Benchmark 10-Year Treasury Fell but Does it Matter?
Many lenders are holding back on releasing new loan products because of the uncertainty with the Dodd-Frank mortgage reform fiasco. So even as FHA mortgage rates fell to the most affordable level of all-time, very few borrowers can meet the lending requirements needed to realize these historic interest rates.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury fell once again to a record low at 1.75%. Reuters reported that stocks were sold off because of more fears on a double-dip recession. Mortgage companies like Lenders Nationwide began running ads online featuring fixed 30-year mortgages with rates as low as 3.875%. Several leading mortgage lenders began running radio and television advertisements promoting 3.25% for fixed 15-year loans.
According to new Freddie Mac reports interest rates broke additional records for the 2nd consecutive week. National bank stocks fell sharply just a day after Moody's lowered debt ratings for large home loan lenders. Shares of Citigroup and Morgan Stanley plummeted to new lows when the market opened this morning.

