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Borrowers who are happy with the mortgage loan we helped them get are more important to us than anything else. Our goal is to make the loan process as simple and worry-free as possible. We pride ourselves in offering the highest level of customer service, and appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you want to refinance for a lower mortgage rate, get a new home mortgage, home equity loan or second mortgage, our purpose is to satisfy your needs. By putting you first, we assure you a pleasurable transaction.
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At our website you can find tools available to answer virtually any mortgage question. Trying to decide if now is a good time to refinance? Check out our Refinance Mortgage Calculator. Wondering if a new home equity loan or second mortgage can lower your monthly payments? Use our Debt Consolidation Mortgage Calculator! Confused by all the loan programs from which to choose? Our Loan Program page will help you find the right type of loan for you. Also, we'll be happy to prepare a personalized mortgage quote for the home mortgage program of your choice.
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The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, International Trade, Bond Auction - 52 minutes ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryGlobal markets were generally higher overnight and US equity futures are following on their coattails ahead of weekly employment data, monthly trade gap figures, and the start of the NFL football season. Ninety minutes before the opening bell, S&P 500 futures are +3.50 points to 1,102.75 while Dow futures are 26 points higher at 10,418. So far in September, the S&P has risen 34.3 points and the Dow has gained 236 points. Benchmark interest rates are on the rise as investors reallocate funds into equity markets. The 10-year Treasury note is -0-08 at 99-16 yielding 2.681% (+2.7bps) and the October Delivery FNCL 4.0 is -0-03 at 102-18. “The mood in global equity markets is generally positive,” wrote BMO Capital Markets in a morning note. They mentioned that investor sentiment...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Mortgage Rates Mostly Unchanged After Treasury Auction - 14 hours ago
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchWhen economic data is thin the stock market tends to have a larger impact on the direction of mortgage rates. The session began with stocks moving lower yesterday. With no data on the economic calendar to reverse the market's direction, the bond market was able to rally all day (higher bond prices = lower bond yields). This allowed most lenders to reprice for the better. Like yesterday, the economic economic was quiet today. Two events influenced the marketplace... The Department of Treasury auctioned $21 billion 10-year notes today. Before the auction, the bond market made room for new debt supply by letting Treasury prices fall (cheapen). This pushed benchmark yields higher and led MBS prices lower. The issue must have gotten cheap enough because auction demand was strong. This led to a modest...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
USDA Rural Development System Upgrade Complete. Now Processing Conditional Commitments - 16 hours ago
Posted To: MND NewsWireIn March we learned that USDA Rural Housing funds were expected to run dry by the end of April . A month later, even though the legislation intended to provide the funding had not passed, USDA began issuing commitments for new loans, but there was a caveat: Loan approvals would be "subject to the availability of funds and Congressional authority to charge a 3.5 percent guarantee fee for purchase loans and a 2.25 percent guarantee fee for refinance loans." Finally, on July 29 Congress passed HR 4899 to reestablish the program as one that would no longer be subject to the annual whims of Federal funding but self-sustaining through a 3.5 percent guarantee fee paid by the borrower. Four weeks passed after the Congress did their job and appropriated unlimited funding for the USDA Rural Housing Program...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Beige Book: Housing Market Experiencing "Sustained Lull" - 17 hours ago
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Federal Reserve has released the Beige Book The Beige Book is a compilation of anecdotal information and data on current economic conditions across the country. The findings are NOT THE VIEWS OF FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS ...instead, each Federal Reserve bank interviews key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources in their specific district. This report is published eight times a year. They call it the Beige Book because its Beige . This edition was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and is based on information collected on or before August 30, 2010. Below is a summary of the findings and a few excerpts on bank lending and housing. I called attention to some of the more important observations. Real Estate and Construction Activity in residential...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Indirect Bidders Steal the Show at 10 Year Auction. Yields Lower as Shorts Cover - 20 hours ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryTreasury just auctioned $21 billion 10 year notes . Auction demand was healthy thanks to one group of bidders specifically. The bond market has responded favorably in post auction trading. The high yield was 2.67%, which was 1.5 basis points below the 1pm "When Issued" yield, indicating bidding was aggressive, mostly because the market was able build in a big pre-auction concession. The bid to cover ratio was 3.21 bids submitted for every 1 accepted by Treasury. This is the strongest btc ratio since the June auction. Primary dealers took down 38.3% of the competitive bid and 18.1% of what they bid on, both metrics are below average. This implies someone else was standing at the ready to support supply offerings. That someone else was indirect bidders! Indirects took home a whopping 54.7% of...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it. |
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Guild Mortgage (CA - Harris)
6083 N. Figarden Drive, #216
Fresno, CA 93722
Office Phone: (559) 281-1222 Fax: (559) 435-6462
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