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Four news feeds are on this page. RisMedia is to the right, Mortgage Daily News is below, followed by the Christian Science Monitor, and finally "Your Money" articles from the New York Times. I hope you enjoy these perspectives. |
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| Mortgage Rates Bounce Back | ||
| 5/21/2019 3:50 PM | ||
| Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates had a fairly decent day yesterday as far as most lenders are concerned. A few lenders saw fit to bump rates up in the afternoon following a day of weakness in the bond market (which directly affects the rates lenders can offer). Because a majority of lenders did NOT ...Read More | ||
| Home Sales Stall; Sellers Need to be Realistic | ||
| 5/21/2019 3:48 PM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWireThis one might smart a bit. There were big hopes for home sales in April, with interest rates continuing at unexpectedly low levels, unemployment at a 50-year low, and the spring market supposedly in full swing. Analysts polled by Econoday expected that the existing home sales number would jump fro...Read More | ||
| Fueled by Low Rates, Prepayment Rate Continues to Rise | ||
| 5/21/2019 9:46 AM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWireWith interest rates remaining at 2019 lows and spring market home sales kicking in, the rate of prepayments continues to rise. Black Knight, in its "first look" at April mortgage performance data, says the rate is up 17.54 percent from March and 17.65 percent year over year. Over the last three mon...Read More | ||
| Budgeting, Comp Products; Sales, Government Investigation Webinars | ||
| 5/21/2019 8:33 AM | ||
| Posted To: Pipeline PressWhat’s the banter, and in the unverified rumor mill, at the MBA’s Secondary Conference? Fannie, Freddie, and FHA are all concerned about being adversely selected against by lenders, and F&F are rumored to be ending pilot programs under FHFA direction....Read More | ||
| MBS Day Ahead: Without Help, Bonds Face Uphill Battle | ||
| 5/21/2019 8:31 AM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryIn the day just past, bonds weakened moderately amid the lightest volume in more than 3 weeks and a relative absence of market moving data/events. The losses are somewhat logical in the sense that momentum measurements have increasingly suggested this month's rally momentum was...Read More | ||
| MBS RECAP: Bonds Skittish After Stocks Find Bottom | ||
| 5/20/2019 5:25 PM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryBoth stocks and bonds have been edging back into less panicked territory after trade war drama fizzled out last week. In other words, stock prices and bond yields were moving higher together. To be fair, bonds got one last rally push from Italy/EU drama mid-week (stocks didn't ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Mostly Hold Near Lows, But Things Could Change Tomorrow | ||
| 5/20/2019 4:18 PM | ||
| Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates moved microscopically higher today, depending on the lender. In terms of underlying movement in the bond market, however, rates should have risen a bit more than they did. This has to do with the timing of the bond market weakness and the amount of movement lenders t...Read More | ||
| New Data Prompts Freddie Mac to Upgrade Their Forecast | ||
| 5/20/2019 9:06 AM | ||
| Posted To: MND NewsWireFreddie Mac"s May Forecast continues to look for a downward trending interest on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The company"s economists are project an average rate of 4.3 percent this year with a small increase to 4.5 percent in 2020. Coupled with a strong labor market, low unemployment, and "mo...Read More | ||
| MBS Day Ahead: Holiday-Shortened Trading Week Promises Little Inspiration | ||
| 5/20/2019 8:42 AM | ||
| Posted To: MBS CommentaryIn the week just past, bonds managed to extend the already unexpected gains that began on May 6th following a sharp escalation in US/China trade war rhetoric. Trade-related news continued to be a market mover throughout that two week period, and markets remain susceptible to "...Read More | ||
| Training, Reno, Appraisal Products; Compliance Warning; FHFA, Fannie, Freddie News | ||
| 5/20/2019 7:28 AM | ||
| Posted To: Pipeline PressTony H. sent, “A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.” Not at this MBA event, right!? Here in New York there’s a lot to talk about. Ellie Mae laying off 10% of its workforce...Read More | ||
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| Conflicting opinions, without conflict | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| When clashing political views threatened a longtime friendship, today’s contributor found that learning more about God as Love enabled her to nurture compassion and patience rather than anger and intolerance, and harmony was restored.Read More | ||
| Superhero fatigue? Try these alien-free summer movies. | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| If you prefer films where the only special effect is an unexpected laugh or tear, here’s a movie list full of antidotes to all the action and aliens.Read More | ||
| Cash for trees: Homegrown carbon offset program bears fruit | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| Carbon offsets are a key part of industrialized nations’ climate action plans. But what do they look like on the ground?Read More | ||
| College grads with well-packed parachutes | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| The class of ’19 brings resilient skills into a job market hungry for workers who think critically.Read More | ||
| Car trouble: How symbol of freedom became a ball and chain | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| A record 7 million Americans are 90 days or more delinquent on car loans, a new report finds. U.S. auto debt is also at a record: $1.28 trillion.Read More | ||
| When it looked as if we’d lose the company | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| Advised by his accountant that saving his business would be impossible, today’s contributor was struck with a conviction that God did not create anyone to toil, suffer, and fail, but instead to thrive and be joyful. Soon after came a business idea that turned the company around.Read More | ||
| Seeing red in unfair green deals | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| In Australia, a surprise victory for a pro-coal party shows the need worldwide to ensure economic justice in tackling climate change.Read More | ||
| From women’s rights activist to Supreme Court chief: meet Meaza Ashenafi | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Ms. Ashenafi the Supreme Court’s first female chief, one of many women named to Ethiopia’s top positions.Read More | ||
| Europe’s sanctuary movement: Why churches enter immigration debate | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| Churches step in to protect asylum-seekers from being deported, embroiling themselves in Europe’s fraught immigration debate. Read More | ||
| Uber’s founders have cashed in. How about the drivers? | ||
| 5/21/2019 4:21 PM | ||
| Uber relies on an army of drivers whom it refuses to call employees. But some see its “Partner Protection” plan as a model for the gig economy.Read More | ||
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