Panic In The Bond Market It's no mystery that longer-term Treasury yields have been trending higher since August (it's all we can talk about at times) and that mortgage rates have largely been able to ignore that trend.  But that blissful ignorance is increasingly hard to maintain--a fact that hits home on days like today.  For a variety of reasons, today was a big bad day for Treasuries.  As feared, MBS were painfully unable to outperform, and the same can be said of mortgage rates compared to MBS prices.  Bottom line: rates rose sharply.  Multiple lenders repriced for the worse.  This is part of an ongoing, widespread reevaluation of economic and monetary outcomes as told by the bond market. There's no guarantee that things get better before they get worse.  Econ Data / Events Fed MBS Buying  10am, 1130am, 1pm NY Fed Manufacturing 12.1 vs 6.0 f'cast, 3.5 prev Market Movement Recap 08:28 AM Bonds sharply weaker overnight, including heavy selling in futures on Monday.  Snowball momentum.  Global reflation/rotation trade (shifting gears into growth mode.  Buy stocks, sell bonds).  Strong data in Europe.  Bank of Japan reaffirms ETF buying commitment.  US stimulus on track to be bigger than expected.  Global stocks soaring.  10yr up big to 1.25+.  UMBS 2.0 down 30bps+ 10:47 AM More weakness after the Fed's regularly scheduled Treasury buying operation showed an ongoing preference for shorter-dated paper (this was a 20-30yr operation and they bought mostly 23-24yr paper).  Dealers put bonds on sale immediately thereafter and 10s consequently jumped to the highs of the day, up 6+ bps at 1.27+.  MBS aren't too much worse for the wear (compared to this morning), but are nonetheless at their lows with 2.0 coupons down almost 3/8ths. 02:30 PM Bonds have been treading water near their weakest levels since the last update, but MBS lost additional ground just now with 2.0 coupons off by more than half a point.  Afternoon hours are often less liquid for MBS and illiquidity can exacerbate strength and weakness alike. 03:58 PM More movement of the clock, more selling of the bonds!  10yr yields cracked 1.30% and 2.0 UMBS fell more than 5/8ths of a point.  No new motivations--just ongoing momentum.  Widespread negative reprices.  

February 16, 2021 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Feb 16, 2021 Mortgage Rates Lowest in More Than a Week Wed, Feb 10, 2021 4:02PM Mortgage rates haven't been moving much recently, but they've logged enough small victories to make it back to the lower levels seen on February 1st . Depending on the specific scenario and the lender, a quoted rate may or may not be visibly different between now and then. In cases where they seem to be the same, the change could come down to the "upfront cost" side of the mortgage rate equation (which allows lenders to make fine-tuning adjustments without having to move rates by the customary 0.125%). The underlying bond market serves as the foundation for all interest rates. US Treasuries an... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.99% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.64% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% 0.00 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/15 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 5.5 101.29 0.00   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.45 +0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.038 -0.003   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Panic In The Bond Market Tue, Feb 16, 2021 4:06PM Panic In The Bond Market It's no mystery that longer-term Treasury yields have been trending higher since August (it's all we can talk about at times) and that mortgage rates have largely been able to ignore that trend.  But that blissful ignorance is increasingly hard to maintain--a fact that hits home on days ... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.91 0.00 UMBS 5.5 101.29 -0.01 UMBS 6.0 102.45 +0.00 GNMA 5.0 100.21 -0.03 GNMA 5.5 101.25 +0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.01 +0.03 Pricing as of: 9/16 1:29AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.537 0.000 5 YR Treasury 3.605 +0.005 7 YR Treasury 3.788 -0.004 10 YR Treasury 4.037 -0.003 30 YR Treasury 4.656 -0.005 Pricing as of: 9/16 1:29AM EST Other News Revisions to Fannie's Automated System May Lead to Easier Approval Thu, Feb 11, 2021 11:52AM Fannie Mae will implement a new version of its Desktop Underwriter (DU) after the weekend of March 13 . Version 11.0 apply to loan casefiles submitted on or after that date, but casefiles created in the previous version. The changes in this release include modifications to DU risk assessment which Fannie Mae says it regularly reviews and updates based on the... (read more) FHFA Extends Forbearance Periods an Extra Three Months Thu, Feb 11, 2021 10:42AM Most of the accommodations that have been allowed lenders and borrowers by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) due to the COVID-19 pandemic were modified or extended this past week. FHFA, the regulator and conservator of the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, extended eligibility for mortgage forbearance by three months. Forbearance allows homeowners who... (read more) Low Rates, COVID are Motivating Prospective Home Buyers Thu, Feb 11, 2021 10:35AM A high percentage of those who told the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) late last year that they were thinking of buying a home have now turned thought into action. Rose Quint writes in the NAHB Eye on Housing blog that 15 percent of those queried in its 4 th Quarter 2020 Housing Trends survey said they were considering a purchase and now 56 per... 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