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Mortgage Rates Continue Lower After Yellen Testimony

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by Matthew Graham on November 14 2013, 5:02 PM

Mortgage rates continued lower today following the Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. Yellen is the nominee to replace Bernanke as the Chair of the Federal Reserve, and her stance on monetary policy is tremendously...
Mortgage Rates Bounce Back

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by Matthew Graham on November 13 2013, 5:11 PM

Mortgage rates fell today , erasing yesterday's weakness in many cases. There were no significant events in the morning, but bond markets had already improved overnight in Asia and Europe. The improvements held throughout the US trading day, allowing...
Mortgage Rates Add to Friday's Weakness

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by Matthew Graham on November 12 2013, 4:38 PM

Mortgage rates rose slightly today , extending the losses suffered after Friday's strong employment data. There was no new reason for rates to move higher today and what little movement we saw was attributable to leftover momentum from Friday. The most...
Mortgage Rates Crushed by Employment Report

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by Matthew Graham on November 08 2013, 2:52 PM

Mortgage rates shot dramatically higher after today's long-awaited Employment Situation Report (also referred to as "NFP" to save space and because the headline component of the report is "Non-Farm Payrolls"). Trading levels in the secondary mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Flat Ahead of Important Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on November 07 2013, 4:36 PM

Mortgage rates were flat to marginally lower today. The mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that most directly inform lenders' rate sheets were surprisingly unperturbed by the morning's GDP data and other considerations, suggesting any chance of more sincere...
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Ahead of Important Data

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by Matthew Graham on November 06 2013, 4:03 PM

Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged today, after rising somewhat significantly in the past week. Yesterday's rates were the highest since mid-October. Some lenders are just slightly worse today, while others improved modestly. On average the most...
Mortgage Rates Rise; Highest Since Shutdown

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by Matthew Graham on November 05 2013, 3:49 PM

Mortgage rates rose briskly today, bringing them to their highest levels since the worst few days of the government shutdown nearly 3 weeks ago. Several lenders were only minimally worse at first this morning, but most released revised rates in the early...
Mortgage Rates Hold Ground to Begin new Week

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by Matthew Graham on November 04 2013, 3:30 PM

Mortgage rates were mostly flat today, though some lenders offered slightly improved rate sheets compared to Friday afternoon. The improvements would have been small enough to only be seen in the form of "closing costs" and/or lender credit, while the...
Mortgage Rates Continue Breakout Move Higher

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by Matthew Graham on November 01 2013, 4:59 PM

Mortgage rates continued higher today , after breaking a very long, very flat streak following last week's jobs numbers. Like yesterday, today's culprit was stronger-than-expected economic data, this time from the national Institute for Supply Management...
Mortgage Rates Finally Make a Move

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by Matthew Graham on October 31 2013, 5:23 PM

After 5 straight days of almost no change on average, mortgage rates finally made a move today. Unfortunately, it wasn't in the direction that most would hope. On a positive note, the deterioration was only seen in the "cost" side of the equation, meaning...
Mortgage Rates Start Lower, but End Higher After Fed Announcement

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by Matthew Graham on October 30 2013, 3:28 PM

Mortgage rates began the day lower, with several lenders releasing their best rate sheets in nearly 5 months. The day progressed well in the secondary mortgage market with MBS prices (the "mortgage backed securities" that most directly affect rates) rising...
Mortgage Rates Fly Holding Pattern Just Over 4 Percent

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by Matthew Graham on October 29 2013, 3:55 PM

Mortgage rates continued flying their recent holding pattern just over 4 percent. Most lenders' rate sheets were essentially unchanged compared to yesterday's latest. Additionally, we never saw enough bond market movement during the course of the day...
Mortgage Rates Stay Flat to Begin Busy Week

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by Matthew Graham on October 28 2013, 4:00 PM

Mortgage rates stayed in line with recent 4-month lows today. In some cases, there was a slight movement in the closing costs associated with prevailing rates, but the rates themselves didn't change. The most prevalent Conforming 30yr fixed quote ( best...
Mortgage Rates Continue Hovering Near 4 Percent

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by Matthew Graham on October 25 2013, 4:36 PM

Mortgage rates held steady yet again, ending their second week of significant improvement and contributing to what may soon be the first 2-month stretch of improvement since the Spring of 2012. Some lenders' rate sheets were slightly weaker today while...
Mortgage Rates Little Changed Near 4-Month Lows

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by Matthew Graham on October 24 2013, 3:39 PM

Mortgage rates held steady for the most part on Thursday, keeping them in line with 4 Month Lows (a milestone reached last Friday ). There were slight variations in closing costs between lenders, with some moving either higher or lower from yesterday...

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