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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates re-entered record-low territory last week, one-day after the Federal Reserve announced it would continue lending cash to banks at a 0% interest rate&#8230;. explicitly for the next two-years. Since then consumer borrowing costs have risen marginally, but remain in record-low territory&#8230; CURRENT MARKET*: The BestExecution 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 4.25% in most...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">Mortgage</a> rates re-entered record-low territory last week, one-day<br />
after the Federal Reserve announced it would continue lending cash to<br />
banks at a 0% interest rate&#8230;. <b>explicitly for the next two-years</b>. Since then consumer borrowing costs have risen marginally, but remain in record-low territory&#8230; </p>
<p><b>CURRENT MARKET</b>*: The <i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span> </i>30-year fixed <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rate<br />
is 4.25% in most cases. &nbsp;Several lenders<br />
are willing to offer 4.000%, and even 3.875% is possible for those interested<br />
in buying down their rate, but 4.250% is the dominant quote. On FHA/VA 30 year<br />
fixed <i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i><span> is 4.000%,&nbsp; but 3.875 and even 3.750 are <span>avaiable</span> with additional closing costs.&nbsp; 15 year fixed<br />
conventional loans are best priced at 3.625% but we&#8217;re seeing aggressive quotes<br />
as low as 3.375%. Five year </span><span><span>ARMs</span></span> are still best priced at 3.25. <span><span>ARMs</span></span> seem to<br />
have bottomed out.&nbsp; </p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/224384.aspx"><b>CHART OF RECORD LOW BORROWING COSTS</b></a></p>
<p>Though many lenders have greatly improved their consumer rate quotes over the<br />
past six days, we must point out an increased amount of volatility in what<br />
individual lenders are now quoting as their <i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i> rates.&nbsp; This<br />
is a factor of price volatility in the <b><a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mbs/" target="_new">secondary mortgage<br />
market</a>.</b>&nbsp;Unfortunately when volatility picks up in the secondary<br />
mortgage market, the cost of doing business gets more expensive for<br />
lenders<br />
(hedging costs go up). Those added costs are usually passed down to<br />
consumers<br />
via extra margin in rate sheets. These costs are unavoidable. The best<br />
thing<br />
for mortgage rates right now is stability. Additionally, some lenders<br />
have been <span><span>adiusting</span></span> their loan pricing strategies to better control the<br />
flow of new loan <span><span>originations</span></span>.&nbsp; To put it more simply, some lenders<br />
are busier than others and can&#8217;t take-in anymore business, so they&#8217;ve<br />
pushed rates higher to encourage consumers to either wait it out or find<br />
another lender before rates rise.</p>
<p><b>GUIDANCE</b>: If you missed the boat on record low mortgage<br />
rates last<br />
November/October, the opportunity is still out there for the taking. And<br />
 we think you should jump on it as soon as possible. The risks involved<br />
in floating<br />
have greatly expanded to include (1) lenders taking it upon themselves<br />
to<br />
negatively adjust rate sheets (to slow loan production) and (2) interest<br />
 rates finding a bottom and moving higher on their own. &nbsp; The<br />
frustration of missing out on &#8220;high 3&#8242;s&#8221; and instead getting &#8220;low 4&#8242;s&#8221;<br />
seems nowhere near as bad as the frustration of missing out on a <span><span>refi</span></span><br />
opportunity (moving from 5% to 4.25% for instance) altogether. </p>
<p><b>MUST READ GUIDANCE</b>: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/224712.aspx"><b><span><span>Refi</span></span> <span><span>Roadmap</span></span>: A Locked Rate Isn&#8217;t a Closed Loan</b></a></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;</p>
<p>*<b><i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i></b> is the most cost efficient combination of note<br />
rate offered and points paid at closing. This note rate is determined based on<br />
the time it takes to recover the points you paid at closing (discount) vs. the<br />
monthly savings of permanently buying down your mortgage rate by<br />
0.125%.&nbsp;When deciding on whether or not to pay points, the borrower must<br />
have an idea of how long they intend to keep their mortgage. For more info, ask<br />
you originator to explain the findings of their &#8220;<span><span>breakeven</span></span> analysis&#8221;<br />
on your permanent rate buy down costs.</p>
<p>*<b>Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer</b>: The <span><span>BestExecution</span></span> loan pricing<br />
quotes shared above are generally seen as the more aggressive side of the<br />
primary mortgage market. Loan originators will only be able to offer these<br />
rates on conforming loan amounts to very well-qualified borrowers who have a<br />
middle FICO score over 740 and enough equity in their home to qualify for a<br />
<a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a> or a large enough savings to cover their down payment and closing costs.<br />
If the terms of your loan trigger any risk-based loan level pricing adjustments<br />
(<span><span>LLPAs</span></span>), your rate quote will be higher. If you do not fall into the &#8220;perfect<br />
borrower&#8221; category, make sure you ask your loan originator for an<br />
explanation of the characteristics that make your loan more expensive.&#8221;No<br />
point&#8221; loan doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;no cost&#8221; loan. The best 30year fixed<br />
conventional/FHA/VA mortgage rates still include closing costs such as: third<br />
party fees + title charges + transfer and recording. Don&#8217;t forget the fiscal<br />
frisking that comes along with the underwriting process</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>CAUTION</b>: MND guidance is speculative in nature. We don&#8217;t have a<br />
crystal ball, we can&#8217;t predict the future, we can only share our outlook.<br />
Making the following considerations extra important&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>What MUST be considered BEFORE one thinks about capitalizing on a rates rally?</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. WHAT DO YOU NEED? Rates might not rally as much as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BY? Rates might not rally as fast as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? Are you ready to make tough<br />
decisions?</p>
<p>&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/224776.aspx">read more</a>)
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		<title>Mortgage Rates:  Even More Nuts!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve used the word &#8220;nuts&#8221; in the past to describe extra volatile movements in the mortgage market, but today takes the cake.&#160; Many market records were broken following today&#8217;s Federal Reserve FOMC meeting. The net effect was positive for consumer borrowing costs&#8230; CURRENT MARKET*: The BestExecution 30-year fixed mortgage rate is still 4.250%. More lenders...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve used the word &#8220;nuts&#8221; in the past to describe extra volatile movements in the <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> market, but today takes the cake.&nbsp; Many market records were broken following<br />
today&#8217;s Federal Reserve FOMC meeting. The net effect was positive for consumer borrowing costs&#8230; </p>
<p><b>CURRENT MARKET</b>*: The <i>BestExecution </i>30-year fixed <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rate is still<br />
4.250%. More lenders are however willing to offer 4.00% and 4.125% is approaching <i>BestExecution</i> status.&nbsp; On FHA/VA 30 year fixed <i>BestExecution</i><br />
is 4.00%. Few lenders are willing to quote 3.875% without extra closing<br />
costs.&nbsp; 15 year fixed conventional loans are still best priced at 3.75%<br />
and we&#8217;re still seeing aggressive quotes at 3.625%. Five year ARMs are still<br />
best priced at 3.25. ARMs and 15 year quotes seem to have bottomed out.&nbsp; </p>
<p><i>It&#8217;s important that we point out an<br />
increased amount of variation in what individual lenders are quoting as their<br />
BestExecution rates.&nbsp; This is a factor of price volatility in the <a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mbs/">secondary<br />
mortgage market</a>.&nbsp;Unfortunately when volatility picks up in the<br />
secondary mortgage market, the cost of doing business gets more expensive for<br />
lenders (hedging costs go up). Those added costs are usually passed down to<br />
consumers via extra margin in rate sheets.</i></p>
<p><b>GUIDANCE</b>: We&#8217;ve realized a good portion of the rates rally we&#8217;d been<br />
holding out for plus more.&nbsp; But believe it or not, we&#8217;re still not at &#8220;all time<br />
highs.&#8221;&nbsp; There&#8217;s room for improvement in the primary mortgage market as lenders have no passed along gains to their fullest extent. This is a factor of extra volatility in bond markets. Mortgage rates DO NOT like volatility.&nbsp; Relative to various market levels, rate sheets are<br />
conservative yes, but there&#8217;s no telling when things will get better, and<br />
sadly, always a chance that they won&#8217;t get better at all.&nbsp; Incidentally,<br />
we lean toward the possibility of them getting better, but the timing and<br />
flexibility required to capitalize on that possibility makes floating a less<br />
attractive choice for most scenarios right now, especially when what&#8217;s on the<br />
table is already so much better than everything else 2011 has to offer and<br />
fairly darn close to all time low rates.&nbsp; </p>
<p><b>CAUTION</b>: MND guidance is speculative in nature. We don&#8217;t have a<br />
crystal ball, we can&#8217;t predict the future, we can only share our outlook.<br />
Making the following considerations extra important&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>What MUST be considered BEFORE one thinks about capitalizing on a rates rally?</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. WHAT DO YOU NEED? Rates might not rally as much as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BY? Rates might not rally as fast as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? Are you ready to make tough<br />
decisions?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;</p>
<p>*<b><i>BestExecution</i></b> is the<br />
most cost efficient combination of note rate offered and points paid at<br />
closing. This note rate is determined based on the time it takes to recover the<br />
points you paid at closing (discount) vs. the monthly savings of permanently<br />
buying down your mortgage rate by 0.125%.&nbsp;When deciding on whether or not<br />
to pay points, the borrower must have an idea of how long they intend to keep<br />
their mortgage. For more info, ask you originator to explain the findings of<br />
their &#8220;breakeven analysis&#8221; on your permanent rate buy down costs.</p>
<p>*<b>Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer</b>: The BestExecution loan<br />
pricing quotes shared above are generally seen as the more aggressive side of<br />
the primary mortgage market. Loan originators will only be able to offer these<br />
rates on conforming loan amounts to very well-qualified borrowers who have a<br />
middle FICO score over 740 and enough equity in their home to qualify for a<br />
<a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a> or a large enough savings to cover their down payment and closing<br />
costs.If the terms of your loan trigger any risk-based loan level pricing<br />
adjustments(LLPAs), your rate quote will be higher. If you do not fall into<br />
the&#8221;perfect borrower&#8221; category, make sure you ask your loan<br />
originator for an explanation of the characteristics that make your loan more<br />
expensive.&#8221;No point&#8221; loan doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;no cost&#8221; loan. The<br />
best 30year fixed conventional/FHA/VA mortgage rates still include closing<br />
costs such as: third party fees + title charges + transfer and recording. Don&#8217;t<br />
forget the fiscal frisking that comes along with the underwriting process</p>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates: Sharp Improvements</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We experienced some wild price swings today but consumer borrowing costs improved in the end. In many cases those improvements were significant. CURRENT MARKET*: The BestExecution 30-year fixed mortgage rate is between 4.00 and 4.250%. More lenders are willing to offer 4.00% and 4.125% is widely available. On FHA/VA 30 year fixed BestExecution is 4.00%....]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We experienced some wild price swings today but consumer borrowing costs improved in the end. In many cases those improvements were significant.</p>
<p><b>CURRENT MARKET</b>*: The <i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span> </i>30-year fixed <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rate is between 4.00 and 4.250%. More lenders are willing to offer 4.00% and 4.125% is widely available. On FHA/VA 30 year fixed <i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i><br />
is 4.00%. Some lenders are willing to quote 3.875% without extra closing<br />
costs.&nbsp; 15 year fixed conventional loans are best priced at 3.625% but we&#8217;re seeing aggressive quotes as low as 3.375%. Five year <span><span>ARMs</span></span> are still<br />
best priced at 3.25. <span><span>ARMs</span></span> seem to have bottomed out.&nbsp; </p>
<p>While many lenders did greatly improve their consumer rate quotes today, we must point out an<br />
increased amount of variation in what individual lenders are quoting as their<br />
<i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i> rates.&nbsp; This is a factor of price volatility in the <b><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mbs/">secondary<br />
mortgage market</a>.</b>&nbsp;Unfortunately when volatility picks up in the<br />
secondary <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> market, the cost of doing business gets more<br />
expensive for<br />
lenders (hedging costs go up). Those added costs are usually passed down<br />
 to<br />
consumers via extra margin in rate sheets. These costs are unavoidable.<br />
The best thing for mortgage rates right now is stability. </p>
<p><b>GUIDANCE</b>: MBS prices are setting new all-time high&#8217;s on a daily basis and mortgage rates are still moving lower. If you missed the boat on record low mortgage rates last November/October, the opportunity is once again out there for the taking.&nbsp; We think you should jump on it as soon as possible. The risks involved in floating have greatly expanded to include lenders taking it upon themselves to negatively adjust rate sheets (to slow loan production).</p>
<p><b>CAUTION</b>: MND guidance is speculative in nature. We don&#8217;t have a<br />
crystal ball, we can&#8217;t predict the future, we can only share our outlook.<br />
Making the following considerations extra important&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>What MUST be considered BEFORE one thinks about capitalizing on a rates rally?</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. WHAT DO YOU NEED? Rates might not rally as much as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BY? Rates might not rally as fast as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? Are you ready to make tough<br />
decisions?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;</p>
<p>*<b><i><span><span>BestExecution</span></span></i></b> is the<br />
most cost efficient combination of note rate offered and points paid at<br />
closing. This note rate is determined based on the time it takes to recover the<br />
points you paid at closing (discount) vs. the monthly savings of permanently<br />
buying down your mortgage rate by 0.125%.&nbsp;When deciding on whether or not<br />
to pay points, the borrower must have an idea of how long they intend to keep<br />
their mortgage. For more info, ask you originator to explain the findings of<br />
their &#8220;<span><span>breakeven</span></span> analysis&#8221; on your permanent rate buy down costs.</p>
<p>*<b>Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer</b>: The <span><span>BestExecution</span></span> loan<br />
pricing quotes shared above are generally seen as the more aggressive side of<br />
the primary mortgage market. Loan originators will only be able to offer these<br />
rates on conforming loan amounts to very well-qualified borrowers who have a<br />
middle FICO score over 740 and enough equity in their home to qualify for a<br />
<a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a> or a large enough savings to cover their down payment and closing<br />
costs.If the terms of your loan trigger any risk-based loan level pricing<br />
adjustments(<span><span>LLPAs</span></span>), your rate quote will be higher. If you do not fall into<br />
the&#8221;perfect borrower&#8221; category, make sure you ask your loan<br />
originator for an explanation of the characteristics that make your loan more<br />
expensive.&#8221;No point&#8221; loan doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;no cost&#8221; loan. The<br />
best 30year fixed conventional/FHA/VA mortgage rates still include closing<br />
costs such as: third party fees + title charges + transfer and recording. Don&#8217;t<br />
forget the fiscal frisking that comes along with the underwriting process</p>
<p>&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/224208.aspx">read more</a>)
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		<title>Mortgage Rates: New Record Lows</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer borrowing costs ticked higher today in another volatile trading session (multiple reprices experienced).&#160; Mortgage rates are still in record setting territory though. This is apparent in the chart of Consumer Rate Quotes below&#8230; If the note rate line is moving up, the closing costs associated with it are on the rise.&#160; If the note...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Consumer borrowing costs ticked higher today in another volatile trading session (multiple reprices experienced).&nbsp; <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">Mortgage</a> rates are still in record setting territory though. This is apparent in the chart of <i>Consumer Rate Quotes</i> below&#8230;</p>
<p> If the note rate line<br />
 is<br />
moving up, the<br />
closing costs associated with it are on the rise.&nbsp; If the note rate line<br />
 is moving down, the closing costs associated with it are on<br />
 the decline. Consumer borrowing costs fell to new record lows yesterday before moving marginally higher today.</p>
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<p><span><i>The chart above compares the average origination costs (as a<br />
percentage of loan amount) for several available <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> note rates as<br />
quoted by the five major lenders. Each line represents a different 30<br />
year fixed mortgage note rate.&nbsp; The numbers on the right vertical axis<br />
are the origination closing costs, as a percentage of your loan amount,<br />
that a borrower would be required to pay in order to close on that note<br />
rate. If the note rate graph line is below the 0.00% marker, the<br />
consumer may potentially receive closing cost help from their lender in<br />
the form of a lender credits. If the note rate line is above the 0.00%<br />
marker, the consumer should expect to pay additional points at the<br />
closing table to cover permanent buydown costs and origination fees.<br />
PLEASE SEE OUR MORTGAGE RATE DISCLAIMER BELOW</i></span></p>
<p><b>CURRENT MARKET</b>*: The <i>BestExecution </i>30-year fixed<br />
mortgage rate is between 4.000% and 4.250%. Several lenders are willing to<br />
offer 4.000%, 4.250% is widely available, and we&#8217;ve actually seen strong 3.875% quotes too. On FHA/VA 30 year fixed <i>BestExecution</i><br />
is 4.00%. Some lenders are willing to go as low as 3.75% without extra closing<br />
costs.&nbsp; 15 year fixed conventional loans are best priced at 3.625% but<br />
we&#8217;re seeing aggressive quotes as low as 3.375%. Five year ARMs are<br />
still<br />
best priced at 3.25. ARMs seem to have bottomed out.&nbsp; </p>
<p>While many lenders have greatly improved their consumer rate quotes over the past few days, we must point out an<br />
increased amount of variation in what individual lenders are quoting as their<br />
<i>BestExecution</i> rates.&nbsp; This is a factor of price volatility in the <b><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mbs/">secondary<br />
mortgage market</a>.</b>&nbsp;Unfortunately when volatility picks up in the<br />
secondary mortgage market, the cost of doing business gets more<br />
expensive for<br />
lenders (hedging costs go up). Those added costs are usually passed down<br />
 to<br />
consumers via extra margin in rate sheets. These costs are unavoidable.<br />
The best thing for mortgage rates right now is stability. </p>
<p><b>GUIDANCE</b>: If you missed the<br />
 boat on record low mortgage rates last November/October, the<br />
opportunity is once again out there for the taking.&nbsp; We think you should<br />
 jump on it as soon as possible. The risks involved in floating have<br />
greatly expanded to include lenders taking it upon themselves to<br />
negatively adjust rate sheets (to slow loan production).</p>
<p><b>CAUTION</b>: MND guidance is speculative in nature. We don&#8217;t have a<br />
crystal ball, we can&#8217;t predict the future, we can only share our outlook.<br />
Making the following considerations extra important&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>What MUST be considered BEFORE one thinks about capitalizing on a rates rally?</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. WHAT DO YOU NEED? Rates might not rally as much as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BY? Rates might not rally as fast as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? Are you ready to make tough<br />
decisions?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;</p>
<p>*<b><i>BestExecution</i></b> is the<br />
most cost efficient combination of note rate offered and points paid at<br />
closing. This note rate is determined based on the time it takes to recover the<br />
points you paid at closing (discount) vs. the monthly savings of permanently<br />
buying down your mortgage rate by 0.125%.&nbsp;When deciding on whether or not<br />
to pay points, the borrower must have an idea of how long they intend to keep<br />
their mortgage. For more info, ask you originator to explain the findings of<br />
their &#8220;breakeven analysis&#8221; on your permanent rate buy down costs.</p>
<p>*<b>Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer</b>: The BestExecution loan<br />
pricing quotes shared above are generally seen as the more aggressive side of<br />
the primary mortgage market. Loan originators will only be able to offer these<br />
rates on conforming loan amounts to very well-qualified borrowers who have a<br />
middle FICO score over 740 and enough equity in their home to qualify for a<br />
<a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a> or a large enough savings to cover their down payment and closing<br />
costs.If the terms of your loan trigger any risk-based loan level pricing<br />
adjustments(LLPAs), your rate quote will be higher. If you do not fall into<br />
the&#8221;perfect borrower&#8221; category, make sure you ask your loan<br />
originator for an explanation of the characteristics that make your loan more<br />
expensive.&#8221;No point&#8221; loan doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;no cost&#8221; loan. The<br />
best 30year fixed conventional/FHA/VA mortgage rates still include closing<br />
costs such as: third party fees + title charges + transfer and recording. Don&#8217;t<br />
forget the fiscal frisking that comes along with the underwriting process</p>
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		<title>Refi Roadmap: A Locked Rate Isn&#8217;t a Closed Loan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rates are bouncing around near record lows set last October and consumers are looking to seize the opportunity. There&#8217;s always a rush by consumers and loan agents to lock rates on dips, and that practice is all the more prevalent when extreme daily rate swings raise the sense of urgency. But before you take the...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rates are bouncing around near <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/224384.aspx"><b>record lows</b></a> set last October and consumers<br />
are looking to seize the opportunity. There&#8217;s always a rush by consumers and<br />
loan agents to lock rates on dips, and that practice is all the more<br />
prevalent when extreme daily rate swings raise the sense of urgency.</p>
<p>But before you take the ready-fire-aim approach, remember the old saying:<br />
haste makes waste.  Just because a rate is locked doesn&#8217;t mean the loan will<br />
close. Here&#8217;s how you can make sure that it does.</p>
<p><b>Let Lender Run Your Credit Score</b>: Credit bureau<br />
scoring models know people shop for mortgages, so more than one<br />
mortgage-related credit run in a 30 day window won&#8217;t reduce your score. Many<br />
critical loan approval factors are built into a credit report, so a lender<br />
should run your credit before the rate lock&#8212;even if you&#8217;ve worked with<br />
that lender before. Your rate is predicated on the credit score, and scores<br />
fluctuate daily as you use credit cards. Credit reports also show current<br />
balances on housing and all other debt, and these balances can impact<br />
qualifying. Credit reports also show any derogatory items on your credit<br />
history, including recent creditor mistakes you may not know about&#8212;these<br />
are common, and you&#8217;re guilty of creditor mistakes until you prove you&#8217;re<br />
innocent. Most lenders can help here, but it takes time so running credit<br />
should be first in the process.</p>
<p><b>Tell Lender About Job, Income, Asset Changes</b>: If<br />
you&#8217;re working with a lender for the first time, of course you must provide<br />
a full financial profile along with paystubs, tax returns and bank<br />
statements to back it up. But if you&#8217;re working with a lender you&#8217;ve already<br />
worked with, <i>never</i> assume the documentation process is any different.<br />
Tell them everything when you talk about rates. Have you changed jobs or<br />
titles? Did you not get your bonus this year? Or was it bigger? Did you<br />
spend all your savings on a vacation or new car? Or will you in the next 60<br />
days? All banks approve loans based on your debt-to-income ratio, and these<br />
factors all go into the calculation. The debt comes from the credit report<br />
and tax returns, and the income comes from paystubs, tax returns and bank<br />
statements.</p>
<p><b>Provide All Documentation Immediately</b>: Provide this<br />
documentation right away even if a busy loan agent doesn&#8217;t ask for it right<br />
away. The only exception to this rule is if the loan agent explicitly tells<br />
you they&#8217;re doing a special <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a> that doesn&#8217;t require documentation<br />
because of some certain bank or government program.</p>
<p><b>Your Property Must Qualify</b>: It&#8217;s not enough for your<br />
credit score and debt-to-income ratio to qualify you. The property must also<br />
qualify. First, there must be enough equity in your home. Due to appraisal<br />
rules that prevent loan agents from pre-screening home values with<br />
appraisers, you usually have to pay for an appraisal up front to find out if<br />
you have sufficient equity.  Second, the lender may require any big deferred<br />
maintenance issues like rotting wood, chipping paint, water damage or signs<br />
of water damage to be fixed before the loan closes&#8212;this is another timing<br />
issue that affects rate locks, so tell your lender if you have maintenance<br />
issues. And if you&#8217;re in a condo, the condo building must have at least 51%<br />
owner-occupancy, a healthy budget with no (or at least well-explained and<br />
documented) special assessments, no litigation, no single owner holding more<br />
than 10% of units, and no more than 20% commercial space (or 25% for FHA).</p>
<p><b>Don&#8217;t Forget Your Second Mortgage!</b>: If you have a<br />
second mortgage, the second mortgage holder must agree to &#8216;subordinate&#8217;<br />
behind a new first mortgage before the new mortgage can close. Whether or<br />
not the second mortgage is with the lender handling the refi, this<br />
subortination review and approval adds time to the process, sometimes weeks.<br />
As such, see &#8216;Is Your Rate Locked For Long Enough&#8217; below. And zero-balance<br />
Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) follow these same rules. Even if<br />
there&#8217;s a zero balance, the HELOC holder must approve the subordination.</p>
<p><b>Incorrect Loan Balances Blow Rate Locks</b>:&nbsp; Setting your<br />
refi loan amount is related to credit reports and the &#8216;Cost Or No-Cost<br />
<a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">Refinance</a>&#8216; section below. Your credit report will show your existing loan<br />
balance, and if you choose a refi with closing costs, you need to choose<br />
whether you&#8217;re paying cash or adding costs to the new loan. If loan agents<br />
are locking rates too quickly, here are a couple ways it can blow up the<br />
process: (1) they forget to account for existing loan payments you just made<br />
or will make during the refi process, then they find out when you&#8217;re signing<br />
final papers and you have to restart&#8212;which can blow your rate lock, or (2)<br />
they assume your property will appraise for a certain amount and if your<br />
value comes in low, they have to redo the loan amount&#8212;which can cause you<br />
to have a higher rate or fees, or you might have to pay your loan down in<br />
order to qualify.</p>
<p><b>Cost or No-Cost <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">Refinance</a>?</b>: If you think rates will<br />
drop more, it&#8217;s best to do a no-cost refinance so that you can refinance<br />
again later without having fees wash out the lower-rate benefit. If you<br />
think rates are as low as they can go, it&#8217;s best to do a refinance with<br />
normal fees ($2500-4500 depending on your market) and perhaps &#8216;buy your rate<br />
down&#8217; by paying tax deductible points (a &#8216;point&#8217; is 1% of your loan amount).<br />
On a no-cost transaction, lenders offset your closing costs by offering a<br />
slightly higher rate, usually .125% to .25% higher.</p>
<p><b>What Is The Rate Outlook?</b>: The U.S. and global<br />
economies are in uncharted territory given mass post-crisis government<br />
stimulus spending, so even the best market oracles don&#8217;t know how rates will<br />
play. But here&#8217;s what we do know: rates drop when mortgage backed securities<br />
(MBS) rise, and MBS are at <b><a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mbs/">all-time highs</a></b> because<br />
they&#8217;re one of the best safe havens for global investors rattled by market<br />
uncertainty. This is why rates are at record lows. MBS are priced for a very<br />
weak economic outlook. Any signs of improvement will cause MBS to sell and<br />
rates to rise.</p>
<p><b>Getting Rate Quotes</b>: Even the best rate websites<br />
like MortgageNewsDaily aren&#8217;t a substitute for a rate quote. As noted in the<br />
&#8216;Cost or No-Cost&#8217; section, there&#8217;s a direct relationship between rates and<br />
fees, so a rate quote will depend on your objectives and it can only be<br />
provided to you by a lender. Always insist on a full written term sheet<br />
displaying the rate, term (e.g., 30yr fixed), every single line item closing<br />
cost, total monthly costs including insurance and taxes, and total<br />
cash-to-close or cash-in-hand at closing. Lenders are required by Federal<br />
law to give you a three-page Good Faith Estimate but this form is a joke<br />
because it doesn&#8217;t show you all of your line items, nor your total monthly<br />
cost, nor your cash-to-close. So make sure your lender shows this to you in<br />
some written format before you lock a rate.</p>
<p><b>Is Your Rate Locked For Long Enough?</b>: Banks are busy<br />
during these rate dips and quoted rates can only be locked for a certain<br />
number of days. Ask your loan agent when they expect to close your loan, and<br />
if their quoted rate lock is enough time to get the deal done. Also refer<br />
back to the &#8216;Provide All Documentation Immediately&#8217; section above, so you<br />
can hold the loan agent&#8217;s feet to the fire if the delays are on their end<br />
and not yours.</p>
<p><b>Your Rate vs. Headline Rates</b>: Every Thursday Freddie<br />
Mac publishes a rate survey from the previous week. This is source material<br />
for virtually all media. In addition to the fact that those rates are<br />
expired by the time you&#8217;re reading about them, there&#8217;s lots of <b><a href="http://thebasispoint.com/2010/06/24/the-fine-print-on-record-low-mortg<br />
age-rate-headlines/" target="new">fine print</a></b> the headlines don&#8217;t catch<br />
including: those rates are only for loans to $417k, single family homes<br />
only, owner-occupied only, and most of those loans have .7% to .8% in points<br />
(aka extra fees). Rates on this website are <b><a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mortgage_rates/">more timely</a></b>, but<br />
again, a rate quote is based on your profile and your property profile so it<br />
must come from a lender to be specific.</p>
<p><b>What If Rates Drop More During Loan Process</b>: When<br />
you lock a rate, you&#8217;re setting that rate then the market will go up or<br />
down. It&#8217;s very much like buying a stock. The main difference is that<br />
lenders have what they call &#8216;renegotiation&#8217; policies if rates drop after<br />
you&#8217;ve locked. All renegotiation policies are similar in that rates have to<br />
drop significantly for you to be able to capture some of that drop after<br />
you&#8217;ve already locked a rate. Bottom line: renegotiations don&#8217;t let you<br />
capture the entire gain because you&#8217;ve already made a commitment. So as an<br />
example, if you locked a rate at 4.75% and the quoted rate for that same<br />
unlocked loan a week later dropped to 4.5%, most lender renegotiation<br />
policies will give you half of the gain which would put you at 4.625%.</p>
<p><i><b>Julian Hebron</b> is San Francisco branch manager and a top producer for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rpm-mtg.com"><b>RPM Mortgage</b></a> and also runs mortgage and housing blog <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebasispoint.com"><b>The Basis Point</b></a>.</i></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the intense rally in bond markets helped mortgage rates reach their best levels of the year, but the rally came to an end on Friday.&#160; Then on Friday evening, news the S&#38;P downgraded the US Sovereign Debt Rating set a chain of events in motion that completely rocked the markets.&#160; Despite steep losses...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week the intense rally in bond markets helped <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rates reach<br />
their best levels of the year, but the rally came to an end on Friday.&nbsp; Then on Friday evening, news the S&amp;P<br />
downgraded the US Sovereign Debt Rating set a chain of events in motion that<br />
completely rocked the markets.&nbsp; Despite<br />
steep losses in stocks and insane rallies in Treasuries, the Secondary <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">Mortgage</a><br />
Market has been more of a bystander today, leaving Home Loan Borrowing Costs<br />
slightly better than Friday, but not as good as Thursday. </p>
<p><b>CURRENT MARKET</b>*: The <i>BestExecution </i>30-year fixed mortgage<br />
rate is 4.250%. Not many lenders are willing to offer 4.00% but 4.125% is<br />
available if you&#8217;re willing to pay additional closing costs.&nbsp; On FHA/VA 30<br />
year fixed <i>BestExecution</i> is 4.00%. Fewer lenders willing to quote 3.875%<br />
(includes additional closing costs).&nbsp; 15 year fixed conventional loans are<br />
still best priced at 3.75% and we&#8217;re still seeing aggressive quotes at 3.625%.<br />
Five year ARMs are still best priced at 3.25. ARMs and 15 year quotes seem to<br />
have bottomed out.&nbsp; </p>
<p><i>It&#8217;s important that we point out an increased amount of variation in what<br />
individual lenders are quoting as their BestExecution rates.&nbsp; This is a<br />
factor of price volatility in the secondary mortgage market.&nbsp;Unfortunately<br />
when volatility picks up in the secondary mortgage market, the cost of doing<br />
business gets more expensive for lenders (hedging costs go up). Those added<br />
costs are usually passed down to consumers via extra margin in rate sheets.</i></p>
<p><b>GUIDANCE</b>: We&#8217;ve realized a good portion of the rates rally we&#8217;d been<br />
holding out for.&nbsp; And while things could still improve, it&#8217;s an especially<br />
volatile time for the broader markets, meaning lenders have been slow to pass<br />
along gains.&nbsp; Mortgage rates DO NOT like<br />
volatility and uncertainty.&nbsp; Relative to<br />
various market levels, rate sheets are conservative yes, but there&#8217;s no telling<br />
when things will get better, and sadly, always a chance that they won&#8217;t get better<br />
at all.&nbsp; Incidentally, we lean toward the<br />
possibility of them getting better, but the timing and flexibility required to<br />
capitalize on that possibility makes floating a less attractive choice for most<br />
scenarios right now, especially when what&#8217;s on the table is already so much<br />
better than everything else 2011 has to offer and fairly darn close to all time<br />
low rates.&nbsp; </p>
<p><b>CAUTION</b>: MND guidance is speculative in nature. We don&#8217;t have a<br />
crystal ball, we can&#8217;t predict the future, we can only share our outlook.<br />
Making the following considerations extra important&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>What MUST be considered BEFORE one thinks about capitalizing on a rates rally?</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. WHAT DO YOU NEED? Rates might not rally as much as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BY? Rates might not rally as fast as you<br />
want/need.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? Are you ready to make tough<br />
decisions?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&nbsp;</p>
<p>*<b><i>BestExecution</i></b> is the most cost efficient combination of note<br />
rate offered and points paid at closing. This note rate is determined based on<br />
the time it takes to recover the points you paid at closing (discount) vs. the<br />
monthly savings of permanently buying down your mortgage rate by<br />
0.125%.&nbsp;When deciding on whether or not to pay points, the borrower must<br />
have an idea of how long they intend to keep their mortgage. For more info, ask<br />
you originator to explain the findings of their &#8220;breakeven analysis&#8221;<br />
on your permanent rate buy down costs.</p>
<p>*<b>Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer</b>: The <i>BestExecution</i> loan<br />
pricing quotes shared above are generally seen as the more aggressive side of<br />
the primary mortgage market. Loan originators will only be able to offer these<br />
rates on conforming loan amounts to very well-qualified borrowers who have a<br />
middle FICO score over 740 and enough equity in their home to qualify for a <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">refinance</a><br />
or a large enough savings to cover their down payment and closing costs.If the<br />
terms of your loan trigger any risk-based loan level pricing<br />
adjustments(LLPAs), your rate quote will be higher. If you do not fall into<br />
the&#8221;perfect borrower&#8221; category, make sure you ask your loan<br />
originator for an explanation of the characteristics that make your loan more<br />
expensive.&#8221;No point&#8221; loan doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;no cost&#8221; loan. The<br />
best 30year fixed conventional/FHA/VA mortgage rates still include closing<br />
costs such as: third party fees + title charges + transfer and recording. Don&#8217;t<br />
forget the fiscal frisking that comes along with the underwriting process</p>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates on Roller Coaster Ride. Volatility Abundant</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a frustrating week it has been for anyone trying to make sense of the movements in <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rates or those hoping to get ahead of the market in order to secure the lowest possible borrowing costs. Every day so far this week has seen lender rate changes in the middle of the day and through the course of the week, prices of <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> backed securities (MBS) have bounced wildly back and forth between their highest and lowest levels. It&#8217;s been a &#8220;pick your poison&#8221; kind of scenario as to whether or not you&#8217;d prefer to start with high hopes only to have them dashed or spend the better part of the day down in the dumps only to be taunted into cautious optimism as prices creep back into better territory by the close. Today was the latter scenario, where MBS prices moved frighteningly downward for&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/183336.aspx">read more</a>)
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Waiting Game Continues. Positive Signs Seen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The movements of mortgage rates higher and lower throughout the week have become progressively more tame. There was almost an entire point of difference between the highs and lows on Monday, whereas today&#8217;s range has held within a mere quarter of a point. That&#8217;s the good news as it implies the QEII bond market cleansing...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The movements of <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rates higher and lower throughout the week have become progressively more tame. There was almost an entire point of difference between the highs and lows on Monday, whereas today&#8217;s range has held within a mere quarter of a point. That&#8217;s the good news as it implies the QEII bond market cleansing process is in its final stages. The bad news is that even though the movements were tame compared to earlier in the week, rates still traveled in the wrong direction. Reason? When MBS prices move down precipitously, lenders tend to reprice for the worse more aggressively and more quickly than they would reprice for the better on improved MBS prices. Because the rally we discussed yesterday occurred late in the day moving into the close, and was maintained into this morning,&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/183578.aspx">read more</a>)
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		<title>Mortgage Rate Watchers Stuck in Waiting Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hola from El Paso, Texas. Tension remains high in the primary mortgage market as mortgage rates have extended their losing streak. We&#8217;re in a tough spot here&#8230; We expected our float boats to take on some water last week after a much better than expected October Employment Situation Report, but I have to admit, the...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hola from El Paso, Texas. Tension remains high in the primary <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> market as <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rates have extended their losing streak. We&#8217;re in a tough spot here&#8230; We expected our float boats to take on some water last week after a much better than expected October Employment Situation Report, but I have to admit, the speed and size of the sell off has been surprising. The past two sessions have been particularly painful for consumers. The best conventional/FHA/VA 30 year fixed <a href="http://freefhaloanadvice.com/">mortgage</a> rates have risen into the 4.25% to 4.50% range for well-qualified borrowers. The best conventional/FHA/VA 15 year fixed mortgage rates have risen into a range between 3.500% and 3.875%. I STILL won&#8217;t endorse an ARM. Important Mortgage Rate Disclaimer : Loan originators will only be able to offer these rates on&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/182251.aspx">read more</a>)
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		<title>After Several Days Of Heavy Losses, Mortgage Rates Show First Signs Of Stabilizing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, AQ discussed the recent rapid selling in the bond market potential soon giving way to some stability after the massive &#8220;washing out&#8221; of that sell-side momentum. Indeed today we may have seen the first signs of a shift. After recapturing some of the losses from yesterday, it was right back into sell mode as...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, AQ discussed the recent rapid selling in the bond market potential soon giving way to some stability after the massive &#8220;washing out&#8221; of that sell-side momentum. Indeed today we may have seen the first signs of a shift. After recapturing some of the losses from yesterday, it was right back into sell mode as prices hurtled disturbingly toward even lower prices than yesterday. Not good for rate sheets&#8230; But just before mid day, and very near the lowest levels of the past two days, bonds including MBS and US Treasuries began showing signs that they had had enough selling! What followed was a moderately paced and exceedingly stable run back up over the highest levels of the day. To put this in perspective, we now sit roughly at the midpoint between yesterday&#8217;s highs and lows. This amounted&#8230;(<a href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/182637.aspx">read more</a>)
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