AM Market Brief - Tuesday
June 16 , 2009, 6:30 AM PST
National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage
Down 2 basis points at 5.52% on 06-15-09
*A Basis Point (bps) is 1/100 of 1.00%
Fannie Mae Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Down 4.7 basis points to 5.141%
Lock Advice: Float with Caution
Today's AM rate indicator was down 0.8 basis points and 10 year bonds were down 4 basis points up from close of business Monday.
DJI Stocks Opened 8,633.14 
+21.01 +0.24%
European and Asian Markets Down 0.25%
10 Year Treasury currently 3.75%
Nymex Crude Oil $72.63 barrel, Up $1.61
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$8,000 Tax Credit Advance was approved (05-29-09) by FHA Click for FHA bulletin
Fannie MBS Issuance Hits Highest Mark Since 2003
Benefiting from historically low interest rates and a refinancing boom, Fannie Mae issued $87.8 billion in mortgage-backed securities in March, nearly doubling the previous month's volume.
1st Quarter Residential Loan Originations Jump 36%
Thanks to interest rates that were at or near historical lows, residential mortgage lenders saw their loan production jump by 36% in the first quarter, according to preliminary survey figures compiled by National Mortgage News and the Quarterly Data Report.
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