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MBS CLOSE: Uneventful End To Uneventful Day

2/8/2010 4:15 PM

Though MBS were not quite as thinly traded as treasuries (lowest volume since the first trading day of 2010), the picture wasn't much better. At least that which is at risk on low volume days--volatility due to the trading that actually happens comprising a larger portion of th...Read More

Housing Needs Job Creation. What Sort of Jobs Though?

2/8/2010 4:03 PM

Posted To: Voice of Housing

Mr. O’Reilly (December 01, 2009) claims that the “new” root cause of the housing crisis is the (lack of) “jobs, jobs, jobs.” So the solution to the crisis must be (the creation of) “jobs, jobs, jobs.” I agree. But the next...Read More

Centralized Lock Desks Serve as a Gate Keeper. Source of Revenue

2/8/2010 2:54 PM

Posted To: The Garrett Watts Report

This was the half time scene in Miami last night at Super Bowl XLIV... I am sure many watchers were thinking: Why The Who? Maybe some of us in our 60s and 70s need to be “put out to pasture” or start “whittling wood” on the front porch. However, as a boo...Read More

MBS AFTERNOON: Narrow And Stable Heading Into The Close

2/8/2010 2:32 PM

Posted To: MBS Commentary

The market is duller than a Colts victory parade at the moment. We're dealing with a fairly standard issue "calm before the storm" that we often see on a data-limited Monday when the rest of the week contains the more significant events. The supportive trends we began...Read More

MBS LUNCH: Well Off Friday's Highs, But Holding Ground

2/8/2010 1:06 PM

Posted To: MBS Commentary

As AQ pointed out this morning, today's slightly downward trend in MBS price began in the final hours of Friday's trading. Both MBS and Treasuries put in their best marks of the day just before 2pm, and have moved steadily downward ever since. You may notice, however, that ...Read More

Short Term Direction of Mortgage Rates Dependent Upon Auctions and Stocks

2/8/2010 12:43 PM

Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

Who Dat!!!! Congratulations to New Orleans on a well played and exciting Super Bowl victory. Mortgage rate moved a few basis points lower on Friday following the Employment Situation Report . While we have seen scattered day over day streaks of improvements, mortgages rates have fa...Read More

MBS MORNING: Testing the Staying Power of Friday's FTQ Rally

2/8/2010 10:38 AM

Posted To: MBS Commentary

DID I MENTION THUNDER SNOW ! By the look of the charts, it doesnt appear that we should be expecting any noticeable improvements in positive price momentum today. We are extending the downtrend that began midday Friday. The FN 4.0 is -0-08 at 98-08 yielding 4.169% and the FN 4.5 is...Read More

MBA Takes Loss on Headquarters; CRA Loans; HAMP Servicer Updates; Prepay Speeds; Updates: GMAC, FAMC

2/8/2010 9:11 AM

Posted To: Pipeline Press

I thought about taking today off from the commentary to celebrate, since yesterday I won all 4 quarters of my office's Super Bowl pool! And then I remembered that I was the only one in the pool, don't really have an office, and that the net effect of my $50 a...Read More

MBS OPEN: Sideways Start. Searching for Guidance

2/8/2010 7:56 AM

Posted To: MBS Commentary

Good Morning. Congrats to the Saints. Here is a recap of my weekend.... We had a blizzard...32 inches of THUNDER SNOW . The driveway was defeated with snowblowers. This is only the first half of the driveway by the way.... The CAPS came from behind to beat the pens. Ovie had a tric...Read More

The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Retail Sales, The Fed's Exit, Consumer Sentiment

2/8/2010 7:49 AM

Posted To: MND NewsWire

The week ahead is a particularly slow one. The only major releases are the Trade Balance on Wednesday and Retail Sales report on Thursday. Plus, Friday will see February’s first measure of consumer confidence. With little fresh data to anticipate, the fear is that markets will continue on the...Read More