FNCL 3.0s opened the day at 101-03, hit a high of 101-12+ just prior to 12 noon, and then we drifted lower in the afternoon to close at 101-04. We saw some intraday reprices for the better in the late morning and then some in the other direction later in the afternoon. We are now about 6 ticks lower vs. the Friday close of 101-04 but do not expect much from TBA hedge flows today. March issuance is about ~2.0bln behind the pace of February when you compare the first four business day of March to those of February. The big drop occurred in February and I would now expect the attrition to be a few billion/month.
We’ve seen lighter supply thanks to the Russia/Ukraine headlines. The market has ultimately gained ground with FNCL 3.0s starting at 100-06+ and closing at 100-15. We did see some negative reprices, then the Russia/Ukraine headlines moved the bond market higher into lower yields and that brought better reprices. We currently have FNCL 3.0s at a lower closing level so don’t expect much.
In NAMMBA’s and MCT’s “Leveraging Diversity as a Competitive Advantage” industry webinar, Tony Thompson, CMB, NAMMBA Founder and CEO, speaks on the power of diversity and inclusion in the mortgage industry.
Treasury yield plummeted at the beginning of August after a confusing post-meeting press conference by Fed Chairman Powell was followed by an escalation in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. This white paper will provide some context to the recent drop in Treasury and mortgage rates.
The format of this session provided the audience with a perspective for opportunities in 2017, 2018 and further into the future! Learn from Phil Rasori and other expert panelists that were part of this panel for the California MBA Secondary Marketing Committee.
