The rain is still pouring down in Oahu, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ahead of the game. Both GSEs have already announced that their disaster relief programs are in effect for those impacted by Hurricane Lane. Assistance is available for borrowers with GSE related mortgages on homes in presidentially-declared disaster areas where the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made individual assistance programs available. We would assume in this case that would be everyone in Hawaii, but where that type of FEMA assistance is not available, servicers are advised they can leverage short-term forbearance programs to provide immediate assistance to affected borrowers. The relief available from the GSEs includes: Forbearance from making mortgage payments for up to 12 months. Waived late

August 24, 2018 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 Aug 24, 2018 Mortgage Rates Extend Impressively Flat Trend Thu, Aug 23, 2018 4:55PM Mortgage rates have been more or less unchanged since August 10th . That's an impressively boring streak even by summertime standards. Why does summertime matter? Simply put, rates are ultimately a factor of trading that's conducted directly or indirectly by humans. Humans tend to feel and act more "vacationy" in August, whether they're in the office or not! While this dynamic can sometimes create imbalances that cause volatility, the typical result is lower volatility. We've seen 2 great examples of this so far this summer--first in late June through late July, and now over these past 2 weeks... (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 5.5 101.22 -0.06   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.47 -0.07   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.065 +0.026   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: A Petition to Rename The Jackson Hole Symposium Fri, Aug 24, 2018 9:30AM Dear Kansas City Fed, Thank you for hosting another year of the storied Jackson Hole Symposium.  I'm not here to vent about the fact that you could easily handle this event in Kansas City instead of in a venue that sort of exemplifies much ... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Calmest Day For Bonds Since Dec 2017 Thu, Aug 23, 2018 5:30PM Not since the eerie holiday-inspired silence of December 22nd 2017 have bonds put in as narrow of a trading day as they did today.  10yr yields didn't even crack a 0.02% range.  It really doesn't get much narrower than that.  MBS didn't do much better with Fannie 4.0 holding inside a 3/32nds (0.09) range in terms of price. While there was ... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.70 -0.08 UMBS 5.5 101.24 -0.04 UMBS 6.0 102.48 -0.06 GNMA 5.0 100.02 -0.05 GNMA 5.5 101.19 +0.00 GNMA 6.0 102.13 -0.05 Pricing as of: 9/9 7:01AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.499 +0.011 5 YR Treasury 3.576 +0.014 7 YR Treasury 3.784 +0.016 10 YR Treasury 4.061 +0.022 30 YR Treasury 4.719 +0.029 Pricing as of: 9/9 7:01AM EST Other News Fannie/Freddie Invoke Disaster Policies in Wake of Hurricane Lane Fri, Aug 24, 2018 9:21AM The rain is still pouring down in Oahu, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ahead of the game. Both GSEs have already announced that their disaster relief programs are in effect for those impacted by Hurricane Lane. Assistance is available for borrowers with GSE related mortgages on homes in presidentially-declared disaster areas where the Federal Emergency M... (read more) Hurricane Effect: Foreclosures Up, Delinquencies Down Thu, Aug 23, 2018 5:13PM The first serious mortgage related impact from last fall's hurricanes started to hit home in July . Foreclosure starts rose 11 percent from June, with the greatest change 19 percent, in storm affected parts of Texas. Black Knight said, in its "first look" at July loan performance data, that the increase brought starts to 48,300, the highest total in three mo... (read more) CE and Training Products; Corporate Moves; Powell at Jackson Hole Fri, Aug 24, 2018 9:07AM There are definitional differences between PUDs, condos, apartments, and townhomes, including who owns the land. (Based on historical performance of delinquencies, potential liability, and servicing values, some investors price them differently.) I mention this because the NAHB tells us that townhouse construction posted significant gains during the 2 nd qua... 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