Mortgage rates moved lower for a 2nd straight day. This helps undo virtually all of the damage done by the first 3 days of the week. In other words, today's rates are right in line with last Friday's after having been noticeably higher for the past 4 days. There were no significant economic reports or market-moving headlines today as markets were instead focused on limiting their exposure to volatility over the upcoming 3-day weekend. On that note, keep in mind that banks and most mortgage lenders will be closed on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. 4.25% remains the most prevalent conventional 30yr fixed rate on top tier scenarios, although a handful of lenders moved back down to 4.125% yesterday and today. Borrowers being quoted the same "note rate" as yesterday are seeing today's improvement

February 17, 2017 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.34% +0.06%   6.13% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.82% +0.01%   5.6% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.32% +0.02%   6.1% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Feb 17, 2017 Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower to End Week Fri, Feb 17, 2017 3:13PM Mortgage rates moved lower for a 2nd straight day. This helps undo virtually all of the damage done by the first 3 days of the week. In other words, today's rates are right in line with last Friday's after having been noticeably higher for the past 4 days. There were no significant economic reports or market-moving headlines today as markets were instead focused on limiting their exposure to volatility over the upcoming 3-day weekend. On that note, keep in mind that banks and most mortgage lenders will be closed on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. 4.25% remains the most prevalent convent... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.34% +0.06 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.82% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.06% +0.05 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.32% +0.02 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.98% +0.09 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.08% +0.05 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 11/3 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.17% -0.02 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.41% -0.03 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 10/30 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.30% -0.07 0.58 15 Yr. Fixed 5.67% -0.07 0.61 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.38% -0.01 0.34 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 10/29 UMBS 30YR 5.0 99.48 -0.08   95.05 100.11 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.01 -0.05   97.47 101.40 10 YR Treasury 4.111 +0.035   3.932 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Week Ends Roughly Where it Began, with Bonds Drifting Fri, Feb 17, 2017 4:17PM For all the sturm and drang seen in the middle of the week, trading levels somehow managed to hit today's 3pm close almost perfectly in line with Monday morning's levels.  As expected, Monday and Friday were relative non-events, given that neither contained any interesting data or events on the calendar. This week's drama was primarily reserved for ... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 4.5 97.35 -0.21 UMBS 5.0 99.46 -0.10 UMBS 5.5 101.00 -0.06 GNMA 4.5 97.45 -0.20 GNMA 5.0 99.61 -0.12 GNMA 5.5 100.81 -0.01 Pricing as of: 11/3 2:00PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.600 +0.027 5 YR Treasury 3.717 +0.034 7 YR Treasury 3.901 +0.028 10 YR Treasury 4.107 +0.032 30 YR Treasury 4.690 +0.037 Pricing as of: 11/3 2:00PM EST Other News GSE Profits Put Taxpayers More Than $78 bln Ahead Fri, Feb 17, 2017 2:21PM Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) each reported positive financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016. The two have posted nearly uninterrupted quarterly profits, (Freddie Mac had a net loss of $354 million in the first quarter of 2016) since 2012. Under the conservatorship agreement, net profits are "swept" to Treasury in the form of dividends. Afte... (read more) 17 Percent of Consumers Unaware That Mortgages Involve Closing Costs Fri, Feb 17, 2017 9:40AM Despite the regulations imposed by the Truth-in-Lending/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules and disclosure forms in October 2015, some homebuyers still say their final closing costs caught them by surprise . Some appear to have been unaware that closing costs were even required. ClosingCorp, a provider of real estate closing cost data and technology, ha... (read more) NAR Releases New Measure of Affordability Fri, Feb 17, 2017 9:30AM The National Association of Realtors ® and on-line real estate marketplace have unveiled a new housing affordability model . The model uses data on mortgages, state-level income information, and real estate listings to derive two measures of availability and affordability. The data results first in an Affordability Distribution Curve which examines how m... (read more) Product, Appraisal News; Upcoming Events; FHA/NHF/Sapphire Drama; SoFi, Altisource, Blackstone Fri, Feb 17, 2017 10:31AM In lender and regulator news, SoFi (Social Finance) is reportedly close to raising $500 million in fresh funds from an investor group led by Silver Lake & SoftBank. Bloomberg reported that during an earnings call this week Blackstone Mortgage Trust plans to expand construction loan business. With plenty of undeployed equity at Blackstone, CEO Steve Plavi... (read more) Latest Video Pro: Still think Yellen is setting the policy path for the Fed Economics or Trump leading the markets? 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