Is Trade Hurting Housing? Transitory Growth and Permanently Low Inflation?

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.19%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.04

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.93%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.01

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.38%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0478

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                101.22
                                                                  
                                                                +0.16

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                100.77
                                                                  
                                                                +0.09

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Wednesday May 22, 2019

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:53PM

Mortgage Rates Catch a Break

Mortgage rates moved higher at a pace that was probably quicker than the average homebuyer would like yesterday . That was part of a 4 day move leading back up from the lowest levels ...

MND NewsWire - 8:11AM

GDP Growth Called "Transitory" While Low Inflation Appears Permanent

While calling the recent report on real gross domestic product (GDP) the strongest first quarter in four years, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) group agreed with ...

MND NewsWire - 8:04AM

Is the Trade Dispute Dampening Home Purchase Activity?

Refinancing rose to the surface yet again, driving the gain in mortgage applications during the week ended May 17. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index ...

Pipeline Press - 8:18AM

LO, AE Jobs; Broker and Warehouse Products; Conventional Conforming News

What’s going on behind the scenes and in the rumor mill at the MBA’s Secondary Conference? There is derision about HUD’s Ben Carson not knowing what There is derision ...

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Fed minutes: No rate moves 'for some time' even if the economy improves

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The Fed Is Likely to Make an 'Insurance' Rate Cut
Reuters - 2:03PM
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CNBC - 2:03PM
Fed releases minutes from latest meeting
Reuters - 1:15PM
Resignation calls grow as UK PM May's final Brexit gambit bombs
Reuters - 1:14PM
Lowe's cuts 2019 profit forecast, blames higher costs, weak pricing
Bloomberg - 1:14PM
Fed May Shed Clues on Debate Over Rate Cut: Minutes Preview
Reuters - 11:09AM
U.S. Treasury's Mnuchin says U.S. to hit debt limit in late summer
CNBC - 10:15AM
Chances that the Fed will enact an 'insurance' interest rate cut are rising
CNBC - 9:39AM
Do you consider your home a great investment? Think again
www.builderonline.com - 8:19AM
More Baby Boomers Staying in Home, Not Downsizing

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.19%

-0.04

15 Yr FRM

3.93%

-0.01

FHA 30 Year Fixed

4.00%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.13%

-0.02

5/1 Yr ARM

4.12%

+0.02

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

4.22%

1.43

-0.12

30 Yr. Fixed

4.78%

1.18

-0.20

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.67%

0.00

+0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

0.00%

0.00

-4.00

30 Yr. Jumbo

0.00%

0.00

-4.40

30 Yr. FHA

0.00%

0.00

-4.64

5/1 ARM

0.00%

0.00

-3.95

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.07%

0.50

-0.03

15 Yr. Fixed

3.53%

0.40

-0.04

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.66%

0.40

+0.03

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

99.23

+0.23

30YR FNMA 3.5

101.22

+0.16

30YR GNMA 3.0

100.39

+0.19

30YR GNMA 3.5

102.06

+0.13

15YR FNMA 3.0

100.77

+0.09

15YR FNMA 2.5

99.14

+0.11

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

2.2268%

-0.0311

5 YR

2.1794%

-0.0486

10 YR

2.3803%

-0.0478

30 YR

2.8068%

-0.0386

Prices as of: 5/22/2019 5:06PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.

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