Your only mortgage note news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low: Freddie Mac read story Freddie Mac reported average mortgage rates hit another record low the past week.   Mortgage Rates At Record Lows read story Steadily dropping mortgage rates, which hit a record low 4.42 percent in numbers released last week, appear to be stimulating housing-market activity. Loan applications rose 13 percent in the week that ended Friday, Aug. 13, compared with the week before, says the Mortgage Bankers Association.   Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Set New Low read story Mortgage rates moved lower this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting another record low of 4.53 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey.   LPS' July Mortgage Monitor Report: Foreclosure Starts Increase; Late-Stage Delinquencies Lead Rise read story The July Mortgage Monitor report released by Lender Processing Services, Inc. shows that foreclosure starts are on the rise, with seriously delinquent loans â those six or more months delinquent â dominating new foreclosure actions.   Out of Bounds: Tiger takes out mortgage to pay divorce settlement? read story The Palm Beach Post uncovered documents that show Tiger Woods took out a $54 million mortgage on his new Jupiter Island (Fla.) home last Wednesday, and learned speculation is that the sum is going to help pay off his divorce settlement.   Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund (JLS) Declares Capital Gain Distribution in Lieu of Regular Monthly Income ... read story CHICAGO----Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced that the Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund has declared a distribution of $0.2377 per share, which is composed entirely of long- and short-term capital gains, in lieu of its regular monthly income-based dividend.   Report: Tiger takes out $54.5M mortgage read story Just days after he finalized his divorce with ex-wife Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods took out a $54.5 million mortgage for the mega-mansion he's building on Florida's exclusive Jupiter Island, according to TMZ.com. Tiger Woods - Florida - Elin Nordegren - TMZ.com - Jupiter Island   Treasurys extend fall after Wall Street rise read story NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices were slightly lower on Thursday, continuing the prior day's drop. "Trading may remain a little more subdued today after the big rally on Wall Street," said analysts at Action Economics. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note , which moves opposite its price and is often used to determine mortgage and other rates, rose to 2.60% from 2.58% late Wednesday ...   US: MBA Mortgage Application growth edges lower read story FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Further evidence of weakness in the US housing sector, MBA mortgage applications grew by only 2.7% the week ended August 27, compared to 4.9% the week prior. The figure shows a second straight weekly decline, down from 13.0% the week ended August 13.   Sealy & Company Acquires LEED® Certified Distribution Center read story Sealy & Company, LLC , a fully integrated commercial real estate investment and operating firm, announces the Mortgage Note purchase resulting in ownership of Braselton 85 Distribution Center, a 439,338 square foot LEED® Certified Silver warehouse facility located in Braselton, Georgia.