Matthew's Mortgage Education Blog

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.The Chicago "Business Barometer was release a little bit ago.  It came in higher than e...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.Big news of the day - Personal Consumption Expenditures - came in exactly at expectatio...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.Auto Sales came under what was expected - should be good news; Jobless Claims were slig...

A variation on an old one.  A seeming innocent email comes in from a well known source saying things are deactivated.This one is from "Google Adwords".  The highlighted link is innocuous enough but the link takes you elsewhere.The body of the text is below.This message was sent from a notificatio...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.Stocks rising on shareholders realizing their investment is worth more and demanding mo...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.A few news bits out early this week, look for the big news item on Friday with the impo...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.Both stock market and bond market are closed today for the holiday.    Technically spea...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.Good News yesterday.  The government oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was lifted...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation..75% decrease! Wow.  Who would of thought that the Fed would be dropping the target int...

Here are the daily thoughts on floating or locking if you are asked by your clients.  As always - consult your favorite mortgage professional who will be able to offer the best advice for YOUR unique situation.It's official - let confusion reign.  Housing starts actually went up last month!  The ...