Strong Showing With Help From Vaccine Drama and a Solid Bond Auction The day began with bonds falling back to yesterday's range after rising in the overnight session.  Concerns over the J&J vaccine were in focus.  Inflation data (CPI) came out stronger than expected, but bonds took it in stride, ultimately rallying back into positive territory within 10 minutes of the data.  The day's biggest ally was yet to join the fight, but when the 30yr bond auction results came out, its allegiances were clear.  Even after a morning of modest gains, the auction still managed to post strong results, thus adding solid reinforcement for the current consolidation pattern. Econ Data / Events Fed MBS Buying  10am, 1130am, 1pm Core Annual CPI 1.6 vs 1.5 f'cast, 1.3 prev Market Movement Recap 07:51 AM Bonds opened slightly weaker with comments from Bank of Japan's Kuroda kicking off a move up to 1.703% in 10yr yields.  Bonds were sideways in Europe until rallying at 7am ET on news of the J&J vaccine being suspended.  Big volume spike and a quick drop to 1.661 at the time.  Now back up to 1.682%.  NOTE: MBS chart looks worse than it is due to the roll. 08:40 AM CPI higher than expected (core, y/y +1.6 vs +1.5 f'cast).  Perhaps bonds were braced for worse.  They've rallied since the data with 10yr yields turning green at 1.664% and 2.5 UMBS up 2 ticks (+0.06).   11:36 AM MBS now up more than a quarter of a point with 2.5 coupons trading at 103-06 (103.19).  10yr yields are down 1 bp with gains most easily attributed to J&J vaccine news. 01:06 PM Very strong 30yr auction, especially in the context of an already stable-to-stronger morning. 10yr yields down 4bps now at 1.63%.  UMBS 2.5 coupons at highs of day, + 10 ticks (.31) at 103-07 (103.22). 03:51 PM Holding steady near the best levels of the day.  Not much has happened since the auction.  10yr still blocked by 1.62% underfoot, but no complaints about a 4bp drop on the day.  2.5 UMBS are now 3/8ths higher on the day.

April 13, 2021 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Apr 13, 2021 Mortgage Rates Lowest in Nearly a Month Thu, Apr 8, 2021 4:02PM Mortgage Rates had another decent day on Thursday with the average lender offering modestly better terms compared to yesterday. Improvements continue to arrive in fairly small doses, but they've been adding up . You'd have to go back nearly a month to March 12th to see anything definitively lower (although it's worth noting that today's rates are also roughly in line with those seen on March 25th). As far as specific levels, lenders remain widely stratified with purchases being quoted in a range of 3.00-3.125% and refinances in a range of 3.125-3.375 (conventional, 30yr fixed). Today's specifi... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.99% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.64% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% 0.00 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/15 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 5.5 101.29 +0.16   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.45 +0.05   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.040 -0.026   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Strong Showing With Help From Vaccine Drama and a Solid Bond Auction Tue, Apr 13, 2021 4:03PM Strong Showing With Help From Vaccine Drama and a Solid Bond Auction The day began with bonds falling back to yesterday's range after rising in the overnight session.  Concerns over the J&J vaccine were in focus.  Inflation data (CPI) came out stronger than expected, but bonds took it in stride, ultimat... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.91 +0.28 UMBS 5.5 101.29 +0.16 UMBS 6.0 102.45 +0.05 GNMA 5.0 100.24 +0.24 GNMA 5.5 101.23 +0.09 GNMA 6.0 101.98 -0.02 Pricing as of: 9/15 8:23PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.537 -0.016 5 YR Treasury 3.600 -0.030 7 YR Treasury 3.792 -0.024 10 YR Treasury 4.040 -0.026 30 YR Treasury 4.661 -0.021 Pricing as of: 9/15 8:23PM EST Other News Delinquencies Post Fifth Month of Improvement Tue, Apr 13, 2021 11:08AM The national delinquency rate posted its fifth consecutive decline in January, retreating to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic. CoreLogic says 5.6 percent of all mortgages were at least 30 days past due during the month, including those loans in foreclosure. This was an increase of 2.1 points compared to the 3.5 percent rate in January 2021. T... 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