Thursday May 18, 2017 MND NewsWire - 11:45AM Refis Actually Did More Damage During The Housing Crisis -UI Conventional wisdom, the lending version, holds that refinance loans are inherently less risky than purchase loans, but a recent analysis from the Urban Institute (UI) refutes this ... MND NewsWire - 11:06AM Purchases Increase, Pull-Through Declines -EllieMae The average period necessary to close a mortgage shortened again in April, dwindling by another day from the March timeline to 42 days . This was the shortest processing period in the ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 6:29PM Mortgage Rates Rise Gently From 7-Month Lows Financial markets are still reeling from political headlines that first began circulating on Tuesday afternoon. While stock markets made a reasonable attempt to retrace yesterday's ... MND NewsWire - 10:57AM Household Debt Tops Pre-Recession Level This may, or may not be a cause for celebration. The New York Federal Reserve Bank, using credit data from Equifax, reports that Americans are now back to owing as much money as they ... Fannie and Freddie News; MERS/HMDA update; Politics and Rates MBS Day Ahead: Rally Intact But At Risk For a Bounce Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' Bloomberg - 5:12PM Mnuchin May Face Fight With Watt Over Fannie-Freddie Dividends Calculated Risk Blog - 2:42PM Sacramento Housing in April: Sales down 3%, Active Inventory down 16% YoY Google News - 2:42PM Tax Reform Could Deliver a Tax Hike for Homeowners: New Research NAFCU - 2:42PM FHFA's Watt reiterates true housing finance reform depends on Congress www.consumerfinancemonitor.com - 12:49PM CFPB and FTC confirm scrutiny of ancillary products www.consumerfinancemonitor.com - 12:49PM Senate Leader Mitch McConnell skeptical of Dodd-Frank reform CNBC - 12:49PM House oversight panel chairman Chaffetz reportedly planning to depart Congress June 30 Google News - 12:49PM NAR Midyear Forecast: Existing-Home Sales Poised to Climb 3.5 Percent in 2017 Market Watch - 11:25AM Washington âÂÂdysfunction' won't stop Fed from hiking interest rates in June Market Watch - 11:24AM Mnuchin says he expects Fannie, Freddie to continue to pay dividends CNN - 10:37AM Mnuchin: Housing finance reform a 'priority' for Trump White House CNBC - 10:36AM UBS modifies Fed calls, sees next rate hike in June CNBC - 10:36AM 7 line items that pad the costs of selling your home freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:11AM Mortgage Rates Edge Down Calculated Risk Blog - 8:46AM Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 232,000 eyeonhousing.org - 8:44AM Townhouse Construction Growth Slowed at Start of 2017 CNBC - 8:43AM Wall Street is under pressure for the second straight session on Trump concerns www.builderonline.com - 8:36AM 12 Cities Where Homebuyers Really Need a 20% Down Payment www.consumerfinancemonitor.com - 8:35AM ABA Critical of HMDA Rule in Comments to Treasury Secretary | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.06% | 1.30 | +0.03 | 30 Yr. Fixed | 3.76% | 1.38 | +0.03 |
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 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.02% | 0.50 | -0.03 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.27% | 0.50 | -0.02 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 3.13% | 0.50 | -0.01 | 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 | 100.22 | -0.17 | 30YR FNMA 3.5 | 103.08 | -0.11 | 30YR GNMA 3.0 | 101.69 | -0.11 | 30YR GNMA 3.5 | 104.13 | -0.06 | 15YR FNMA 3.0 | 102.97 | -0.08 | 15YR FNMA 2.5 | 100.73 | -0.09 |
2 YR | 1.2703% | +0.0244 | 5 YR | 1.7706% | +0.0197 | 10 YR | 2.2277% | +0.0052 | 30 YR | 2.8997% | -0.0062 | Prices as of: 5/18/2017 5:06PM 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 | |