Dan Beam
SVP - Director Residential Lending
Firstrust Bank
MBS & US Treasury Markets
5/9 1:40:29AM EST : Delayed Data

For many lenders who priced after 9am initially, this is just a heads-up.  MBS have not fallen enough from the average lender's rate sheet print time to create much negative reprice risk.  

6.0 UMBS were just down 6 ticks (.19) on the day and just over an eighth of a point from mid-day highs.   While these are the lowest levels of the day, most lenders who priced near 10am had just seen MBS prices at almost exactly the same level.

10yr yields are also at the highs, up 4.2bps at 4.50.

The only caveat to the "low reprice risk" thought is that a few lenders have occasionally repriced based on momentum and Treasury losses as opposed to the actual gap between current MBS prices and those seen at rate sheet print times.

10:54 AM

Modestly weaker overnight and into the 9am hour.  Bouncing a bit since 9:40am.  MBS still down an eighth and 10yr up 2.7bps at 4.485

01:03 PM

Minimal reaction to 10yr auction.   MBS still down an eighth.  10yr up 3.1bps at 4.489

04:15 PM

Very sideways into the close.  MBS down 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr yields up 4bps at 4.497

Dan Beam
SVP - Director Residential Lending
Firstrust Bank