Mortgage rates fell today, largely in response to the past two days of bond market improvement. In other words, lenders had been keeping their guard up ahead of today's key inflation data (The Consumer Price Index, or "CPI"). While it's true that a strong CPI report had the potential to push rates back to the highest levels since this summer, today's data wasn't strong enough. In fact, most of the metrics were roughly in line with forecasts. Still, the strength and resilience in bond markets shouldn't be discounted . Bonds also digested strong Retail Sales data and managed to maintain stronger levels achieved overnight. In general, "strength" in bond markets translates to lower mortgage rates, although there can be some lag between the two. Most lenders continue quoting conventional 30yr fixed

November 15, 2017 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Nov 15, 2017 Mortgage Rates Lower After Inflation Data Wed, Nov 15, 2017 3:26PM Mortgage rates fell today, largely in response to the past two days of bond market improvement. In other words, lenders had been keeping their guard up ahead of today's key inflation data (The Consumer Price Index, or "CPI"). While it's true that a strong CPI report had the potential to push rates back to the highest levels since this summer, today's data wasn't strong enough. In fact, most of the metrics were roughly in line with forecasts. Still, the strength and resilience in bond markets shouldn't be discounted . Bonds also digested strong Retail Sales data and managed to maintain stronger... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.98% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.68% +0.06 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.00% +0.05 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/9 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.50% -0.06 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/4 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.64% -0.05 0.59 15 Yr. Fixed 5.84% -0.19 0.84 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.58% -0.09 0.39 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/3 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.05 -0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.35 -0.03   99.66 102.52 10 YR Treasury 4.090 +0.007   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Bonds Defy CPI and Retail Sales to With Solid Gains Wed, Nov 15, 2017 4:38PM As noted in today's MBS Huddle, an absence of any selling pressure in bond markets was a positive result in itself.  Selling pressure would have been fairly easy to justify given the slightly stronger CPI data as well as moderately stronger Re... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.43 -0.01 UMBS 5.5 101.05 -0.03 UMBS 6.0 102.35 -0.03 GNMA 5.0 99.71 -0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.00 -0.04 GNMA 6.0 102.00 +0.02 Pricing as of: 9/9 10:04PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.556 -0.012 5 YR Treasury 3.616 -0.011 7 YR Treasury 3.816 -0.016 10 YR Treasury 4.088 +0.004 30 YR Treasury 4.732 -0.003 Pricing as of: 9/9 10:04PM EST Other News Fannie Mae is Testing New Type of Construction Loan Wed, Nov 15, 2017 12:24PM With new home building still lagging other measures of the housing recovery, and lean inventories of new homes causing shortages of existing homes as well, Fannie Mae is seeking ways to provide a little help . The company has plans to test market at least one new product for purchasing newly constructed homes before they are built. A pilot program is still i... (read more) Mortgage Insurance Fund Circling the Drain - Better Loans to Blame? Wed, Nov 15, 2017 10:29AM FHA's Mortgage Insurance Fund (MIF) lost ground this past year, which is bad news for those hoping for a cut in its fees. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released results of the statutorily required independent actuarial analysis of the MIF on Tuesday which showed the balance of the fund declined by $2 billion during the 2017 fiscal yea... (read more) Refinancing Rallies, Drives Week's Numbers Wed, Nov 15, 2017 8:56AM The week ended November 10 saw a strong pickup in applications for refinancing but continued weakness in those for home purchases. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, increased 3.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and 2 percent unadjusted. There was no adjustment to the weeks results to acco... (read more) Conventional Conforming Underwriting Updates, New Products Wed, Nov 15, 2017 9:18AM I remember when being worth a million bucks really meant something, and my parents occasionally pointed out someone who they thought was a millionaire. Now they’re a dime a dozen, especially in the United States where there are over 15 million people who are worth $1 million or more (almost half of the 36 million in the world). The wealthiest 1% of the... (read more) Latest Video Debating the flattening yield curve's market message Gary Cohn looks for assurances from CEOs on tax plan, gets crickets Richard Cordray announces his departure from the CFPB Around the Web CNBC Republican Sen. 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