Daily Newsletter: Tuesday November 18, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.98%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.18%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.32%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0177

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-17
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-28
                                                                  
                                                                +0-01

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Tuesday November 18, 2014

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:40PM

Mortgage Rates Inch to Another 3-Week Low

Mortgage rates barely budged today, but moved in the right direction on average. Several lenders were actually slightly higher in rate, but most lenders improved. This technically brings ...

MND NewsWire - 10:48AM

Builders Credit Consumers for Increased Optimism

New home builders regained some of the confidence in the market they had displayed in September after wavering significantly in October. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB ...

Pipeline Press - 10:42AM

Supreme Court & 2nd Mortgages; ARM Index News; What do FHA Numbers Mean?

Recently the commentary noted, "Maybe we should start at the grade school level and teach kids about money . How to make a budget, manage debt, save for retirement. Most kids only know ...

MBS Commentary - 7:32AM

MBS Day Ahead: As FOMC Minutes Approach, What Else Merits Attention?

I haven't seen much fuss made over tomorrow's FOMC Minutes yet, and that mostly makes sense. After all, asset purchases were ended at that meeting, and there wasn't likely much debate ...

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Santelli: Where's the big rate rise?

Long-term turnaround at Beazer: Pro

Santelli: 'Tight' closing Treasury ranges

More News from 'Around the Web'

Reuters - 4:38PM
U.S., Wells Fargo not as 'optimistic' about lawsuit settlement: lawyer
Bloomberg - 4:38PM
U.S. Posts Record Inflow of Portfolio Investments in September - Bloomberg
WSJ - 4:38PM
Economists Call October Inflation Measure Distorted,' a Statistical Quirk'
Market Watch - 3:05PM
Home Depot CFO âvery encouraged' by regulators' mortgage-reform work
Washington Post - 3:04PM
Why schools matter when you're buying a homeâ"even if you don't have children
WSJ - 2:14PM
Fed's Kocherlakota Repeats 2015 Rate Hike Would Be Mistake
CFPB - 2:13PM
Social Security disability income shouldn't mean you don't qualify for a mortgage
NAHB - 1:22PM
Statement from NAHB Chairman Kevin Kelly on ICC Ruling on Cost Estimates
CNBC - 12:10PM
Pimco is pulling down rest of the bond market
Bloomberg - 12:10PM
Bonds Backed by Homeowner Energy-Efficiency Loans Seen Expanding - Bloomberg
CNBC - 11:23AM
Risk of triple-dip in euro zone: S&P
Market Watch - 11:23AM
Capitol Report: Warren wants watchdog appointed to Fed board
Google News - 11:21AM
Three trends that signal hard times for renters in 2015
CNBC - 10:16AM
Home builder confidence jumps 4 points in November
www.gallup.com - 9:03AM
U.S. Economic Confidence Index Continues Climb, Reaches -6
CNBC - 9:01AM
Surprise: Services lift US producer prices in Oct
Reuters - 8:57AM
Home Depot quarterly profit rises 14 percent
CNBC - 8:54AM
Shifting gears on reverse mortgages
transunion.mwnewsroom.com - 8:53AM
TransUnion: Miami and San Francisco Help Lead National Mortgage Delinquency Rate to 11th Consecutive Decline
Bloomberg - 8:53AM
U.S. Said to Pursue Charges Against More Mortgage Traders - Bloomberg

Today's Comments

MND NewsWire - 12:03AM

"the 'regulatory scheme' is only hi-liting the lack of leadership and a lack of confidence and conviction that housing is really on the mend. One week foreclosures are down. Next week they are up. One week values are up. The next week they are down. Lenders are asked to meet certain homeownership goals..."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.98%

-0.01

15 Yr FRM

3.18%

-0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.83%

-0.01

5/1 Yr ARM

3.24%

+0.01

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.47%

1.11

+0.02

30 Yr. Fixed

4.33%

1.33

-0.01

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.19%

0.26

+0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.38%

0.22

+0.00

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.13%

0.15

+0.00

30 Yr. FHA

3.90%

0.14

+0.06

5/1 ARM

3.05%

0.32

-0.03

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.01%

0.50

-0.01

15 Yr. Fixed

3.20%

0.50

-0.01

1 Yr. ARM

2.43%

0.40

-0.02

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.02%

0.50

+0.05

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

100-05

+0-04

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-17

+0-03

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-07

+0-04

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-19

+0-02

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-28

+0-01

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-19

+0-02

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.5082%

-0.0038

5 YR

1.6104%

-0.0149

10 YR

2.3204%

-0.0177

30 YR

3.0447%

-0.0177

Prices as of: 11/18/2014 4:30PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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