spread: Worries at Fannie, Freddie, push Mortgage - Treasury rate spread close to 52-week high - 07/11/08 09:06 AM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been struggling with the fallout of the mortgage and foreclosure crisis for some time now.  This week alone, there have been several front-page articles in the Wall Street Journal.  In pre-market trading this morning, stocks of the two companies are in free-fall, suggesting possible losses … (4 comments)

spread: Mortgage / Treasury Spread Widens, On Average - 04/21/08 02:48 PM
Mortgage rates moved up sharply as last week drew to a close, propelled by a string of positive news out of Wall Street.  Several major banks reported colossal losses, yet, because these losses were less than the even more colossal losses that had been expected, the stock market reacted by increasing … (0 comments)

spread: Tulips & Mortgages: Centuries apart, and yet eerily similar - 04/19/08 10:12 PM
From time to time, an asset, or a class of assets, will become so popular among investors that its value will grow to exceed the inherent value of the asset.  This event is referred to as a financial bubble, as it is perceived that values become over-inflated, and must eventually deflate.  … (2 comments)

spread: Wondering why rates are all over the place? It's called "Deleveraging" - 03/06/08 07:59 PM
In the past 10 years, total mortgage balances (1995 to 2004 and 2004-2007 see section L.217) in the United States balooned from $5.128 trillion in 1997 to $14.557 in 2007. 
That's an increase of over 250%!
Where did all that money come from?  In that time, the economy didn't grow by nearly … (1 comments)

spread: Could Rates Be Ready to Fall Again? Treasury / Mortgage Spread Hits Widest Point - 02/29/08 09:52 AM
The spread between 30-year fixed mortgage rates and 10-year treasury yields hit its highest point in over a year in the week of February 25th, at 2.52%.  Mortgage rates averaged 6.24% while treasuries closed Thursday at 3.72%. 
I have been tracking the spread between 10-year treasury yields and 30-year fixed mortgages since January, 2007. … (9 comments)

spread: Mortgage Rates Leave Treasuries in the Dust - 11/23/07 02:36 PM
I get an email every morning from a wholesale lender I've never met or closed a loan with, telling me about his take on the market.  Specifically, today's email stated that treasury notes had slipped on investors renewed interest in a potentially rising stock market.
That's all very well and good, but … (0 comments)

 
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