Posts Tagged ‘mortgage bonds’

Up-to-the-Minute Market Updates

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | January 29th, 2010

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Tags: mortgage bonds, mortgage houston, mortgage update, twitter
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Jobless Claims Rise, Mortgage Bonds Up, FHA’s Changes

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | January 21st, 2010

Yesterday was a pretty big day, and this morning even more. The DOW is currently down about 133 points, and while several economic reports are out, the biggest one is, again, the Jobless Claims is in at 482k, that is the largest jump in claims in the past 8 months – a pretty big figure….Read the Rest of Article

Tags: fha loans, jobless claims, mortgage bonds, treasury auctions
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FHA Increases UFMIP and Down Payments

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | January 20th, 2010

So I’m sitting here watching CNBC, and what do I hear? FHA changes UFMIP to 2.25% and Down Payments are being increased! If you recall, I have been writing about my outlook on FHA changes for a while now, and folks, I wasn’t that far off. The Federal Housing Administration has been in some financial…Read the Rest of Article

Tags: Federal Housing Administration, fha down payment, mortgage bonds, UFMIP
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Jobless Claims Help Mortgage Bonds

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | January 14th, 2010

Well after a pretty rough day for mortgage bonds yesterday, we are seeing a little rebound after this morning Jobless Claims. The figure came in higher than expected at 444k. Also had the Retail Sales report this morning, and while it was expected to come in at 0.4%, it actually came in alot below that…Read the Rest of Article

Tags: mortgage bonds, respa, tax credit
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And the New Year is Officially Underway

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | January 5th, 2010

Hope everyone had a great New Year celebration! For Texas lenders such as myself, it is definitely going to be a challenging year with all these rules and regulations that have come out and others that are still in the works. Mortgage bonds are up 41 bps this morning and are kicking some serious butt!…Read the Rest of Article

Tags: 2010, mortgage bonds, new year
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Early MBS Rebounds

by FHA VA USDA Jumbo Home Equity Texas Mortgage Lender | December 23rd, 2009

Currently up 22 bps for the morning session, we’re seeing a little bounce back from yesterday’s losses. It’s still early so, I wouldn’t expect mortgage rates to open lower today, however, today is JAM PACKED with reports, and that could sway MBS in several directions. Here’s what’s on the menu for today: Personal Consumption Expenditures…Read the Rest of Article

Tags: christmas, Mortgage Backed Securities, mortgage bonds, Mortgage Rates
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