- Friday, March 20, 2020
- The Refinance Boom Could Be Bad News for Home Buyers This SpringHere's Why Around The Web
- The upcoming job losses will be unlike anything the US has ever seen CNBC
- Thursday, March 19, 2020
- California Governor issues statewide order to 'stay at home' effective Thursday evening CNBC
- The MOST Volatile Day For Mortgages Mortgage News Daily
- U.S. conglomerates see borrowing costs spike Reuters
- Bank of America says customers impacted by coronavirus may be able to defer mortgage payments CNBC
- Treasury markets doing the best they can: Global chief investment officer CNBC
- Boston Fed president: Markets should stabilize in a week or two CNBC
- Coronavirus: California estimates 25.5 million residents 56% of the state will get virus in next 8 weeks CNBC
- Technology is Helping Lenders Shorten Closing Timeline Mortgage News Daily
- US job market already seeing a hit from coronavirus layoffs—Four experts on where the economy is headed CNBC
- New York City has 3,615 confirmed coronavirus cases, including an inmate at Rikers Island, Mayor de Blasio says CNBC
- Senate $1 trillion coronavirus bill coming Thursday - senior Republican Reuters
- China reports no new cases for first time—Here's what that means for US CNBC
- Bank of England ramps up bond-buying, cuts rates to near zero Reuters
- The Fed is propping up money market funds. Here's what that means for investors CNBC
- Senators push to extend tax filing season to July 15 CNBC
- Federal student loan rates set to hit historic lows CNBC
- Freddie Mac Suspends Foreclosures, Offers Additional Crisis Support Mortgage News Daily
- U.S. recession chances now at 80% despite Fed emergency moves: Reuters poll Reuters
- How Coronavirus Is Affecting Home Buyers and Sellers Right Now Around The Web
- Update: Decline in Restaurant Traffic Calculated Risk Blog
- Italy's death toll from the coronavirus overtakes China's CNBC
- Weekly jobless claims up by 70,000 to 281,000 as coronavirus hits economy CNBC
- Notary, QC, Broker Products; Developments in Warehouse, Agency, eClosing, and Capital Markets Mortgage News Daily
- Trump signs coronavirus relief plan as central banks offer more stimulus CNBC
- New York Will Waive Mortgage Payments For 90 Days Based On Financial Hardship NPR
- Richmond Fed's Barkin: Fed moving 'aggressively' to ensure market function Reuters
- FICO Being Investigated by Anti-Trust Committee Mortgage News Daily
- Residential Construction Remains Strong as it Awaits Coronavirus Impact Mortgage News Daily
- Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 24.4% Year-over-year Calculated Risk Blog
- Home sales could fall 35%, as coronavirus stalls spring housing market, new analysis says CNBC
- The Fed will almost double the amount of bonds it is buying CNBC
- The Fed is extending its currency exchange program to more central banks around the world CNBC
- Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 281,000 Calculated Risk Blog
- Spanish PM welcomes ECB's 750 billion euro bond-buying program Reuters
- Treasury yields edge lower after jump on federal stimulus package CNBC
- How Will People Get Coronavirus Relief Checks? The Basis Point
- Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- ECB announces 750 billion Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) Around The Web
- Unemployment Websites Are Crashing Across The Country NPR
- The Coronavirus's Impact on Housing Is Now Nearly Nationwide Redfin
- Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming. But They're Not Permanent NPR
- Billionaire investor Bill Ackman: I went into lockdown almost a month ago to save my father from coronavirus CNBC
- Trump: Suspending home foreclosures, evictions CNBC
- Update: COVID-19 Tests per Day Calculated Risk Blog
- What's the Fed doing in response to the COVID-19 crisis? What more could it do? Around The Web
- NYSE to temporarily close trading floor, move to electronic trading because of coronavirus CNBC
- JPMorgan Chase to close 1,000 Chase branches on coronavirus concerns Reuters
- Allianz's El-Erian on coronavirus-driven sell-off: Market volatility has a downward trend CNBC
- Update: Decline in Restaurant Traffic Calculated Risk Blog
- MBS Day Ahead: Is The Party Over Already? (Why Did Yields Spike and Will They Come Back?) Mortgage News Daily
- Refinance Applications Dip Slightly as Mortgage Rates Rise Around The Web
- Housing starts decrease 1.5% in February, vs 4.3% decrease expected CNBC
- Trump announces US-Canada border to be closed to nonessential travel CNBC
- Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February; Lawler "I doubt anyone really cares" Calculated Risk Blog
- Wall Street pounded as trading resumes Reuters
- Bill Gates thinks places that 'shut down' for coronavirus could reopen in six to 10 weeks CNBC
- Broker, Appraisal, eClosing Products; Coronavirus-Driven Operations Changes Mortgage News Daily
- Trump says he will invoke Defense Production Act to fight coronavirus Reuters
- U.S. worried coronavirus could hit young adults: White House official Reuters
- Bill Ackman pleads to Trump to increase closures to save the economy: 'Shut it down now' CNBC
- Recession fears pummel Wall Street as virus damage grows Reuters
- Coronavirus Spread Led to Decline in February New Home Sales Mortgage News Daily
- Builder Confidence Holds Steady as Virus Fears Shake Markets Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Application Volume Remains High Despite Rate Volatility Mortgage News Daily
- Federal Reserve unleashes new stimulus to soften economic blow of coronavirus CNBC
- AIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in February, Expected to decline rapidly Calculated Risk Blog
- Trump admin requests $45.8 billion to cover 'unanticipated' coronavirus costs CNBC
- Middle-Class Affordability is Declining for Homebuyers in 70% of America's Largest Cities Redfin
- US GDP could shrink by 13% in 2nd quarter as part of 'severe global recession,' Deutsche Bank says CNBC
- Where Buyers Are Making the Lowestand the HighestDown Payments Around The Web
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Banks are in a much better place today thanks to post-crisis regulation: Deutsche Bank Americas CEO CNBC
- Fed extends loan offer to primary dealers in further credit easing Reuters
- Mnuchin: We absolutely believe in keeping the markets open CNBC
- Reviews from Fed moves not positive: Liesman CNBC
- Fed's Bostic flags possible further steps in Fed crisis response Reuters
- European Union leaders agree to close borders due to coronavirus CNBC
- Banks nearly took down the economy in 2008. Now the industry hopes to redeem itself CNBC
- Explainer: How the White House can get $1,000 into the hands of every American Reuters
- Pelosi says U.S. House working on third coronavirus package Reuters
- White House preparing to call on military to boost coronavirus medical response Reuters
- MBS Day Ahead: Why Aren't Treasuries Selling Off With Europe? What's Driving Mortgage Rates? Mortgage News Daily
- Construction, Non-QM Products; Webinars; Info on VVOEs, e-Notes, e-recordings Mortgage News Daily
- Treasury and IRS to delay tax season deadline by 90 days CNBC
- US coronavirus cases surpass 5,000, up fivefold from a week ago CNBC
- Market crash brings back 2008 memories, cash is king: BofA Reuters
- El-Erian: We have the alignment of four negative factors at once CNBC
- Gov. Cuomo says New York City will not be quarantined: 'It cannot happen' CNBC
- Market collapse leaves the best opportunity to pick stocks 'maybe ever,' Bank of America says CNBC
- New York state coronavirus cases soar to more than 1,300, hospitalizing 19% CNBC
- BLS: Job Openings increased to 7.0 Million in January Calculated Risk Blog
- Monetary policy is not dead and 'helicopter money' is still an option, analysts say CNBC
- Homebuilder sentiment falls, as coronavirus begins to factor in CNBC
- Cisco CEO: Customers spent 5.5 billion minutes in virtual meetings this month due to coronavirus CNBC
- Senate weighs emergency spending amid outbreak; administration urges more Reuters
- Retail Sales decreased 0.5% in February Calculated Risk Blog
- Fed's Kashkari says 'we are using our tools aggressively,' but he doesn't see negative rates coming CNBC
- Surging borrowing costs, vanishing buyers: more pain ahead for European junk bonds Reuters
- 'I don't see how we're going to avoid having a recession,' says former Fed advisor as coronavirus outbreak persists CNBC
- Fed to buy short-term corporate debt in emergency move Reuters
- Monday, March 16, 2020
- NO, You Can't Get That New 0% Mortgage Rate You Heard About Mortgage News Daily
- No plans for nationwide quarantine at this time: Trump CNBC
- Trump says there will be 'tremendous surge' in economy after coronavirus dies down CNBC
- America Closed: Thousands Of Stores, Resorts, Theaters Shut Down NPR
- Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on virus worries Reuters
- Trump admits that coronavirus crisis could stretch into July or August CNBC
- Chuck Schumer wants to put at least $750 billion into third coronavirus response plan CNBC
- San Francisco orders residents to stay inside, except for essential needs CNBC
- Fed survey: Respondents see a 67% chance of a recession CNBC
- Stocks halted for 15 minutes at open after S&P 500 drops 7% CNBC
- Canada closing borders to non-citizens because of coronavirus CNBC
- Empire State Index -21.5 in March, vs 3.5 expected CNBC
- MBS Week Ahead: MBS Welcomes Fed Buying Back With Open Arms Mortgage News Daily
- First human trial for coronavirus vaccine begins Monday in the US CNBC
- White House drafting financial package for U.S. airlines: sources Reuters
- US airlines seek more than $50 billion in aid as coronavirus roils business CNBC
- U.S. Cities Are Temporarily Banning Evictions as Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens Around The Web
- LO Jobs; VA, Non-Agency Products; Early Payoff Trends; Deep Dive on Recent Mortgage Rate Movement Mortgage News Daily
- Fed says it will offer an additional $500 billion in overnight repo funding markets CNBC
- Near-zero U.S. rates may not sink the dollar Reuters
- BLS: January Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Six States Calculated Risk Blog
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tells Cramer there will be a lot of 'pent-up demand' when crisis ends CNBC
- NY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity declined in New York State", Headline Fell Sharply Calculated Risk Blog
- Zero rates, zero impact: Fed & co fail to calm markets Reuters
- El-Erian blasts Fed, saying it should've been 'laser-focused' on market failures and cut rates later CNBC
- Trump tells states look for needed medical equipment on their own NY Times
- Sunday, March 15, 2020
- ALERT: Emergency Rate Cut; QE4 Officially Here, Including $200bln MBS Mortgage News Daily
- What The Fed's Emergency Rate Cut Means For Mortgage Rates Mortgage News Daily
- Fed slashes rates, central banks pull out stops to cushion coronavirus blow Reuters
- Mortgage rates likely to fall again after the Fed's latest dramatic response to coronavirus CNBC
- Powell says the Fed doesn't see negative rates as 'appropriate' policy for the United States CNBC
- Dow futures fall 800 points even after Fed slashes rates to calm markets amid coronavirus outbreak CNBC
- New York Fed full statement: Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities Reuters
- Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program CNBC
- The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote for the coronavirus relief bill already passed by the House CNBC
- Bank of America CEO Moynihan says 'we're in a war to contain this virus' CNBC
- The Federal Reserve has taken massive steps to help markets. Here's what's left in its arsenal CNBC
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin does not expect recession from the coronavirus CNBC
- New QE's Operational Details From NY Fed NY Fed
- Friday, March 13, 2020
- Only Worst-Case Virus Scenario will Result in Recession Mortgage News Daily
- Recession Alert: What Home Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Housing Market Around The Web
- Americans Are Split Over Coronavirus' Impact on the Housing Market Redfin
- Fed doesn't feel negative interest rates help: Former Fed governor CNBC
- Fed has set the stage for more aggressive cuts, says JPMorgan's Jay Barry CNBC
- Insanity Continues; What's The Fed Doing And Will They Buy MBS? Mortgage News Daily
- Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency, freeing $50 billion in funds Reuters
- How Zillow & Opendoor's Instant Home Buying Can Help Sellers During Coronavirus The Basis Point
- Monetary policy won't help consumer spending, says Jared Bernstein CNBC
- Recession hasn't fully been priced in, yet, says economist CNBC
- Consumer sentiment index hits 95.9 for mid-March, beating expectations CNBC