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  • Mortgage Rates Improve on ADP Data. Lose Gains as Fed Exits MBS Market

    Reports from fellow mortgage professionals did indicate lender rate sheets to be improved this morning, however several lenders repriced for the worse around mid-day. This keeps the best par 30 year conventional mortgage in the 4.875% to 5.125% range for well qualified consumers. I continue to favor locking over floating. There are too many unknowns in the near term. We have the end of the MBS purchase program by the Fed today, more treasury supply coming tomorrow and non farm payrolls on Friday. Even if all these events go in our favor, at best mortgage rates might dip 0.125%. If these events go against us, mortgage rates could rise very quickly. Way too much to risk with very little to gain. The only loans I would consider floating would be ones that are a day away from locking on a shorter time frame which does give better pricing but I am a little reluctant to even float those. ...
  • Mortgage Rates on a Roller Coaster Ride

    Like yesterday, early morning weakness in the MBS market led to slightly worse rate sheets at the beginning of the day. However as the day progressed, MBS prices rallied enough to allow many lenders to reprice for the better. This brought us back to where we ended the day yesterday. The par 30 year conventional rate mortgage remains in the 4.75% to 5.00% range for well qualified consumers. I still say you should be locking ahead of the employment report coming Friday. If the numbers are better than expected or even not as bad as expected, rates will likely move higher. FAST. If the report comes in as expected or worse, I do not feel lenders will be passing along much lower mortgage rates. Nothing to gain, much to lose in my opinion. Still locking. ...
 

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MBS Prices:
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