Mortgage rates moved higher today as bond markets continued a mildly weaker trend for the month of April. Bonds (which underlie rates) are under pressure for a variety of reasons. The most notable headwinds are longer-term and bigger-picture. Rates responded to these headwinds in a fairly big way in Jan/Feb and have basically been "taking a break" since then. Rates have moved very little during this "break," with most borrowers being quoted the same NOTE rate on any given day in the past 2 months. Upfront costs have been the only way the modulate the EFFECTIVE rate of the average lender's 30yr fixed quote. Today's move in bonds brings 10yr Treasury yields to their highest levels since March 21st. While this, in and of itself, doesn't rekindle the same sort of drama seen in the first 2 months

April 18, 2018 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Apr 18, 2018 Mortgage Rates Inch Higher as Bonds Suggest More Trouble Ahead Wed, Apr 18, 2018 3:25PM Mortgage rates moved higher today as bond markets continued a mildly weaker trend for the month of April. Bonds (which underlie rates) are under pressure for a variety of reasons. The most notable headwinds are longer-term and bigger-picture. Rates responded to these headwinds in a fairly big way in Jan/Feb and have basically been "taking a break" since then. Rates have moved very little during this "break," with most borrowers being quoted the same NOTE rate on any given day in the past 2 months. Upfront costs have been the only way the modulate the EFFECTIVE rate of the average lender's 30yr... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.94% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.62% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.95% -0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/8 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 5.5 101.26 -0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.50 -0.04   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.007   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Bonds At Mercy of Earnings Ramp-Up, But Curve Could Help Wed, Apr 18, 2018 9:31AM The term "earnings season" gets thrown around quite a bit in financial news, but what is it, exactly?  Simply put, it's a period of several weeks each quarter where a majority of companies release their earnings reports.  This is always of ... (read more) MBS Live Recap: More Warning Shots From Bonds Wed, Apr 18, 2018 4:49PM Today was a more serious version of the same sort of warning shots seen at the end of last week.  At that time, bond yields rose to challenge an intermediate ceiling at 2.835%, but didn't go out of their way to break it.  This week began with higher yields on Monday morning, but a nice recovery throughout the day.  When yesterday's gains added... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.75 -0.03 UMBS 5.5 101.26 -0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.51 -0.03 GNMA 5.0 100.06 -0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.21 +0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.15 -0.03 Pricing as of: 9/9 12:39AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.494 +0.007 5 YR Treasury 3.567 +0.006 7 YR Treasury 3.772 +0.004 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.006 30 YR Treasury 4.692 +0.002 Pricing as of: 9/9 12:39AM EST Other News UI Says Underwriters Should Consider Rent History Wed, Apr 18, 2018 12:01PM Access to credit remains tight and the Urban Institute (UI) blames in part that lenders are not measuring the credit risk of borrowers appropriately. Laurie Goodman and Jun Zhu, writing in UI's Urban Wire blog say that paying rent is the most significant financial commitment of most renters. Yet, while credit reports often ding renters for missing rent payme... (read more) Freddie Mac: Shop Smart, Save Big Wed, Apr 18, 2018 10:36AM They aren't suggesting you shop 'til you drop, but Freddie Mac says neither should borrowers buy the first mortgage they see. Doug McManus and Elias Yannopoulos, members of the company's Economic and Housing Research Group, write in its Insights Blog that shopping for a better mortgage rate could save a borrower hundreds or thousands of dollars. Yet, a 2015 ... (read more) TPO and Warehouse Products; Training Events; MBA Shows Decrease in Volume, Profits Wed, Apr 18, 2018 9:15AM The MBA tells us that both volume and profits were down in 2017. “ Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $711 on each loan they originated in 2017 , down from $1,346 per loan in 2016.” Production expenses grew in all categories: sales, fulfillment, production support and corporate. Keep ... 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