Builder Confidence Ebbs; Rates Still Near 2017 Lows; CFPB Invites Comments; Trend is Our Friend For Now

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.04%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.27%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.25%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0178

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                102.89
                                                                  
                                                                -0.06

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103.16
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

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Monday April 17, 2017

Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:47PM

Mortgage Rates Fairly Steady Near 2017 Lows

For the third day in a row, mortgage rates set new 2017 lows this morning. But as bond markets weakened into the afternoon, several lenders recalled rate sheets for "negative reprices ...

MND NewsWire - 3:42PM

CFPB Invites Comments on HMDA Rule Clarifications

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has inviting comment periods on changes to its Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting rule. CFPB Director Richard Cordray said ...

MND NewsWire - 10:44AM

Builder Confidence Ebbs, But Still Solid Overall

Even though overall builder confidence retreated from March levels, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called the April reading of the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market ...

MBS Commentary - 9:09AM

MBS Week Ahead: The Trend is Our Friend (Until It's Not)

On Good Friday (when markets were closed), both Retail Sales and the Consumer Price Index came out weaker than expected. Of particular interest is the fact that Core year-over-year ...

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Weak economic growth for first quarter

Rush into bonds a greater market risk than North Korea?

Retail sales fell in March for the second straight month

More News from 'Around the Web'

CNBC - 3:37PM
First-quarter growth was likely below 1%, according to latest survey
Calculated Risk Blog - 1:17PM
Phoenix Real Estate in March: Sales up 9%, Inventory down 10% YoY
Market Watch - 12:27PM
Unlike Yellen, rumored new Fed bank supervision chief supports rule-based interest rates
CNBC - 10:45AM
Atlanta and NY Fed cut US first quarter GDP view after weak data
CNBC - 10:03AM
Homebuilder sentiment slips 3 points to 68 in April
Calculated Risk Blog - 9:08AM
NY Fed: Empire State Manufacturing Index indicates slower expansion in April
Market Watch - 8:32AM
The Tell: Trump trade' reversal is afoot as money flows to bonds
CNBC - 8:30AM
US Treasurys rise amid geopolitical tensions
The Basis Point - 8:29AM
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just redefined Day 1 Certainty for mortgage execs
www.builderonline.com - 8:26AM
Millennials Do Want to Own Homes, Survey Shows

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.04%

+0.00

15 Yr FRM

3.27%

+0.00

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.75%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.31%

+0.00

5/1 Yr ARM

3.07%

+0.00

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.06%

1.30

+0.03

30 Yr. Fixed

3.76%

1.38

+0.03

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.41%

0.38

+0.13

15 Yr. Fixed

3.64%

0.34

+0.12

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.36%

0.26

+0.07

30 Yr. FHA

4.15%

0.29

+0.13

5/1 ARM

3.45%

0.26

+0.17

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.08%

0.50

-0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.34%

0.50

-0.02

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.18%

0.40

-0.01

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

100.03

+0.03

30YR FNMA 3.5

102.89

-0.06

30YR GNMA 3.0

101.77

+0.09

30YR GNMA 3.5

104.30

+0.13

15YR FNMA 3.0

103.16

+0.02

15YR FNMA 2.5

100.75

+0.02

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

1.2052%

-0.0001

5 YR

1.7773%

+0.0132

10 YR

2.2498%

+0.0178

30 YR

2.9062%

+0.0178

Prices as of: 4/17/2017 4:12PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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