Daily Newsletter: Monday December 14, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.04%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.06

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.27%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.04

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.22%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0911

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-02
                                                                  
                                                                -0-15

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-08
                                                                  
                                                                -0-12

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Monday December 14, 2015

Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:10PM

Mortgage Rates Back to Recent Highs as Fed Week Begins

Mortgage rates moved quickly higher today, more than erasing Friday's strong performance. If fact, most lenders are at their highest levels in more than a week. All that having been ...

MND NewsWire - 3:19PM

CoreLogic Finds Mortgage Fraud Returning, Locus Shifting

Could mortgage fraud be coming back? According to Bret Fortenberry, writing in CoreLogic's Insights blog, there are indications the incidence is rising. Fortenberry says the housing ...

MND NewsWire - 3:08PM

Loan Performance up, Non-Prime Delinquencies Remain Elevated

The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported on Monday that mortgage performance continued to improve during the third quarter. Both rates of delinquency declined as did ...

Pipeline Press - 9:40AM

Rhode Island Fraud; Ally Reentering The Biz; FOMC Week!

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." So said William Arthur Ward. Various examples of politics fits ...

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More News from 'Around the Web'

Market Watch - 3:13PM
More than half of millennials have less than $1,000
www.cfpbmonitor.com - 3:12PM
CFPB issues scale to measure financial well-being
Bloomberg - 3:11PM
Oil's Drop or the Fed? What the Market Is Worried About
CNBC - 1:30PM
El-Erian: This time around, Fed will go forward and hike rates
Calculated Risk Blog - 1:30PM
Merrill Lynch: "Home Sweet Home"
CNBC - 1:22PM
Why junk bonds won't spark new crisis: BlackRock
Reuters - 12:27PM
Fed weighs merits of jumbo portfolio in post-crisis era
OCC - 10:50AM
Mortgage Performance Continues to Improve Through Third Quarter of 2015, OCC Reports
CNBC - 10:50AM
Concern rises over high-yield bond rout
www.cfpbmonitor.com - 10:50AM
House Financial Services Committee to hold December 16 hearing on CFPB data collection
Calculated Risk Blog - 9:44AM
"Makes You Wonder What The Fed Is Thinking"
Reuters - 8:59AM
Oil prices drop for seventh session on oversupply
Market Watch - 8:56AM
Dude, what happened to my bond portfolio?'
Washington Post - 8:55AM
What a Fed rate hike could mean to mortgage borrowers
Bloomberg - 8:55AM
European Bonds Fall as Rally Fades Before Fed's Rate Decision
Bloomberg - 2:28AM
Treasury Investors Uncowed by Fed Rate Prospects Amid Oil Rout
Bloomberg - 2:23AM
Bond History Reveals Rate Secrets That Fed Doomsayers Don't Get
www.builderonline.com - 2:18AM
Market Forecast: Why 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Housing

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.04%

+0.06

15 Yr FRM

3.27%

+0.04

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.70%

+0.05

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.86%

+0.04

5/1 Yr ARM

2.99%

-0.03

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.45%

1.20

-0.01

30 Yr. Fixed

4.12%

1.43

-0.05

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.14%

0.43

+0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.39%

0.39

+0.03

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.02%

0.40

+0.03

30 Yr. FHA

3.91%

0.43

+0.02

5/1 ARM

2.98%

0.30

-0.13

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.95%

0.60

+0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.19%

0.50

+0.03

1 Yr. ARM

2.64%

0.20

+0.03

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.03%

0.50

+0.04

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

99-30

-0-17

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-02

-0-15

30YR GNMA 3.0

101-16

-0-14

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-03

-0-14

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-08

-0-12

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-01

-0-12

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.9516%

+0.0686

5 YR

1.6529%

+0.0920

10 YR

2.2234%

+0.0911

30 YR

2.9549%

+0.0670

Prices as of: 12/14/2015 4:30PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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