Daily Newsletter: Friday December 19, 2014

Newsletter Preview

View our most recent newsletter below, or use the date selector to view past newsletters.

View this Report in your Web Browser | Forward to a Friend | Subscribe

30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.86%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.02

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.12%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.16%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0510

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-06
                                                                  
                                                                +0-06

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-29
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

View Today's Rates

Friday December 19, 2014

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:27PM

Mortgage Rates Hold the High 3's

Mortgage rates found their footing today, moving slightly lower after spending the past two days rising at the quickest pace in months. Most lenders had seen enough strength in the ...

MND NewsWire - 1:43PM

Real Estate Investors Profit From Hidden Markets

RealtyTrac devotes the bulk of its most recent edition of HousingNewsReport , its monthly web magazine to detailing some r eal estate investment strategies . The lead article by Octavio ...

Pipeline Press - 10:54AM

FDIC's Study on Higher Rates' Impact; Servicing Continues to Trade; Energy Efficient MBS

My brain can't keep track of all the statistics coming out of lending. But you won't find many people who will argue that real estate & credit have not rebounded. Zelman and Associates ...

MBS Commentary - 12:42PM

MBS MID-DAY: Us Bond Markets Grounded by Europe; Erasing Some Losses

The past two days saw a decisive bounce in Treasuries precipitated by what might have been a decisive bounce in European bond markets. As of this the wee hours of this morning, Europe ...

Latest Video

Low gas boosts home purchase power

US government exits Ally Financial

Santelli: Fed meeting makes a difference

More News from 'Around the Web'

Calculated Risk Blog - 4:07PM
Lawler Update: Read on November Existing Home Sales, Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities
WSJ - 4:07PM
Fed's Plosser Explains Dissent Vote, Says Policy Language Still Calendar-based
WSJ - 2:41PM
U.S. Home Values Continue to Rebound But at Slower Pace
Google News - 2:41PM
Should you rent or buy? What to consider in housing decisions
CNBC - 2:41PM
How low gas prices fuel housing
Bloomberg - 12:52PM
Zombie Credits Rise From Dead And That's Good for Stocks - Bloomberg
WSJ - 12:48PM
Fed's Williams: No Rate Increase Likely For a Couple of Meetings
WSJ - 11:36AM
Consensus Builds Against Eurozone's Hardball' Strategy
WSJ - 11:24AM
The Next Challenge For Mortgage Lending?
CNN - 11:24AM
U.S. ends TARP with $15.3 billion profit
WSJ - 10:42AM
Fed's Kocherlakota: Fed Policy Creating Downside Risks For Inflation
Calculated Risk Blog - 10:41AM
BLS: Forty-one States had Unemployment Rate Decreases in November
OCC - 10:27AM
OCC Reports Mortgage Performance Improvement Continues
CNBC - 9:43AM
Homeowners get equity bonus
Reuters - 8:50AM
Exclusive: ECB considers making weaker euro zone states bear more quantitative easing risk - sources
Bloomberg - 8:42AM
Widest Spread Since 1999 Shows Reading on Fed: Chart of the Day - Bloomberg

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.86%

-0.02

15 Yr FRM

3.12%

-0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.35%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.73%

-0.02

5/1 Yr ARM

3.25%

+0.00

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

4.18%

0.24

-0.01

15 Yr. Fixed

3.38%

0.27

+0.00

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.10%

0.16

-0.03

30 Yr. FHA

3.85%

0.18

-0.05

5/1 ARM

3.09%

0.34

+0.04

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.80%

0.60

-0.13

15 Yr. Fixed

3.09%

0.60

-0.11

1 Yr. ARM

2.38%

0.40

-0.02

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.95%

0.50

-0.03

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

101-05

+0-09

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-06

+0-06

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-11

+0-07

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-29

+0-06

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-29

+0-03

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-25

+0-04

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.6461%

+0.0127

5 YR

1.6454%

-0.0180

10 YR

2.1583%

-0.0510

30 YR

2.7519%

-0.0686

Prices as of: 12/19/2014 4:31PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.

Mortgage News Daily and MBS Live! are exclusive re-distributors of Real Time Thomson Reuters Mortgage Information.

Secondary Marketing Managers:
If you are interested in gaining access to the most accurate real-time back-month TBA indications from Thomson Reuters and Tradeweb. Request More Information

This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice.

View this Report in your Web Browser | Forward to a Friend | Subscribe