Daily Newsletter: New Home Apps Rise in March, but Builder Confidence Stalls; Rates Hold Ground After Ukraine Headlines; Ellie Mae Announcement

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30 Year Fixed 4.36%   -0.01 15 Year Fixed 3.40%   +0.00 10YR Treasury 2.62%   -0.0271 FNMA 30YR 3.5 101.33   +0.16 FNMA 15YR 2.5 103.09   -0.22 View Today's Rates

Tuesday April 15, 2014 MND NewsWire - 11:45AM No Spring Breakout as Builder Confidence Stalls The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose to 47 this month, indicating a slight improvement in the confidence of home builders in ... MND NewsWire - 10:49AM New Home Applications Up in March The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) estimated today that there was a 15 percent increase in applications for new home purchases in March compared to February even as the annual pace ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:05PM Mortgage Rates Hold Ground After Ukraine Headlines Mortgage rates started the day in weaker territory, continuing higher for a second straight morning. Just after 10am, headlines regarding violence in Ukraine sent stocks lower and provided ... Pipeline Press - 9:46AM Mortgage and Bank M&A; Ellie's Announcement; United Wholesale Rolls Out Non-QM Don't forget: the bond markets close early on Thursday , and are closed entirely Friday. LOs know that any lender taking locks will price conservatively. But today it is business as ... MBS MID-DAY: Bond Markets in Rally Mode After Visit From Old Friend Consumer Expectations Rise Slightly Along with Inflation Fears Latest Video Santelli Exchange: Disinflation myth US NAHB April housing index reads 47 Shiller: Signs of softening in housing More News from 'Around the Web' www.collateralvision.com - 2:58PM News from the Appraisal Institute Northern California Chapter Annual Spring Conference CNBC - 2:58PM Is this a bubble? Here's 1 way to tell CNBC - 2:58PM Behind the stock market's whippy behavior DataQuick - 2:45PM March Southland Home Sale Press Release Market Watch - 2:39PM Be wary when you hear 'this is the big stock crash' CNBC - 2:24PM Cashin: Why the Nasdaq's getting slammed Washington Post - 2:24PM 3 big things to look for in Yellen's first monetary policy speech SEC - 2:21PM SEC Charges San Diego-Based Investment Adviser Bloomberg - 12:47PM Consumer Default Rates Drop to Eight-Year Low, S&P/Experian Says - Bloomberg Bloomberg - 12:47PM Bernanke Says Fed Considers Emerging Markets When Making Policy - Bloomberg CNBC - 12:47PM Eminent domain: Whose land is it anyway? Realtor.Org - 11:58AM After Trulia Merger, ActiveRain Has More to Prove to Its Users Reuters - 10:47AM U.S. home builder sentiment edges up in April, still gloomy CNBC - 10:46AM More momentum in housing than stocks, Shiller says www.gallup.com - 9:54AM U.S. Economic Confidence Steady at -16 The Atlantic - 9:09AM The Sad, Slow Death of America's Retail Workforce Bloomberg - 8:55AM Corporate Bonds Tripling Since 2000 Shows Investors' Appetite - Bloomberg CNBC - 8:55AM Yellen: Working to address more risks Reuters - 8:55AM Food, rental housing bump up U.S. consumer inflation Reuters - 8:29AM Stock futures tick up after earnings, prices data due Today's Comments MBS Live Chat - 1:22PM "is this ukraine related or equity related? did ukraine cause equity sell off?..." MBS Live Chat - 1:23PM "Yes, Sung...." MBS Live Chat - 1:23PM "Ukraine claims russian forces entered ukraine territory..." MBS Live Chat - 1:25PM "but why today? we heard "civil war" over the weekend. what makes today any more relevant? not buying Ukraine on this one..." MBS Live Chat - 1:26PM "What else, Sung? It's the only news line, frankly the data says we should be in the red...." MBS Live Chat - 1:26PM "without commenting on 'why today' we can simply look at markets that are more directly affected, like Europe and see core sovereign debt rallying much more sharply..." MBS Live Chat - 1:47PM "here's a chart of the benchmark for European flights-to-safety vs Treasuries. http://mndne.ws/1eLD0Kb..." Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 4.36% -0.01 15 Yr FRM 3.40% +0.00 FHA 30 Year Fixed 4.00% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 4.14% -0.01 5/1 Yr ARM 3.25% +0.00 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.80% 1.10 +0.13 30 Yr. Fixed 4.67% 1.44 +0.13 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.56% 0.33 +0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 3.62% 0.31 +0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.49% 0.14 +0.03 30 Yr. FHA 4.19% 0.16 -0.02 5/1 ARM 3.26% 0.31 +0.01 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.34% 0.70 -0.07 15 Yr. Fixed 3.38% 0.60 -0.09 1 Yr. ARM 2.41% 0.50 -0.04 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.09% 0.50 -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 MBS Price Change 30YR FNMA 3.0 97.28 +0.17 30YR FNMA 3.5 101.33 +0.16 30YR GNMA 3.0 99.33 +0.23 30YR GNMA 3.5 102.81 +0.16 15YR FNMA 3.0 103.09 -0.22 15YR FNMA 2.5 100.38 -0.22 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.3710% +0.0000 5 YR 1.6151% +0.0000 10 YR 2.6229% -0.0271 30 YR 3.4578% -0.0340 Prices as of: 4/15/2014 3:50PM 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. 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