Mortgage rates resumed a week-long move higher today, bringing them to the highest levels since March 19th or 20th, depending on the lender. Between now and then, they'd fallen abruptly to the best levels in more than 15 months. The improvements were meaningful enough to draw out refinance applicants in droves according to weekly mortgage app data released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this morning. On an even more impressive note, the MBA's count of purchase applications was at its highest level in nearly a decade! While we can't give low rates all the credit for fueling the purchase side of the mortgage market, they're clearly helping . Actually, I should clarify: they clearly HELPED ... (past tense). Granted, today's rates are still much lower than those seen in February and

April 3, 2019 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Apr 3, 2019 Super Low Rates Had a Big Impact, But Now They're Moving Back Up Wed, Apr 3, 2019 3:56PM Mortgage rates resumed a week-long move higher today, bringing them to the highest levels since March 19th or 20th, depending on the lender. Between now and then, they'd fallen abruptly to the best levels in more than 15 months. The improvements were meaningful enough to draw out refinance applicants in droves according to weekly mortgage app data released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this morning. On an even more impressive note, the MBA's count of purchase applications was at its highest level in nearly a decade! While we can't give low rates all the credit for fueling the purch... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.00% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.65% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% +0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/12 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.35% -0.15 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.50% -0.10 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/11 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.49% -0.15 0.56 15 Yr. Fixed 5.70% -0.14 0.55 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.44% -0.14 0.48 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/10 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.13 +0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.40 0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Bonds Filling The Post-Fed Breakout Gap Wed, Apr 3, 2019 10:01AM With 10yr yields beginning the day well over 2.50% and with 2.55% being the line in the sand marking the breakout from the sideways range at the beginning of 2019, it's fair to say that bonds have more or less "filled the gap."   This is a comm... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Don't Call It a Comeback Tue, Apr 2, 2019 5:08PM Bonds made some gains today, much to the relief of anyone who didn't really care to see rates explode higher after hitting long-term lows last week.  Such people are not unreasonable --i.e. they don't expect rates to only ever go lower.  Rather, when rates find themselves needing to go higher, it's preferable if they can manage such things in an o... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Trade Headlines and Momentum Keep Bonds on The Run Wed, Apr 3, 2019 4:34PM The title of yesterday's recap was "Don't Call It a Comeback," and today's weakness is why.  Well, to be fair, since I'm always the first to tell you that no one knows what tomorrow will bring in financial markets, we knew nothing of today's weakness ahead of time.  What we DID know what that yields were higher on the day, yet again, and were v... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.63 +0.06 UMBS 5.5 101.13 +0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.40 0.00 GNMA 5.0 100.00 -0.08 GNMA 5.5 101.13 -0.08 GNMA 6.0 102.01 -0.04 Pricing as of: 9/13 3:10AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.553 +0.009 5 YR Treasury 3.630 +0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.816 +0.038 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040 30 YR Treasury 4.681 +0.023 Pricing as of: 9/13 3:10AM EST Other News Refinancing Soars Up 39% as Rates Decline Wed, Apr 3, 2019 8:10AM Borrowers have apparently been paying attention. The 22-basis point drop in mortgage rates per Freddie Mac, the largest one-week decline in more than 10 years, triggered a surge in mortgage applications last week, especially for refinancing. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume, jumped 1... (read more) Outsourcing, Marketing, and Broker Products; Non-conforming and Jumbo Trends Wed, Apr 3, 2019 8:45AM Anyone traveling near San Francisco may have seen “The Flintstones House” perched on a hill next to the freeway. Neighbors don’t like it. But I guess my mind is officially warped as all I can think of is, “How does an appraiser handle this oddity?” Speaking of odd things, California is opening an office in Boise, Idaho to help i... 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