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20Apr2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
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Mortgage Backed Securities: A Primer

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are considered to be a particularly stable investment.

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29Feb2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
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Mortgage Banks, Depository Banks, And The Secondary Mortgage Market

A basic explanation of how the "secondary market" works for mortgage lenders.

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26Oct2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
MBS Markets and Mortgage Rates
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Are Banks Holding Today’s Mortgage Rates Artificially High?

Mortgage rates are ultra-low these days, but they ought to be lower. Mortgage lenders may be holding mortgage rates artificially high.

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04Oct2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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It’s Getting Simpler To Shop For Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates have "slowed down" lately, making it easier for home buyers and rate shoppers to compare rates between banks.

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02Sep2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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“Lock it Or Lose It” : Mortgage Rates Changing Quickly

Mortgage rates continue to change at a frenetic pace. If you're not locking your rate, you're losing your rate.

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01Jul2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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Mortgage Rates Changing Every 3 Hours, 23 Minutes

Mortgage rates are changing at a blistering pace. If you're not locking your rate, you're losing your rate.

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01Jun2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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Rate Shoppers : Mortgage Rate Velocity Picks Up In May 2011

Paraphrasing Ferris Bueller, mortgage rates move fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss them. Mortgage rates changed every 4 hours, 12 minutes in May 2011.

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24May2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Strategy
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Tracking Mortgage Rate Movement Around A 3-Day Weekend

Mortgage rates across the state are near year-to-date lows, but locking them in this week may be difficult. Memorial Day can mess with mortgage markets.

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09Feb2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
MBS Markets and Mortgage Rates
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Mortgage Rates Reach A Milestone; Rise For The 7th Straight Day

Mortgage rates are getting slaughtered this month; rising every day since January ended. It's an historic losing streak for conventional mortgage rates.

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17Nov2010
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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Mortgage Rates : Changing Faster Than You Can Shop Them

Mortgage rates are changing almost to quick to time. Forget mortgage rate shopping. Start mortgage rate locking.

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25May2010
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
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It’s Time To Refinance : Mortgage Rates Are Officially Lower Than They’ve Ever Been

30-year fixed conforming mortgage rates have moved lower on the day and successfully pushed through to their lowest levels of all-time. Let's say it again : Of all time.

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