Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update
January 27, 2010, 12:00 PT
RATE LOCK ADVISORY
Lock Advice: LOCK
MBS prices are Down 4/32 and 7/32 below their high for the day. There is a lot going on today. New Home Sales came in lower than expected. The Fed announcement will come out around 2:15 ET and the State of The Union Speech..
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 4.72% Up 0.009%.
10 Year Treasury Currently 3.650% Down -0.01%
DJI Stocks $10,203.51, Up 9.22, 0.09%
European and Asian Markets Down -0.993%
Nymex Crude Oil Currently $73.88 Down $0.83
- 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
- Vote on To Big To Fail. Move your money to local banks and credit unions
California Rates 01-27-10, 8:30 PT
30 Year Fixed to $417,000
Rate 4.75%, Point 0.75, APR 4.875%
APR Based on $350,000 Loan at 80% LTV
Above Rate can be locked for 30 days.
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