Daily Newsletter: Monday March 18, 2013

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.62%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.05

15 Year Fixed

                                                                2.93%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.04

10YR Treasury

                                                                1.96%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0365

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                105-15
                                                                  
                                                                +0-06

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                105-08
                                                                  
                                                                +0-04

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Monday March 18, 2013

MND NewsWire - 9:26AM

Nine Attorneys General Demand DeMarco Ouster

Nine state attorneys general have sent a letter to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding new leadership at the Federal ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:10PM

Mortgage Rates See Biggest Drop in Over Three Weeks

Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace since February 25th's Italian election stalemate. Today's move is also bigger than the entire week of sideways-to-slightly-lower ...

MND NewsWire - 11:41AM

Infrastructure Challenges Sap Builder Confidence Despite Increased Demand

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a measure of home builder confidence , slipped again in March, the third month in a row it has failed ...

MBS Commentary - 4:25PM

MBS RECAP: Flat Domestic Session After Overnight Euro Bombs

MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary Overnight news regarding a bailout plan for Cyprus dominated trading in Asian and European hours as markets took flight from riskier assets ...

Latest Video

Housing: Dissecting the Good, Bad & Ugly

Yale's Shiller on U.S. Housing Market, Economy

What's Really Happening in Cyprus?

More News from 'Around the Web'

Business Week - 4:57PM
BB&T Credit-Rating Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P After Fed Test
CNBC - 3:22PM
Still a Long Way to Go for Housing: Meritage CEO
The Basis Point - 12:32PM
Originations: CFPB's Current Structure Is Best For Consumers
Realtor.Org - 3:23PM
Budget Plans: Any Impact on Real Estate?
CNBC - 12:31PM
Court Rejects Goldman Appeal in Mortgage Suit
www.freddiemac.com - 9:18AM
Freddie Mac: Buying an REO Home - Four Things You Need to Know
CNBC - 7:55AM
Cyprus Can't Put 'Genie Back in the Bottle': O'Neill
Bloomberg - 8:36PM
Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Must Face Allstate Mortgage Suit

Today's Comments

	MBS Live Chat - 12:49PM "obama has a refi proposal he is pushing but again low confidence in it passing. www.wh.gv/refi..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:49PM "www.wh.gov/refi..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:50PM "http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s249..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:52PM "what are the provisions Ryan?..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:54PM "no change to the date, basically the proposed changes are to allow any originator to do what the existing servicer can do. They also want to find another solution to appriasal alternatives, they don't believe the existing systems provides low cost options for enough borrowers..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:54PM "13% chance of it getting by committee and a 2% chance of it getting enacted. "So you're saying there's a chance."..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:55PM "Obama's bill is focused non-agency owned mortgages, specifically the subprime loans that were done in prior to 2009. He wants to provide these people that are underwater with high interest rates relief as well..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:58PM "They could convert those Non-Agency mortgages subprime into FHA loans? Would that require Congressional Approval?BO executive Order?..."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.62%

-0.05

15 Yr FRM

2.93%

-0.04

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.33%

-0.04

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.73%

-0.06

5/1 Yr ARM

3.03%

+0.02

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

2.78%

0.76

+0.08

30 Yr. Fixed

3.53%

1.11

+0.06

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.70%

0.39

-0.07

15 Yr. Fixed

2.96%

0.36

-0.07

30 Yr. Jumbo

3.80%

0.37

-0.13

30 Yr. FHA

3.47%

0.33

-0.07

5/1 ARM

2.55%

0.37

-0.10

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.63%

0.80

+0.11

15 Yr. Fixed

2.79%

0.80

+0.03

1 Yr. ARM

2.64%

0.40

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.61%

0.60

-0.02

Current Mortgage Rates »

* FHFA averages are updated monthly.
** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly.

Secondary Markets

MBS

Price

Change

30YR FNMA 3.0

102-32

+0-08

30YR FNMA 3.5

105-15

+0-06

30YR GNMA 3.0

104-14

+0-07

30YR GNMA 3.5

107-13

+0-05

15YR FNMA 3.0

105-08

+0-04

15YR FNMA 2.5

103-24

+0-04

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.2460%

-0.0080

5 YR

0.8065%

-0.0274

10 YR

1.9564%

-0.0365

30 YR

3.1851%

-0.0272

Prices as of: 3/18/2013 4:32PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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