Rates Rise Abruptly to 3-Week Highs; Builder Confidence Slides from 12-Year High

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.20%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.08

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.39%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.06

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.42%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0969

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                102.16
                                                                  
                                                                -0.63

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                102.59
                                                                  
                                                                -0.47

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Wednesday January 18, 2017

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:42PM

Rates Rise Abruptly to 3-Week Highs

Mortgage rates moved sharply higher today , more than erasing yesterday's improvement. In fact, in one fell swoop, rates essentially moved from the bottom of 2017's range to the top ...

MND NewsWire - 10:39AM

Builder Confidence Slides Off 12-Year High

The Housing Market Index (HMI) backed down a bit from its post-election surge in January, dropping 2 points to a composite reading of 67. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB ...

Pipeline Press - 9:07AM

Deutsche Settles; Investor Requirement and Underwriting Changes

The mortgage world is full of acronyms. Some refer to Finance of America as “FOAM,” for example. There are new ones every year, making it hard for old-timers in lending ...

MND NewsWire - 8:19AM

Refi Applications Continue Healing With Help From FHA Fee Cut

Mortgage applications rose on a seasonally adjusted annual basis during the week ended January 13. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of applications ...

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Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.20%

+0.08

15 Yr FRM

3.39%

+0.06

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.75%

+0.00

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.23%

+0.05

5/1 Yr ARM

3.06%

+0.04

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.06%

1.30

+0.03

30 Yr. Fixed

3.76%

1.38

+0.03

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.41%

0.38

+0.13

15 Yr. Fixed

3.64%

0.34

+0.12

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.36%

0.26

+0.07

30 Yr. FHA

4.15%

0.29

+0.13

5/1 ARM

3.45%

0.26

+0.17

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.12%

0.50

-0.08

15 Yr. Fixed

3.37%

0.50

-0.07

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.23%

0.50

-0.10

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

98.95

-0.78

30YR FNMA 3.5

102.16

-0.63

30YR GNMA 3.0

100.78

-0.58

30YR GNMA 3.5

103.38

-0.61

15YR FNMA 3.0

102.59

-0.47

15YR FNMA 2.5

100.14

-0.48

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

1.2173%

+0.0649

5 YR

1.9267%

+0.0976

10 YR

2.4222%

+0.0969

30 YR

3.0048%

+0.0755

Prices as of: 1/18/2017 4:30PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.

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This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice.

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