In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new regulatory capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). At the time FHFA said the final rule fulfills Congress's mandate in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that FHFA establish risk-based capital requirements for the GSEs to ensure their safety and soundness by increasing the quantity and quality of their regulatory capital and reducing the pro-cyclicality of the aggregate capital requirements. This week the agency submitted for comments a companion rule regarding liquidity requirements for the two companies. The agency says its rule is designed to ensure that the GSEs are a source of strength for the mortgage market during downturns in the economy, and to incentivize them to issue an appropriate

December 17, 2020 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 Dec 17, 2020 Mortgage Rates Undeterred After Fed Day Wed, Dec 16, 2020 4:36PM Today marked the release of an updated policy statement from the Federal Reserve. In other words, it was Fed day! Lots can happen on Fed days--especially those that occur in December. This has increasingly become a month where the Fed unveils a key policy change, or at least a month where a Fed change is seen as a strong enough possibility to get the market's attention. The latter was arguably the case this year, although not in grand fashion. It wasn't as if traders were divided over whether or not the Fed would hike rates or increase the amount of bonds it buys. The Fed's been clear that nei... (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 5.5 101.28 +0.16   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.54 +0.05   99.66 102.54 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Seasonally Sideways Sans Stimulus Thu, Dec 17, 2020 4:03PM Seasonally Sideways Sans Stimulus With Fed day behind us, the much-anticipated stimulus/spending bill is all that stands in the way of the bond market tuning out for the rest of the year--something it loves to do on years where there hasn't been much volatility in the 4th quarter.  This morning's economic data d... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.78 +0.31 UMBS 5.5 101.28 +0.16 UMBS 6.0 102.54 +0.05 GNMA 5.0 100.07 +0.24 GNMA 5.5 101.19 +0.06 GNMA 6.0 102.18 +0.05 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.487 -0.030 5 YR Treasury 3.562 -0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.768 -0.032 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047 30 YR Treasury 4.690 -0.079 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST Other News FHFA Looking to Lock-In Fannie/Freddie Liquidity Rules Thu, Dec 17, 2020 1:53PM In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new regulatory capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). At the time FHFA said the final rule fulfills Congress's mandate in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that FHFA establish risk-based capital requirements for the GSEs to ensure their safety and soundness by... (read more) Yes, The AVERAGE Loan is Taking Almost 2 Months to Close Thu, Dec 17, 2020 10:22AM According to Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report, loans closed during November had an average note rate of 2.97 percent. The 30-year note rate for FHA and Conventional loans dropped below the three percent mark for the first time , averaging 2.99 percent. The note rate on VA loans continued to decrease, hitting 2.72 percent. Refinances constituted 61 perc... (read more) Housing Permits and Starts Show no Signs of Slowing Down Thu, Dec 17, 2020 10:30AM While housing completions were down, residential construction improved again in November . Permitting was especially strong with a 6.2 percent month-over-month increase. The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that permits were issued at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,639,000 during the month. This was 8.5 perc... 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