Wednesday March 20, 2019 MBS Commentary - 2:25PM The Fed Officially Announces Big Bond-Buying Change Market participants sensed that the Fed was suddenly changing its tune with respect to its balance sheet back in January. The balance sheet primarily refers to all the bonds the Fed ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:30PM Mortgage Rates Surge to New Long-Term Lows After Fed Mortgage rates broke a week-long streak of silence today following a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. Even before today's Fed announcement, we knew we'd likely be seeing ... MND NewsWire - 11:52AM Fannie Mae Predicts Slower Growth, Fewer Rate Hikes Forecasts of slowing economic growth have been the norm for some time, but it is easy to sense greater confidence lately among those making them. Fannie Mae's March Economic Developments ... MBS Commentary - 8:45AM MBS Day Ahead: Fed Announcement: March Madness Edition Today's only key event will be the Fed Announcement , which is actually 3 events in 1. At 2pm, we'll get the policy announcement itself as well as the Fed's updated economic projections ... What Changed in The New Fed Statement? Sales, Investor, Construction Products; Servicing Study; Citi's Penalty Builders Less Concerned about Material Costs Mortgage Apps: Refinancing Revives as Rates Retreat Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' Reuters - 3:43PM Instant View: Steady Fed sees no more hikes in 2019 Reuters - 2:24PM Fed holds rates steady, to slow balance sheet reduction CNBC - 2:24PM Fed now sees no rate hikes in 2019 www.nytimes.com - 1:31PM Wall Street Is Betting the Fed's Rate-Raising Days Are Over, for Now www.realtor.com - 1:31PM California Has the Jobs but Not Enough Homes Reuters - 12:02PM Germany: Expect EU decision on how to proceed with May's Brexit extension on Thursday Calculated Risk Blog - 10:30AM AIA: "Billings Moderate in February Following Robust New Year" Bloomberg - 8:14AM What to Expect When the Fed Is Expecting Inflation Bloomberg - 8:08AM The Stock and Bond Markets Can't Both Be Right Bloomberg - 8:05AM What Europe Should Do About Brexit | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 15 Yr. Fixed | 4.22% | 1.43 | -0.12 | 30 Yr. Fixed | 4.78% | 1.18 | -0.20 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.67% | 0.00 | +0.02 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 0.00% | 0.00 | -4.00 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 0.00% | 0.00 | -4.40 | 30 Yr. FHA | 0.00% | 0.00 | -4.64 | 5/1 ARM | 0.00% | 0.00 | -3.95 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.31% | 0.40 | -0.10 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.76% | 0.40 | -0.07 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 3.84% | 0.30 | -0.03 | 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 | 98.98 | +0.56 | 30YR FNMA 3.5 | 100.97 | +0.42 | 30YR GNMA 3.0 | 100.03 | +0.45 | 30YR GNMA 3.5 | 101.69 | +0.33 | 15YR FNMA 3.0 | 100.47 | +0.28 | 15YR FNMA 2.5 | 98.86 | +0.38 |
2 YR | 2.3982% | -0.0766 | 5 YR | 2.3261% | -0.1027 | 10 YR | 2.5245% | -0.0932 | 30 YR | 2.9698% | -0.0588 | Prices as of: 3/20/2019 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 | |