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by stevendepolo Mortgage rates are up a little bit this morning, moving just above the record low levels set earlier this week. I do not anticipate that they will continue to rise, and will most likely end the day close to flat. I suspect this morning’s stock rally may just be traders buying the dip, [...] Read more
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Current Mortgage Rates for Wednesday, May 2, 2012
by Karga Fantasma Mortgage rates rose a little bit yesterday as stocks rallied and Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities sold off on better than expected economic data. Yesterday’s ISM Manufacturing index showed unexpected strength, rising at the highest pace in nearly a year. I am not entirely clear as to how ISM became decoupled Read more
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Current Mortgage Rates for Thursday, April 19, 2012
by charlesfettinger Mortgage rates have improved a little bit through the last two weeks, but have essentially been stuck in a range since March’s employment figures were released on April 6. It seems that no piece of news has been significant enough to push mortgage backed securities out of this trading range, and I don’t [...] Read more
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Current Mortgage Rates for Tuesday, April 10, 2012
by -eko- Mortgage rates improved yesterday, and will likely stay flat or improve somewhat today. Yesterday’s improvement was mostly a reaction to the previous Friday’s sub-par jobs report (the markets were closed last Friday, so the reaction was delayed by a day. There aren’t any very significant economic reports due out Read more
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Current Mortgage Rates for Wednesday, April 4, 2012
by stevendepolo Mortgage rates surged yesterday after the Federal Reserve published the minutes from their last FOMC meeting. By my reading, the headlines were more hawkish than the minutes actually were, but the chances of QE3 appear to be diminishing, at least for the time being. As a result, mortgage backed securities got crushed, and [...] Read more
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May 14, 2012 
