Daily Newsletter: Friday March 27, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.79%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.08%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                1.95%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0419

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-26
                                                                  
                                                                +0-06

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-19
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

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Friday March 27, 2015

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:21PM

Mortgage Rates Hold Ground As Markets Take a Breather

Mortgage rates had one of their least exciting days of the week today, moving just modestly lower from yesterday's latest levels. The trading range in underlying markets was exceptionally ...

MND NewsWire - 2:48PM

Affordability Falling as Permits Lag Growth

The old maxim that a household rents only until it can afford to buy a home is apparently being stood on its head in a lot of housing markets. A study published on Friday by Zillow ...

MBS Commentary - 1:05PM

MBS MID-DAY: Bonds Taking a Break from Volatility, Especially MBS

With the exception of only a few trades during a few minutes, Fannie 3.0 MBS prices have remained in a range of 101-28 to 101-29 this morning. That's super narrow! It's already resulting ...

Pipeline Press - 10:35AM

More Agency Updates; Why Bank M&A is Expected to Continue in 2015

I love it when I receive an e-mail warning me, "You've had unusual and suspicious activity on your American Express Card." I don't have an American Express Card. Think your IT's security ...

Latest Video

Yellen: 'Rate increase may be warranted later this year'

Crowdfunding for house flippers

June is in play for rate hikes: Pro

More News from 'Around the Web'

WSJ - 4:38PM
5 Quotes From Janet Yellen's Speech to the San Francisco Fed
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 4:17PM
Freddie Mac Executes Largest Ever Sale of Seriously Delinquent Loans From Its Investment Portfolio
OCC - 4:17PM
Mortgage Performance Improved During the Fourth Quarter of 2014
Reuters - 4:17PM
Fed rate hike may be warranted later this year: Yellen
CNBC - 12:52PM
Greece says sending reform list on Friday
CNBC - 11:10AM
US consumer sentiment at 93.0 in March vs. 92.0 estimate
www.cfpbmonitor.com - 11:10AM
CFPB shows its hand on payday (and title and longer-term high-rate) lending
WSJ - 11:10AM
Fourth-Quarter GDP At A Glance
WSJ - 11:09AM
Schäuble: Wrong to Support QE While Criticizing German Surplus
www.bloombergview.com - 10:24AM
Interest Rates Aren't Going Anywhere . . .
Reuters - 10:19AM
U.S. consumer sentiment falls in March but above forecasts
Bloomberg - 10:17AM
It's Almost Impossible to Buy a House in Dallas - Bloomberg
CNBC - 8:50AM
US GDP at 2.2% in Q4; corporate profits fall
Bloomberg - 8:49AM
Draghi a World-Beater in Moving Markets as ECB Confounds Critics

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.79%

-0.01

15 Yr FRM

3.08%

-0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.67%

-0.01

5/1 Yr ARM

3.16%

+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

3.69%

0.60

-0.09

15 Yr. Fixed

2.97%

0.60

-0.09

1 Yr. ARM

2.46%

0.40

+0.00

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.92%

0.40

-0.05

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

101-31

+0-08

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-26

+0-06

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-22

+0-04

30YR GNMA 3.5

105-02

+0-04

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-19

+0-03

15YR FNMA 2.5

102-13

+0-03

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.5944%

-0.0198

5 YR

1.4286%

-0.0358

10 YR

1.9545%

-0.0419

30 YR

2.5314%

-0.0529

Prices as of: 3/27/2015 4:29PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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