Daily Newsletter: Mortgage Rates Inch Lower; New Indicator says Housing Healthy, Downturn Unlikely; More Cities Seeing Flattening Home Prices

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30 Year Fixed 3.73%   -0.02 15 Year Fixed 3.03%   -0.02 10YR Treasury 1.93%   -0.0244 FNMA 30YR 3.5 105.06   +0.17 FNMA 15YR 2.5 104.80   +0.11 View Today's Rates

Tuesday March 31, 2015 Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:46PM Mortgage Rates Inch Lower to End March; Volatility Ahead Mortgage rates fell again today extending a 3 day winning streak after shooting abruptly higher in the middle of last week. That damage hasn't been completely undone yet, and we shouldn ... MND NewsWire - 3:03PM New Indicator says Housing is Healthy, Downturn unlikely Nationwide said on Tuesday that the overall housing market is healthier than at any time since 2001 , the earliest point for which data is available and that data suggests there is ... MBS Commentary - 12:43PM MBS MID-DAY: Month End Sees Complex Dance Between Stocks, Bonds, and the Yield Curve After a relatively uneventful overnight session, bond markets began the day in slightly stronger territory. The shorter end of the yield curve began the day in much stronger territory ... MND NewsWire - 10:47AM Fewer Cities Bucking Flattening Home Price Trend Home prices flattened on a month-over-month basis in January even as annual prices continued to increase S&P Dow Jones Indices said today. The Case-Shiller indexes for national ... Update from MBA Tech Conference; What Percentage of Lenders is Testing TRID? MBS Day Ahead: Balancing Month-End Trading With Other Motivations Latest Video Closing Bell Exchange: Rate hike predictions Santelli: Fed won't remove punch bowl Will jobs report disappoint? More News from 'Around the Web' webfeeds.brookings.edu - 4:26PM Bernanke Blog Part 2: Why are interest rates so low? Bloomberg - 4:25PM Treasury Repo Rates Surge to 2012 High Amid Quarter-End Pressure CNBC - 2:56PM QE4? It's down to the US consumer Reuters - 2:55PM Wells Fargo gets U.S. approval to use internal models for capital WSJ - 12:44PM Why Ben Bernanke Isn't Buying the Secular Stagnation Thesis Calculated Risk Blog - 11:50AM A Comment on House Prices: Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in January Bloomberg - 11:49AM Blackstone Is Said to Raise $14.5 Billion for Real Estate Fund CNBC - 10:35AM First-time home buyer is back Bloomberg - 10:23AM Treasuries Post Longest Quarterly Streak of Gains Since 1998 Bloomberg - 8:37AM This New Indicator Shows There's No Bubble Forming in U.S. Housing WSJ - 8:35AM Fed's Lacker: 'Strong Case' to Be Made for June Rate Increase Bloomberg - 8:34AM No End in Sight for Bond Rally as ECB Spigot Spills Across Globe CNBC - 12:20AM Quarter ends, but volatility will not www.cfpbmonitor.com - 12:19AM CFPB issues FDCPA 2015 report CNBC - 12:19AM Fischer suggests shadow bank regulations Bloomberg - 12:16AM Treasuries Poised to Beat Stocks in March on Economic Outlook Bloomberg - 12:15AM Kuroda Bond-Buying Stimulus Seen Nearing Limit as Market Shrinks Calculated Risk Blog - 12:15AM Tuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices, Chicago PMI www.npr.org - 12:14AM Mass Tax Foreclosure Threatens Detroit Homeowners Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.73% -0.02 15 Yr FRM 3.03% -0.02 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.40% -0.10 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.60% -0.02 5/1 Yr ARM 3.05% -0.08 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.47% 1.11 +0.02 30 Yr. Fixed 4.33% 1.33 -0.01 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.01% 0.39 +0.05 15 Yr. Fixed 3.29% 0.30 +0.02 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.02% 0.27 +0.07 30 Yr. FHA 3.80% 0.20 +0.04 5/1 ARM 3.18% 0.40 +0.13 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.69% 0.60 -0.09 15 Yr. Fixed 2.97% 0.60 -0.09 1 Yr. ARM 2.46% 0.40 +0.00 5/1 Yr. ARM 2.92% 0.40 -0.05 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 3.0 102.25 +0.17 30YR FNMA 3.5 105.06 +0.17 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.94 +0.20 30YR GNMA 3.5 105.34 +0.19 15YR FNMA 3.0 104.80 +0.11 15YR FNMA 2.5 102.66 +0.14 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.5591% -0.0275 5 YR 1.3750% -0.0390 10 YR 1.9301% -0.0244 30 YR 2.5434% -0.0106 Prices as of: 3/31/2015 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

This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. © 2015 Brown House Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Brown House Media Inc. - 19706 One Norman Blvd - Cornelius, NC 28031

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Daily Newsletter: Pending Sales Signal Strong Spring for Housing; Mortgage Rates Slightly Improved Over Weekend; Long Term Rate Rally Intact, but Volatility Ahead

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30 Year Fixed 3.75%   -0.04 15 Year Fixed 3.05%   -0.03 10YR Treasury 1.95%   +0.0000 FNMA 30YR 3.5 104.89   +0.08 FNMA 15YR 2.5 104.69   +0.09 View Today's Rates

Monday March 30, 2015 Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:59PM Mortgage Rates Slightly Improved Over Weekend Mortgage rates fell moderately to begin the week, but haven't yet returned to recent lows. Even so, the improvement is a relief considering rates had only just begun fighting back against ... MND NewsWire - 10:59AM Pending Home Sales Signal Strong Spring Market Contract signings in the Midwest and South in February drove pending home sales to their highest level in nearly two years. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said today ... MBS Commentary - 7:34AM MBS Day Ahead: Long Term Rally Intact as NFP Approaches As is often the case, this week has the dual distinction of hosting 'month-end' as well as nonfarm payrolls. Until recently, the ECB was almost always holding policy meetings on the ... MND NewsWire - 2:48PM Affordability Falling as Permits Lag Growth The old maxim that a household rents only until it can afford to buy a home is apparently being stood on its head in a lot of housing markets. A study published on Friday by Zillow ... MBS MID-DAY: Holding Gains and Outperforming Treasuries Primer on Servicing's CPR Calculation; MBA Speaks Out Latest Video Santelli: Rates down, dollar up Interest rates, jobs center stage this week Bernanke: Low rates part of long-term trend More News from 'Around the Web' www.cfpbmonitor.com - 4:55PM CFPB 2014 complaints report shows large increase in debt collection and credit reporting complaints Bloomberg - 3:55PM Bond Traders Fear Oct. 15-Style Volatility Could Repeat Google News - 3:22PM To understand mortgage default rates, ask these three questions CNBC - 1:16PM Bernanke says rates could rise Reuters - 12:00PM With blog, Bernanke has new platform to make old argument CNBC - 10:12AM Pending home sales rose 3.1% in February CNBC - 10:12AM Banks push back on foreclosure limits www.brookings.edu - 8:52AM Bernanke's New Blog: Why are interest rates so low? Bloomberg - 8:48AM German Inflation Rate Turns Positive as Recovery Picks Up CNBC - 8:46AM Bernanke: Low rates part of long-term trend CNBC - 8:46AM US consumer spending rises; savings at 2-year high CNBC - 1:05AM Rent or buy? Depends on your 'horizon': Zillow Calculated Risk Blog - 1:04AM Possible Upside Surprise for Pending Home Sales Index Calculated Risk Blog - 1:04AM Merrill and Nomura Forecasts for March Employment Report Bloomberg - 1:03AM How DIY Bond Traders Displaced Wall Street's Masters of Universe Calculated Risk Blog - 1:03AM Monday: Personal Income and Outlays, Pending Home Sales, Dallas Fed Mfg CNBC - 1:03AM Dollar subdued as Fed drives home patience message www.wsj.com - 12:59AM White House Stays Course on Homeownership Push Bloomberg - 12:59AM Bond Market Inflation Outlook Picks Up Even as Price Data Lag The Big Picture - 12:58AM The Future of the U.S. Housing Finance System: Bringing the U.S. Residential Mortgage Finance System into the 21st Century Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.75% -0.04 15 Yr FRM 3.05% -0.03 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.50% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.62% -0.05 5/1 Yr ARM 3.13% -0.03 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.47% 1.11 +0.02 30 Yr. Fixed 4.33% 1.33 -0.01 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.01% 0.39 +0.05 15 Yr. Fixed 3.29% 0.30 +0.02 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.02% 0.27 +0.07 30 Yr. FHA 3.80% 0.20 +0.04 5/1 ARM 3.18% 0.40 +0.13 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.69% 0.60 -0.09 15 Yr. Fixed 2.97% 0.60 -0.09 1 Yr. ARM 2.46% 0.40 +0.00 5/1 Yr. ARM 2.92% 0.40 -0.05 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 3.0 102.08 +0.13 30YR FNMA 3.5 104.89 +0.08 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.73 +0.05 30YR GNMA 3.5 105.16 +0.09 15YR FNMA 3.0 104.69 +0.09 15YR FNMA 2.5 102.52 +0.11 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.5866% -0.0078 5 YR 1.4140% -0.0146 10 YR 1.9545% +0.0000 30 YR 2.5540% +0.0226 Prices as of: 3/30/2015 4:30PM 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

This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. © 2015 Brown House Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Brown House Media Inc. - 19706 One Norman Blvd - Cornelius, NC 28031

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