http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/289679.aspxMortgage rates moved to their highest levels since December 19th this morning after Congress passed a last-minute bill softening the blow of the Fiscal Cliff. The legislation has been and may continue to be characterized as some sort of "deal" that avertsenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/289679.aspx#289748Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:16:53 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:289748Ted RoodRates didn&#39;t suffer as much today as they might have, given the strength in equities. That&#39;s a big positive, and bodes well for MBS over the next two months while Capital Hill pontificates over the next fiscal crisis.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=289748" width="1" height="1">