Daily Newsletter: Wednesday August 20, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.18%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.31%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.43%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0248

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                102-12
                                                                  
                                                                -0-04

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-10
                                                                  
                                                                -0-04

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Wednesday August 20, 2014

MND NewsWire - 2:35PM

Housing Market Improvements Changing The Approach for Investors

Realtors responding to a recent survey by the California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) reported that investors and investor sales are a shrinking part of their business. Investor ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:36PM

Mortgage Rates Move Higher After Fed Minutes

Mortgage rates were higher for a third straight day as financial markets continue a measured correction from last Friday's volatility. At that time, headlines concerning Ukraine destroying ...

MBS Commentary - 5:19PM

MBS RECAP: Bond Markets Dirty Secret About the Past Three Days

Bond markets have a secret. Or rather, we have to pretend like it's a secret in order to turn something very boring into something remotely interesting. But this way, at least if your ...

MND NewsWire - 8:51AM

Refinancing Rebounds Slightly as Rates Dip; Purchases Slide

As interest rates pulled back last week, refinancing drove mortgage application activity slightly higher . The Mortgage Bankers Association said that its Market Composite Index, a measure ...

CFPB Issues Servicing Rules, Annual CARD, HOEPA, and QM Adjustments; Upcoming Events

Latest Video

Bank of America reaches $17 billion settlement: AP

When the Fed moves on rates

Santelli: Subtle 'staircase feel' in rates

More News from 'Around the Web'

Bloomberg - 4:27PM
Countrywide's Mozilo Said to Face US Suit Over Subprime Loans - Bloomberg
Reuters - 2:36PM
Fed notes labor market progress, but not convinced yet: minutes
CNBC - 2:36PM
BofA reaches $17B settlement with US
www.aei-ideas.org - 1:51PM
Explaining the weakness in wages
Market Watch - 1:04PM
Bond Report: Treasurys slip for third day ahead of Fed minutes
CNBC - 11:38AM
Five reasons the Fed should raise rates
WSJ - 11:37AM
Subprime Auto Lending Rise Not Yet Worrisome: N.Y. Fed Economists
CNBC - 10:43AM
CNBC Fed Survey: CNBC's Steve Liesman: Wall Street Expects Really Dovish Fed on Rate Hikes
transunion.mwnewsroom.com - 8:59AM
TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Continues to Drop Across All Age Groups
CNN - 1:37AM
The housing lottery game

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.18%

+0.02

15 Yr FRM

3.31%

+0.00

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.75%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.06%

+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

3.56%

1.13

-0.10

30 Yr. Fixed

4.37%

1.39

-0.16

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.35%

0.22

+0.00

15 Yr. Fixed

3.48%

0.30

-0.03

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.24%

0.19

-0.02

30 Yr. FHA

4.04%

0.03

-0.02

5/1 ARM

3.24%

0.45

-0.08

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.12%

0.60

-0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.24%

0.60

-0.03

1 Yr. ARM

2.36%

0.50

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.97%

0.50

-0.01

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

98-22

-0-04

30YR FNMA 3.5

102-12

-0-04

30YR GNMA 3.0

100-25

-0-11

30YR GNMA 3.5

103-19

-0-09

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-10

-0-04

15YR FNMA 2.5

100-30

-0-05

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.4757%

+0.0443

5 YR

1.6332%

+0.0544

10 YR

2.4281%

+0.0248

30 YR

3.2189%

+0.0033

Prices as of: 8/20/2014 4:31PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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