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Monday AM Mortgage Advisory - 04/06/15

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Mortgage and Lending with LoanOfficerSchool.com NMLS 291249

MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK ADVISORY

April 6, 2015, 8:00 AM PST 
 
LOCK ADVISORY
  • 1-6 Day Close:  FLOAT With Caution
  • 7-15 Day Close: FLOAT With Caution
  • 16-30 Day Close: FLOAT With Caution

MORTGAGE MARKET INDICATORS

  • Freddie Mac Average:30-Yr FRM, on: 4-2-15: 3.70% - Up 0.01 Point
  • Rate Price Based on 3% MBS - Currently, Up 0.08 Point.
  • DJI Stocks - Currently, $17,866.57, Up $103.33
  • Asian & European Stock Market Indexes Up 0.018%
  • Crude Oil (WTI) - Currently, $50.73, Up $1.64
  • Gold 1 Ounce - Currently, $1,223.00, Up $23.00 

ANALYSIS     

  • Friday AM news rallied MBS (rates down)..
    • Mar Non-Farm Payrolls 126K vs est of 245K 
    • Plus, the past three months were revised to an average 69K jobs. 
    • Unemployment Rate 5.5% vs est of 5.5%. Avg. 
    • Hourly Earnings 0.3% vs est of 0.2%. Initially MBS rallied (rates down) on this data.
  • February Factory Orders +0.2% vs est of -0.4%. This is better than expected news but it is older data. Still, this is a slight negative for pricing/rates.
  • Initial Weekly Jobless Claims fell more than expected to 268K vs est of 285K. The lower the number, the better it is for the economy and negative for pricing. Usually this is not a major market mover. 

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