Daily Newsletter: Thursday January 9, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.62%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.64%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.00

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.96%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0297

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                99-21
                                                                  
                                                                +0-04

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                102-02
                                                                  
                                                                +0-01

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Thursday January 9, 2014

MND NewsWire - 10:15AM

Biggest Quarterly Drop in Underwater Homes since Peak

Rising home prices are returning more and more homes to a positive equity position and RealtyTrac said today that about 31 percent of the homes currently in the process of foreclosure ...

MND NewsWire - 3:04PM

Less Financially Secure Borrowers More Likely to Choose Adjustable Mortgages

Three staff member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco have published, on the Bank's website, results of a study about what drives the mortgage choices of borrowers. The three ...

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:26PM

Mortgage Rates Extremely Flat Ahead of Important Jobs Data

Mortgage rates were sharply unchanged today with the few better-priced lenders offset by a few others in worse shape compared to yesterday. The balancing act was only perfectly achieved ...

MND NewsWire - 1:56PM

Wells and Others Gear up For Non-QM Lending

With new rules defining Qualified Mortgages (QM) slated to kick in on Friday at least two lenders have indicated they will make room for loans that don't quite fit the government mandated ...

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More News from 'Around the Web'

WSJ - 4:06PM
Big Banks Didn't Expect Fed to Taper in December
Reuters - 4:04PM
Bernanke gives upbeat assessment of economy to U.S. senators
www.cfpbmonitor.com - 2:20PM
Richard Cordray visits the Daily Show?
DataQuick - 1:44PM
November Portland Home Sale Press Release
Market Watch - 1:42PM
Fed's George: December taper was 'modest step'
Bloomberg - 1:41PM
Treasuries Rise After 30-Year Bond Auction Bids Exceed Average - Bloomberg
Market Watch - 12:02PM
Borrowers getting a better handle on debt, data show
www.collateralvision.com - 11:40AM
January is the Month of New Beginnings, Part 1
Reuters - 11:37AM
Analysis: Housing experts warn of hiccups as new U.S. mortgage rules go live
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:38AM
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Stay Largely Unchanged
www.mersinc.org - 10:38AM
New York Court Rules MERS has Authority to Assign Mortgage to Lender
CNN - 9:33AM
Far fewer mortgage borrowers 'deeply underwater'
S&P/Case Shiller - 9:32AM
Fewer Home Mortgages Deeply Submerged
www.gallup.com - 9:14AM
U.S. Payroll to Population Rate Falls to 42.9% in December
Reuters - 9:14AM
Yellen hopeful for 3 percent GDP growth in 2014: Time magazine

Today's Comments

	MND NewsWire - 2:48PM "This is great news to share with your realtor partners!..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:06PM "does USDA follw the same guidelines on collections that FHA does? Have a borrower with medical collections? Borrower has about $900 in medical collections..."
	MBS Live Chat - 2:11PM "Brian....page 14. It's up to the underwriter if they will require pay off: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/MN-SFH-DocumentationMatrix.pdf..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:36PM "stonegate is now printing the LO name and NMLSR on these docs..."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:37PM "The loan documents that must contain the name and NMLSR ID are the Mortgage Application (1003), Note, and Mortgage / Deed of Trust...."
	MBS Live Chat - 12:42PM "hmmm...Steve Liesman (CNBC) thinks the 10YR at 3% has already priced in a strong NFP tmrw. I strongly disagree...."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:30PM "RTRS- GEORGE: 'I REMAIN CONCERNED' ABOUT POTENTIAL COSTS OF QE3, EXTENDED PERIOD OF NEAR-ZERO RATES..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:32PM "file photo of George: http://mndne.ws/1aKqMiE..."
	MBS Live Chat - 1:33PM "(because she's a super "hawkish" member of the FOMC. no? tough crowd)..."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.62%

+0.00

15 Yr FRM

3.64%

+0.00

FHA 30 Year Fixed

4.25%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.55%

+0.00

5/1 Yr ARM

3.25%

+0.00

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.62%

1.06

+0.18

30 Yr. Fixed

4.49%

1.21

+0.22

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.72%

0.28

+0.00

15 Yr. Fixed

3.77%

0.34

+0.04

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.66%

0.12

+0.00

30 Yr. FHA

4.36%

0.15

+0.01

5/1 ARM

3.33%

0.44

+0.02

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.51%

0.70

-0.02

15 Yr. Fixed

3.56%

0.60

+0.01

1 Yr. ARM

2.56%

0.50

+0.00

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.15%

0.40

+0.10

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

95-05

+0-04

30YR FNMA 3.5

99-21

+0-04

30YR GNMA 3.0

96-26

+0-03

30YR GNMA 3.5

101-07

+0-07

15YR FNMA 3.0

102-02

+0-01

15YR FNMA 2.5

98-30

+0-03

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.4292%

+0.0002

5 YR

1.7454%

-0.0214

10 YR

2.9615%

-0.0297

30 YR

3.8723%

-0.0235

Prices as of: 1/9/2014 4:32PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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