Daily Newsletter: No More Interest-only HELOCs for Wells; Rates Higher; Big Week Ahead; Data Suggests Stronger Refi Demand Potential

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30 Year Fixed 4.16%   +0.04 15 Year Fixed 3.29%   +0.03 10YR Treasury 2.53%   +0.0571 FNMA 30YR 3.5 102.58   -0.39 FNMA 15YR 2.5 103.75   -0.19 View Today's Rates

Monday June 2, 2014 MND NewsWire - 1:25PM No More Interest-only HELOCs for Wells Borrowers According to The Wall Street Journal Wells Fargo Mortgage is revamping its home equity line of credit loans (HELOCs) to eliminate the interest only feature that has characterized these ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:09PM Mortgage Rates Higher to Begin Important Week Mortgage rates moved higher today, returning in line with the same "sharply sideways" levels seen just before the most recent push to 2014 lows last week. Bond markets including MBS ... MND NewsWire - 1:14PM Prepayment Rates May Foretell Stronger Refi Originations Prepayment rates, an indicator of refinancing activity, increased slightly in April, the second consecutive monthly increase, as interest rates declined Black Knight Financial Services ... MBS Commentary - 7:56AM MBS Week Ahead: Potentially a Very Big Week; Focus on ECB Thursday On the first week of most any month, the focal point for bond market trading is unquestionably Friday's Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP)--and with good reason. It's the single most important ... April Construction Spending Flat, March Numbers Better than Reported Fed Study on Affiliated Relationships; Bank M&A; is Privacy Dead in Lending? Latest Video Santelli Exchange: Fed's next act May ISM Index now 55.4 Santelli: Zone of low yields More News from 'Around the Web' CNBC - 3:01PM Go figure: Investors still buying bonds CNBC - 3:01PM ISM double error angers traders CNBC - 2:11PM ISM corrects May mfg index (again) The Big Picture - 2:10PM Post Peak, Post Bottom CS Housing Numbers Washington Post - 2:10PM Wonkblog: The housing crash did nothing to tamp our appetite for enormous houses www.lpsvcs.com - 12:42PM Black Knight's April Mortgage Data: Over 40 Percent of Modified Loans Facing Resets Are Underwater Washington Post - 12:42PM Wonkblog: Why homeowners who got mortgage help may still end up losing their homes CNBC - 12:42PM Chicago real estate is a 'seller's market' CNBC - 10:58AM Slow recovery fuels extremism: Roubini www.census.gov - 10:36AM 2013 Characteristics of New Housing CNBC - 10:36AM US ISM manufacturing index at 53.2 vs 55.5 expected; construction spending up 0.2% vs 0.6% expected WSJ - 10:34AM Wells Fargo Will Stop Offering Most 'Interest-Only' Home-Equity Loans www.ourbroker.com - 9:35AM If Mortgage Rates Are Down Why Are Home Sales Lagging? Market Watch - 9:35AM Bond Report: Treasurys retreat ahead of big week for data Bloomberg - 8:42AM Cash Deals Reach Record With Boomers Retiring: Mortgages - Bloomberg CNBC - 8:41AM US bonds decline after strong China PMI numbers www.freddiemac.com - 8:40AM Competing for Homebuyers in a Buyer's REO Market CNBC - 8:40AM How long can Treasury yields stay this low? Today's Comments MBS Live Chat - 8:49AM "Good stuff CS. To Tchir's point about where the focus truly lies, I'd only add the following: http://mndne.ws/T6Iw5Y That's not to say he's absolutely wrong, just that market participants see this, as well as the timing of the two major bouts of pain-trading that came after it (which aligned with ECB..." MBS Live Chat - 12:37PM "from market watch, The Institute for Supply Management has admitted to some reporters that it has incorrectly applied seasonal adjustment factors. The new number they're releasing, 56%, may now be too high. ISM initially reported a reading of 53.2%. Economists who have applied ISM's seasonal adjustment..." MBS Live Chat - 3:18PM "anyone know the answer to this question: If a veteran is retiring, and doesn't have his disability rating yet, do you know how long after they close they can apply to be refunded that VAFF amount once their disability rating is approved?..." MBS Live Chat - 3:29PM "From what I've experienced there isn't a timeline...it all comes down to from what date they assign the disability rating. From what I've been told multiple funding fees paid post the disability date can be refunded, but I'm not sure if this is true. Also, be advised that the lender/investor is the entity..." Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 4.16% +0.04 15 Yr FRM 3.29% +0.03 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.75% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.97% +0.04 5/1 Yr ARM 3.25% +0.01 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 4.31% 0.15 -0.02 15 Yr. Fixed 3.42% 0.06 -0.01 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.23% 0.16 -0.01 30 Yr. FHA 4.04% -0.45 -0.02 5/1 ARM 3.13% 0.19 -0.01 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.12% 0.60 -0.02 15 Yr. Fixed 3.21% 0.50 -0.04 1 Yr. ARM 2.41% 0.40 -0.02 5/1 Yr. ARM 2.96% 0.30 +0.00 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 98.39 -0.52 30YR FNMA 3.5 102.58 -0.39 30YR GNMA 3.0 100.20 -0.45 30YR GNMA 3.5 103.55 -0.36 15YR FNMA 3.0 103.75 -0.19 15YR FNMA 2.5 101.34 -0.25 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.3947% +0.0197 5 YR 1.5964% +0.0573 10 YR 2.5321% +0.0571 30 YR 3.3716% +0.0463 Prices as of: 6/2/2014 3:49PM EST Current MBS / Treasury Prices » MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters. 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