Daily Newsletter: Friday August 14, 2015

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.00%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.01

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.25%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.20%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0106

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-12
                                                                  
                                                                -0-03

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-18
                                                                  
                                                                -0-05

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Friday August 14, 2015

Mortgage Rate Watch - 2:32PM

Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher

Mortgage rates were just slightly higher on average for a third straight day. Much of this week was spent focusing on the effects of China's decision to (sort of) stop manipulating ...

MND NewsWire - 12:52PM

US Housing Affordability is Decent, Just Not in California

The affordability of homeownership dipped modestly in the second quarter according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). The index ...

Pipeline Press - 10:19AM

Goldman's Settlement; CFPB and Mortgage Insurance; IRS' W-2 Proposal

The fact that outstanding auto loans have passed the $1 trillion mark is garnering headlines, as well as Ohio's vote on legalizing marijuana and Warren Harding's "love child", but the ...

MBS Commentary - 7:32AM

MBS Day Ahead: No More Help From China. Where Do We Stand?

Surprisingly enough, this week's big, volatility-inducing event leaves US bond markets mostly where they were before the big volatility-inducing event! The Yuan drama (you wan' drama ...

Latest Video

Santelli Exchange: Tightening Fed in 'uptight' marketplace

Santelli: Rates pop on inflation data

Richard Fisher on rate hike: Much ado about nothing

More News from 'Around the Web'

CNBC - 3:24PM
Here's where inflation is still alive and well
Bloomberg - 3:24PM
Gundlach, BlackRock Now Buying Top-Rated Debt They Had Shunned
Bloomberg - 2:24PM
The 10% Treasury That's Older Than a Lot of Traders Matures Tomorrow
CNBC - 1:11PM
Fed survey shows weaker forecasts
Bloomberg - 11:21AM
Peer-to-Peer Lenders Losing Court Battle Over State Usury Laws
CNBC - 10:09AM
US industrial output jumps as auto production surges
CNBC - 10:06AM
US consumer sentiment index at 92.9 in Aug vs 93.5 expected
Calculated Risk Blog - 10:06AM
CR on Housing in 2005
CNBC - 8:45AM
US producer prices rise for third straight month
rss.nytimes.com - 8:45AM
Eurozone's Economy Expanded at 1.3% Rate, a Softening of Growth
www.realtor.com - 8:43AM
Gen X? Good Luck Buying a HouseYou'll Need It
Bloomberg - 12:53AM
Closer Fed Gets to Rate Boost, Less Bearish Bond Economists Get
Reuters - 12:53AM
Currency war fears ease; oil hits six-year low
Bloomberg - 12:49AM
Bond Market Says Chinese Yuan Won't Stop the Fed From Moving

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.00%

+0.01

15 Yr FRM

3.25%

+0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.75%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.80%

+0.02

5/1 Yr ARM

2.97%

+0.00

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.26%

1.25

-0.06

30 Yr. Fixed

3.90%

1.28

-0.03

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.13%

0.31

+0.00

15 Yr. Fixed

3.39%

0.38

+0.03

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.08%

0.34

+0.00

30 Yr. FHA

3.94%

0.22

-0.02

5/1 ARM

3.11%

0.32

+0.09

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.94%

0.60

+0.03

15 Yr. Fixed

3.17%

0.60

+0.04

1 Yr. ARM

2.62%

0.30

+0.08

5/1 Yr. ARM

2.93%

0.50

-0.02

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

100-05

-0-04

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-12

-0-03

30YR GNMA 3.0

101-11

-0-04

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-05

-0-02

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-18

-0-05

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-10

-0-04

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.7299%

+0.0205

5 YR

1.5986%

+0.0229

10 YR

2.2013%

+0.0106

30 YR

2.8462%

-0.0142

Prices as of: 8/14/2015 3:52PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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