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Volatility Picked Up Despite Lackluster News Quality
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:43:23 GMT
Volatility Picked Up Despite Lackluster News Quality It's not exactly a new problem, but the issue of incorrect or misconstrued headlines is growing larger as the Iran war persists. It makes sense considering the..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady For Most Lenders
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:41:00 GMT
Thursday saw a continuation of the recent trend of very low volatility for mortgage rates. The average lender's top-tier 30yr fixed rates were perfectly unchanged from yesterday and in the same narrow range as the past 7 business days (6.29-6.33%).&n..[read more]
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Specialty AI, Pooling, Correspondent Products; Lender Responsibility Opinion; Webcast Shows Incoming
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:54:15 GMT
After over 40 years in this industry and capital markets, I've learned that the best conversations are' with people. For example, a flyer could have been sent out yesterday instead of having a press conference to cover the VantageScore & FICO 10T new..[read more]
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Fake Headlines Moving Markets?
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:14:23 GMT
Bonds were almost perfectly flat in the overnight session with yields holding inside a 1.5bp range. Oil prices rose initially, but recovered before the domestic session began. Part of that recovery occurred after headlines said US/Iran negotiations c..[read more]
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Uncertainty Extended Indefinitely
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:09:49 GMT
Uncertainty Extended Indefinitely Heading into last night's ceasefire expiration, there was a sense that the market would at least have something to provide a directional cue to break the recent range-bound monot..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Maintaining a Tight Range Amid War-Related Uncertainty
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Rates remain focused on oil prices and war-related developments. With yesterday's ceasefire extension and today's ambiguity over the time frame of that extension, rates are in a distinct holding pattern until the next phase of escalation/de-escalatio..[read more]
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MBS Execution, AI, DSCR, Processing, HELOC Products; Hedge Funds, Treasuries, and Mortgage Rates
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:52:13 GMT
Today we have a press conference with HUD Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte announcing "a significant development in the U.S. housing finance system' at 12:45PM ET. Rumors run the gamut from "operationalizing' Vantag..[read more]
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Hurrying Up And Waiting
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:11:26 GMT
As a testament to just how confident the market is/was that neither side is overly interested in escalating the Iran war, Tuesday night's ceasefire deadline has come and gone with surprisingly little fanfare. Yes, the ceasefire was technically extend..[read more]
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Ceasefire Uncertainty Adds to Losses
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:49:25 GMT
Ceasefire Uncertainty Adds to Losses Bonds were just a bit weaker this morning after the weekly ADP data. Just before 11am ET, several newswires called ceasefire negotiations into question. Chief among these..[read more]
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Highest Rates in a Week But There's a Catch
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:49:00 GMT
Technically and officially, today's average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is the highest since last Monday. The catch is that there hasn't been much movement since then with the overall range being limited to 0.04%. Today's jump was the la..[read more]
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