Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch
Mortgage rates were mixed to slightly higher today, depending on the lender. "Higher" is a relative term, in this case as the average loan seeker is unlikely to see much of a difference between yesterday's quotes and today's. Even then, the changes would almost certainly be in the form of upfront costs (or lender credits) rather than to the interest rate itself. For the sake of thoroughness and accuracy, keep in mind there are really two different kinds of rate when it comes to mortgages. The " note rate " is unsurprisingly the rate found at the top of your mortgage note. This is the rate that's applied to the principal balance of your loan in order to determine your principal and interest payment. The other rate would be the APR (annual percentage rate), which factors in all of the upfront...(read more)Posted To: MBS Commentary
Strong Move in Treasuries But MBS Underperform (Significantly) While much of the world of finance and institutional investment seemed to be preoccupied with day trading some truly epic ridiculousness via Game Stop, the bond market was doing a few interesting things of its own. Treasuries jumped out to an early lead with help from Europe, but several big trades helped yields move even lower after the 10yr broke an important floor at 1.075%. MBS had a completely different day with a significant amount of underperformance during and after the Fed's final buying operation of the day. At 4pm, UMBS 1.5 coupons were roughly unchanged on the day while 10yr Treasuries were nearly 5bps lower in yield! Econ Data / Events 20min of Fed 30yr UMBS Buying 10am, 1130am (M-F) and 1pm (T-Th) Market Movement...(read more)Posted To: MND NewsWire
The interest rates on 30-year fixed rate mortgages originated in December reached an all-time low in ICE Mortgage Technology's (formerly Ellie Mae's) records, an average of 2.93 percent and a 4-basis point decline from the November rate. The company, in its monthly Origination Insight Report , said the note rate for all three loan types it tracks, FHA, Conventional, and VA, were all below 3.0 percent for the second straight month. FHA and Conventional loans dropped to 2.94 and 2.96 percent, respectively. Each averaged 2.99 percent the prior month. The VA rate fell from 2.72 to 2.66 percent. Refinances continued to dominate at 60 percent of originations , down 1 percentage point from November but up from 46 percent a year earlier. The outsized share was skewed toward conventional loans at 68...(read more)