• Monday’s mortgage rates should be slightly lower than Thursday’s early pricing. The bond market is currently up 1/32 (4.48%).

 • Stocks are mixed with the Dow down 170 points and the Nasdaq up 279 points.

 • The financial and mortgage markets were closed Friday in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

 • Unlike most Mondays, we did get some relevant economic data this morning. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) posted their June non-manufacturing index (aka service index) at 10:00 AM ET, revealing a reading of 54.0. This was lower than May’s 54.5 and a tad softer than the 54.3 that was expected. A decline in the index means fewer surveyed service sector executives felt business improved last month than did the previous month.

 • There are no scheduled economic releases tomorrow or Wednesday morning.

 • The remainder of the week brings us little to drive bond trading and mortgage rates. The calendar has just one monthly housing report, along with a couple of long-term Treasury auctions and the minutes from last month’s FOMC meeting midweek. This leaves outside factors such as Fed speeches and geopolitical headlines to drive trading some days.

 • Overall, we are expecting to see a fairly calm week for mortgage rates unless something unexpected happens.

 • Wednesday is likely to be the most active day with the 10-year Treasury Note auction and FOMC minutes to influence them.

 • Friday stands out as a good candidate for calmest since there is nothing scheduled that day.

 • Even though there is little happening this week, it still would be prudent to keep an eye on the markets if still floating an interest rate and closing in the near future, just in case something hits the newswires.

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If I were considering financing/refinancing a home, I would.... Lock if my closing was taking place within 7 days... Lock if my closing was taking place between 8 and 20 days... Float if my closing was taking place between 21 and 60 days... Float if my closing was taking place over 60 days from now... This is only my opinion of what I would do if I were financing a home. It is only an opinion and cannot be guaranteed to be in the best interest of all/any other borrowers.