Last week, trial results from Pfizer's covid vaccine sent shockwaves through financial markets. Stock prices and bond yields both moved decisively higher. In general, higher bond yields coincide with higher mortgage rates. Last week was no exception, but the mortgage market definitely has much more insulation than normal against bond market weakness. That means big spikes in Treasury yields have translated to smaller spikes in mortgage rates. Nonetheless, higher rates are higher rates, so it made sense to expect another reaction to this morning's deja vu moment when Moderna's vaccine trial results were even better than Pfizer's. For a moment, it seemed like logic would prevail. Bonds lost ground at first, but quickly found their footing. After a few hours, both Treasuries and mortgage bonds

November 16, 2020 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.13% -0.12%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% +0.00%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.15% -0.10%   6.15% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Nov 16, 2020 Surprisingly Calm Day For Mortgage Rates Mon, Nov 16, 2020 3:56PM Last week, trial results from Pfizer's covid vaccine sent shockwaves through financial markets. Stock prices and bond yields both moved decisively higher. In general, higher bond yields coincide with higher mortgage rates. Last week was no exception, but the mortgage market definitely has much more insulation than normal against bond market weakness. That means big spikes in Treasury yields have translated to smaller spikes in mortgage rates. Nonetheless, higher rates are higher rates, so it made sense to expect another reaction to this morning's deja vu moment when Moderna's vaccine trial res... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.13% -0.12 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% 0.00 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.91% -0.08 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.15% -0.10 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.65% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.92% -0.09 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/16 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 5.0 100.01 +0.05   95.05 100.50 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.29 +0.05   97.47 101.61 10 YR Treasury 4.012 -0.019   3.643 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Bond Market Indecision After More Vaccine News Mon, Nov 16, 2020 3:36PM Bond Market Indecision After More Vaccine News Another Monday, another early morning announcement of staggeringly high efficacy in a covid vaccine trial.  This time, however, bonds didn't lose nearly as much ground and they recovered much more of what they lost.  Are traders more interested in buying bonds ... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 4.5 98.09 +0.05 UMBS 5.0 100.02 +0.06 UMBS 5.5 101.30 +0.06 GNMA 4.5 98.20 +0.04 GNMA 5.0 100.29 +0.09 GNMA 5.5 101.19 -0.01 Pricing as of: 9/17 6:17AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.502 -0.001 5 YR Treasury 3.575 -0.011 7 YR Treasury 3.759 -0.012 10 YR Treasury 4.011 -0.020 30 YR Treasury 4.626 -0.025 Pricing as of: 9/17 6:17AM EST Other News Low Rates No Longer Offsetting Price Gains; Affordability Wanes Fri, Nov 13, 2020 11:13AM The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said on Thursday that home prices have continued to grow in each of the 181 areas it tracks for its quarterly metro home price report. Both record-low mortgage rates and depleted inventories of existing homes for sale contributed to the annual growth. "Favorable mortgage rates will continue to bring fresh buyer... (read more) Forbearance Plans Hit Pandemic Low Fri, Nov 13, 2020 10:46AM The number of COVID-19 related forbearances plans headed downhill at an increasing pace over the last few week although there is no guarantee the improvement will continue. Black Knight says there was another 4 percent decline , representing 121,000 loans, over the past week. This brings the improvement in the number of plans since just the first of November... (read more) Purchase Applications Drop Back to Mid-Spring Levels Fri, Nov 13, 2020 10:43AM Mortgage applications , especially for home purchases, pulled back from the previous week's level. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, decreased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended November 6. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 1 percent compared with t... (read more) MLO Jobs; Customer Service, QC, Marketing, Servicing Products; Events and Training From Your Living Room Mon, Nov 16, 2020 9:12AM Here’s a good one. “I’m giving up drinking until Christmas. Sorry, wrong punctuation. I’m giving up. Drinking until Christmas.” Did you know that 1/20/2021 (Inauguration Day) is a palindrome!? Or do you know why millions of borrowers haven’t refinanced? How about, “They have no idea what their rate is .”? Rente... (read more) Latest Video Fed doesn't have much firepower to protect near-term economy: Fmr. NY Fed p... Moderna's vaccine efficacy is 'stunning,' says former Medtronic CEO Mick Mulvaney: Policy makers may consider a targeted stimulus approach Moderna CEO on its 94.5% effective Covid vaccine: We hope to get it to mark... 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