Mortgage Rates 3-18-14

By Stevie Duffin Updated on 3/18/2014

What will mortgage interest rates do tomorrow? Rates should stay the same, according to mortgage professionals voting on our daily poll.

International headlines are dictating trading this morning in the absence of compelling domestic market news. Tensions calmed with the Russian annexation of Crimea and investors turned their sights to stocks. However, nebulous talk of gunfire aimed at a Ukrainian military station in Crimea has pushed more interest in bonds later in the day. Mortgage rates are still up from yesterday. 

Watch out for FOMC rate decision this Wednesday at 2PM ET, Initial Jobless Claims Thursday at 8:30 AM ET and Existing Home Sales Thursday at 10AM ET. 

Recap: RealtyTrac reports that February foreclosure filings dropped by 10% from January. Even more impressive is the 27% year-over-year drop in foreclosure filings. The greatest number of filings were found in Nevada, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois and Maryland.

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• 30 year (FRM) rates at 4.43% (+0.04).
• 15 year (FRM) rates at 3.45% (+0.03).
• FHA 30 year Fixed rates at 4.00%. (+/-0.00).
• Jumbo 30 year Fixed rates at 4.26% (+0.02).
• 5/1 ARM rates at 3.25% (+0.02).