John "Demo" Lender
VP of Lending
Demo Mortgage Co.
P: (704) 555-1212
M: (407) 555-1234
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10014 Normal Blvd.
Suite B225
Charlotte NC 28044
License:
NMLS: 123456

Bonds All Bid Up And Nowhere To Go

Monday, May 4, 2020

Bonds All Bid Up And Nowhere To Go

The second half of April had a handful of negative indicators for bonds.  These included declines in Fed buying, declines in coronavirus numbers, gravity-defying stocks, and a hefty dose of supply pressure.  Despite all that, MBS prices and Treasury yields continue to operate in narrow ranges just shy of record levels.  

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 109.56 -0.19 10YR 0.630% +0.012% 5/4/2020 7:30PM EST
Negative Reprice Risk Increasing Modestly For Some Lenders
This is more of a heads-up regarding MBS being at the lowest prices of the day than an out-and-out reprice alert.  2.5 coupons are down an eighth of a point and 2.0s are down closer to a quarter point.  That said, only 2.0s have lost enough ground from morning rate sheet print times to be in reprice risk territory. As such, only the most aggressively-priced and jumpiest lenders would be considering reprices.  If you want to play the momentum game and treat t...   READ MORE
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Treasuries Surge Higher in Yield at CME Open; Corporate Supply Not Helping
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 3.22% +0.03% 15YR Fixed 3.05% +0.04% 5/4/2020
Lowest Mortgage Rates in More Than a Month, For Some Anyway
Mortgage rates   moved down again today,  bringing the average lender to their best levels since the 2nd week of March.  Some lenders are quoting their lowest rates ever, but early March 2020 averages are still decidedly lower.  You may have seen other articles today claiming "all-time lows."  Some of those articles may even be quoting me (although they don't quote me in support of the "all-time low" headline).  Who's right?  In terms of...   READ MORE
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Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, May 04
9:45AM Apr ISM-New York index Apr 826.5 849.3
10:00AM Mar Factory orders mm (%) Mar -10.3 -9.7 0.0
Tuesday, May 05
8:30AM Mar International trade mm $ (bl) Mar -44.4 -44.0 -39.9
10:00AM Apr ISM N-Mfg PMI Apr 41.8 36.8 52.5
10:00AM Apr ISM N-Mfg Bus Act Apr 26.0 45.0 48.0
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Mortgage Rates Are Super Low, But Not For Everyone
5/1/2020 5:04PM
Investors buy and sell groups of mortgages that are pooled together in mortgage-backed bonds.  The price an investor is willing to pay for a mortgage bond is the primary factor in determining mortgage rates.  As demand for these bonds increases, rates fall (all other things being equal). As is the case for other types of bonds, such as US Treasuries, investor demand tends to increa... READ MORE
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John "Demo" Lender
VP of Lending
Demo Mortgage Co.
P: (704) 555-1212
M: (407) 555-1234
mbslive.net
10014 Normal Blvd.
Suite B225
Charlotte NC 28044
License:
NMLS: 123456
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