Daily Newsletter: Thursday August 13, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.99%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.03

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.23%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.19%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0427

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-15
                                                                  
                                                                -0-09

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-23
                                                                  
                                                                -0-05

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Thursday August 13, 2015

Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:07PM

Mortgage Rates Pull Back as Overseas Drama Subsides

Mortgage rates continued higher today as the recent volatility in global markets subsided. Treasury yields and mortgage rates both benefited from the uncertainty caused by Tuesday's ...

MND NewsWire - 10:04AM

Mortgage Applications Indicate July Dip in New Home Sales

Applications for the purchase of newly constructed homes fell off slightly in July, a decline that the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said was in line with the slowdown observed ...

MND NewsWire - 6:51PM

Distressed Loans back to 2007 Level

The Mortgage Bankers Associations National Delinquency Survey provides another measure of the declining rate of distress in residential mortgages. The second quarter report shows the ...

Pipeline Press - 10:01AM

Disparate Impact White Paper; Credit Union Market Share is How High?

"Texas alone accounts for 15% of all new single family homes built in the United States." I find this factoid interesting on a number of levels, and can see why Wells Fargo included ...

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Fed may have to go back to 0: Pro

Boston real estate

US weekly jobless claims total 274,000

More News from 'Around the Web'

CNBC - 6:05PM
8 banks agree to pay $2B to settle currency rigging suits: Reuters
Bloomberg - 5:51PM
Lone Star Deal Marks Return of Risky-Mortgage Bonds in the U.S.
CNN - 4:47PM
Oil falls to new six-year low
Bloomberg - 1:09PM
U.S. Households Barely Lifted Borrowing in Q2, New York Fed Says
Market Watch - 1:09PM
China isn't the cause of the correction, the Fed is
WSJ - 1:09PM
Renters Spent a Record-High Share of Income on Rent This Spring
CNBC - 11:02AM
Boston's long housing freeze melts
Calculated Risk Blog - 11:01AM
MBA: Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Decrease in Q2
WSJ - 11:01AM
As Home Prices Rise, the Foreclosure Crisis Continues to Recede
WSJ - 10:25AM
WSJ Survey: Oil and Inflation Are Stubborn Disappointments
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:25AM
Fixed Mortgage Rates Reverse Course, Move Higher
PR Newswire - 9:43AM
BB&T expands focus on real estate sector
www.builderonline.com - 9:37AM
Blackstone Mortgage Venture Set to Become Largest Nonbank Lender?
Bloomberg - 9:14AM
Greek Economy Surprises With 0.8% GDP Surge in 2Q
CNBC - 9:14AM
US import prices fall on oil, dollar
Bloomberg - 9:13AM
Why Investors Need to Calm Down Over Fed Policy
Reuters - 9:05AM
U.S. retail sales rise solidly, boosted by automobiles
WSJ - 9:04AM
China Fires the First Shot in a Currency War
Bloomberg - 12:52AM
Deflation Ice Age Looms After Yuan Move, Albert Edwards Says
Calculated Risk Blog - 12:48AM
Thursday: Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims, NY Fed Q2 Household Debt and Credit Report

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.99%

+0.03

15 Yr FRM

3.23%

+0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.75%

+0.10

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.78%

+0.03

5/1 Yr ARM

2.97%

-0.02

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.26%

1.25

-0.06

30 Yr. Fixed

3.90%

1.28

-0.03

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.13%

0.31

+0.00

15 Yr. Fixed

3.39%

0.38

+0.03

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.08%

0.34

+0.00

30 Yr. FHA

3.94%

0.22

-0.02

5/1 ARM

3.11%

0.32

+0.09

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.94%

0.60

+0.03

15 Yr. Fixed

3.17%

0.60

+0.04

1 Yr. ARM

2.62%

0.30

+0.08

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.93%

0.50

-0.02

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

100-09

-0-09

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-15

-0-09

30YR GNMA 3.0

101-15

-0-09

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-07

-0-08

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-23

-0-05

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-14

-0-05

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.7094%

+0.0443

5 YR

1.5757%

+0.0557

10 YR

2.1907%

+0.0427

30 YR

2.8604%

+0.0238

Prices as of: 8/13/2015 4:31PM EST

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