Daily Newsletter: Tuesday April 15, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.36%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.40%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.62%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0271

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                101-11
                                                                  
                                                                +0-05

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-03
                                                                  
                                                                -0-07

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Tuesday April 15, 2014

MND NewsWire - 11:45AM

No Spring Breakout as Builder Confidence Stalls

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose to 47 this month, indicating a slight improvement in the confidence of home builders in ...

MND NewsWire - 10:49AM

New Home Applications Up in March

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) estimated today that there was a 15 percent increase in applications for new home purchases in March compared to February even as the annual pace ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:05PM

Mortgage Rates Hold Ground After Ukraine Headlines

Mortgage rates started the day in weaker territory, continuing higher for a second straight morning. Just after 10am, headlines regarding violence in Ukraine sent stocks lower and provided ...

Pipeline Press - 9:46AM

Mortgage and Bank M&A; Ellie's Announcement; United Wholesale Rolls Out Non-QM

Don't forget: the bond markets close early on Thursday , and are closed entirely Friday. LOs know that any lender taking locks will price conservatively. But today it is business as ...

Latest Video

Santelli Exchange: Disinflation myth

US NAHB April housing index reads 47

Shiller: Signs of softening in housing

More News from 'Around the Web'

www.collateralvision.com - 2:58PM
News from the Appraisal Institute Northern California Chapter Annual Spring Conference
CNBC - 2:58PM
Is this a bubble? Here's 1 way to tell
CNBC - 2:58PM
Behind the stock market's whippy behavior
DataQuick - 2:45PM
March Southland Home Sale Press Release
Market Watch - 2:39PM
Be wary when you hear this is the big stock crash'
CNBC - 2:24PM
Cashin: Why the Nasdaq's getting slammed
Washington Post - 2:24PM
3 big things to look for in Yellen's first monetary policy speech
SEC - 2:21PM
SEC Charges San Diego-Based Investment Adviser
Bloomberg - 12:47PM
Consumer Default Rates Drop to Eight-Year Low, S&P/Experian Says - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 12:47PM
Bernanke Says Fed Considers Emerging Markets When Making Policy - Bloomberg
CNBC - 12:47PM
Eminent domain: Whose land is it anyway?
Realtor.Org - 11:58AM
After Trulia Merger, ActiveRain Has More to Prove to Its Users
Reuters - 10:47AM
U.S. home builder sentiment edges up in April, still gloomy
CNBC - 10:46AM
More momentum in housing than stocks, Shiller says
www.gallup.com - 9:54AM
U.S. Economic Confidence Steady at -16
The Atlantic - 9:09AM
The Sad, Slow Death of America's Retail Workforce
Bloomberg - 8:55AM
Corporate Bonds Tripling Since 2000 Shows Investors' Appetite - Bloomberg
CNBC - 8:55AM
Yellen: Working to address more risks
Reuters - 8:55AM
Food, rental housing bump up U.S. consumer inflation
Reuters - 8:29AM
Stock futures tick up after earnings, prices data due

Today's Comments

	MBS Live Chat - 1:22PM "is this ukraine related or equity related? did ukraine cause equity sell off?..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:23PM "Yes, Sung...."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:23PM "Ukraine claims russian forces entered ukraine territory..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:25PM "but why today? we heard "civil war" over the weekend. what makes today any more relevant? not buying Ukraine on this one..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:26PM "What else, Sung? It's the only news line, frankly the data says we should be in the red...."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:26PM "without commenting on 'why today' we can simply look at markets that are more directly affected, like Europe and see core sovereign debt rallying much more sharply..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:47PM "here's a chart of the benchmark for European flights-to-safety vs Treasuries. http://mndne.ws/1eLD0Kb..."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.36%

-0.01

15 Yr FRM

3.40%

+0.00

FHA 30 Year Fixed

4.00%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.14%

-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

3.80%

1.10

+0.13

30 Yr. Fixed

4.67%

1.44

+0.13

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.56%

0.33

+0.00

15 Yr. Fixed

3.62%

0.31

+0.00

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.49%

0.14

+0.03

30 Yr. FHA

4.19%

0.16

-0.02

5/1 ARM

3.26%

0.31

+0.01

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.34%

0.70

-0.07

15 Yr. Fixed

3.38%

0.60

-0.09

1 Yr. ARM

2.41%

0.50

-0.04

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.09%

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

97-09

+0-05

30YR FNMA 3.5

101-11

+0-05

30YR GNMA 3.0

99-11

+0-08

30YR GNMA 3.5

102-26

+0-05

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-03

-0-07

15YR FNMA 2.5

100-12

-0-07

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.3710%

+0.0000

5 YR

1.6151%

+0.0000

10 YR

2.6229%

-0.0271

30 YR

3.4578%

-0.0340

Prices as of: 4/15/2014 3:50PM EST

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