MBS RECAP: Europe Reinvigorates Risk-Off Rally for Bond Markets
By Matthew Graham Posted To: MBS Commentary European stocks tanked today. The move was underway within minutes of the morning’s payrolls data which initially looked…
Day: January 9, 2015
Oregon Adopts Uniform Mortgage Test for Originator Applicants
By Tory Barringer Oregon’s Department of Finance and Corporate Securities (DFCS) is now using the National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with Uniform State…
Survey Reveals Americans’ Worries About Financial Stability
By Brian Honea Sixty-six percent of respondents in a recent survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling said that “I want financial stability, but…
Fannie Mae Economist Weighs Impact of Jobs Data on Housing
By Brian Honea December’s job gain was close to 2014’s average monthly increase, and 2014 was the best year of job growth in the United…
Mortgage Rates End Week Near 19 Month Lows
By Matthew Graham Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates moved lower after this morning’s Employment Situation Report, though not necessarily because of it. After…
Negative Equity Nearing Pre-Crisis Levels
By Jann Swanson Posted To: MND NewsWire Owners of some 90 percent of mortgage properties in the U.S. now have some degree of equity in…
RealtyTrac asks if Wall Street is your Landlord. We ask for how long?
By Jann Swanson Posted To: MND NewsWire It was notable in the years after the housing collapse that the composition of investors in single family…
Fannie Survey Says: Housing Attitude Remains Cautious
By Jann Swanson Posted To: MND NewsWire Even though consumers are becoming increasingly optimistic about the economy and comfortable that it is heading in the…