Wednesday November 23, 2016 MND NewsWire - 3:47PM FHFA Ups Conforming Loan Limit to $424,100 After leaving them in a holding pattern for 10 long years the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has raised conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:36PM Mortgage Rates Quickly Approach 2-Year Highs Mortgage rates move abruptly higher today, bringing the average lender very close to the highest levels in more than 2 years. As it stands, rates are officially at 17-month highs, with ... MND NewsWire - 9:52AM Purchase Apps Surge, Driven by Jumbos Purchase mortgage application activity picked up significantly during the week ended November 18. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application ... MND NewsWire - 10:49AM New Home Sales Backing Down >From Recent Highs New home sales failed to build on their September momentum, although the October downturn was not a large one. The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ... FHFA Home Price Deceleration was Short-Lived Ben Carson at HUD? More on PHH v. CFPB; Vendor Management Vendor Updates; Refis Continue to Drop MBS Day Ahead: Not Christmas Yet, But Snowballs Already Rolling Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' Reuters - 3:54PM Fed policymakers confident of need for rate hikes on eve of Trump win Calculated Risk Blog - 3:52PM FOMC Minutes: "Appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate relatively soon" www.realtor.com - 3:49PM The 20 Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets for November 2016 Market Watch - 1:50PM It's time for investors to open their eyes to the trouble in bond ETFs www.redfin.com - 1:50PM 5 Home Projects Under $1,000 That Will Save You Money On Bills This Winter Calculated Risk Blog - 1:49PM A few Comments on October New Home Sales CNBC - 1:49PM Mortgages limits for Fannie, Freddie to increase for the first time in a decade FHFA - 11:21AM FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:37AM Mortgage Rates Move Higher Headed into Holiday Weekend CNBC - 10:37AM Consumer sentiment index hits 93.8 in November vs 91.6 estimate Reuters - 8:50AM U.S. durable goods orders rebound, shipments rising Reuters - 8:50AM Jobless claims rebound from 43-year low, labor market still firming Reuters - 8:49AM Ben Carson offered HUD post, will consider it: Carson spokesman | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.05% | 1.21 | -0.03 | 30 Yr. Fixed | 3.74% | 1.37 | -0.06 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 3.66% | 0.33 | -0.04 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 2.95% | 0.38 | -0.04 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 3.64% | 0.28 | -0.05 | 30 Yr. FHA | 3.52% | 0.21 | -0.04 | 5/1 ARM | 2.92% | 0.40 | -0.07 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 3.94% | 0.50 | +0.37 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.14% | 0.50 | +0.26 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 3.07% | 0.40 | +0.19 | Current Mortgage Rates »* FHFA averages are updated monthly. ** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly. | Secondary Markets 30YR FNMA 3.0 | 99.38 | -0.45 | 30YR FNMA 3.5 | 102.53 | -0.33 | 30YR GNMA 3.0 | 101.06 | -0.39 | 30YR GNMA 3.5 | 103.89 | -0.28 | 15YR FNMA 3.0 | 102.77 | -0.27 | 15YR FNMA 2.5 | 100.33 | -0.36 |
2 YR | 1.1307% | +0.0357 | 5 YR | 1.8354% | +0.0576 | 10 YR | 2.3552% | +0.0397 | 30 YR | 3.0223% | +0.0203 | Prices as of: 11/23/2016 4:31PM EST | Current MBS / Treasury Prices »MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.Mortgage News Daily and MBS Live! are exclusive re-distributors of Real Time Thomson Reuters Mortgage Information.Secondary Marketing Managers: If you are interested in gaining access to the most accurate real-time back-month TBA indications from Thomson Reuters and Tradeweb. Request More Information | |