Tuesday, March 6, 2012

FHA Announces MIP Cuts on Streamlined Refis; Rates Improve

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Mar 6, 2012 2:32PM

White House Announces Mortgage Insurance Decreases for FHA Streamlines

President Obama today announced changes in fees charged to FHA-insured borrowers who wish to refinance into another FHA-insured mortgage as well as significant compensation to servicepersons and veterans who may have suffered financial harm due to mistakes by lenders. Borrowers with FHA-backed mortgages who use FHA's streamlined refinancing program are currently charged an up-front mortgage insurance premium of 1 percent of the outstanding loan balance and an additional 1.15 percent as an annual...

Mar 6, 2012 2:44PM

Mortgage Rates Improve Moderately On Greece Concerns

Mortgages Rates improved slightly today after rumors circulated regarding Greece's private bond swap efforts. Today's improvements tip the scales of the Conventional 30yr Fixed Best-Execution rate back slightly in the favor of 3.875%. More of the lenders in our daily survey stood at 4.0% yesterday. In many cases, the rate you would have been quoted yesterday and the rate you're likely to be quoted today will be the same, with the improvements being seen in the borrowing costs as opposed to the rate...


Micro News

5:00 PM:

NAR: Housing Affordability Index Hits Record High

3:22 PM:

MBS, Treasuries, Eerily Stable All Day Long

2:30 PM:

HUD Mortgage Letter 12-4: FHA MIP Changes

10:21 AM:

White Houses Fact Sheet: FHA Streamline Cost Reductions

9:48 AM:

FHA to Reduce MIP for Streamlined Refinancing to 0.01% for Loans Before June 2009

9:38 AM:

MGIC Reports 249903.3 Billion New Insurnace in January

9:32 AM:

LPS: Repeat Foreclosures Hit All-Time High

9:09 AM:

MBS, Treasuries Rally as Stock Futures Tank.

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Today's Comments

Susan Minerly

"Any underwater homeowners is an "at risk" homeowner, therefore every single underwater homeowner should be legally, ethncially and morally entitled..."

Julian Hebron

"This is great work Matt. Cheers."

Frank Ceizyk

"Sung--so you don't think this many homes are underwater?...Adam--completely agree with you...just add to that the flawed valuation method that only..."

Today's Q&A

"Capital Gains Tax On A Second Home "

"So when are the FHA SL changes active? Will the .55 rate only apply to loans orig. before 6/2009?"

"No payments on 2nd mtg"