Mortgage rates moved lower today. For many lenders, it was the biggest drop in more than a month and it also brings them to the best levels in roughly a month. Others were more hesitant to make significant updates to today's rate sheets based on this morning's strength in bond markets (which underlie mortgage rates). If you're not seeing much of an improvement compared to yesterday at a specific lender, they're more likely to pass along that improvement if bond markets continue holding in current territory at the start of next week. Just to be clear on how much improvement you might expect from a day like today, we're talking about roughly one quarter of 1 percent of the loan amount, expressed in terms of upfront cost. In other words, if your loan is $100k, then your upfront costs would have

October 13, 2017 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 Oct 13, 2017 Mortgage Rates Back Into The 3's After Inflation Report Fri, Oct 13, 2017 2:47PM Mortgage rates moved lower today. For many lenders, it was the biggest drop in more than a month and it also brings them to the best levels in roughly a month. Others were more hesitant to make significant updates to today's rate sheets based on this morning's strength in bond markets (which underlie mortgage rates). If you're not seeing much of an improvement compared to yesterday at a specific lender, they're more likely to pass along that improvement if bond markets continue holding in current territory at the start of next week. Just to be clear on how much improvement you might expect fro... (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 5.5 101.26 -0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.51 -0.03   99.66 102.51 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.007   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: All Rise! The Judge is In Fri, Oct 13, 2017 8:18AM My apologies to baseball fans, both of you.  The "judge" in today's case is this morning's CPI (Consumer Price Index) data.  Bonds have been deliberating all month about whether to make an attempt to break above 2.40% or bounce back into th... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Bonds Bounce Big After Weak Inflation Report Fri, Oct 13, 2017 4:30PM There was a time--in fact, there was a stretch of several years--when inflation-related reports just didn't matter .  I would have been the first to tell you that (and often was), even as those with a more conventional approach to market analysis would never dismiss the relevance of inflation when it came to bond market motivations. Still, the proof ... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Bonds Starting to Gather Momentum Again Thu, Oct 12, 2017 8:04PM Bond markets are matching their best 3-day performance in over a month with today's stronger closing levels.  Unlike the previous examples, the current 3 days have resulted in the biggest move lower in yields from the previous day's highs.  Pretty confusing sentence... let me explain.   Friday's high yields were just over 2.40% i... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.74 -0.04 UMBS 5.5 101.26 -0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.50 -0.04 GNMA 5.0 100.05 -0.03 GNMA 5.5 101.21 +0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.15 -0.03 Pricing as of: 9/8 10:19PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.496 +0.009 5 YR Treasury 3.570 +0.008 7 YR Treasury 3.775 +0.006 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.007 30 YR Treasury 4.699 +0.009 Pricing as of: 9/8 10:19PM EST Other News Mortgage Guidelines Could be Twice as Loose and it Still Wouldn't be 2007 Again Fri, Oct 13, 2017 10:56AM The Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Credit Access Index, released earlier this week, showed continued slight easing in the credit markets, especially in the jumbo loan space. A second similar index from the Housing Finance Policy Center, has credit tightening slightly. The Centers Credit Availability Index (HCAI) moved off the recent peak of 5.4, set... (read more) Lender and Investment Bank Updates - New Products; All Eyes on Fed Fri, Oct 13, 2017 9:24AM Per Fed Chair Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve has been working to revise post-crisis financial regulations, making them less onerous and better suited to individual banks’ size and complexity. "For community banks, which by and large avoided the risky business practices that contributed to the financial crisis, we have been focused on making sure tha... (read more) Latest Video Trump: We cannot and will not certify Iran nuclear deal JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: I could care less about bitcoin Consumer sentiment index at 101.1 for October Around the Web Reuters Wells Fargo revises expense outlook, signaling profit difficulties ahead Fannie Mae Fannie Mae Reminds Homeowners, Servicers of Mortgage ... 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