Wednesday May 19, 2021 Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:51PM Mortgage Rates Spooked By Taper Talk (Over)reaction Mortgage rates began the day in line with yesterday's levels, for the most part. Things changed in the afternoon. Bonds began to deteriorate modestly after a scheduled Treasury auction ... MND NewsWire - 8:45AM Refi Volume Increases for Second Week Despite Rise in Rates Mortgage originations are still finding much of their strength in the refinance sector even during those weeks when rates increase. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said the volume ... MBS Commentary - 3:48PM MBS RECAP: Questionable Taper Talk Conclusions Result in Heavy Selling Questionable Taper Talk Conclusions Result in Heavy Selling The word "heavy" requires some qualification. In today's case, it refers to the quickest pace of weakness seen since last ... Ops, MLO jobs; Marketing, Subservicing, HFA, Warehouse Products; Agency/GSE Changes MBS Day Ahead: Activity Picks Back Up as Europe Pressures Yields Higher (Then Lower?) Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' Federal Reserve - 2:19PM Fed Releases CNBC - 2:19PM The Fed hinted it could reconsider easy policies if economy continues rapid improvement Calculated Risk Blog - 2:19PM FOMC Minutes: Concern about "supply chain bottlenecks and input shortages" CNBC - 1:57PM Taxes would likely rise for the wealthy regardless of Biden's plans Calculated Risk Blog - 1:57PM Lawler: Is the "Owners' Equivalent Rent" Index Set to Accelerate Sharply? Reuters - 1:57PM Fed meeting readout may highlight potential policy dilemma Reuters - 11:40AM Readout of Fed meeting may highlight potential policy dilemma CNBC - 11:39AM Lumber futures fall for an eighth-straight day, as speculation that took prices to a record unwinds www.redfin.com - 10:37AM Investor Home Purchases Rise for First Time in a Year as U.S. Economy Bounces Back Fannie Mae - 9:00AM Supply Constraints Increasingly Come into Focus as GDP Approaches New High CNBC - 8:25AM EU agrees to ease travel restrictions on non-EU tourists CNBC - 8:06AM 10-year Treasury yield tops 1.66% with Fed meeting minutes in focus | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 30 Yr. Fixed | 3.17% | 0.30 | -0.03 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 2.55% | 0.30 | -0.10 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 3.28% | 0.30 | -0.06 | 30 Yr. FHA | 3.12% | 0.24 | -0.03 | 5/1 ARM | 2.59% | 0.47 | -0.08 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 2.94% | 0.70 | -0.02 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 2.26% | 0.60 | -0.04 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 2.59% | 0.30 | -0.11 | Current Mortgage Rates »* FHFA averages are updated monthly. ** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly. | Secondary Markets 30YR UMBS 2.0 | 100.55 | -0.25 | 30YR UMBS 2.5 | 103.27 | -0.22 | 30YR GNMA 2.0 | 101.38 | -0.30 | 30YR GNMA 2.5 | 103.05 | -0.23 | 15YR UMBS 2.0 | 102.97 | -0.16 | 15YR UMBS 2.5 | 104.25 | -0.09 |
2 YR | 0.1592% | +0.0081 | 5 YR | 0.8616% | +0.0422 | 10 YR | 1.6779% | +0.0376 | 30 YR | 2.3765% | +0.0147 | Prices as of: 5/19/2021 4:29PM 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 | |