The AP details: Fixed mortgage rates have fallen to historic new lows for a fourth straight week and are likely to fall further. The averag...

TransUnion (hat tip Calculated Risk ) details: A new study developed by TransUnion confirms that the "new" payment hierarchy -- w...

Bloomberg (via Calculated Risk ) details Meredith Whitney's latest concern: The Federal Reserve has begun slowing purchases in the $5 t...

SF Gate reports: Rates on 30-year mortgages fell slightly last week but remained just ahead of record lows posted this month, Freddie Mac s...

What is a Speculative Investment? In addition to the reduced interest rate subsidies announced last week, the Chicago Tribune reports: Con...

Click for larger table Source: Homeowne r Afford Ability and Stability Plan Fact Sheet

Update: Tom O points out in the comments that EconomPic is slacking with regards to timely info, which I will agree with (meant to post this...

FT reports: The Federal Reserve on Monday kick-started its latest unconventional programme to boost the US economy, this time targeting mor...

Per the MBS Purchase Program FAQ (hat tip Across the Curve ): Assets purchased under this program are fully guaranteed as to principal and ...

The below shows the daily mortgage rates less the implied 7 year inflation rate (assumes the average life of a mortgage is ~7 years). This i...

Bloomberg reports: The average rate on a fixed 30-year mortgage fell to 5.18 percent last week from 6.47 percent in October, according to M...

FT (HT Credit Writedowns ): The two mortgage companies have between them $5,400 bn in liabilities, equal to the entire publicly traded deb...

Over the past few weeks there has been much criticism over the potential (now actual) Government Sponsored Agency “ GSE ” bailout due to the...

Source: Pioneer Investments

Fannie MBS (as defined by 30 Year current coupon TBA), is historically cheap on an option adjusted spread "OAS" to Fannie's A...

Source: Jim Bianco of Bianco Research via Naked Cap italism .