Daily Newsletter: Wednesday January 20, 2016

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                3.84%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.05

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.12%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.03

10YR Treasury

                                                                1.99%
                                                                  
                                                                -0.0628

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                104-06
                                                                  
                                                                +0-08

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-26
                                                                  
                                                                +0-04

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Wednesday January 20, 2016

Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:01PM

Rates Head Back Toward Long Term Lows

Mortgage rates fell today , bringing them back in line with the lowest levels in more than 2 months and very near the best levels since late April 2015. The surprisingly strong performance ...

MND NewsWire - 10:31AM

Residential Construction Down but Close to Consensus

Both housing starts and residential construction permits declined in December compared to November. A joint release from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban ...

MND NewsWire - 9:00AM

Lower Rates Spur Refi Applications

Applications for mortgages rose significantly during the week ended January 15 as fixed rate mortgage interest rates fell to the lowest levels since mid-autumn. The Mortgage Bankers ...

Pipeline Press - 10:48AM

Subservicer Reviews; QC contest; Big Bank Mortgage Stats; Guide for Online Business Activities

If you think regulatory trends aren't influencing businesses, big and small, think again. In the latest "big" example, insurance company MetLife said it will sell or spin off most of ...

Latest Video

Santelli Exchange: Back to ZIRP and QE?

Housing starts down 2.5% in December

Santelli: Rates defrost as stocks melt

More News from 'Around the Web'

rss.nytimes.com - 3:55PM
Economic Trends: How to Make Sense of Plummeting Global Markets
Calculated Risk Blog - 3:55PM
AIA: "Architecture Billings Index Ends Year on Positive Note"
Market Watch - 3:55PM
Yellen to testify about outlook to Congress on Feb. 10
Realtor.Org - 3:55PM
How Are Closings Going?
CNBC - 1:17PM
Gundlach: Declines not stopping soon
CNBC - 10:53AM
Corporate Bond Market Concerns
Bloomberg - 10:51AM
How Do You Define Bond Liquidity? US Treasury Wants to Know
newsroom.bankofamerica.com - 8:41AM
Survey Finds Investors Significantly Less Confident in Global Economic Outlook
CNBC - 8:38AM
US housing starts, permits fall 2.5%
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 12:52AM
Freddie Mac Prices First Guaranteed Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization of 2016

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

3.84%

-0.05

15 Yr FRM

3.12%

-0.03

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.50%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.68%

-0.04

5/1 Yr ARM

3.05%

-0.01

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.45%

1.20

-0.01

30 Yr. Fixed

4.12%

1.43

-0.05

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.12%

0.38

-0.08

15 Yr. Fixed

3.42%

0.39

-0.05

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.02%

0.30

-0.07

30 Yr. FHA

3.90%

0.34

-0.05

5/1 ARM

3.42%

0.39

-0.05

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

3.92%

0.60

-0.05

15 Yr. Fixed

3.19%

0.50

-0.07

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.01%

0.40

-0.08

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

101-15

+0-11

30YR FNMA 3.5

104-06

+0-08

30YR GNMA 3.0

102-14

+0-03

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-21

-0-02

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-26

+0-04

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-25

+0-06

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.8293%

-0.0407

5 YR

1.4247%

-0.0605

10 YR

1.9946%

-0.0628

30 YR

2.7664%

-0.0613

Prices as of: 1/20/2016 4:30PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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