Daily Newsletter: Tuesday March 11, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.50%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.51%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.77%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0108

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                100-24
                                                                  
                                                                0-00

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-04
                                                                  
                                                                0-00

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Tuesday March 11, 2014

MND NewsWire - 10:57AM

Bipartisan Housing Reform Bill said ready for Senate

Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting that the Chair and the Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee have agreed on the outline of a plan to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ...

MND NewsWire - 1:21PM

Distressed Sale Dive Reflects Positive Transition in California

Relatively speaking, one might say that the distressed housing market in California has virtually evaporated . The California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) said today that more ...

MBS Commentary - 12:07PM

MBS MID-DAY: Moderately Weaker, MBS Underperform After Senate Headlines

The day began with bond markets moving relentlessly sideways, and against the backdrop of Friday's post-NFP move, they still are. In other words, MBS and Treasury levels continue to ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:05PM

Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Slightly Lower

Mortgage rates continued holding mostly sideways today , though there were enough lenders in slightly better shape to make for a small improvement on average. Just keep in mind that ...

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More News from 'Around the Web'

House Financial Services - 3:21PM
Chairman Hensarling Welcomes Announcement by Senators Johnson and Crapo
Market Watch - 3:21PM
Fannie, Freddie shares plunge more than 30%
Washington Post - 3:20PM
The foreclosure crisis is still burning years after the housing crisis ended
www.corker.senate.gov - 2:18PM
Corker Statement on Housing Finance Reform Principles Released by Senate Banking Committee
CNBC - 1:33PM
Wal-Mart says sales 'very good' since weather improved
SIFMA - 1:32PM
SIFMA Statement on Housing Finance Reform Proposal
WSJ - 12:37PM
Wholesale Inventories Piled Up in January as Sales Tumbled
NAHB - 12:35PM
Statement from NAHB Chairman Kevin Kelly on Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform Deal
www.treasury.gov - 11:24AM
Making Home Affordable Five Years Later
Google News - 11:24AM
NAR Generational Trends Study Shows Confidence in Market, Some Challenges
Bloomberg - 10:46AM
Senators Release Details of New Bill Eliminating Fannie Mae
Reuters - 10:46AM
Senate banking leaders reach deal on Fannie, Freddie future
www.gallup.com - 9:22AM
U.S. Economic Confidence Index Down to -20
CNBC - 9:15AM
10 products that raise your home's IQ
CNBC - 8:20AM
US bonds trade flat ahead of $30 billion auction

Today's Comments

	MBS Live Chat - 10:43AM "As MG said in the alert that came out a few minutes ago the Senate wants to create a new organization that does exactly what Fannie and Freddie does now which will cost millions in infrastructure/studies for a 2 organizations that are now making money versus tweeking them with additional safety measures..."
	MBS Live Chat - 10:44AM "Maybe we can establish a new department to oversee the wind down on Fan/Fred and fund it off books as with CFPB...."
	MBS Live Chat - 10:56AM "i don't see gse reform passing..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:32PM "so, i'm stepping out on a financial limb, but IF Frannie were wound down, as Senate wishes to do, perhaps, wouldn't the smart move be to sell the operations/staffing/architecture to another financial services company for a premium of stock price?..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:34PM "I agree that if they were to wind down, they should allow the stock holders to be paid off respectively. They paid back the bailout $$... whey are they they only ones not to be able to profit again...."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:36PM "f&f common stock are purely speculative, government isnt going to pay back common shareholders, only shot you have is in the pfd or higher on the capital structure..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:38PM "NYT from last month: http://mndne.ws/1qtq0kq..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:41PM "Ok, so althought they've paid back the $$ used to bail them out it was paid to the general treasury and technically they still owe the entire $189b between Fannie and Freddie. Makes sense...."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.50%

-0.01

15 Yr FRM

3.51%

-0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

4.00%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.35%

-0.01

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

3.61%

1.06

-0.10

30 Yr. Fixed

4.48%

1.36

-0.10

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.47%

0.28

-0.06

15 Yr. Fixed

3.52%

0.18

-0.04

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.37%

0.20

-0.10

30 Yr. FHA

4.13%

0.13

-0.04

5/1 ARM

3.09%

0.38

-0.08

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.28%

0.70

-0.09

15 Yr. Fixed

3.32%

0.60

-0.07

1 Yr. ARM

2.52%

0.30

+0.00

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.03%

0.40

-0.02

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

96-13

+0-01

30YR FNMA 3.5

100-24

0-00

30YR GNMA 3.0

98-12

0-00

30YR GNMA 3.5

102-08

-0-02

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-04

0-00

15YR FNMA 2.5

100-02

-0-01

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.3737%

+0.0002

5 YR

1.6150%

-0.0098

10 YR

2.7680%

-0.0108

30 YR

3.7083%

-0.0132

Prices as of: 3/11/2014 3:49PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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