Daily Newsletter: Thursday March 19, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.75%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.04%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                1.97%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0521

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-23
                                                                  
                                                                -0-07

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-15
                                                                  
                                                                -0-06

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Thursday March 19, 2015

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:24PM

Mortgage Rates Mostly Hold Yesterday's Big Gains

Mortgage rates moved higher over the course of the day today as financial markets underwent a correction following yesterday's big move lower in rates. Because today's initial rate ...

MND NewsWire - 2:33PM

Lenders Managed Quick Closings despite Refi Surge

February was the second month in a row that refinancing made up more than half of all mortgage originations. Ellie Mae's latest Origination Insight Report said that the refinancing ...

MND NewsWire - 2:32PM

Lenders see Increased Demand, Higher Profits in 2015

In its quarterly survey of lenders' sentiment Fannie Mae found increasing optimism about the mortgage business. The survey conducted in the first quarter of 2015 revealed that, compared ...

MBS Commentary - 4:18PM

MBS RECAP: If Yesterday Never Happened, Today Would Have Been Awesome

It's always a bit disheartening when the day after an awesome rally ends up erasing a good-sized chunk of the gains. That was the case today as the close of European markets once again ...

Latest Video

Market rethinks Fed statement

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More News from 'Around the Web'

Bloomberg - 3:37PM
Lennar Builds More Rentals as Slow Sales Pace Persists - Bloomberg
Calculated Risk Blog - 3:36PM
Lennar: Orders Up Despite Weather; Margins Down a Bit on Diminished Pricing Power; and Confusion on Houston
blogs.wsj.com - 2:41PM
How Europe's Easy Monetary Policy Crossed the Atlantic
blogs.wsj.com - 2:38PM
In Fed vs. Markets, the Markets Win Big
Reuters - 1:42PM
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit over $13 billion JPMorgan Chase settlement
Calculated Risk Blog - 1:42PM
Preliminary Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in February
CNBC - 11:53AM
New workers boost Charlotte housing
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:55AM
Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey
CNBC - 10:53AM
Philly Fed business index falls
www.realtor.com - 9:43AM
Where America's Affordable Homes Areand Aren'tin 2015
Reuters - 8:55AM
Jobless claims rise modestly; continuing claims fall
CNBC - 8:52AM
Foreclosures fall to lowest rate since 2006
Bloomberg - 8:52AM
Lennar Earnings Beat Estimates as Peak Homebuying Season Begins
Bloomberg - 12:53AM
Dollar's Surge Makes It Hard for Fed to Buck Global Easing Trend
WSJ - 12:53AM
5 Highlights From Janet Yellen's Press Conference
DataQuick - 12:51AM
February California Home Sales Press Release
www.builderonline.com - 12:51AM
Will Google Disrupt The Mortgage Marketplace?
Reuters - 12:51AM
Dollar sags, bonds boom as Fed takes dovish tack

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.75%

+0.00

15 Yr FRM

3.04%

+0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.35%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.65%

+0.00

5/1 Yr ARM

3.10%

-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

4.01%

0.39

+0.05

15 Yr. Fixed

3.29%

0.30

+0.02

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.02%

0.27

+0.07

30 Yr. FHA

3.80%

0.20

+0.04

5/1 ARM

3.18%

0.40

+0.13

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.78%

0.60

-0.08

15 Yr. Fixed

3.06%

0.60

-0.04

1 Yr. ARM

2.46%

0.40

+0.00

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.97%

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

101-30

-0-07

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-23

-0-07

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-27

-0-10

30YR GNMA 3.5

105-02

-0-05

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-15

-0-06

15YR FNMA 2.5

102-09

-0-06

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.6173%

+0.0689

5 YR

1.4752%

+0.0888

10 YR

1.9703%

+0.0521

30 YR

2.5284%

+0.0188

Prices as of: 3/19/2015 4:31PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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