In this blog post, MCT experts delve into the nature of an AOT execution, the impact of bid tape AOT on TBA positions, how automation has improved the AOT process, and how bid tape AOT affects the best execution strategy. Read on to learn all about the AOT process and why it is a must-have strategy in the current mortgage market climate.
When will mortgage rates drop? Will inflation go down in 2024? Is a recession coming? Read this market predictions for 2024 article to learn our analysis for the future of 2024 and predictions for the 2025 housing market.
What Gets You Through Down Cycles in the Mortgage Market? In this new MCT series, we are asking secondary market professionals topical questions you’re also probably pondering as well.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from April 1 through April 30, 2023, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from March 1 through March 31, 2023, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
Unless you live under a rock, or in an increasingly blissful state of ignorance, you have likely noticed that government-bond yields have fallen the most since 2008
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from February 1 through February 28, 2023, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
We wanted to broach three newsworthy stories from 2023 that have not been addressed in the weekly commentary: changes to the Loan Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) matrix, Wells Fargo’s exit from the correspondent lending space, and the U.S. breaching its debt ceiling.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from January 1 through January 31, 2023, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
After six consecutive rate increases of 50 BPS or more, as expected, the Fed raised rates by 25 BPS today (Wednesday), lifting fed funds to a new target range of 4.5-4.75%. More importantly, the committee continued to promise “ongoing increases” in overnight borrowing costs as part of its ongoing and unresolved battle against inflation. By keeping the promise of future rate hikes, the Fed pushed back against investor expectations that it was ready to signal the end of the current tightening cycle.
I’m sure there are plenty of us who would love to forget 2022, but let’s recap what happened in the bond and housing markets and put a bow on the year before we move to a hopefully more profitable 2023
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from December 1 through December 31, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
Voted for Best Work Place year after year, MCT has a long-standing history of team members staying with the company for 10 or more years.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from November 1 through November 30, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
MCT announced that Jennifer Kennelly has been appointed as the new Senior Director of MCT’s quickly expanding Investor Services team. Jennifer will leverage her unique background to grow MCT’s Bid Auction Manager (BAM) MarketplaceTM, the nation’s first open mortgage loan exchange where buyers can bid regardless of approval status, and sellers receive automated live pricing from every buyer on the platform.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from October 1 through October 31, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
In this article, we will discuss current market outlook. Even though the headlines say, “Everything is down, down, down,” we have some recommendations.
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from September 1 through September 30, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
In this blog, we will showcase how investors can utilize MCT Marketplace, to transform the traditional process of acquiring residential whole loans in the secondary market. Whole loan investors know all too well the challenges of profitably competing in today’s...
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from August 1 through August 31, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
In this article, we will discuss hedge considerations in a volatile market, current hedging best practices, and lock desk policy recommendations.
MCT’s award-winning capital markets platform, MCTlive!, is now integrated with the Freddie Mac’s Whole Loan Purchase Advice Seller API. This API connection allows MCT Mark-to-Market and Hedge Accounting Reports to be updated with Freddie Mac purchase data instantly, instead of waiting to run reports through a Loan Origination System (LOS).
In Paul’s Tip of the Week, we look at the Client Profile tab in MCTlive!, which brings some basic information in an easily accessible spot within MCTlive!
MCTlive! Mortgage Lock Volume Indices covers the period from July 1 through July 31, 2022, and represents a broad and balanced cross section of several hundred lenders of various sizes and business models in the mortgage industry across retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.