Daily Newsletter: Pending Home Sales Index Surges Past 2018 Numbers; Think You Found a Better Deal? Think Again

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30 Year Fixed 3.81%   +0.01 15 Year Fixed 3.45%   +0.01 10YR Treasury 1.89%   +0.0088 FNMA 30YR 3.5 102.91   +0.06 FNMA 15YR 2.5 102.47   +0.02 View Today's Rates

Monday December 30, 2019 MND NewsWire - 10:13AM Pending Home Sales Index Surges Past 2018 Numbers Pending home sales bounced back in November , partially recovering from a 1.7 percent decline in October. The National Association of Realtors® said its Pending Home Sales Index ... MBS Commentary - 4:33PM MBS RECAP: Bonds Bounce Back After European Close Bond market holiday inertia would have been happy to continue were it not for a relative smattering of drama in European bond markets overnight. In fact, the inertia at home DID ultimately ... Community Commentary - 4:55PM Think You Found a Better Mortgage Quote? Think Again I’d been working with Janet for 5 months as her new home was being built. We addressed some concerns, pulled a new credit report to reverify her/hubby’s scores, and sent ... MBS Week Ahead: Still a Holiday Week, But More Transitional Time Time Taxpayer First Act Updates; Program and Processing Notes; China's Effect on Our Interest Rates Latest Video Fed will be very careful in 2020: Art Cashin Trade and new Fed board members are potential 2020 risks: CIO Fed will be below target inflation for the next two years: Deutsche Bank senior economist More News from 'Around the Web' Calculated Risk Blog - 4:18PM Question #5 for 2020: How much will wages increase in 2020? webfeeds.brookings.edu - 4:18PM Hindsight is 2020: Reflecting on a decade of research on the future of the middle class Reuters - 2:14PM White House adviser says China trade deal signing expected soon CNBC - 2:14PM The Fed seems to have halted a potential crisis in the overnight lending market — for now Calculated Risk Blog - 10:50AM Dallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Activity Expands Modestly" eyeonhousing.org - 9:21AM Top Posts of 2019: What Do Vacancy Rates Tell Us about the Shortage of Housing? www.scmp.com - 8:43AM China's top negotiator Liu He to visit Washington for phase one trade war deal signing this week, source says CNBC - 8:07AM Treasury yields tick higher amid thin trading in holiday season CNBC - 8:06AM The Fed could face a possible 'inflation scare' in 2020 with commodity prices on the rise Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.81% +0.01 15 Yr FRM 3.45% +0.01 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.40% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.89% +0.01 5/1 Yr ARM 3.45% +0.00 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 30 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.99% 0.33 -0.04 15 Yr. Fixed 3.40% 0.31 -0.03 30 Yr. Jumbo 3.93% 0.28 -0.05 30 Yr. FHA 3.80% 0.32 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.51% 0.23 +0.11 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.74% 0.70 +0.01 15 Yr. Fixed 3.19% 0.70 +0.00 1 Yr. ARM 2.68% 0.20 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.45% 0.30 +0.08 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 3.0 101.48 +0.03 30YR FNMA 3.5 102.91 +0.06 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.73 +0.14 30YR GNMA 3.5 103.53 -0.19 15YR FNMA 3.0 102.47 +0.02 15YR FNMA 2.5 100.86 -0.02 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 1.5712% -0.0160 5 YR 1.6764% -0.0016 10 YR 1.8858% +0.0088 30 YR 2.3348% +0.0173 Prices as of: 12/30/2019 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

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. © 2019 Brown House Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Brown House Media Inc. - 19706 One Norman Blvd - Cornelius, NC 28031

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Daily Newsletter: Mortgage Apps Drop as Rates Bottom Out

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30 Year Fixed 3.81%   +0.02 15 Year Fixed 3.45%   +0.01 10YR Treasury 1.92%   +0.0437 FNMA 30YR 3.5 102.61   -0.19 FNMA 15YR 2.5 102.30   -0.11 View Today's Rates

Wednesday December 18, 2019 MND NewsWire - 8:08AM Mortgage Apps Reflect Seasonal Slowdown The volume of mortgage applications retreated this past week, giving back most of the gains scored during the week ended December 6 following the Thanksgiving week lull. The Mortgage ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:10PM Mortgage Rates Drifting Tentatively Higher Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today, but remained well within the range that's been intact for at least a month now. During that time, the average conventional 30yr fixed rate ... MBS Commentary - 9:18AM MBS Day Ahead: Revisiting What We Mean by 'Month-End' With trading activity rapidly winding down and with the end of the year rapidly approaching, rather than send you a forced rehash of the same old commentary from the past few days ... Pipeline Press - 8:57AM Sales, Broker, Regulatory Tools; Lenders React to Taxpayers First Act Paperwork; Rates Quiet My background is in capital markets, with a razor-sharp mind for figures. Not anymore. Remember when you’d have dozens of phone numbers memorized? Now the only phone number I ... Home Building Defies Expectations, Up 11% From 2018 Comp Survey; Training and Events; Co-Marketing and JVs Latest Video Santelli Exchange: Economic fairy dust Watch CNBC's full interview with New York Fed president John Williams Mortgage applications drop as interest rates flatten More News from 'Around the Web' Calculated Risk Blog - 3:53PM Phoenix Real Estate in November: Sales up 7.0% YoY, Active Inventory Down 20.7% YoY www.realtor.com - 3:53PM Mansion Tax May Be Headed to Boston Next blog.stewart.com - 3:53PM The Three Bears Paradox on Housing Construction — Too Much, Too Little or Just Right Reuters - 3:52PM Exclusive: Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce - sources CNBC - 2:06PM The thing that freaked everyone out about a recession is now moving in the opposite direction eyeonhousing.org - 2:01PM Share of New Homes with Patios Edges Up Again CNBC - 10:37AM NY Fed's Williams says it would take a 'material' change in economy for Fed to adjust stance eyeonhousing.org - 10:15AM Absorption Rate Up Slightly for Apartment in Second Quarter www.redfin.com - 8:31AM iBuyers Purchased Over 10% of Homes in 8 Neighborhoods This Year CNBC - 8:01AM Fannie Mae boosts 2020 housing forecast 'significantly' Reuters - 8:01AM Fed's Brainard: Facebook's Libra faces 'core set' of regulatory hurdles Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.81% +0.02 15 Yr FRM 3.45% +0.01 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.42% +0.01 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.91% +0.01 5/1 Yr ARM 3.50% +0.00 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 30 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.99% 0.33 -0.04 15 Yr. Fixed 3.40% 0.31 -0.03 30 Yr. Jumbo 3.93% 0.28 -0.05 30 Yr. FHA 3.80% 0.32 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.51% 0.23 +0.11 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.73% 0.70 +0.05 15 Yr. Fixed 3.19% 0.70 +0.05 1 Yr. ARM 2.68% 0.20 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.36% 0.40 -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 3.0 101.06 -0.27 30YR FNMA 3.5 102.61 -0.19 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.33 -0.45 30YR GNMA 3.5 103.31 -0.45 15YR FNMA 3.0 102.30 -0.11 15YR FNMA 2.5 100.61 -0.22 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 1.6328% +0.0083 5 YR 1.7349% +0.0334 10 YR 1.9186% +0.0437 30 YR 2.3487% +0.0492 Prices as of: 12/18/2019 4:59PM 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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Daily Newsletter: Builder Confidence Highest in Two Decades; Rates Mixed and at Risk of Reversal

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30 Year Fixed 3.80%   +0.02 15 Year Fixed 3.45%   +0.02 10YR Treasury 1.87%   +0.0488 FNMA 30YR 3.5 102.73   -0.06 FNMA 15YR 2.5 102.28   -0.06 View Today's Rates

Monday December 16, 2019 MND NewsWire - 10:41AM Builder Confidence Highest in Two Decades Home builders ended the year with an apparent outbreak of euphoria. Responding to higher trending sales and low interest rates they sent the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:59PM Mortgage Rates Mixed Today, at Risk of Reversal Mortgage rates were nicely lower on Friday, though not quite as nicely as we would hope or expect. Why is that? Simply put, the bond market (which underlies and most directly affects ... MBS Commentary - 9:14AM MBS Week Ahead: Despite Friendly Friday Bounce, Risks Remain Have you ever worried about the negative repercussions of some anticipated event in your life only to find out they weren't so bad? For the bond market, last Friday was one of those ... Pipeline Press - 8:56AM Analytics, CRM Tools; Jumbo and Non-QM Trends: End in Sight for Trade War? No one wants their labors to go to waste, whether you’re an underwriter who is over-ruled by the head of credit, or an MLO who finds out your approved borrower is going to a competitor ... Lender Survey: Has the Refi Boom Run Out of Steam? So Much Trade War Drama, But Bonds in a Range More News from 'Around the Web' Reuters - 3:47PM Factbox: Beijing statements on trade deal differ from those of U.S. on imports, timing Reuters - 2:08PM Kudlow: U.S.-China deal 'absolutely' done, U.S. exports to China will double Calculated Risk Blog - 2:08PM Sacramento Housing in November: Sales Down 4.8% YoY, Active Inventory down 33.6% YoY Reuters - 2:08PM Wall Street hits record high on China data, trade deal; Apple shines CNBC - 11:47AM Mohamed El-Erian sees US and China going into an economic war beyond trade after 2020 election Reuters - 11:21AM Mexico says dispute over U.S. labor attaches does not endanger trade deal CNBC - 10:02AM Treasury yields rise as US-China trade deal drives more risk taking Reuters - 8:06AM Global stocks gain as investors welcome preliminary U.S.-China trade deal Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.80% +0.02 15 Yr FRM 3.45% +0.02 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.42% +0.02 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.91% +0.01 5/1 Yr ARM 3.49% +0.01 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 30 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.99% 0.33 -0.04 15 Yr. Fixed 3.40% 0.31 -0.03 30 Yr. Jumbo 3.93% 0.28 -0.05 30 Yr. FHA 3.80% 0.32 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.51% 0.23 +0.11 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.73% 0.70 +0.05 15 Yr. Fixed 3.19% 0.70 +0.05 1 Yr. ARM 2.68% 0.20 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.36% 0.40 -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 3.0 101.25 -0.16 30YR FNMA 3.5 102.73 -0.06 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.59 -0.16 30YR GNMA 3.5 103.66 -0.11 15YR FNMA 3.0 102.28 -0.06 15YR FNMA 2.5 100.69 -0.17 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 1.6304% +0.0226 5 YR 1.7030% +0.0465 10 YR 1.8731% +0.0488 30 YR 2.2909% +0.0370 Prices as of: 12/16/2019 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

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