• May 7, 2023
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has updated Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs), which are risk assessment fees implemented in the underwriting process before loans are packaged and delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These government Enterprises guarantee most mortgages in the United States, and the changes (announced in January) went into effect May

• April 28, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +24 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The quarterly release of the Employment Cost Index for the 1st QTR showed a solid gain of 1.2% vs. est. of 1.1%. Inflation Nation: March headline PCE showed a MOM

• April 27, 2023
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Federal Reserve expected to raise rates another 25 basis points next week The U.S. economy rose 1.1% in the first quarter, falling short of estimates, in a sign that a slowdown is underway.  It is also a big pullback from the fourth quarter’s 2.6% rise and the third quarter’s 3.2% increase, according to the final estimate

• April 27, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -12 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: The March Pending Home Sales Index contracted by -5.2% vs. est. of +0.5% Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were lower than expected, 230K vs. est. of

• April 26, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -22 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications edged up 3.7%. Purchases led the way with a 4.6% gain. Refinances were flat at 1.7% Rosie the Riveter: The March Headline Durable Goods Orders

• April 25, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +18 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: March New Home Sales were much stronger than expected, hitting 683K on an annualized basis vs. est. of 634K and a nice jump from the Fed pace of

• April 24, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact your backend pricing this week. 1) LLPA, 2) Inflation Nation and 3) GDP 1) LLPA: Loan Level Pricing Adjustments are now a form of social engineering and will have a big impact on how mortgage rates are calculated, Bryan

• April 21, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -3 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Rosie the Riveter: April Flash S&P Marit PMIs were stronger than expected. The Manufacturing PMI was 50.4 vs. est. of 49.0 and the Services PMI were 53.7 vs. est. of 51.5 The 10

• April 20, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +17 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: March Existing Home Sales were 4.44M units on an annualized basis, vs. est. of 4.500M Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were a smidge higher than expected, 245K vs. est.

• April 19, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +5 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Domestic Flavor: Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications fell by -8.8%. Purchases tanked by -10.0%. Refinances decreased by -5.8%. Treasury Dump: We had the 20 year Treasury bond auction today at