Mortgage rates moved LOWER today, following a policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). That claim runs counter to almost any other mortgage rate headline in the mainstream news because big media is in the habit of quoting Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey. That's not necessarily a bad thing as long as you understand the underlying timelines. Unfortunately, most news outlets gloss over those important details or leave them out completely. Specifically, Freddie's survey is heavily weighted toward responses that come in on Monday and Tuesday, even though Wednesday is also technically included. Thursday and Friday are never counted. That means that any rate volatility that hits during the second half of the week typically isn't captured in Freddie's numbers. Long story short , because

June 14, 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 Jun 14, 2018 Mortgage Rates Are Actually Unchanged This Week! Thu, Jun 14, 2018 3:22PM Mortgage rates moved LOWER today, following a policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). That claim runs counter to almost any other mortgage rate headline in the mainstream news because big media is in the habit of quoting Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey. That's not necessarily a bad thing as long as you understand the underlying timelines. Unfortunately, most news outlets gloss over those important details or leave them out completely. Specifically, Freddie's survey is heavily weighted toward responses that come in on Monday and Tuesday, even though Wednesday is also technica... (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 Recap: ECB Surprises Markets, But Bonds Liked It Thu, Jun 14, 2018 4:15PM We knew the ECB (European Central Bank) was going to have to address its bond buying program soon, because it expires after September.  Several speakers had alluded to the likelihood that it would be addressed in today's announcement.  Markets took that to mean that Draghi would finally talk about the probable tapering announcement at the subsequ... (read more) MBS Live Day Ahead: Bonds Cheer ECB's Mic Drop Thu, Jun 14, 2018 9:00AM Today's domestic session begins with a positive reaction to the European Central Bank (ECB) announcement.  The ECB broke from tradition by dropping their bigger bombs at the 7:45am announcement as opposed to Draghi's 8:30am press conference.&n... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Mostly a Knee-Jerk Reaction to Fed Dots and Powell Wed, Jun 13, 2018 5:52PM In one sentence, today's Fed rate forecasts pushed bonds into weaker territory at 2pm and Jerome Powell's press conference helped to recover most of the losses. The forecasts showed a slightly higher probability of 4 rate hikes in 2018.  The average "dot" (so named for the dot plot on which the forecasts appear) also moved a hair higher in 2019 an... (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 Sales to Slump as Costs Drive Builder Bottleneck Thu, Jun 14, 2018 2:24PM The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is projecting a decline in new home sales in May. Its computation is based on information from its Builder Application Survey (BAS) which collects information on mortgage applications for new home purchases from the mortgage subsidiaries of home builders nationwide. Their non-seasonally adjusted BAS data indicates that ... (read more) Digital Marketing Products; Freddie and Fannie Secondary Activity Picks Up Thu, Jun 14, 2018 8:53AM The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects increasing customer usage of technology will reduce the number of bank tellers by 42,000 through 2026. Given their average pay is a little over $2k per month, I can see why some of the smarter ones are being wooed and hired as loan officer trainees. (And yes, the BLS mentions loan officer forecasts .) While we&rsq... 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