DAILY MORTGAGE LOCK ADVISORY
December 15, 2011, 6:30 AM PST
Click for Lock Advice Updated Several Times Daily
Mortgage Interest Rate lock Advice for locks within 7 days: FLOAT
Mortgage Points based on 3.5% Mortgage Backed Securities are up 0.09 point.
30 Day Mortgage Interest Rate Lock or Float Advice: FLOAT with Caution
There is not conclusive evidence to lock but, In this uncertain market the best advice is to lock at historic low rates.
MORTGAGE MARKET INDICATORS
National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage 3.875%
MBS (3.5%) - 102.41, High: 102.5, Low: 102.38
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MORTGAGE NEWS BRIEFS
California Leads U.S. in Mortgage Fraud
California tops a list of states for mortgage fraud activity, as the state's courts pursue more cases against alleged frausters, MortgageDaily.com found in an index it released Wednesday. The Web site documented activity in FraudBlogger.com, a mortgage fraud blog. While California claimed the top spot, New York and Florida also found themselves perched considerably high on the index, followed shortly by South Carolina and Minnesota. New York ranked second by dollar volume in mortgage fraud at $199,600,000. » Read More HousingWire
Mortgage Applications Top Off at 4.1%: MBA
Mortgage application volume leapt to 4.1 percent from the week before on the strength of a boom in refinance applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group released its data in a Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week. The MBA's Market Composite Index noted a 4.2-percent increase on a seasonally unadjusted basis from the week before, with 9.3 percent for the Refinance Index and 8.2 percent in declines for the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index. » Read More HousingWire
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