Morning Report: Fannie will now allow AirB&B income on refi applications

Vital Statistics:

	Last	Change
S&P Futures	2593.0	0.0
Eurostoxx Index	368.2	-5.9
Oil (WTI)	60.4	-0.8
US dollar index	84.2	0.0
10 Year Govt Bond Yield	2.83%
Current Coupon Fannie Mae TBA	102.688
Current Coupon Ginnie Mae TBA	102.938
30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage	4.33

Stock index futures are flat this morning after yesterday's closing sell-off. Bonds and MBS are up. 

There wasn't any real catalyst for yesterday's sell-off, aside from the natural phenomenon of volatility begets volatility. At the margin, stock market volatility is good for interest rates, but it does have negative consequences on your blood pressure. 

So far the sell-off has yet to be reflected much in credit spreads. The biggest high yield ETF has dropped a few points over the past week, but nothing major. It did hit a low of 66 during the financial crisis and also a low in the 70s during early 2016. When high yield debt begins to seriously drop, you tend to see big drops in interest rates overall. Treat this ETF like the proverbial canary in the coal mine. High yield spreads overall are still below the 5 year average, which means investors are not even close to panicking. 

You might not have been aware, but the government shut down for a few hours last night. Democrats in the House (and a few Republicans) balked at the Senate bipartisan plan that adds about $300 billion in spending over the next two years and kicks the debt ceiling can down the road until 2019. This takes continuing resolutions / debt ceiling grandstanding off the table for the 2018 midterms. 

Homeowners will soon be allowed to include Air B&B income on their applications for refinancings. This is a new Fannie Mae program that will initially only be offered by a few lenders. 

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index hit an all-time high last month on the back of a strong economy and rising house prices. The index increase was driven by expectations of increased home price appreciation. Personal economic expectations (things like concern over losing a job / household incomes) have been in a tight range over the past year.