Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update
January 28, 2010, 6:45 PT
RATE LOCK ADVISORY
Lock Advice: FLOAT
MBS prices are down -3/32.
Durable Orders came in weaker than expected.
RATE NOTES:
When MBS prices are up, Rates are down.
Lock advice changes throughout the day.
Good economic news = Bad Rate News.
National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage
Unchanged at 5.07% on Jan.27
Fannie Mae Mortgage Backed Securities
MBS Opened at 4.749% Up 0.038%.
10 Year Treasury Currently 3.660% Up 0.01%
DJI Stocks $10,201.78, Down -34.38, -0.34%
European and Asian Markets Up 0.671%
Nymex Crude Oil Currently $74.08 Up $0.41
- Is FHA Leaving the Condo Business? Story
- FHA Suspends Four Lenders Story
- FHA UFMIP will increase from 1.75% to 2.25% effective April 5. 2010
- Other FHA Changes are in the wind according to FHA Commissioner David H Stevens on a conference call to reporters Tuesday. besides changed UFMIP, FHA plans to lower maximum seller contributions from 6% to 3% and they will increase the downpayment requirement up to 10% for low FICO scores. The official FHA bulletin was released on Jan. 21st. Read Bloomberg report
- (BOG) Bank Owned Government where Stupidity is king. See the lastest TBWS Video
California Rates 01-27-10, 8:30 PT
30 Year Fixed to $417,000
Rate 4.75%, Point 1.00, APR 4.895%
APR Based on $350,000 Loan at 80% LTV
Above Rate can be locked for 30 days.
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