Daily Newsletter: Thursday February 25, 2016

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.65%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

15 Year Fixed

                                                                2.95%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                1.70%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0498

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-26
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                104-10
                                                                  
                                                                +0-03

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Thursday February 25, 2016

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:39PM

Mortgage Rates Definitely Not at Long-Term Lows

Mortgage rates were slightly higher today, and that leaves them much higher than the long-term lows seen 2 weeks ago. Of course "much" is a relative term, and in this case, it pertains ...

MND NewsWire - 1:14PM

Behavior Modification and the New HELOC

In a new white paper titled Home Equity Lending Landscape , CoreLogic says that in the recent past homeowners who wanted to tap the equity in their homes might have looked to a cash ...

MND NewsWire - 11:17AM

Home Prices Ended 2015 Strong Despite Market Volatility

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's House Price Index (HPI) for December came in slightly higher than the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index did earlier in the week. Case-Shiller ...

Pipeline Press - 11:11AM

Multi-Family News; Rent Trends Good For Lenders; Commercial Lending Crack-Down?

How much do small firms spend on examiners and auditors camping out in their shops? And w hat about legal bills? I am sure it is a tiny fraction of what companies like Bank of America ...

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More News from 'Around the Web'

The Atlantic - 3:36PM
Why Blacks and Hispanics Have Such Expensive Mortgages
Bloomberg - 3:33PM
Do US Consumers Have More Money to Spend?
eyeonhousing.org - 12:58PM
Multifamily Outlook Still Positive despite Index Dip in Fourth Quarter
Calculated Risk Blog - 12:58PM
A comment on the Labor Force Participation Rate
Market Watch - 12:56PM
The Fed: Fed can't follow single policy rule, Williams says
eyeonhousing.org - 10:45AM
Leading Marks Index Points to Slow and Steady Recovery for the US
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:43AM
Fixed Mortgage Rates Resume Decline
CNBC - 8:46AM
US durable goods orders rebound
CNBC - 8:46AM
Weekly jobless claims rise
www.realtor.com - 8:44AM
The 20 Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets in February 2016
Bloomberg - 8:40AM
Treasury Bull Case Bolstered by Japanese Funds Devouring Bonds
Market Watch - 8:40AM
LendingTree shares rally 16% after earnings beat and upbeat outlook
Market Watch - 8:39AM
Fed deserves some blame for market selloff: Bullard

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.65%

+0.02

15 Yr FRM

2.95%

+0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.25%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.01

5/1 Yr ARM

2.96%

+0.02

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

3.83%

0.36

-0.08

15 Yr. Fixed

3.11%

0.31

-0.07

30 Yr. Jumbo

3.74%

0.26

-0.02

30 Yr. FHA

3.67%

0.34

-0.05

5/1 ARM

2.92%

0.32

-0.04

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.62%

0.60

-0.03

15 Yr. Fixed

2.93%

0.50

-0.02

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.79%

0.50

-0.06

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

102-20

+0-05

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-26

+0-03

30YR GNMA 3.0

103-15

+0-05

30YR GNMA 3.5

105-12

+0-04

15YR FNMA 3.0

104-10

+0-03

15YR FNMA 2.5

102-19

+0-05

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.7225%

-0.0392

5 YR

1.1540%

-0.0687

10 YR

1.7020%

-0.0498

30 YR

2.5812%

-0.0305

Prices as of: 2/25/2016 4:30PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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