The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact MBS backend pricing this week are: (1) The Putin Put, (2) Inflation Nation and (3) The Talking Fed.
Nick AlvinoFebruary 22, 2022
The two areas that have the greatest ability to impact backend pricing this week are: (1) Central Bank Palooza, and (2) Coronavirus.
Nick AlvinoApril 19, 2021
The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact backend pricing this week are: (1) Domestic Flavor, (2) The Talking Feds and (3) Treasury Dump.
Nick AlvinoApril 12, 2021
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 149 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates shoot higher compared to the prior week.…
Nick AlvinoMarch 16, 2020
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained 9 basis points (BPS) from Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways for the shortened session. Pricing…
Nick AlvinoDecember 26, 2018
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 2 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways for the week. There…
Nick AlvinoFebruary 26, 2018
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 26 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move slightly higher. We had a wild…
Nick AlvinoAugust 31, 2015
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained 73 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move lower. It was a nice reversal…
Nick AlvinoAugust 24, 2015
This Week Unlike last week, markets have a number of key economic measurements: March housing starts and permits; the April NAHB housing market index; March industrial production and factory use;…
Nick AlvinoApril 15, 2013