Daily Newsletter: Wednesday February 18, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.83%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.04

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.10%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.04

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.08%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0702

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-16
                                                                  
                                                                +0-14

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-15
                                                                  
                                                                +0-09

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Wednesday February 18, 2015

MBS Commentary - 3:07PM

POST-FOMC UPDATE: Bond Markets Breathe Sigh of Relief After Dovish Minutes

This afternoon's release of the Minutes from the most recent FOMC meeting make sense. They're filled with exactly the sort of stuff markets expected to see in late January when the ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:09PM

Mortgage Rates Finally Catch a Break, but Not a Big One

Mortgage rates caught a bit of break today, logging the first meaningful improvements in the entire month of February. The gains weren't much better than those seen at the end of last ...

MND NewsWire - 10:08AM

Housing Starts and Building Permits Fall, but Remain Near Recent Highs

The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's New Residential Construction summary for January 2015 showed mixed and mostly modest results when compared to ...

MND NewsWire - 9:42AM

Mortgage Apps Dive; Rates Spike; FHA/VA now a Quarter of the Market!

Mortgage application volume fell across the board for the second straight time during the week ended February 13, 2015. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite ...

Latest Video

Rate hike coming? Two views

Fed discussions dominated by rate increase timing

Shiller: Home prices right level based on history

More News from 'Around the Web'

freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 5:59PM
Freddie Mac February 2015 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook
Bloomberg - 4:39PM
Treasuries Jump as Fed Minutes Show Support for Keeping Rate Low
www.wsj.com - 4:39PM
Fixer Uppers: A Pot of Gold or a Money Pit?
WSJ - 4:39PM
Last Year Saw Pivot In New-Home Sizes
Calculated Risk Blog - 4:38PM
Sacramento Housing in December: Total Sales down 5% Year-over-year
Federal Reserve - 3:04PM
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 27-28, 2015
CNBC - 3:03PM
ECB approves 2 week extension of emergency liquidity for Greek banks: DJ, citing source
WSJ - 3:03PM
Key Passages in the Fed's January Meeting Minutes
Reuters - 3:03PM
Fed officials worried about hiking rates too soon: minutes
WSJ - 3:02PM
Deutsche Bank Real Estate Unit: Get Thee to Europe
CNBC - 3:02PM
Zillow deal has 'significant synergy potential'
DataQuick - 3:02PM
January Bay Area Region Home Sales Press Release
www.builderonline.com - 3:02PM
Millennials May Surpass Gen X in Housing Market This Year
CNBC - 1:29PM
Banks aren't lending; here's who is
OCC - 1:20PM
Agencies Announce Reissuance of Checks Related to the Independent Foreclosure Review
Calculated Risk Blog - 11:47AM
AIA: Architecture Billings Index "softens" in January
Market Watch - 11:47AM
Lew urges Greece's Varoufakis to strike bailout deal
WSJ - 10:35AM
Does It Count as Real' Deflation When Prices Hit an Oil Slick?
WSJ - 10:34AM
5 Things to Watch in Wednesday's Federal Reserve Minutes
CNBC - 10:33AM
Here's a softer move the Fed could make: Insana

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.83%

-0.04

15 Yr FRM

3.10%

-0.04

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.82%

-0.03

5/1 Yr ARM

3.15%

-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

3.80%

0.29

-0.09

15 Yr. Fixed

3.10%

0.29

-0.06

30 Yr. Jumbo

3.86%

0.23

-0.02

30 Yr. FHA

3.66%

0.15

-0.05

5/1 ARM

2.87%

0.41

-0.07

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.69%

0.60

+0.10

15 Yr. Fixed

2.99%

0.60

+0.07

1 Yr. ARM

2.42%

0.40

+0.03

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.97%

0.50

+0.15

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

101-13

+0-15

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-16

+0-14

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-05

+0-02

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-20

+0-04

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-15

+0-09

15YR FNMA 2.5

102-05

+0-10

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.6050%

-0.0606

5 YR

1.5231%

-0.0895

10 YR

2.0800%

-0.0702

30 YR

2.7079%

-0.0291

Prices as of: 2/18/2015 4:32PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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