| MORTGAGE RATES | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-yr. Fixed | 15-yr. Fixed | 5-yr Treasury | 1-yr Treasury- | |||||||||||
| Rate Mortgage | Rate Mortgage | Indexed ARMs | Indexed ARMs | |||||||||||
| Week ending 01/24/13 | 3.42% | 2.71% | 2.67% | 2.57% | ||||||||||
| Week ending 12/27/12 | 3.35% | 2.65% | 2.70% | 2.56% | ||||||||||
| One Year Ago | 3.98% | 3.24% | 2.85% | 2.74% |
MORTGAGE INDEXES
| Refinance Index | Purchase Index |
|
| Week ending 1/23/13 | Up 8.0% | Up 9.0% |
Refinancings made up 82% of the total volume of mortgage loan applications, unchanged from the previous period. Base period for indexes 3/16/90 = 100
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The House Financial Services Committee also sent to the full House two bipartisan bills, including one that would prevent large banks from opting out of having to recognize Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in regulatory capital.
The portfolio does not have any meaningful originations that have completed a full repayment cycle, making the company's performance data thin.
Formerly of Wells Fargo, she will coordinate several key units to create a structure for a sustained capital markets program that capitalizes on recent innovation and growth in home equity finance.
The Structured Finance Association questions whether funding closed-end seconds is an appropriate role for the government-sponsored enterprise, while newer lenders welcome the liquidity support.
