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Mortgage News Daily - mortgagenewsdaily.com

Worth it. Free, widely cited mortgage rate and industry news resource worth using if you track rates or work in lending. It is not software to buy, and its published averages will not match your personal lender quote.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: official site, app stores, Reddit threads, CNBC coverage. No numeric review ratings found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualitySupport page exists; no quality evidence
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free access

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Loan officers tracking daily rate moves
  • Homebuyers benchmarking lender quotes
  • Mortgage pros watching MBS and bond markets
  • Anyone needing free rate history

Not for

  • Buyers shopping for software — nothing to buy, deploy, or integrate
  • Anyone expecting site rates to match their personal quote
  • Users unwilling to get lender sales calls after quote requests
  • Teams wanting CRM or loan origination functionality

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Quote requests route to lenders — expect sales follow-up afterward

medium

Published averages won't match your credit profile or lender pricing

low

Free content site; no support contracts or SLAs exist

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free daily rate index with published methodology
  • Live MBS and Treasury dashboard for market watchers
  • Free iOS and Android apps
  • Cited by CNBC as an industry rate benchmark
  • Broad coverage: rates, housing data, calculators, news

Cons

  • Not a tool — a news site; no workflow or integration value
  • Index rates won't match your actual lender quote
  • Mortgage quote feature looks like lender lead-gen to users
  • No published review ratings found in sources

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x5security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free content; no paywall in evidence
  • Ease of use. No usable usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Rate index, MBS dashboard, calculators, housing data
  • Support quality. Support page exists; no quality evidence
  • Security posture: 4/5. Published security page; no known incidents
  • $0 Price Free site and apps
  • Yes Free tier Rates, news, MBS dashboard
  • iOS + Android Platforms Native mobile apps available
  • CNBC Media citations Matt Graham cited as rate expert

Pricing

Free access

$0

  • Daily rates, news, and analysis
  • MBS and Treasury dashboard
  • iOS and Android apps

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users treat MND rates as a benchmark to compare against lender quotes and often note the numbers don't match.

“Lender's rates vs mortgagenewsdaily.com average rates”
Reddit, r/Mortgages
“Mortgage News Daily vs Quoted Rate”
Reddit, r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: official site, app stores, Reddit threads, CNBC coverage. No numeric review ratings found.

Free mortgage rate benchmark and industry news. Track rates here; don't expect quotes to match your lender.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: official site, app stores, Reddit threads, CNBC coverage. No numeric review ratings found.

Sources

  1. Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate Newsmortgagenewsdaily.com
    official
  2. Today's Mortgage Rates : Daily Indexmortgagenewsdaily.com
    official
  3. MND's Daily Mortgage Rate Indexmortgagenewsdaily.com
    official
  4. MBS Dashboard - MBS Prices, Treasuries and Analysismortgagenewsdaily.com
    official
  5. Mortgage News Daily - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  6. Mortgage News Daily - App Store - Appleapps.apple.com
    review
  7. Lender's rates vs mortgagenewsdaily.com average ratesreddit.com
    review
  8. Mortgage News Daily vs Quoted Ratereddit.com
    review
  9. Mortgage News Daily Mortgage Quotesreddit.com
    review
  10. Lender rates vs MND rates (loan originators)reddit.com
    review
  11. Mortgage News Daily's Matt Graham on CNBCcnbc.com
    news
  12. Product security pagemortgagenewsdaily.com
    security
  13. Contact Our Support Teammortgagenewsdaily.com
    official

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