Daily Newsletter: Wednesday December 24, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.94%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.03

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.19%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.03

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.27%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0018

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-25
                                                                  
                                                                +0-02

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-21
                                                                  
                                                                +0-01

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Wednesday December 24, 2014

Community Commentary - 12:41PM

Do's and Don'ts for Prospective Home Buyers: Christmas Edition

Here's a special Christmas edition of Do's and Don'ts for prospective buyers or refinancing homeowners embarking on, or already engaged in the mortgage process. In case it needs to ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 1:11PM

Mortgage Rates Match December Highs

Mortgage rates continued higher today as lenders opted for typically conservative holiday pricing strategies. The bond markets that most directly influence mortgage rates improved slightly ...

MND NewsWire - 10:52AM

Freddie Mac's Housing Market Remains Weak

Just under one third of the states plus the District of Columbia are now in what is considered a "stable" range on Freddie Mc's Multi-Indicator Market Index® or MiMi. The index ...

MND NewsWire - 8:53AM

Mortgage Apps Rise Modestly on Lower Rates

There was a slight increase in mortgage application volume during the week ended December 19 as interest rates for the most commonly originated mortgages continued to inch down. It ...

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www.federalregister.gov - 8:40AM
Credit Risk Retention
CNBC - 8:40AM
US Treasurys flat in light trade
WSJ - 8:40AM
Prices are Rising For Senior Living Properties

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.94%

+0.03

15 Yr FRM

3.19%

+0.03

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.45%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.83%

+0.03

5/1 Yr ARM

3.25%

+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

4.18%

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

100-19

+0-02

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-25

+0-02

30YR GNMA 3.0

101-24

+0-02

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-14

0-00

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-21

+0-01

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-14

+0-00

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.7433%

+0.0000

5 YR

1.7693%

+0.0338

10 YR

2.2676%

+0.0018

30 YR

2.8379%

-0.0184

Prices as of: 12/24/2014 1:55PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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