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Last Week in Review: Liquidity Defined This past week, thanks to the Federal Reserve, home loan rates declined. The high uncertainty around the coronavirus and its impact on homeowners and mortgage payments created a dire need for liquidity in the mortgage-backed security (MBS) market. This is where the Fed came to the rescue by providing […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is actively monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) throughout the United States and its potential impact to our borrowers and loan originations. Our ability to continue to serve our customers is a top priority. As the Agencies provide additional Appraisal guidance, this bulletin will be updated and republished. FNMA […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is actively monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) throughout the United States and we understand there may be concerns about its potential impact to our borrowers and loan originations. Our ability to continue to serve our customers is a top priority. As the Agencies provide additional guidance, this bulletin […]

Non-QM Update Carrington Mortgage Services remains committed to the Non-QM market as one of the key leaders in the industry. Unfortunately, we have to temporarily discontinue offering Non-QM loans due to current secondary market conditions. We’re happy to say that any approved loans that are locked will be honored through the remaining locked term. Unfortunately, […]

Last Week in Review: Home Loan Rates Rising This past week, home loan rates ticked up again despite the Fed recently cutting rates by a full point and the 10-year Note remaining just above 1%. Why? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) are Bonds that price home loan rates. This week, the spread or difference in yield between […]

Overview Due to current market conditions, effective March 20, 2020 and until further notice, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) will temporarily no longer permit a lock until the loan is Approved and the appraisal (where applicable) has been received by CMS.  Please see revised lock policy below. Loan Type Available Lock Terms Additional Requirements Non-QM […]

Last Week in Review: Rate Movements Explained This past week was a head-scratcher as home loan ticked up slightly week over week despite the 10-year Note yield hitting a historic low of 0.31% and Stocks enduring heavy losses. Typically, when Stocks drop, so do rates -- especially after historic Stock losses like those this past week. […]

Overview Due to current market conditions, effective March 13, 2020 and until further notice, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) will temporarily suspend offering 30-day locks. CMS will still offer 15-day, 45-day, and 60-day lock terms in accordance with the revised guidelines for available lock terms outlined below. Loan Type Available Lock Terms Additional Requirements Non-QM […]

Last Week in Review: How Low Can Rates Go? Home loan rates touched all-time lows this past week, fueling refinance activity and creating a sense of urgency for homebuyers to lock in purchase loans. The question many people are asking is, "how low can rates go?" The short answer -- no one knows. A lot […]

Last Week in Review: The Lowest Rates EVER Bonds love bad news, uncertainty, and fear, which is causing rates to move lower. This past week, the escalation of the coronavirus fears caused enough anxiety to push rates down to the lowest levels in U.S. history. Here's what we know: Mortgage Bonds, which determine loan pricing, ticked […]