Daily Newsletter: Still a Chance GSEs Could Need a Bailout; Small Victory for Rates; Title Companies Targeted

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30 Year Fixed 3.82%   -0.02 15 Year Fixed 3.13%   -0.01 10YR Treasury 2.04%   -0.0124 FNMA 30YR 3.5 104.84   +0.06 FNMA 15YR 2.5 104.69   +0.03 View Today's Rates

Thursday April 30, 2015 MND NewsWire - 2:32PM Severe Economic Downturn could Trigger GSE Bailout The Federal Housing Finance Agency reports that the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might together require government assistance of as much as ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:45PM Mortgage Rates Manage Small Victory After Yesterday's Huge Defeat Mortgage rates held their ground today, and in some cases, managed to improve after yesterday's rout. This result was far from guaranteed during the morning hours though. Stronger economic ... Pipeline Press - 10:43AM CFPB, NY, and Maryland Target Title Companies - More Regulators on the Way? I travel around a fair amount, spending time with lenders, Realtors, and TSA personnel. A major concern among the first two groups is whether or not real estate agents - especially ... MBS Commentary - 7:32AM MBS Day Ahead: Weak Enough to Bounce or Weak Enough to Suggest More Selling? There are two ways to approach the weakness in bond markets over the past two days, and before we discuss them, I should warn you that I don't know which way is the right one. The first ... MBS RECAP: Widespread Positive Reprices as Bonds Battle Back to Green MERS, a Blast from the Past Latest Video Homeownership lowest in 25 years Millennial housing story New mortgage options More News from 'Around the Web' Calculated Risk Blog - 3:46PM More Builder Results (updated table) content.govdelivery.com - 3:46PM Agencies Issue Final Rule on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies CNBC - 2:47PM 7 years on from crisis, $150B in fines and penalties NAHB - 2:45PM NAHB Remodelers Reveals the Most Popular Type of Home Remodeling Projects CNBC - 1:45PM Hot LA housing market held back by tight supply CNBC - 1:40PM A credit thaw is offering more mortgage options Fannie Mae - 1:40PM Statements - Stress Test Results | Fannie Mae freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 1:39PM Low Mortgage Rates Boost Refinance Activity in the First Quarter Bloomberg - 12:12PM Stress Test Shows Fannie-Freddie Would Need Bailout in Downturn Bloomberg - 12:11PM Bernanke's Latest Blog Post Takes a Brutal Shot at the Wall Street Journal www.builderonline.com - 12:11PM Chicago New Home Construction Sluggish Reuters - 10:17AM U.S. labor costs rise solidly; wage growth picks up freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:16AM Mortgage Rates Up on Mixed Economic and Housing Data S&P/Case Shiller - 10:16AM Will Millennials start buying homes? CNBC - 8:44AM Why Fed should hike in June: UBS chief economist Market Watch - 8:40AM Fed's Tarullo open to easing regulatory burden on small banks Calculated Risk Blog - 8:40AM Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 262,000, Lowest since April 2000 Bloomberg - 8:40AM Worker Pay in U.S. Increased at Faster Pace in First Quarter Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.82% -0.02 15 Yr FRM 3.13% -0.01 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.50% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.75% +0.00 5/1 Yr ARM 2.96% -0.01 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 3.87% 0.38 +0.01 15 Yr. Fixed 3.16% 0.29 +0.01 30 Yr. Jumbo 3.84% 0.35 +0.03 30 Yr. FHA 3.67% 0.23 -0.02 5/1 ARM 2.82% 0.40 +0.06 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.68% 0.60 +0.03 15 Yr. Fixed 2.94% 0.60 +0.02 1 Yr. ARM 2.49% 0.40 +0.05 5/1 Yr. ARM 2.85% 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 MBS Price Change 30YR FNMA 3.0 101.86 +0.13 30YR FNMA 3.5 104.84 +0.06 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.72 +0.11 30YR GNMA 3.5 105.45 +0.11 15YR FNMA 3.0 104.69 +0.03 15YR FNMA 2.5 102.56 +0.05 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.5748% +0.0119 5 YR 1.4286% +0.0016 10 YR 2.0352% -0.0124 30 YR 2.7467% -0.0128 Prices as of: 4/30/2015 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

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