DAILY COMMENTARY

Published every weekday since 2008

By Rob Chrisman

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dec. 31, 2008: Mortgages – Fed’s plan for buying conforming mortgage securities may help

Chrisman · 5 min read

Dec. 31, 2008: Mortgages – Fed’s plan for buying conforming mortgage securities may help Rob Chrisman Happy New Years tonight! I will be in Manhattan […]

Read Today's Commentary →

Dec 30

Tue

Dec. 30, 2008: appraisal morass, raising the FHA FICO bar, investor updates, and be careful out there – loan level fees are going up

4 min read

Dec 29

Mon

Dec. 29, 2008: Commercial mortgage problems, GMAC & Indy update, bank branch pricing strong

3 min read

Dec 26

Fri

Dec. 26, 2008: FHFA comes out with appraisal update, Genworth’s TPO restriction, quiet market

3 min read

Dec 23

Tue

Dec. 23, 2008: California’s budget issue hits CalHFA lending, GMAC weighs in on restructured loans – uh oh…

5 min read

Dec 22

Mon

Dec. 22, 2008: mortgage musings – no scheduled economic news, but lots of investor updates

4 min read

Dec 19

Fri

Dec. 19, 2008: Lock volumes, and where are mortgage rates and do they bear any resemblance to Treasury rates?

4 min read

Dec 18

Thu

Dec. 18, 2008: Flagstar “bought”, Chrysler shuts down for a month, Fannie’s condo news

5 min read

Dec 17

Wed

Dec. 17, 2008: Who is “GUS”? Why force a 4.5% mortgage rate when the market is there already for both purchases and refinances?

5 min read

Dec 16

Tue

Dec. 16, 2008: Wells & Citi high balance news; How about this USDA home loan program?

5 min read

Dec 15

Mon

Dec. 15, 2008: FHA clarification, Fannie’s mod program, rates steady to begin the last full week of 2008

5 min read

Dec 12

Fri

Dec. 12, 2008: FAMC, GMAC, USB, Wells appraisal updates, wholesaler MortgageIT gone, what is up with buy ups? Rates tumble

6 min read

Dec 11

Thu

Dec. 11, 2008: Chase & Wells’ changes. Want a condo loan in Florida? “Micropolitan”?

6 min read

Dec 10

Wed

Dec. 10, 2008: apps fall, RMIC & CW issue clarifications, investors pay for the 3-month bill, even Citigroup’s train display being cut

6 min read

Dec 9

Tue

Dec. 9, 2008: OTS released ugly loan modification stats, high balance price hits – temporary? Sites for salary information

4 min read

Dec 8

Mon

Dec. 8, 2008: LIME Financial gone, new LP out there, DU coming up, the clock is ticking on those locks from two weeks ago

5 min read

Get the Commentary

80,000+ mortgage professionals get this every weekday morning.

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Published every weekday since 2008

Dec. 31, 2008: Mortgages – Fed’s plan for buying conforming mortgage securities may help

Recent Podcast Episodes

Jul 10 7.10.26 Housing Statistics; Rate’s Ryan Ogata on Profit and Loss Models; Rates Versus Volatility

Jul 9 7.9.26 Housing Demand; FTI Consulting’s Creighton Oswald on Capital Requirements; Higher For Longer?

Jul 8 7.8.26 Prepayment Data; FICO’s Ethan Dornhelm on Credit Score Modernization; Geopolitical Tension

Jul 7 7.7.26 Technology Empowerment; American Pacific’s Jason Ponsonby on Origination; TBA Volumes

Jul 6 7.6.26 Housing Supply; Sei’s Pranay Shetty on AI Agents; Dog Days of Summer