Daily Newsletter: Friday October 17, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.97%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.04

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.15%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.20%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0403

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-23
                                                                  
                                                                -0-00

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-03
                                                                  
                                                                -0-05

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Friday October 17, 2014

MND NewsWire - 2:06PM

Quarterly Foreclosure Rate Rises for 1st Time in 3 Years

One has to hope that foreclosure data reported on Thursday by RealtyTrac is a sign that states are wrapping up the foreclosure crisis that has been ongoing since 2008, not that it signals ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:58PM

Mortgage Rates Mixed to End Wild Week

Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today, continuing a pull back from the best levels in 16 months on Wednesday. That said, apart from the first 3 business days of this week, today ...

MND NewsWire - 1:36PM

Construction Activity Boosted by Multifamily Sector

Increases in construction permits, starts, and completions for multifamily housing stand out from an otherwise lackluster batch of construction data issued on Friday by the U.S. Census ...

MBS Commentary - 7:36AM

MBS Day Ahead: Sometimes You Have to Wait Before Really Finding Out

It's tempting to draw conclusions based on what seem like clear signals in markets. Clearly stocks and bonds have been in tune with each other and stocks were clearly doing something ...

Latest Video

Housing recovery picture

US housing starts up 6.3% in September

Liesman's take on rates

More News from 'Around the Web'

Bloomberg - 5:02PM
Homebuilders Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in Nine Months - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 5:02PM
Traders Added to Pain by Adding Shorts Before Bond Rally - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 2:53PM
FHFA Said to Plan Steps to Ease Lending to Riskier Buyers - Bloomberg
WSJ - 2:53PM
Don't Hold Your Breath for Double-Digit Increases in Housing Starts
CNBC - 12:27PM
Banks take big bet on red-hot apartments
DataQuick - 12:27PM
3Q2014 California Home Foreclosure Press Release
rss.nytimes.com - 11:36AM
Incomes and Outcomes: What Janet Yellen Said, and Didn't Say, About Inequality
Washington Post - 10:49AM
Six charts on the shocking rise in inequality
WSJ - 10:46AM
Consumer Sentiment: Cheaper Gasoline Seems to Trump Ebola Fears
Market Watch - 10:45AM
Fed's Rosengren casts doubt on extending QE3
CNBC - 8:56AM
Yellen: Great concern about extent of inequality
blog.redfin.com - 8:56AM
Finally, More Homes for Sale, but Will They Be Enough?
Reuters - 8:55AM
U.S. housing market recovery rolls on as groundbreaking rises
WSJ - 8:54AM
Scoring a Home Loan Gets Easier

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.97%

+0.04

15 Yr FRM

3.15%

+0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.90%

+0.03

5/1 Yr ARM

3.20%

+0.01

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.56%

1.13

-0.10

30 Yr. Fixed

4.37%

1.39

-0.16

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.20%

0.17

-0.10

15 Yr. Fixed

3.41%

0.28

-0.07

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.14%

0.10

-0.07

30 Yr. FHA

3.90%

0.08

-0.10

5/1 ARM

3.05%

0.38

-0.15

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.97%

0.50

-0.15

15 Yr. Fixed

3.18%

0.50

-0.12

1 Yr. ARM

2.38%

0.40

-0.04

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.92%

0.50

-0.13

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

100-20

-0-03

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-23

-0-00

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-19

-0-00

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-28

+0-04

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-03

-0-05

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-32

-0-04

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.3749%

+0.0396

5 YR

1.4184%

+0.0466

10 YR

2.1971%

+0.0403

30 YR

2.9717%

+0.0348

Prices as of: 10/17/2014 4:31PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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