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Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe FOMC Statement has been released. Here is a recap FED REAFFIRMS PROMISE TO KEEP RATES EXCEPTIONALLY LOW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD FED REPEATS EXPECTATION THAT MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES, AGENCY DEBT PURCHASES TO BE EXECUTED BY END OF Q1 SWAP ARRANGEMENTS WITH CENTRAL BANK COUNTERPARTIES WILL CLOSE SWAP ARRANGEMENTS ON FEB 1 FED SAYS WINDING DOWN TERM AUCTION FACILITY, FINAL AUCTION TO BE ON MARCH 8 HOENIG ONLY DISSENT IN DECISION ON POLICY ACTION; BELIEVED CONDITIONS CHANGED, LOW RATE, EXTENDED PERIOD VOW NO LONGER NEEDED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO STRENGTHEN, DETERIORATION IN LABOR MARKET ABATING HOUSEHOLD SPENDING EXPANDING AT MODERATE RATE, CONSTRAINED BY WEAK LABOR MARKET, TIGHT CREDIT INVESTMENT IN STRUCTURES STILL CONTRACTING, BUSINESSES RELUCTANT TO ADD TO PAYROLLS BANK LENDING CONTINUES…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

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The Day Ahead: Market Expects GDP to Print at 4-Year High
Posted To: MND NewsWire90 minutes ahead of the opening bell and thirty before a GDP release that should show economic growth at a four-year high, equities are trading higher, commodities are mixed, and the dollar is stronger. A snapshot from 8:00 shows Dow futures up 39 points to 10101 and S&P 500 futures up 4.30 points to 1,083. WTI Crude oil is up 10 cents to $73.74 per barrel but Spot Gold is $2.70 lower to $1,084.40. The dollar is stronger primarily due to weakness in the yen, according to Benjamin Reitzes from BMO. “There was a slew of Japanese data out, but the yen’s move was also driven by concern from the minutes of the Bank of Japan’s December meeting about the currency’s strength and volatility,” he said. “The other major currencies are higher except for the euro…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS LUNCH: 7-Year Auction Results and Market Reaction
Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe Treasury has successfully auctioned $32 billion 7-year notes. This was the third consecutive time the 7 year note offering has been at a record $32 billion size. The high yield was 3.127%, which was 0.5 basis points lower than the 1pm "When Issued" yield, which is better than average. The bid to cover ratio, a measure of auction demand, was 2.85 bids submitted for every one accepted by the Treasury. The 7 year note has seen an average bid to cover of 2.571 since the issue was reopened in February 2009, so auction demand was strong! Dealers took 37.1% of the auction. This is below recent auction averages. Direct Bidders took 11.8% of the issuance. This is well above recent auction averages. Indirect Bidders were awarded 51.0% of the auction. Below recent 7 year note auction averages…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS AFTERNOON: Heading Out Near Lows of the Day
Posted To: MBS CommentaryI love 4pm on Wall Street… Every time the closing bell rings, MG drops what he is doing and sprints across the room toward the kitchen. He actually took out a trash can and two chairs just now. All for his snack pack….and no I dont mean Rebecca Jarvis. But yeh, the closing bell just rang and open outcry stock markets are now closed. I am focusing on stocks because they were dictating the direction of interest rates after the FOMC statement was released. To illustrate the negative correlation between the two, I decided to compare S&P futures prices to 10yr TSY note futures prices. As stocks rebounded following the Fed statement, rates prices moved lower. That is the stock lever at work…. Switching over to cash market yields, 10s have settled at the 3.65% pivot point (MG likes 3.64…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

How Will New Accounting Rules Impact the GSEs?
Posted To: Voice of HousingI think all of us would agree that the Housing Finance System in this country is broken. The ability for the once powerful secondary marketing vehicles to provide liquidity to the housing industry is at risk. Private securitization has been out of business for over two years, the agency markets required the Federal Reserve to step in to support it, and Ginnie Mae is struggling to cope with volumes four to five times the norm under the restrictions of a charter that is outdated for the times. And if this isn’t enough, the new FAS 166 & 167 rulings could strike a blow to restrict investor participation to an already embattled agency market. Effective January 1, 2010 the GSE’s were required to place on balance sheets all loans currently in securities that have historically been…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Modification Statistics
U.S. mortgage servicers completed 82,432 loan modifications in November, HOPE NOW reported this month. Between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009, large national banks and thrifts implemented more than 2.4 million trial modifications, according to data recently reported by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. Nearly 43,000 HAMP modification had been completed through December on loans guaranteed or owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, their regulator — the Federal Housing Finance Agency — reported.

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Fannie Volume Leaps
Fannie Mae reported that new business acquisitions during 2009 were 30 percent higher than in 2008. Fourth-quarter volume was 53 percent higher than a year earlier, Fannie said. Looking at just December activity, business was up 69 percent from November and 49 percent better than December 2008.

M.I. Defaults, Volume Rise
During December 2009, the dollar volume of mortgage insurance written increased 4 percent over the prior month, according to data reported by the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America. It was the second consecutive monthly increase in new business. But primary insurance defaults increased 5 percent from November.

Modification Statistics
U.S. mortgage servicers completed 82,432 loan modifications in November, HOPE NOW reported this month. Between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009, large national banks and thrifts implemented more than 2.4 million trial modifications, according to data recently reported by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. Nearly 43,000 HAMP modification had been completed through December on loans guaranteed or owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, their regulator — the Federal Housing Finance Agency — reported.

BoA Backs Out of Texas Deal
In December 2004, Countrywide Financial Corp. agreed to a deal with the State of Texas to add 7,500 mortgage employees in the state. Shortly after its July 2008 acquisition of Countrywide, Bank of America Corp. confirmed that it planned to maintain the agreement with Texas. Now BoA is refunding money it received under the agreement because the current mortgage market is not conducive to the original expansion plans.

Cashout refinances of Freddie Mac mortgages accounted for a record-low share of all refinances during the fourth-quarter 2009, the secondary lender reported. Freddie considers a refinance to be cashout when the principal balance increases at least 5 percent. Freddie Economist Amy Crews Cutts pointed to stiffer underwriting and declining home prices as the culprits for contracting cashouts.

LOS Providers Go Compliant
A compliance requirements summary matrix is being offered by loan origination system provider PCLender.com Inc., the company announced. Mortgage Dashboard said its technology addresses the Good Faith Estimate as well as the new HUD-1 Settlement Statement. Mortgage Builder Software said that Version 3.9 of its LOS includes the new GFE and HUD-1, as well as controls to ensure compliance is maintained.

BoA Backs Out of Texas Deal
In December 2004, Countrywide Financial Corp. agreed to a deal with the State of Texas to add 7,500 mortgage employees in the state. Shortly after its July 2008 acquisition of Countrywide, Bank of America Corp. confirmed that it planned to maintain the agreement with Texas. Now BoA is refunding money it received under the agreement because the current mortgage market is not conducive to the original expansion plans.

Freddie Reports Growth
Last year’s purchases and issuances jumped 19 percent at Freddie Mac, according to operational data. During December, volume was up by more than half from November. Freddie’s total mortgage portfolio rose by nearly $11 billion between November and December, while it increased $43 billion between the end of 2008 and the end of 2009.

Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe FOMC Statement has been released. Here is a recap FED REAFFIRMS PROMISE TO KEEP RATES EXCEPTIONALLY LOW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD FED REPEATS EXPECTATION THAT MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES, AGENCY DEBT PURCHASES TO BE EXECUTED BY END OF Q1 SWAP ARRANGEMENTS WITH CENTRAL BANK COUNTERPARTIES WILL CLOSE SWAP ARRANGEMENTS ON FEB 1 FED SAYS WINDING DOWN TERM AUCTION FACILITY, FINAL AUCTION TO BE ON MARCH 8 HOENIG ONLY DISSENT IN DECISION ON POLICY ACTION; BELIEVED CONDITIONS CHANGED, LOW RATE, EXTENDED PERIOD VOW NO LONGER NEEDED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO STRENGTHEN, DETERIORATION IN LABOR MARKET ABATING HOUSEHOLD SPENDING EXPANDING AT MODERATE RATE, CONSTRAINED BY WEAK LABOR MARKET, TIGHT CREDIT INVESTMENT IN STRUCTURES STILL CONTRACTING, BUSINESSES RELUCTANT TO ADD TO PAYROLLS BANK LENDING CONTINUES…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

HUD and FDIC Hiring; NMLS Background Checks; SAFE Act training; FHA Watching DE Lenders
Posted To: Pipeline PressI received an e-mail from a branch manager of a mid-sized brokerage. She said, A few years ago, during our branch meetings, agents would try to one-up each other with news from investors, who had the best rates, the fastest underwriting turn times, etc etc. Now, our branch meetings are like a wake. The only news to share is which investor tightened their guidelines, shortened their timeline for a valid appraisal, the latest RESPA and NMLS nightmares. Are we having fun yet? It's easier to say "keep your chin up than to actually do it. Still, are there any mortgage-related jobs out there? You bet there are. The FDIC is hiring, as is HUD . HUD-FHA is trying to fill positions all over the nation including in Southern California (Single Family Housing Specialist & Management Analyst…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS LUNCH: $42 Billion 5 Year Note Auction Results
Posted To: MBS CommentaryAs of right this very moment, there has been no negative response to the recently released auction results. This places the brunt of the potential volatility today on the FOMC statement which comes at 2:15, but can vary by several minutes. As for the auction, the 2.80 Bid-to-Cover ratio was good, and with $22 bln+, indirect bids were a bit stronger than recent sub-50% auctions. The high yield at 2.37 with 45% taken at the high is one of the weaker points, and as was the case last week, the dealer hit rate (% of bids accepted from primary dealers) was much higher than average. If we get any significant movement in either direction between now and the FOMC, we'll let you know ASAP. All previous DEFENSIVE thoughts remain. Be ready to lock if prices head south……(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Locking Loans Ahead of Treasury Auctions and FOMC Statement
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchThere isn’t too much to report from yesterday. After a weak open, prices of mortgage backed securities moved sideways before eventually closing the day where they began. While there were no reports of lenders repricing for the worse, mortgage rates did move higher compared to last Friday's levels. Today is day one of the Federal Open Market Committee’s two day meeting where our nation’s monetary policy is set. These meetings occur approximately every six weeks and are considered one the most influential events for all markets. At these meetings, the Fed sets the federal funds rate which serves as a benchmark for all other rates. Currently, the fed fund rate sits in a range of 0% to 0.25%, it is widely accepted that there will be no change to that rate. On day one, nothing…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

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MBS LUNCH: Average 2 Year Note Auction. Not Much Reaction
Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe Treasury has successfully auctioned $44 billion 2 year notes. This was the fourth consecutive 2 year issue at that size. Here are the results. PRICE/ACCEPTANCES Price 99.990112 Accepted at high 88.79 pct Bid-to-cover ratio 3.13 AMOUNTS TENDERED AND ACCEPTED (dollars) Total accepted 44,000,054,800 Total public bids tendered 137,544,599,800 Competitive bids accepted 43,494,455,000 Noncompetitive bids accepted 455,599,800 Fed add-ons 716,982,800 Primary Dealer Tendered 94,501,000,000 Primary Dealer Accepted 20,057,085,000 Primary Dealer Hit Rate 21.2% of what they bid on Primary Dealer Total Award 45.6% of total auction Direct Bidder Tendered 10,496,000,000 Direct Bidder Accepted 4,685,395,000 Direct Bidder Hit Rate 44.6% of what they bid on Direct Bidder Total Award 10.6% of total auction…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS CLOSE: Stock Slide Continues. Mortgages Rally Into Close
Posted To: MBS CommentaryEarlier in the afternoon, we mentioned the sudden onset of selling in the stock market in conjunction with the high level of connection in the stock lever with Tsy's. And although even then, we didn't expect Tsy yields to follow stock prices into the abyss, the continued weakness in stocks was certainly enough to leave tsy's well off their worst levels of the day. Due to ongoing light supply and ongoing Fed presence, MBS were able to stage a bit stronger of an afternoon than tsy's, riding their previously noted trend channel perfectly into the close. Though not pictured on the chart above, 3.62 has been the subject of much attention lately in the 10yr yield. But perhaps the dual triggers that should be more closely watched going into tomorrow are those that actually ARE pictured…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Pay Option ARM Recasts: Is There More Pain on the Horizon?
Posted To: Community CommentaryWritten by Tom Hollander and Jason Pickart It may be tempting to think that the mortgage crisis is behind us. However, our analysis shows that there are still a substantial number of mortgages at risk of distress or foreclosure. One particularly troubling area concerns a type of product known as the payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage (option ARM). These loans are about to make a splash in mortgage delinquency numbers. They were issued en masse during the peak housing bubble years, approximately 2005 through 2007, and many of them are due to recast in the next several years, resulting in higher—often significantly higher—payments for borrowers. Given the widely held belief that these loans were largely issued to borrowers wanting to buy more house than they could have otherwise…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

S&P Case-Shiller: Home Prices Lose Momentum in November
Posted To: MND NewsWireStandard and Poor's released the Case-Shiller Home Price Index this morning. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are constructed to accurately track the price path of typical single-family homes located in each metropolitan area provided. Each index combines matched price pairs for thousands of individual houses from the available universe of arms-length single family homes sales data. The indices have a base value of 100 in January 2000; thus, for example, a current index value of 150 translates to a 50% appreciation rate since January 2000 for a typical home located within the subject market. OCTOBER S&P/CASE-SHILLER HOME PRICE INDEX In last month's release, which reported on home price changes in October, both the 20 city index and 10 city index were flat on a month to…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Locking Loans Ahead of Treasury Auctions and FOMC Statement
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchThere isn’t too much to report from yesterday. After a weak open, prices of mortgage backed securities moved sideways before eventually closing the day where they began. While there were no reports of lenders repricing for the worse, mortgage rates did move higher compared to last Friday's levels. Today is day one of the Federal Open Market Committee’s two day meeting where our nation’s monetary policy is set. These meetings occur approximately every six weeks and are considered one the most influential events for all markets. At these meetings, the Fed sets the federal funds rate which serves as a benchmark for all other rates. Currently, the fed fund rate sits in a range of 0% to 0.25%, it is widely accepted that there will be no change to that rate. On day one, nothing…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS MORNING: Gains Trimmed After Consumer Confidence Data
Posted To: MBS CommentarySince opening at the best levels seen since early December, the rates market has lost all progress and is now trading close to where we went out yesterday afternoon. Besides being weighed down by the $44 billion 2 year note auction, the stock lever has also exerted pressure on interest rates. In the chart below you can see how the stock lever has affected the bond market today. Rates selling picked up momentum after a better than expected Consumer Confidence print (55.9 vs. 53.5) added a bid to equities. Trading volume does remain relatively light in both stocks and "rate sheet influential" benchmarks so I wouldn't call this an unwinding of "FLIGHT TO SAFETY" positions in TSYs as much as it is short term positioning and profit taking strategy. Don't get it twisted…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Mortgage mods for profit
Mortgage rates have held fairly steady since the middle of last week.

Existing Home Sales Give Back Incentivized Gains. Jobs Still the Main Roadblock
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe National Association of Realtors released December Existing Home Sales data this morning. When new homes are being built AND selling, money moves around the economy more efficiently. The size of the housing market combined with the broad influences it has over the economy make the real estate sector a reliable leading indicator of economic activity. Real estate is one of the first sectors to contract when a recession is looming and one of the first to show signs of recovery when economic activity begins to improve. BUT… When viewing housing data and its influence over the broader economy, Existing Home Sales are not as forward looking as other housing indicators such as housing starts and building permits. This is for a few reasons… Think about the materials that go into BUILDING a…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

MBS OPEN: Positive Progress Extends. Housing Data a Non-Event
Posted To: MBS CommentaryGood Morning All. Interest rates moved marginally higher yesterday as traders went into a holding pattern ahead of a busy week of economic data and market moving events. READ MORE At 5pm, my scorecard read: The 3.375% coupon bearing 10yr TSY note was -0-07 at 97-29 yielding 3.63%. Trading volume was below average The FN 4.0 was -0-06 at 97-24 yielding 4.215% and the FN 4.5 was -0-04 at 100-26 yielding 4.422%. Trading volume was below average but picked up toward the close. The secondary market current coupon was 4.391%, only 1 basis point higher on the day. MBS yield spreads vs. TSYs and swaps were wider for most of the session but took back lost ground late in the day. The current coupon yield went out 76bps over the 10yr TSY yield and 64bps over the 10yr swap rate. The 2s/10s yield curve…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Posted To: MND NewsWireThe National Association of Realtors released December Existing Home Sales data this morning. When new homes are being built AND selling, money moves around the economy more efficiently. The size of the housing market combined with the broad influences it has over the economy make the real estate sector a reliable leading indicator of economic activity. Real estate is one of the first sectors to contract when a recession is looming and one of the first to show signs of recovery when economic activity begins to improve. BUT… When viewing housing data and its influence over the broader economy, Existing Home Sales are not as forward looking as other housing indicators such as housing starts and building permits. This is for a few reasons… Think about the materials that go into BUILDING a…(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

AMCs Versus In-House
An appraiser for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told participants at a recent event that FHA will require that mortgage brokers only order an appraisal using a blind system where the broker has no influence over the appraiser selection executive. The director of the Title Appraisal Vendor Management Association, a group that includes appraisal managment companies among its members, said AMCs provide that blind process. But the Appraisal Institute’s director of government and external relations noted that HVCC and FHA do not require the use of an AMC — adding that compliance can be accomplished by establishing long-standing risk-management practices, including separation between risk management and loan production.

Complying With FHA Appraisal Requirements
New FHA requirements are similar to requirements under the Home Valuation Code of Conduct., according to panelists at a recent FHA appraisal Webinar hosted by MortgageDaily.com. An appraiser for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development noted that the new requirements prohibit originators and mortgage brokers from communicating with appraisers. Brokers can, however, order appraisals as long as a blind system is used and the broker has no ability to influence appraiser selection.

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