive dive into the close... Questions What factors determine 'livable space' for single family... Is a yield spread premium a deductible loan origiination fee... What is the required credit score to obtain a mortgage? is it easier to buy the house that u rent off your landlord? Answers Can you renegociate the price of the house after inspection? I need a letter from my real estate agent to give to my bank... What drives changes in mortgage rates? What are the risks involved in a owner financed loan? Forum Discussions DU REFI PLUS husband passed away Bank of America Subordinations Loan Scenario: NY, 132776,350,000, 758, 45% LTV, Refinance (Rate and Term) Commercial Loan Licensing Requirements Loan Scenario: IL, 135601,800,000, 768, 69% LTV, Refinance (Rate and Term) Loan Scenarios Post | View All   State Date Amount Loan Type IL 2/17/2010 1,800,000.00 Refinance (Rate and Term) IL 2/17/2010 1,040,000.00 Purchase CA 2/17/2010 397,500.00 Purchase CA 2/16/2010 1,105,000.00 Refinance (Rate and Term) FL 2/16/2010 560,000.00 Purchase CA 2/15/2010 1,000,000.00 Purchase Mortgage News Daily

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