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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.94%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.03

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.12%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.03

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.19%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0089

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-26
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-07
                                                                  
                                                                +0-04

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Monday October 20, 2014

MND NewsWire - 2:13PM

Mortgage Credit: Loose, Tight, or Just Right?

Earlier this year the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) began releasing its Mortgage Credit Availability Index , a measure of how "loose" or "tight" mortgage credit is when compared ...

MND NewsWire - 4:31PM

Watt Focuses on Reps/Warrants; 97% GSE Loan Mentioned Only in Passing

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin L. Watt focused his remarks to attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual conference on the issue of representation and ...

MND NewsWire - 5:02PM

MBA's Stevens: No Sense Pining for the way it used to be

David Stevens, President of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), told an audience attending the association's s annual convention in Las Vegas that the rules for Qualified Residential ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:32PM

Mortgage Rates Holding Under 4 Percent

Mortgage rates returned to levels best characterized as "under 4 percent" today after drifting higher on Friday. Last Wednesday was the first foray into the "high 3's" in more than ...

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FHFA - 3:10PM
Prepared Remarks of Melvin L. Watt, Director, FHFA, At the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention
CNBC - 2:07PM
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WSJ - 12:52PM
ECB Purchases Begin and Markets Shrug
Fannie Mae - 12:18PM
News Release - Fannie Mae Announces Appraisal Tool for ...
CNBC - 10:54AM
Goldman cuts 2014 10-year forecast to 2.5%: Report
WSJ - 10:06AM
Is The Fed Behind The Curve or Jumping The Gun?
Market Watch - 9:05AM
5 real estate mistakes retirees make
WSJ - 9:02AM
Inequality Conference Hints at Limits of Fed Policy
CNBC - 9:00AM
Shouts on bond-trading floor yield to robot beeps
CNBC - 8:51AM
Fed's Fisher With Another Classy Drug Reference

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.94%

-0.03

15 Yr FRM

3.12%

-0.03

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.40%

-0.10

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.88%

-0.02

5/1 Yr ARM

3.20%

+0.00

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

100-25

+0-05

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-26

+0-03

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-24

+0-05

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-30

+0-02

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-07

+0-04

15YR FNMA 2.5

102-03

+0-03

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.3545%

-0.0204

5 YR

1.4035%

-0.0149

10 YR

2.1882%

-0.0089

30 YR

2.9624%

-0.0093

Prices as of: 10/20/2014 4:32PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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