Thursday April 5, 2018 MND NewsWire - 11:03AM Lenders Tightening Credit Access; Index Down for Second Month Mortgage credit access tightened for the second straight month in March. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) declined 1.5 percent ... MND NewsWire - 9:17AM Renters Losing Interest in Homeownership Along with a declining rate of homeownership, analysts have noted over the last few years that fewer Americans appear to be heavily invested in the dream of owning a home. New research ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:22PM Mortgage Rates Edge Higher Ahead of Jobs Report Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today as trade war fears waned for financial markets. There's not a direct connection between trade issues and mortgage rates, but like any prominent ... Pipeline Press - 9:13AM Cyber Certification and Compliance Products; FHA and VA Updates My father was in the U.S. Navy for 20 years (1942-1962) and his first home loan in 1967 was a VA 30-year fixed rate mortgage. That was obviously pre-internet, and now there are tools ... MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Back in March's Range March Application Volume Ended on Sour Note Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' CNBC - 4:21PM Here's how we'll know when it's an actual trade war freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 3:28PM Mortgage Rates Drive Declines in Apartment Investment Market Index Reuters - 3:27PM Wall St. rises, on track for third day of gains as trade fears ebb www.consumerfinancemonitor.com - 3:27PM Treasury issues recommendations for modernizing the CRA www.nytimes.com - 3:27PM C.F.P.B.'s Chief Gives Big Raises, Even as He Criticizes Spending www.realtor.com - 12:17PM Home Solar Dims as Tesla, Others Curb Aggressive Sales eyeonhousing.org - 11:47AM Construction Self-Employment Rates Exceed 23% Calculated Risk Blog - 11:20AM March Employment Preview CNBC - 10:52AM How much you need to save to afford to buy a home Calculated Risk Blog - 10:35AM Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 242,000 CNBC - 10:16AM Home buying market so brutal, some home buyers make offer sight unseen Calculated Risk Blog - 9:58AM Trade Deficit at $57.6 Billion in February Bloomberg - 9:39AM U.S. Is Restricting Lenders in Veterans' Mortgage Crackdown Reuters - 8:33AM China, holding Treasuries, keeps 'nuclear option' in U.S. trade war CNBC - 8:25AM March planned job cuts hit highest monthly total in nearly two years: Challenger CNBC - 8:24AM House GOP wants to set a vote to make individual tax cuts permanent Bloomberg - 8:24AM Kudlow Says Trump's China Tariffs Are Just Proposals Right Now Reuters - 8:23AM Exclusive: Yellen gets post-Fed payday in private meetings with Wall St. elite CNBC - 8:22AM 'Epic' market bubble is ready to burst and stocks could plunge, strategist warns | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.65% | 1.14 | +0.09 | 30 Yr. Fixed | 4.19% | 1.21 | +0.02 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.68% | 0.46 | -0.01 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 4.12% | 0.51 | +0.05 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 4.55% | 0.37 | +0.00 | 30 Yr. FHA | 4.69% | 0.81 | -0.04 | 5/1 ARM | 3.83% | 0.68 | -0.10 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.40% | 0.50 | -0.04 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.87% | 0.40 | -0.03 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 3.62% | 0.40 | -0.04 | 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 | 97.16 | -0.06 | 30YR FNMA 3.5 | 99.97 | 0.00 | 30YR GNMA 3.0 | 98.31 | +0.08 | 30YR GNMA 3.5 | 100.84 | +0.05 | 15YR FNMA 3.0 | 99.75 | +0.02 | 15YR FNMA 2.5 | 97.80 | -0.03 |
2 YR | 2.3066% | +0.0041 | 5 YR | 2.6397% | +0.0136 | 10 YR | 2.8338% | +0.0256 | 30 YR | 3.0722% | +0.0291 | Prices as of: 4/5/2018 4:39PM 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 | |