What Happened Last Week? The 3.50 FNMA Mortgage backed securities (MBS) coupon lost 161 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to rise to their…
Nick AlvinoJune 8, 2015
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +27 basis points (BPS) from Wednesday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways but did give a little more…
Nick AlvinoMay 25, 2015
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Overview The day started with intra-day lock bias at neutral which signified worse pricing than Friday but not a major sell-off. Essentially all of Friday's gains…
Nick AlvinoMay 18, 2015
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +9 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways but it was a very volatile week.…
Nick AlvinoMay 11, 2015
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Overview The entire bond market is betting that Greece will default in at least a managed way...and instead of fear factor panic-buying...there will be MBS selling…
Nick AlvinoMay 4, 2015
What Happened Last Week?Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost -27 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move slightly higher from the prior week. The…
Nick AlvinoApril 13, 2015
What Happened Last Week?Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +75 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move lower than the prior week. There was a…
Nick AlvinoApril 7, 2015
What Happened Last Week?MBS Overview - Learn from the PastMortgage backed securities (MBS) lost -28 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move higher…
Nick AlvinoMarch 30, 2015
What Happened Last Week?MBS Overview - Learn from the PastMortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +98 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused mortgage rates to improve for the…
Nick AlvinoMarch 23, 2015